5 Tips to Style Your Sideboard as a Bar

Mahogany sideboard styled as bar with aqua opaline glasses, dogwood branch, and brass tray

Turn your sideboard into a chic bar with these styling tips! With Mother’s Day, wedding season, and summer soirées right around the corner, it’s time to plan your beverage situation for entertaining! Put your sideboard to good use as a bar or drinks station for an event or even on a more permanent basis. Turning…

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5 Tips for a Festive Christmas Table

Top view of elegant winter themed Christmas tablescape in green and white with hints of red and pink

Let’s set an elegant winter themed Christmas table for intimate holiday dinners and create a festive atmosphere! Good food, good drink, and a merry company of loved ones gathered around a beautifully set Christmas table make for that special holiday magic! It’s time to break out the festive linens, Christmas china, and good silver! Let’s…

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Thanksgiving to Christmas Crossover Table Ideas

Thanksgiving to Christmas tableware sale

Simplify your holiday tablescapes this year with my tips to style your table for Thanksgiving to Christmas using crossover themes, ideas, and tableware. One of my absolute favorite things about the holiday season is designing and creating tablescapes for friends and family to gather round. I love pairing china and beautiful linens. I love arranging…

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Homemade Autumn Wassail – No Alcohol

autumn wassail recipe - no alcohol

Cook up this delicious apple cider based autumn wassail for all the fall flavor but none of the alcohol! For us pregnant ladies looking to enjoy the traditional drinks of autumn and winter, it feels a bit disappointing to miss out on the mulled wines, hot toddies, and wassails! Am I right? So on our…

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A Fall Tablescape 2 Ways

Fall tablescapes with plaid linens, French Faience, dahlia floral centerpiece, and bamboo flatware

Let’s use the same linens, flatware, and florals to set two different fall tablescapes with Chinoiserie vibes, muted pastels, and that cozy autumn feel! Versatility is key when adding to your tableware collection. Next to china, table linens are probably your biggest investment, and it is so important to choose pieces that can be used…

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Pineapple Sherbet Limeade Mocktail

Ingredients for a pineapple sherbet limeade mocktail on vintage brass tray with plaid tablecloth

Mix up this non-alcoholic punch with pineapple sherbet and limeade for a sweet tangy refreshing mocktail perfect for the end of summer! If like me you are on an alcohol hiatus, you maybe searching for some refreshing beverages to enjoy on these hot and humid late summer afternoons. This pineapple sherbet limeade mocktail is the…

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Rococo Revival: A Pink & Green Tablescape

A pink and green tablescape with rococo inspired florals, Limoges plates, cabbage ware, and pink peonies

Taking inspiration from the feminine, flirty florals of the Rococo to set a pink and green tablescape with Limoges china, cabbage ware, Rose Medallion, lacy linens, and pink peonies! Let’s celebrate summer! I recently scrolled across this delicious piece of advice on Instagram via @thedanishway, originally from @iheartintelligence, and I felt so empowered to re-focus…

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Insta Shredded Chicken 3 Ways

Healthy salad with insta shredded chicken

Make lunches and dinners a little easier this summer with my quick recipe for Instantpot shredded chicken. I’m sharing 3 ways to use it for quick tasty meals! Summer time is here and the living should be easy…at least in the kitchen! With kids out of school, vacation plans, guests, and outdoor events I know…

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At the Breakfast Table with V&B Petite Fleur

Breakfast table setting with Villeroy & Boch Petite Fleur dishes, blue and white striped placemats, navy monogrammed napkins, bamboo flatware, and white peonies in Chinese jar

Let’s breakfast in style! An intimate breakfast table inspiration for leisurely mornings at home using Villeroy & Boch’s Petite Fleur dishes and white peonies against a blue and white theme setting. The coffee machine is purring away and champagne waits on ice. Some weekend mornings call for a slow start with a beautifully laid breakfast…

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Bows & Bunnies – An Easter Table

An Easter table with bunnies and bows set with a vintage cloth, cabbage ware, and floral plates

Celebrate a joyous Easter with a colorful Easter table filled with spring florals, vintage linens, cabbage ware, and Bavarian china + an easy napkin folding trick! Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were — Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter. I found this darling vintage tablecloth at a thrift store,…

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