A Black and Orange Halloween Tablescape

I posted this Halloween tablescape five years ago and I decided to post it again because it is one of my favorites. Another tablescape that Hubby did the grunt work for. I tell him what to pull from the shelves in the garage and boom, it’s done! He moves fast! I have to admit I really love the traditional black and orange Halloween colors on this tablescape, they really pop. The design is a bit busy but sometimes I just like mixing patterns and Halloween designs are busy anyway. If you compare this table to another Halloween tablescapes that I created with the same jack o lantern salad plate here you can see a few of the same elements on both tablescapes but many elements are different. I bought this black and orange buffalo print tablecloth at Bed, Bath & Beyond online several years ago. The black placemats in the center came from Pier 1 several years ago.

I bought this jack o’ lantern salad plate at Pottery Barn several years ago. I had been looking for a simple jack o’ lantern plate for a couple of years and was so happy to find this one. You can see it on one another Halloween tablescape here.

We found these black glass plates somewhere in Virginia while we were visiting our son and his family several years ago. They were made by Luminarc France. They are salad or tidbit plates.

These pumpkin colored dinner plates came from Pier 1 right before our local store closed. The pattern was called Radius Pumpkin. I really like the lip design.

This black glass Starburst charger is called Charge It and was made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes. A black charger with a simple design is a good starter charger plate if you are thinking about starting a tablescaping hobby.

This black flatware is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years and it came from Overstock.com. If you read my blog you have seen this flatware on some of my other Halloween tablescapes also. It is in constant use in October. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought the black cotton napkins at World Market online a few years ago. I have some black polyester napkins but I really like cotton napkins the best. I have bought several sets of solid color napkins at World Market over the years. The orange and black argyle pattern napkins came from Etsy a few years ago. I found the orange metal jack o’ lantern napkin rings at Overstock.com a few years ago. To read about the what, where and how of napkin rings please click here.

Just realized that the camera made the white place card look blue. Weird! I love these little pumpkin place card holders. I have had them for a while. They came from Crate and Barrel several years ago. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

I think I bought the orange glass goblets at Ross or T.J. Maxx. They were some of the first goblets I bought several years ago. I remember thinking that I would probably not use them very much but I have, especially this time of year. Just fyi, Dollar stores often sell plastic goblets like this one. The goblet with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a few years ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

These colorful pumpkins that I am using as a centerpiece came from Grandin Road online a few years ago. They came with gold stems but the gold didn’t work for me so Hubby painted them black. I have a few others with the same colors but other patterns and then some that are black and white. They have similar ones for sale every year, the patterns just change. I bought a couple every year for a few years. Some often sit on the fireplace hearth at Halloween time.

It’s interesting to compare this tablescape with my other Halloween Tablescapes. They show how changing some of the elements on a table can create a completely different tablescape.

To see over 270 different tablescapes that I have created (including 27 Halloween tablescapes) please click here. If you are on Facebook, join my Table Settings and Tablescape Ideas Facebook group (4,100+ members) for lots of tablescaping inspiration! Just click on the Facebook Search box at the top of the page and type in Table Settings and Tablescape Ideas or click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2553689988183392

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A Halloween Haunted House Tablescape

Another Halloween tablescape that Hubby did the grunt work for after I told him where to find things. I have tablescapes that I love and tablescapes that I like and this one is definitely in the like column although the bright colors do bring some cheer to our days. I bought the orange tablecloth several years ago and it was probably from HomeGoods. The lime green placemats came from Pier 1, I have had them for several years. I had trouble taking photos today, I did it quickly, and it was overcast for a while so they are darker than they should be.

I looked all over for plates with a haunted house on them for a haunted house tablescape but every one I found wasn’t quite what I wanted. I finally found these on Ebay a few years ago and just gave up and bought them because I knew I had the rest of the tablescape pieces that would work with them.

This dinner plate was made by Fiesta and the color is lemongrass. It was one of the first dinner plates that I bought when I started tablescaping, it is such a bright and cheerful color. I use this color on tablescapes more than I thought I would.

