A Black and White Winter Tablescape

January 23, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I have been wanting to do a more modern themed black and white tablescape for a few years. When I saw this black tree branches on white tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago I decided to build a tablescape around it. The tablecloth was made by Fmfunctex. This tablecloth could easily be used on a Halloween tablescape and I may use it on one someday but it lends itself to a winter theme too I think. I predict this will be a tablescape that people will either love or really dislike. I am only using two colors and invariably when I do that, one or two people from some of the tablescaping groups that I belong to online will make a nasty comment and tell me how much better it would have looked if I had added another color. (How I love Facebook blocking because that is the last tablescape of mine that they will ever see…) The next time I do this table, maybe next winter, I will add red cardinal birds as accents. I am looking for just the right red cardinal salad plate right now, I have my eye on a few possibilities.

These black plates are smaller than most of the salad plates I have used recently on my tablescapes. They are called tidbit plates or appetizer plates. These plates were made by 10 Strawberry Street and the pattern was called Classic Black Porcelain. I bought the plates at HomeGoods several years ago.

I was looking for a bold black and white dinner plate design for this tablescape and I found these melamine dinner plates at Crate and Barrel a few years ago. I suspect people will either love them or hate them! Lol! The pattern was called Metro.

Not the best photo of these charger plates, it is a dark day outside and I am struggling with the light and reflections. These black glass Starburst chargers are called Charge It and they were made by Jay. I bought them several years ago on Amazon. They are heavy glass and work well with many different color schemes.

This black flatware set is Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had the set for years, not sure where I bought it.

I bought these cotton black napkins online at World Market a few years ago. I really like World Market napkins, they are usually inexpensive and they wash well but they do need ironing. I was looking at the two different white napkin rings I have and neither one really worked for this table. Hubby found these and we turned them around so they would be plain white, problem solved!

This is what they look like on the other side, there is also one that says graze. I bought them at Pier 1 a few years ago. Look for them on a Thanksgiving tablescape someday.

I really wanted the table to have scattered solid blocks of black color so I used these black house place card holders. I bought them on Ebay several years ago. At that time they had them at Target, and Hearth and Hand with Magnolia.

The goblet on the left with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and it is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a couple years ago.I bought these black goblets on Ebay and they were one of the first sets that I bought several years ago. They are Lenox Midnight Mood black glass water goblets and they were made between 1974 and 1982. They are 7 1/4 inches tall. When I started buying goblets I didn’t pay attention to the height but now I like to buy goblets that are at least about 8 inches tall because my table is large and I think they show better. Ebay has them for sale from time to time.

When I started tablescaping, the first few years I bought lots of different candle holders of various shapes and sizes so I would have them when I needed them. This narrow clear hurricane candle holder came from Crate and Barrel and the pattern is called London. I filled it with day lily leafless stalks called scapes. They are what day lilies are borne on. After they are dead they can be gently pulled from the base of the plant. I have a large pile of them and Hubby painted some black for me. I really have too many and I promised him that after this tablescape, I would get rid of all of them. (I can always gather more over time, I have lots of day lilies!) An unusual somewhat stark centerpiece but the scapes match the black branches on the tablecloth and that is the mood I wanted.

A bit of a different departure from my usual tablescapes but variety is the spice of life!

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A Winter Buffalo Check Tablescape

January 18, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I found this black and white buffalo check tablecloth on Amazon several years ago. This is one of those tables that I really didn’t visualize when I started creating it but I kind of knew where I wanted to end up. It reminds me of the mountains and our cabin.

These pine cone salad plates were made by Andrea by Sadek. I love the pine cone raised relief design. I bought them several years ago online but I can’t remember where. I used them on another tablescape that you can see here. Looking at the two tablescapes illustrates how you can take the same theme and a few of the same elements and create different tablescapes.

This black dinner plate was one of the first basic dinner plates that I bought when I started tablescaping several years ago. They were made by 10 Strawberry Street and the pattern was called Black Porcelain Glaze. I think I found them at HomeGoods.

I bought these Acacia wood round bark edge chargers at Target several years ago. They were made by Threshold. I love their rustic vibe.

This black flatware is Ginkgo International LePrix. I’m not sure where I bought the set. I have had it for several years. It isn’t 18/10 but it is still good quality.

These green napkins came from Pier 1 or World Market several years ago. I found the pine cone napkin rings on Amazon. They are called Park Design Pine Lodge iron pine cone napkin rings. I liked the color and design so much that I bought another set for our mountain cabin.

I can’t remember where I bought the wood stump place card holders. I wanted green place cards but the ones I have had spring flowers on them. While I was looking at them I realized that if I put two back to back I would have a rustic looking place card, simple solution!

The green acrylic goblet came from our Pier 1 store before it closed. The clear fluted goblet with the black stem is called Octime and the manufacturer was Luminarc Arcoroc. They were made in the 1980’s. I bought them on Ebay.

I bought the centerpiece lantern online at Gold Canyon, a candle shop now closed. I layered black and white stones on the bottom and then scattered a few pine cones around a green Luminara candle and turned it on for the photos. I bought the Luminara candle at Pottery Barn several years ago. I really like the size and shape of this lantern.

I added two pine cone tea light candle holders to the table and put Luminara tea lights in them and turned them on for the photos too. The pine cone candle holders came from HomeGoods. I can’t remember where I bought the Luminara tea lights.

