A Zesty Summer Tablescape — Whispers of the Heart

Sometimes when I see a tablecloth I immediately start thinking about using it on a tablescape. That is what happened when I saw this tablecloth. I love the large bright oranges, lemons, and limes on it. It is perfect for a meal on a summer day. The tablecloth is made by Ambesonne and I found it on Amazon three years ago. I seem to do at least one fruit themed tablescape every year. You can see seven other fruit themed tablescapes that I have done here: https://www.whispersoftheheart.com/tablescapes (Scroll down to the Summer section.)

These citrus fruit themed salad plates probably came from Michael’s. They are melamine and I bought the lemon yellow ones also although I didn’t use them on this tablescape because of all the yellow that is on the table already.

I am using my Fiesta dinner plates in the color Sunflower on this tablescape. I can’t remember where I bought them. I think I now have Fiesta dinner plates in almost all the colors that are available.

I love this bright green glass charger but when I use my glass chargers I always have to add a placemat in the same color because the charger picks up whatever is underneath it and this patterned tablecloth would not have worked with it. This charger was made by Bormioli Rocco and I think the pattern was called Inca. It is good quality and a heavy glass. I bought it in a few other colors as well over the years. I found them on Amazon several years ago.

I have a tall stack of this placemat design in many different colors. I bought them online from several different places when I started tablescaping. I have used this bright green one several times.

With so much yellow on the table I decided to add more orange for balance. I have this Ginkgo International Le Prix flatware set in black, dark green, red, and yellow. I added this color called persimmon a few years ago. It is a great color for Halloween tables. I can’t remember where I bought the set online but if you google it, something will probably pop up.

I found these oranges napkin rings on Etsy a few years ago. The orange color was off but Hubby saved the day by painting them a better orange color. I think these cotton orange napkins probably came from Pier 1 or HomeGoods several years ago. I love the bright orange color, it is the perfect color to use on Halloween tablescapes. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these plastic faux orange, lemon and lime slices on Etsy a few years ago. I knew that I could use them as place card holders. To read about the What, Where and When of place card holders, please click here.

I bought the green spiral glass goblets at Pier 1 many years ago and they are some of my favorites. I use them often during the year. It can be difficult to find yellow glass goblets that don’t have a gold tint to them so when I saw these yellow goblets on Etsy I immediately bought them. I love the color and the size of them. I don’t know who made them or what the pattern is called. They are not Artland because those goblets seem to have a different stem design. 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.

I go to HomeGoods every couple of weeks or so just to wander around and invariably I find something that I must have. This stoneware orange slices bowl was just that. I have done fruit themed tablescapes before and I knew I would be doing them again and I would need another centerpiece, and here it was. I set it on a small white plastic cake stand that I have had for many years. I asked Hubby to pick up tangerines, lemons and limes to stack in it for this tablescape. While I write this I am really enjoying all the bright colors on this table setting.

I have a weakness for salt and pepper sets and I am finally taking inventory and photographing them. I have way too many sets but when I need a certain subject, like citrus fruit, I always seem to have what I need. I can’t remember where I bought the sets on this table but I often see sets at HomeGoods so they may have come from there.

This is definitely a zesty tablescape!

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