A La-La Land Summer Tablescape
The star of the show on this tablescape is the vintage Los Angeles and her Sister Cities tablecloth. Many years ago I collected vintage tablecloths for a few years and this tablecloth was one of them. I probably bought it on Ebay. Because it is a small size I put it on top of a larger white cotton tablecloth that I have had for a long time.
This tablecloth probably dates from the late 1930’s or early 1940’s. LAX airport is shown as Mines Field and the name wasn’t changed to Los Angeles Airport until 1941. The Planetarium is shown on the tablecloth and it opened in 1935. I love the graphics on this tablecloth and all the different areas that are included.
I knew that I wouldn’t be able to find a plate with a cityscape on it so I found this city silhouette made out of paper online somewhere to put on the salad plates. Now I can’t remember where I bought them but you can find some on Etsy. These were black and gold with glitter and hubby repainted them for me.
This salad plate is made by Fiesta and the color is called Scarlet. We use these plates every day. I bought them a few years ago when we remodeled the kitchen and changed it to white with red accents. I think I bought them at Macy’s.
This is a Fiesta White dinner plate. I found them on sale in Salt Lake City on a trip there a few years ago. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.
This charger was made by Mikasa and it is called Color Spectrum in Royal Blue. I love this charger, it is heavy and a great color. I have several others that are this pattern in other colors. I bought them all a few at a time on Ebay over several years. To read about what you should consider when you are buying charger plates please click here.
Not sure where I bought this red Ginkgo Le Prix flatware set. I have had the set for several years and I have this pattern now in other colors as well, orange, black, yellow, and a dark green. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.
I can’t remember where I bought the cotton royal blue napkins, I have had them for several years. Over the years I have shopped for napkins at HomeGoods, Pier 1, and World Market so they probably came from one of those stores. The napkin ring is a California magnet that I found at Amazon online. I couldn’t believe my luck in finding one with the right colors to match the rest of the table. I attached it temporarily to a red plastic napkin ring that I have had for several years, I can’t remember where I bought them. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.
I cut one of the city silhouettes in half to use as a place card holder. It is sitting in the slot on one of my Oleg Cassini clear glass place card holders. I bought the place card holders at HomeGoods several years ago when I first started tablescaping. They are heavy and solid and I really like the simple design. I often use them as a stand for place card items.
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The red glass goblet on the left probably came from HomeGoods a few years ago. The dark blue acrylic goblet on the right came from Pier 1 on sale a couple years ago before our store closed. 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.
Because I didn’t want to cover up anymore of the tablecloth than I had to I used a simple centerpiece with a Fiesta blue vase and faux blue and red flowers from Michaels.
I have been wanting to use vintage tablecloths from my collection on tablescapes for a long time and I finally got one done.
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