Lanterns are such an easy centerpiece.

I love pine cones and check tablecloths and I think they are a good combination on this Winter tablescape.

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A Winter Snowman Tablescape

January 10, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I have had these snow people salad plates for several years but I finally gathered everything else together for this tablescape. The blue gingham tablecloth is labeled DG Collections, I bought it on Amazon.

These snow people salad plates were illustrated by Susan Winget and the series was called Snow Friends. There were four different salad plate designs in the series. I have always loved some of her work and these plates are so cute. I think I bought them on Ebay. This series has been out of production for several years although Susan Winget is still designing plates. You can find these plates for sale from time to time online on the secondary market.

I love the bunnies!

Susan Winget illustrates calendars as well and I always buy one of her calendars every year.

These blue melamine dinner plates came from Crate and Barrel a few years ago. I have them in salad plate size as well and in red too.

If you read my blog you have seen these red Cambria pattern chargers from Pottery Barn several times. I think they are closing this pattern out so I recently bought some in three other colors. You will see them on future tablescapes.

This is one of my favorite blue glass chargers. They were made by Villeroy and Boch and the pattern is called Verona. I am not sure where I found them. I have had them for several years. They are good quality and a heavy glass. I like the design in the glass.

I have been using my more formal red frosted flatware recently but decide to switch to this more informal red set because this tablescape is more whimsical. The pattern is Milano Red flatware by Ginkgo International LePrix. I have had this set for years, not sure where I bought it.

I bought these red napkins when we remodeled the kitchen a few years ago. Our kitchen is white with red accents. They probably came from HomeGoods. I love these snowman napkins rings. They were called Sweet Shoppe Christmas and they were made by Sango and designed by Susan Lipkin. I found them online at Replacements, Ltd.

I found these snowman place card holders at Hobby Lobby online a few years ago.

I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets for this table setting. The dark blue acrylic goblets came from Pier 1 on sale a few years ago before our store closed. It’s difficult to see but they have a rope design around the top of the goblet. I often use them on summer ocean themed tablescapes.

I bought this snowman cookie jar at Target a few years ago. He is sitting on a red Pottery Barn drink dispenser stand.

I added a couple sets of snow people salt and peppers to the tablescape.

There’s no people like snow people!

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A Winter Scene Tablescape

January 03, 2021 by Beth Wilson in Tablescapes

I have had this Juliska Ceramics Country Estate Winter Holiday Ruby plate set for several years and I have been wanting to use them on a tablescape but didn’t get it done until now. Juliska started this series in 2012. You can still find it for sale but I don’t think it is still in production. They have a new similar design for sale now. I bought the poinsettia and holly tablecloth at HomeGoods a few years ago, it was made by Ralph Lauren.

I love these Juliska Ceramics Country Estate Winter Holiday Ruby salad plates. The scalloped edge, the winter scene in red, it is all perfect for a winter tablescape. I love the sleigh scene with the stable in the background. I bought this plate set a few plates at a time over a couple of years until I had the number I needed. I can’t remember where I bought them but it was online and probably on several different sites. There were four different salad plate designs in the salad plate set.

I love the small details on these plates. The snowman stovepipe hat and broom are sitting on a post in the foreground, waiting to be used on the snowman. This plate has a conservatory in the background instead of a stable.

This one shows the main house in the background.

This one shows a winter boathouse in the background as they are skating on the frozen lake.

The lip on the dinner plates repeats some of the designs from the salad plates and adds others.

This charger was also made by Juliska Ceramics and the pattern was called Berry and Thread, color Ruby. I like plates with interesting rim designs because it adds something different to the plate stack. I bought these chargers a few chargers at a time over a couple of years until I had the number I needed. I can’t remember where I bought them but it was online and probably on several different sites. This charger is a deeper red, almost a brick red.

This flatware set was made by D & D Inox in Italy and the pattern is called Roma. I bought them at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale a few years ago. There are similar patterns available online now. I really like the marbleized design on the handles and the stainless quilted design. They are 18/10 stainless and great quality. I have another set of red flatware but this one is more formal looking.

I bought the napkins on Amazon a few years ago. I have several different shades of red napkins but none of them were the right shade and tone for this plate set and tablecloth. I decided to set a more formal table and not use a napkin ring on this table.

These white place card holders can be written on as well with a special pen. Can’t remember where I bought them but it was probably Williams Sonoma or Crate and Barrel some years ago. It’s a nice simple place card holder, I have used it several times. Place card holders sometimes come with place cards. I was looking for some place cards to use on this table and found these with a red tree on them. Serendipity because they are perfect with the red and white design of this tablescape!

I decided to use two of the same goblet on this table. I don’t think I have ever done that before. These goblets were made by Cristal D’Arques-Durand and the pattern was called Antique Ruby. They are a pressed glass diamond and fan pattern. I think I bought them years ago a few at a time on Ebay until I had a set. They were made between 1990 and 2008.

I bought this red metal sleigh online a few years ago at Kirklands. I am beginning to love that site! I have a weakness for sleighs. It was a different red color and distressed with black marks. I am not a fan of distressed anything so Hubby painted it a better red color for me. It was the perfect size to be a centerpiece and it works well on this tablescape. I added pine greenery and a few red bulbs.