Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Summers End


Here in the South we still have many more hot and humid days ahead but they say that Fall is headed our way soon. Here in N FL we do enjoy a couple of months of cooler temperatures before the colder months arrive. So for a little while longer we can enjoy evening dinner parties outside. This one happens to be with family.





I enjoy my screened porch most all year round. The mosaic piece hanging to catch the morning sun was a gift from my husband many years ago. It was done by a local artist. Since I have glass doors going from the kitchen to the porch, I can enjoy the moasic from the inside as well. When the morning sun is coming up and shines through the mosaic it is beautiful.

The tablecloth and napkins were a purchase I made last year at William Sonoma.


I've used my Villroy & Boch white dinner plate with the Vietri Foglia salad plate, and my Hotel silver from Horchow.

I found these charming little napkin rings at one of my favorite places to shop, Boxwood in Atlanta, GA. I love the leaves with the acorns.

The stemware has pinecone fronds and pinecones etched on them. We had this same stemware at our farm in S GA and I liked them so much that I bought some for home as well. I don't even know who makes them and I found them while shopping in Thomasville, GA but they certainly look appropriate to our area. Our farm is actually a Tree Farm and we do grow Pine Trees, acres and acres of them.




I rarely use blues in my house but found this darling little candle holder while on a retail therapy trip. I thought it looked great with the mixture of colors from the tablecloth. When the sun started to go down we were able to light it and it was lovely low light.

The double doors lead directly into my dining room.

And just to the right of the painted window is the door that leads into the kitchen. As you can tell there is a circular movement so this allows me to use this porch a lot even if we have more guests than can be seated in the dining room they still feel a part seated here with the French doors left open which I often do.

I had to add a pic of one of my orchids that is blooming. I very often have hanging ones bloom as well as potted ones and they get moved around whether on this porch or inside.

Today is Tablescape Thursday and I am joining our gracious hostess, Susan at Between Naps on The Porch. Thank you for visiting my blog and please do come again.

16 comments:

  1. Wow, lovely setting and the napkin rings are really fun! I've worked with stained glass, your mosaic is spectacular!

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  2. That table is stunning. Love the salad plates and those napkin rings are wonderful. I have never been to Boxwood's and may need to visit there soon.

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  3. I love your stained glass and your table is so pretty! I have an orchid that was given to me by a friend, but I have never gotten it to bloom. Yours is beautiful!
    Carolyn

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  4. Those salad plates are simply gorgeous!!! Very nice! This is my first time doing Tablescape Thursdays, so I hope I'm doing this right! Also, I LOVE the picture of the front of your house!!! Very Southern!!! :-)

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  5. Such a pretty table...your linens are beautiful and it all works so nicely together.

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  6. What a lovely setting! We use our screened porch 10 months out of the year~ LOVE your Vietri salad plates & those napkin rings! It's been years since I've been in Boxwoods, but they always had some much delightful eye candy...

    Love that sweet photo of Huey & Miss Scarlet of your sidebar :-)

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  7. Hi Carolyn,
    I love your screened porch and your tablecloth is so pretty as well as all your china etc.
    I have never seen an orchid like yours-I only grow the easy one.
    Wow! hot and humid for a couple of months yet and we will soon have frost here.

    Take care,
    Carolyn

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  8. What a great idea for a table setting on the porch as we anticipate the cooler days of fall. Such a pretty table, and I especially love those oak leaf napkin rings! By the way, my sister has two Cavalier spaniels that look just like Miss Scarlet!

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  9. What a beautiful setting! I bet you spend so much time out there. Lovely china and orchid.

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  10. What a great setting! I was surprised to see that the linens were relatively new - they look like vintage! They are so charming. I also adore those pewter napkin rings - so terrific with the Foglia plates. Thank you so much for sharing this!

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  11. Your screened porch is lovely. The exposed brick and your tablescape make it seem so warm and inviting. Your linens go perfectly with your exposed brick. Oh my, I love your blue and white candle holder and those salad plates are gorgeous.

    All the Best,

    Requi

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  12. I love porch settings...beautiful table. The acorn/oak leaf napkins rings are so adorable. The stemware is very pretty, a pattern I hadn't come across. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Wonderful in every respect...I would come for breakfast and still be sitting on your marvelous porch when suppertime rolled around. Thank you for sharing your charming design. Cherry Kay

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  14. Your porch is lovely. The tablescape just came out beautiful.I love pinecones, so naturally your stemware is my most favorite~

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  15. Oh your table settin gis so pretty i would love to sahre a meal out here -looks so peaceful and the stained glass window is beautiful.

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  16. What a beautiful tablesetting--just lovely! Your family must enjoy those meals on the porch so much!

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