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It seems this Summer everyone is in vacationing in Positano. I came up with this little table setting to transport me there — minus the crowds and saving a few dollars.
I used my oil table cloth from Williams Sonoma from last year. I paired it with faux lemon trees and a majolica centerpiece. The lemon blossom napkin rings are new, from the “Positano Collection” at Pottery barn but have sold out. I also used my new tumblers from Juliska – they are melamine and are kid and outdoor friendly! I love them!
A closer look at my little napkin rings! To give the entire “Positano” feeling, I recommend burning a citron candle as well.
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Happy September!!
I’ve pulled my velvet pumpkins out and have them on display!
The centerpiece of this table are dried hydrangeas from my garden! Planned ahead in July and started drying them. It took about two weeks to dry.
Aren’t the pumpkins so pretty?!
This color scheme can easily be converted to Halloween with a few spooky elements.
A look at my mantel in the dining room. I ran out of deep purple pumpkins for this display. I made the chinoiserie toile pumpkins myself a few years back.
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I have an easy decor trick for you today. I set my Spring table up recently and then decided hmm… maybe I should make this my Easter table. Want to know my secret? (you’ll have to keep reading).
Let’s first take a look at my Spring table. Freshly cut flowers are from my garden. That took some planning… from last Fall. I make a reminder on my calendar to plant bulbs!
Aren’t the daffodils so pretty? They almost look like faux flowers!
And now here is my Easter table…
Ready for my easy trick? I ADDED BUNNIES. TA DAAAAA! I told you it was easy. I’ve been collecting these little Steiff bunnies for years. My mom would give me one in my Easter basket for many years and I’ve purchased a few here and there too.
I also put a little Lindt chocolate bunny on each place setting.
A picture of my mantel with a few added Spring touches on it.
By the way, this room smells AMAZING because I am burning my Diptyque Tuberose and Orange Blossom candles. SIIIIIGH. I only burn these when I want to feel extra special. Today felt like one of those days with the pretty daffodils!
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In this post: Fall table decor ideas with nontraditional Fall colors of pink and green!
This is a sponsored post featuring Hot Skwash Pumpkins from LoveFeast Shop. All images and opinions are completely mine.
I am very excited to share with you my Fall tablescape for this year! This year I am partnering with LoveFeast shop to feature Hot Skwash velvet pumpkins. I received these beautiful pink pumpkins to feature in a post. Keep reading – I have a special discount code for you at the end of the post!
For years (seriously – search the blog… you will see!) I have slowly been purchasing and building my velvet pumpkin collection. Needless to say, I was thrilled when LoveFeast shop approached me with an opportunity to collaborate! Now that I think of it, I think I bought my first velvet pumpkin in 2008. So I REALLY like these pumpkins!
This year I was inspired by the pinks and greens of Fall colors. PINK?! Yes. I know. It is not a traditional Fall color. BUT if you look at a tree turning colors there is a myriad of colors: green, yellow, orange, dark pink, red, brown!
The velvet pumpkins come in tons of colors. On my table there is a combination of blush, guava, rose, magenta, lipstick, chartreuse and moss.
They also come in many sizes. They look best when you mix and match several colors with several sizes. If you have no idea what sizes and colors you would choose, LoveFeast Shop has some curated sets to choose from.
Decorating tip: Pair your pumpkins with some natural greenery or flowers to make them look their best, like I did for the centerpiece. The big pumpkin in the center is guava and is 8″ for size reference.
I love using velvet pumpkins in my Fall decor because they are so versatile! I like to use them on my mantel, as well as little vignettes throughout the house.
Decorating Tip: Place a small pumpkin on each place setting. Below is a 3″ Rose pumpkin on the plate.
Here is a slightly different look. I placed a blush colored pumpkin in the centerpiece. It’s so easy to just mix and match them!
What I love about these pumpkins is that they are made of a silk velvet which make them luxurious and give them a really nice color. I also adore the real dried pumpkin stems that are used. The real pumpkin stem is what makes them so charming! I love the whimsical curls of the dried stem.
They are also nice because they never go rotten! To store them in the off season, I carefully place them in plastic storage bins.
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Can you believe that September has creeped up on us already? I’m looking back at the past Fall tables that I’ve created as inspiration for this year! I thought I’d walk down memory lane with you.