I doubled up on chargers on this plate stack. I really love this black square melamine charger. I added it to the table to repeat the shape of the houses. The chargers were made by Elite Global Solutions and I bought them online at Wayfair earlier a few years ago.

This black glass Starburst charger is called Charge It and was made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes. A black charger with a simple design is a good starter charger plate if you are thinking about starting a tablescaping hobby.

This black flatware is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years but it is still for sale. Not sure where I bought it.

I bought the black and orange print napkins on Etsy several years ago. The lime green napkins were made by Fiesta to match their lemongrass plates. Can’t remember where I bought them online. Someone on Etsy made the black metal haunted house napkin rings for me. They also made the flying witch napkin rings on last week’s tablescape. I love metal napkin rings because they won’t break and they will last for a long time.

I bought the black house place card holders on Ebay a few years ago. At that time they had them at Target, and Hearth and Hand with Magnolia.

I bought the bright green glass goblets at Pier 1 several years ago. I really like the spiral design and the height of these goblets and I use them several times a year. I think I bought the orange glass goblets at Ross or T.J. Maxx. They were some of the first goblets I bought several years ago.

These black metal haunted houses were sold by Pottery Barn a few years ago and they sold out quickly. I ended up buying them on Ebay. They are candle holders.

Lime green, black, and orange, it’s an interesting color combination for a Halloween table.

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Best Witches! A Halloween Tablescape

So this was a Halloween tablescape that I created several years ago in a slightly different version but I only had a few photos of it. I decide to redo this one with a few changes and I showed Hubby the photos and he gathered the elements from all around the house with me telling him where (I hoped) everything was. He is such a treasure! You wouldn’t have seen this one without his efforts! (I will still continue the Tablescaping How-To series, Tablescaping 101, with Part 3 about dinner plates, and it will be posted sometime in the next week probably.) I bought the purple tablecloth on Amazon and the black and white placemats came from Pier 1 several years ago.

I looked and looked for months for a plate with a witch on it but I wanted black and white only, no orange. I found lots of witch plates but none of them were just black and white. I finally found these plates on Ebay a few years ago, Crate and Barrel sold them originally.

The black salad plate is by 10 Strawberry Street, I think it came from HomeGoods.

The next plate down in the plate stack, this white plate, was made for spring and summer tables but the butterfly design is hidden on this plate stack. I chose it for this table because of the scalloped rim. It is by Lenox and is called Butterfly Meadow Cloud. I think I found them at HomeGoods.

The dinner plate is made by Fiesta in purple, it is actually lighter in color than the photo shows. When I started tablescaping I bought Fiesta dinner plates in a few basic colors and I am really glad now that I did. I often use them when I want a basic dinner plate in a basic color.

The purple glass chargers are Bormioli Rocco Inca in purple and I bought them on sale on Amazon. I have a few other colors of this charger, it is really nice heavy glass.

The silverware is Zaffiro Flatware, I think I got it on sale at Neiman Marcus several years ago. Over the years I bought this pattern in six different colors because I love the way it looks.

I got the napkins on Etsy as well as the witch napkin rings. I saw a flying witch design on a metal napkin holder that I liked and I asked if they could make napkin rings, I really love the way they turned out.

I bought the black house place card holders on Ebay a few years ago. At that time they had them at Target, and Hearth and Hand with Magnolia. I included a bit of Halloween scatter on the table for added interest.

I found the purple goblets at HomeGoods a few years ago. I was able to get six at one store and six at another store. I am not sure who made them. The goblet with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a few years ago.

The black studded pumpkin came from Pier 1 aseveral years ago. I found the table runner on Etsy a few years ago. I knew this table was going to be black and white and purple and when I saw this runner, it was perfect.

The two flying witch centerpieces came from Pier 1 a few years ago. They were a distressed black and I am not a fan of distressed wood so Hubby spray painted them for me, I love the finish now. The Beware sign in the background came from Grandin Road online several years ago.

Best Witches for a Happy Halloween!

