Buffalo Check on a Fall Tablescape

I love using buffalo checks on tablescapes. I found this black and white buffalo check tablecloth on Amazon a few years ago. It is heavy cotton and it is really easy to iron with a steam iron. I found the other matching buffalo check items by accident in various places and it all came together.

These small flannel fabric pumpkins came from Amazon a few years ago. They were the perfect addition to this plate stack.

This small black plate is not marked, I am not sure where I bought them. I have had them for several years. They are just slightly larger than another small black plate I have that I have been using on some of my Halloween tablescapes.

I found this melamine black and white buffalo check salad plate while wandering around Hobby Lobby a few years ago. I bought six and now I wish I had bought more.

I bought these black scalloped dinner plates at Grandin Road online several years ago. I like the beaded rim design.

I have had these black placemats for several years, they probably came from our Pier 1 store before it closed.

These black house shaped napkin rings came from Amazon several years ago. They were tin and Hubby painted them black for me. A few years ago Micahel’s had a similar house design and also a barn and I bought some of both of those to use in various colors on future tablescapes. I can’t remember where I found these flannel black and white buffalo checked napkins, I have had them for a while. Sometimes I like to mix the same larger and smaller fabric patterns together for contrast. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

Here is my black stainless flatware set made by Ginkgo International LePrix again. If you read my blog you have seen it before on my tablescapes. I have had it for years, I’m not sure where I bought it. You can still find it for sale online. It gets a lot of use this time of year. I have this set in several other colors now. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these black house place card holders on Ebay a couple of years ago. I think they were made by Hearth and Hand Accents with Magnolia originally. I have seen them on Ebay a few times. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

I like to use these black and clear goblets together because they complement each other. 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 sveral years ago. The clear fluted goblet with the black stem on the right is called Octime and the manufacturer was Luminarc Arcoroc. They were made in the 1980’s. I bought them on Ebay. 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.

This black and white buffalo check pumpkin centerpiece came from a Southern California gift shop. There were three pumpkins in the set and this was the largest one. I knew it would be perfect for this table as soon as I saw it. It is sitting on a black stand that I bought online at Grandin Road several years ago. There were three stands in a set, each a different height, and I knew I could use them to add height to my tablescape centerpieces.

These black glass candlesticks came from Leti Curated Home Decor online a few years ago. I bought them in orange too and you will probably see those next Halloween. I bought them in clear glass as well a few years ago but I can’t remember where.

I was ready for a tablescape that wasn’t black and orange!

I wanted to add something here. I have done several tablescapes with only two colors and every time I do one I get unsolicited negative comments from a few people telling me how I should have added another color. The point is, I didn’t want another color on the table. The rule of thumb for tablescaping, if you don’t like it, scroll on, and don’t offer suggestions unless asked. I have to say it is satisfying to delete the nasty comment and block the person from ever seeing a tablescape of mine again!

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