Rounded up a few Fall plates that I like from this year. I’m thinking instead of styling a Fall tiered tray, I’m going to style a hutch. So obviously I need some new plates, riiiight?
This was another green and white table from the same year, with homemade pumpkin cake!
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A pretty in pink tulip table setting!
The tulipiere really lets the tulips shine!
Each table setting has a tulip as well. I use my antique linen, plates and china to set this table.
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Happy *almost* Easter! Today I’m joining my blogging friends for an Easter blog hop and sharing my Easter table with you all today, hoping to spread some cheer during these strange times.
This year the Easter bunnies hopped up onto the table. Last year they were busy in the garden and didn’t show up in my decorating.
A closer look at each place setting! The Easter bunny plate and blue charger are retired Juliska pieces. The scalloped white plate is retired Aerin for Williams Sonoma home.
I added pink candles to the table and I love it!!
You can spy my Easter mantle in the background as well. This mantle is difficult to photograph due to the angle in the room!
I also have vintage inspired Easter eggs sitting on the mantle that I have collected over the years.
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Doesn’t a French strawberry naked layer cake sound good? Well, let me tell you… it IS good. I made this recipe with the spirit of Le Fraisier in mind. I tried to simplify Le Fraisier and came up with this combination of a cake.
A cake as fancy as this requires a fancy table setting! Antique embroidered hankies were are as napkins.
I highly suggest eating this cake off of a fancy antique plate – just don’t use your knife (not that you would when eating a cake! – side note: If you are using antique china, don’t use metal knives on it as it will scratch the plate!)
I picked the daffodils from my garden. Aren’t they pretty?
I made the filling with creme mousseline, recipe below.
Cut fresh strawberries, halved.
Crème Mousseline
350g whole milk
100g granulated sugar
1/2 a vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scraped for inside beans/seeds
4 egg yolks
35g plain flour
200g unsalted butter, softened
Making the creme
Place milk, vanilla bean and scraped seeds into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Then remove from heat and set aside.
In another bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until mixture is pale yellow. Mix int the flour until well combined.
Remove vanilla bean pod from milk mixture. Then pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, constantly whisking to combine.
Then pour the whole mixture back into the saucepan and place over high heat. Whisk constantly until it is thickened, smooth, and glossy. Then remove from heat and transfer pastry cream to a plate. Immediately cover with plastic cling wrap and place into the freezer to cool but only for 10 minutes. Do not allow it to freeze (If you don’t put the cling wrap on immediately, the pastry cream will get a film on it that’s lumpy and gross and you will have to strain it out later, so don’t miss this step)
While the cream is in the freezer, beat your butter until creamy. Then when the pastry cream is about room temperature, add the cream to the butter and mix until while combined.
Assembly
Using a 6″ cake ring, stamp out the ring into your sheet cake two times, one for each layer.
Then, place your cake ring on a stand. Next, line the cake ring with acetate.
Starting with the sheet cake you stamped out, place it in the center of the ring. Next, arrange the strawberries on the edge of the cake so the insides face the outside of the cake. Then fill the insides of the cake with strawberries.
Next, pour a layer of creme mousseline over the strawberries until they are all covered and the layer appears even.
Take the second sheet cake ring you cut out and place it over the creme layer.
On top of your second layer, spread more creme mousseline.
Top the creme with strawberries in any pattern you desire.
Place the cake in the fridge for 2 hours so that it may harden and will make it easier to take the acetate and cake ring off.
Final Thoughts… How does this compare to a Le Fraisier?
The Fraisier I felt displayed more of the strawberries’ flavor whereas this cake displays more of the white vanilla cake flavor. That said, I felt that this cake was easier as it did not include two steps that the Fraisier does: the kirsch syrup and marzipan layer. I do feel Le Fraisier is a little bit better in my opinion, however this still tastes GREAT and way better than any layer cake that I’ve had from the grocery store and even some bakeries.
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As you might have noticed, I have been on a porcelain inspiration kick recently. Rounding up my favorite dessert plates today. You can have your cake and eat it on one of these fabulous plates!
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Who doesn’t love a tea party?? I am sharing favorite teacups I have recently found.
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Sticking to the softer side of Fall this year.
Light blue and orange pumpkins decorate the table.
