So where do I start? Well, I say I'm most comfortable beginning with a blank slate....
This is my nice, large table. Chairs are in place and I'm wanting to set a table for six. I've been wanting to use the pretty brown runner given to me by my mom several years ago. She gives the best gifts! But alas... the runner was longer than I wanted it to be. So I folded and tucked until it looked just right. Golden chargers were also put into place.
I knew the china that I wanted to use was from my grandmother's collection. These plates are old and delicate. I love using them. And the colors definitely fit an autumn theme....
However, I didn't think the plates looked their best. They are in need of some sort of "outline"... so I tried a a goldish plate as a background...
...but I didn't feel it brought out the colors very well in the antique plates. So I tried some plates rimmed in a dark brown and yes! The look I had visualized!
Adding candle holders in honor of "opening weekend" of deer season here in Texas. My dear husband loves hunting and we usually have plenty of venison on hand. Goblets and a soup tureen is now added to my tablescape. It's coming along nicely!
I thought this little guy fit well into the autumn theme... I've had him for a long time... just never put him on the dinner table!
I'm using some crystal stemware which is SO old! A set of 8, all different colors, were given to my parents at the time of my baptism by my godparents. They were antique then, and that was 54 years ago! I love the handles on the serving bowl which matches the china. And to add even more, I picked up new napkins and beaded napkin rings from Pier One...
Love those beads...
The soup tureen....
Table set, candles lit...
The ambiance of glowing candles and autumn tablescape...
From a blank slate to a nice autumn tablescape....
Have a wonderful week!
