Blue and White

I have never been one to use a lot of blue and white in my home but honestly I have been influenced by a very dear friend of mine. I can  say that her influence has made me look at blue and white a little more closely and I find that when I am out shopping I am gravitating to it more frequently. This is a tribute to my friend, Martha @ Lines from Linderhof who constantly is my inspiration.

In the Family Room which adjoins the kitchen I also have our breakfast room table which we often use when there is just the two of us or a small gathering for dinner. It is definitely a more casual table. I decided to experiment with adding more blue and white in this room and began with a simple tablesetting.

I had found this charming little candle holder piece that truthfully called my name. This is the piece that began my collection of blue and white. These cobolt blue stemware I found at a gift shop near the coast in a little shop in Applachicola, FL. There are those in my family that would love for them to suddenly go missing. They have been much admired by others in my family. Of course, I always enjoy using my Vietri Foglia salad plates. The placemats I found at a local gift shop and it has touches of blue but also has the other colors that I use in this room so it really tied in nicely and allowed me to use more blue and white.

The pewter acorn and leaf napkin rings were a purchase at one of my favorite shops in Atlanta, Boxwood. I never make a trip to Atlanta that I don't visit this shop and I always walk away with some wonderful new "finds".

I have since added more blue and white to this room but will post about it at a later time. In the meantime I really am enjoying using this color more and am wondering why I never have before

 Today I am participating in Susan's blogging party at Between Naps on the Porch, Tablescape Thursday. There are some beautiful table settings to see by clicking HERE and remember, you can click on to any photo to enlarge and get a better view.