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Hop into Easter with us as many talented bloggers share our Easter decor this year! Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home organized this fun blog hop, thank you!
This year I was inspired by the chocolate bunnies, birdies, and the papier mâché candy eggs that I have.
I believe the papier mâché eggs started in Germany and become popular in the late 1800s. The ones I have are new, but I love the vintage look of them!
The idea is for each place setting to have an egg full of candy to take home! I need to grow my collection!
I love the foiled chocolates too! These ones I have are faux, but you could easily use real ones too! I love this little guy nested in the reindeer moss.
Do you like the pink goblets? They are iced tea glasses from Pottery Barn and I just got them. I love them! They are the perfect size for iced drinks!!
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This year for my Valentine’s Day tablescape, I used a beautiful swan as the centerpiece.
The swan was purchased for Christmas, actually. I had planned to have him sit under the tree. Then I saw the feathers. We have a cat. Cats love feathers. So I perched him high above the refrigerator for Winter. I thought he would be perfect for Valentine’s Day, since swans are so romantic (except in real life, they are pretty much mean divas).
This year I set the table for two! We never go out for Valentine’s Day. We always stay at home for a night in. We prefer to cook and ignore the crowds, over priced specials, etc. Plus, I think my husband can cook better than many restaurants! Married a keeper!
Despite everything I just said above, this year we were walking in the mall as we passed a chocolate shop with its heart boxes and I told him, one day I hope you’ll get me a box of Valentine’s chocolates. He said, nope, never. OK. I’ll get my own. So I did.
So last week, I went to Ladurée, which if you’re not familiar with, is famous for its macarons. I wrote about my experience visiting the tea room in Paris here. They have a few locations in the USA now. Two are in Southern California – The Grove and Beverly Hills.
So I went and bough myself a pretty pretty box of macarons. I adore the rose on top!
The box sits on top of a stack of antique and vintage plates.
The rest of the items on the table I already had and pulled out of various cabinets. If you’ve noticed, there are a few Staffordshire swan spill vases in the center of the table as well.
I hope you enjoyed our Valentine’s Day table for two and have been inspired to spend your Valentine’s day at home for a nice dinner in!
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I finally have set my Christmas table! I love the color scheme with the pops of red and green!
My mom let me borrow her little white candle village this year. She bought it at Pottery Barn years ago and it is one of my favorite things for Christmas!
I love the little gingerbread house napkin ring holders. I forget who makes them but I picked them up at an after Christmas sale several years ago.
These red pinecone goblets are new to me this year. I’ve been looking for cut to clear red goblets for years now. All of the ones I have found have been the wrong shade of red. This year Williams Sonoma had these red pinecone goblets and they were the perfect color! So we snapped them up. The only other perfect red was Baccarat, which I had only been dreaming about!
I love the tablecloth with the gingerbread house, christmas tree, reindeer and Santa which also came from Williams sonoma here. I feel like this is a giant ad for Williams Sonoma – uhh, this came from there too! I swear I wasn’t paid to write this. How I wish!
I hope you enjoyed my Christmas table. WE enjoy sitting here with the fire crackling. Okay, so the fire doesn’t crackle because it burns propane and burns clean, but hey, a girl can dream…
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A Thanksgiving Tablescape in nontraditional colors. I know I shared this table earlier this Fall, but I made a few tweaks and a cake! Next week I’m sharing my traditional Thanksgiving table as part of a Thanksgiving table blog hop! It’s fun to compare and contrast the two looks.
If you remember, the table from a few weeks ago had white pumpkin cocottes on top of each place setting. I removed those, added some candles and a cake.
Now you can see what green plates were hiding below – these beautiful majolica plates!
Yes, we eat off of our antique and vintage china, as pictured below. I recommend not using any knives on it so they won’t scratch the dishes!
I love dining by candlelight, especially in the Fall and Winter. I pulled out my new candlesticks for this table!
Now it took me a while to find a candle that actually fit these candlesticks. These candlesticks are made in France, so of course the candles don’t come in standard US sizes. I went to lots of different stores trying to find candles that would fit. I ended up having to cut a larger candlestick to size in order to fit.
To set your Thanksgiving tablescape, you can try some new things: maybe use non traditional colors. Use your antique or vintage china. Dine by candlelight.
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