Autumn Tables
A Vintage Inspired Fall Fondue Party
This fall set the table with a plaid throw, classic Swissmar fondue pot, and a tumble of pumpkins and gourds for a cozy dinner party with savory foods! Fondue menu and tips included below! *This post includes affiliate links.* That delightfully crisp autumn air has rolled in. The leaves are glowing. And cozy evenings at…
Read MoreA Bountiful Fruit & Chintz Thanksgiving Tablescape
Bring ease and elegance to your holiday tables: the same china pattern and the same tablecloth styled Thanksgiving to Christmas with a bountiful fruit and chintz theme! For my recent design tent at the Clinch River Antiques Festival (see it here) I set the table for Thanksgiving in an elegant style using fruit and flowers…
Read MoreMy Hello Fall Dinner Table
Set your dinner table for fall with warm tones, glowing copper, vintage china, and whimsical decor. Don’t miss the fall menu at the end! I’ve been thinking about this tablescape as my “so long summer, hello fall” table, and around here September has been a lovely blend of both: waning temperatures, warm light, cool breezes,…
Read MoreMy Formula for a Pretty Autumn Table with Chintz
It’s time to host a fall dinner for friends and family! Press the pretty linens; pull out your favorite seasonal china; and whip up a hearty meal with luscious wine. Set a pretty autumn table with these tips! As soon as I laid eyes on this charming autumnal hued vintage chintz from P. Kaufmann I…
Read MoreThanksgiving to Christmas Crossover Table Ideas
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…
Read MoreA Fall Tablescape 2 Ways
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…
Read MoreRecipe for a Grandmillennial Thanksgiving Table
A refined Thanksgiving table inspiration in brown and blue with Schumacher fabric, Evesham dishes, and antique accents.
Read MoreCamellias for the Table
Franciscan’s Woodside china and pink camellias come together for a celebratory table perfect for festive occasions. …perfection unfurled and symmetric as a baker’s cake-flower, your center a sunrise. You speak of more that waits in stillness, in want of light and time to wake it into beauty, buds of potential turned to glory— abundance that …
Read More3 Fall Centerpiece Ideas – No Pumpkins!
Decorate a sophisticated autumn tablescape with one of these unique fall centerpiece ideas sans pumpkins! Some of you lovely peonies have confessed to the grave GRAVE crime of being Pumpkin haters! 🙀 Oh the shock and horror! LOL… I personally find pumpkin hating hard to fathom because I am simply enamored by the squat adorableness…
Read MoreA Chinoiserie Fall Table
Welcome guests for autumn entertaining with a Chinoiserie fall table filled with elegant Royal Doulton china, sparkling metallics, lush fabrics, and colorful florals. The soft crooning of jazz is tinkling in the air… A pork roast is browning in the oven… The wine is chilled… The dessert’s been bought… And the table is set with…
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