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Tablescaping DIY, Part 2, Choosing what Plates to Buy, Chargers

This is Part 2 in an ongoing series about how to create your tablescapes. You can read Part 1 about developing a theme for your table here.

I should start by saying that you don’t really need to use chargers on your tablescapes, a placemat can serve the same purpose, to help draw attention to the plate stack, and define that space. But I really like the way that they display on a table, they anchor the plate stack. They can also provide a more formal look for your table. In addition, they can add a different color to separate the plate stack from the tablecloth. There are five things to think about when buying charger plates; size, color, shape, material, and price.

The material of the charger doesn’t really matter. Plastic can look like ceramic, metal can look like ceramic. The color and shape are more important than what the charger is made of.

Since dinner plates are usually 9” to 11” in diameter, chargers need to be larger than that so that they will show outside the dinner plate rim. If you have a small table, make sure that the chargers will fit on the table with everything else! They take up space! Chargers can be used as a dinner plate as well but some are not food safe so be sure that you understand what you are buying. Chargers can be found in all colors but I recommend that you start with some basic colors; white, black, red, brown, and a sage green.

This is one of the first white chargers I bought several years ago at Williams Sonoma and I use it constantly. I love the beaded detail around the rim because it adds visual interest to the plate stack. Try to find chargers that have an interesting rim but a simple design that would not detract from the rest of the plate stack design.

This is a much heavier white charger plate design. I bought them at Crate and Barrel several years ago. I tend to buy plates that have a uniform design around the rim because I just think it looks better in the plate stack. This rim design reminds me of hearts so, of course, I used them on a Valentine’s Day table. Keep in mind, if there is a design in the middle of the charger plate, it will never show, only the rim.

This black glass charger plate is another charger that I bought when I first started tablescaping. It is a simple plate with a slight starburst design in the glass. It was called Charge It and was made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes. This design is a good basic black charger plate

It is always in use in October!

This red Cambria charger from Pottery Barn is actually one of my favorite chargers. It can be used as a charger or a dinner plate. I use it for Valentine’s Day, 4th of July, and Christmas as well as during other times of the year. I have it in other colors as well and it comes in several colors. I love the simple design, it is a perfect charger!

I bought this square brown charger at Pier 1 several years ago. Most of my plates are round but I have added a few square ones in basic colors for versatility. This charger is made of some kind of plastic material. The best place to buy inexpensive chargers is at Dollar stores. I have bought them there and then spray painted them different colors depending on what color I needed for my table.

This bright pink charger was originally silver and Hubby spray painted it to match this tablescape. It came from a dollar store. I have also seen tablescapers use fabric to cover a dollar store charger.

You can find all different kinds of rattan chargers and they can be used year round. I think I bought these at World Market or Pier 1 several years ago. They can add a different texture to a table setting.

I bought these iced glass sage green chargers at Pier 1 several years ago after I saw them on another blog. This is a great color for a charger because it can be used in the spring and the fall.

I have several metal chargers in different colors, blue, red, gold, copper, silver, etc.. I bought this cobalt blue one at Pier 1 several years ago. This is one of my favorite blue colors!

Chargers can be expensive, especially the ceramic ones. Over the years, when I found an expensive one that I really liked, I bought one or two a month until I had the number I needed.

I enjoy adding chargers to my table settings. I love how they emphasis the plate stack and sometimes add a needed pop of an additional color between the tablecloth and the plate stack.

To see over 270 different tablescapes that I have created please click here. If you are on Facebook, join my Table Settings and Tablescape Ideas Facebook group (4,100+ members) for lots of tablescaping inspiration! Just click on the Facebook Search box at the top of the page and type in Table Settings and Tablescape Ideas or click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2553689988183392

If you live in Southern California join our Facebook tablescaping group Southern California Tablescapers BTS Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/440356398581157 . We had a gathering in January 2025 and we plan to have others as well.

Don’t miss the Tablescape How-To tab at the top of my blog for DIY tips and tricks or click here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/tablescapehowto

I put a new tablescape on my blog every week, please check back!