Good morning!
Today I am both thrilled and a wee bit nervous (truth be told) to be participating in my first tablescaping blog hop. I’m joining 19 other very talented stylists for a Valentine’s Day tablescape blog hop hosted by the lovely Rita from Panoply. Please see the end of the post for links to all the other stylists’ tables for a ton of Valentine’s Day gorgeousness and inspiration. If you are coming here from Pam at Everyday Living or you have landed here on your own then a very warm welcome!
January and February are typically our “frostiest” months here, so a frosty tablescape seemed natural with the inspiration coming from some frost-tipped hydrangeas and peonies found in HomeSense last year. The stems were way too long to use on the table, so I simply pried the flowers from them leaving me with four pink hydrangeas and four white peonies. The color palette was white, pink, and gold – perhaps a little too feminine for the guys but perfect for the ladies!
In keeping with the color theme, I first brought out my basics including a pink velvet table runner, salad plates, placemats, and these frosted white branches. I set the branches with the ends to the center and then I just placed the flowers on top of the them.
A little tweaking of flowers and branch placement,
and some gold mercury glass votives, and it was done. Its an easy kind of centerpiece to put together if you are working with faux flowers.
The plate stack started with these pink, white, and gold beaded placemats with a pearl rim. To them I added a white basket-weaved charger and a basket-weaved gold-rimmed dinner plate. It was a complete fluke that the charger and dinner plates sort of matched. The heart shaped plates jumped on top to complete the stack.
I placed some pale pink napkins in between the salad and dinner plates for some contrast between the white layers.
The stemware is gold-rimmed pink wine glasses and a Waterford crystal “water glass”, the latter a wedding gift from literally decades ago.
There is some pink Pinot Grigio waiting to be chilled in a glass ice bucket with gold confetti.
And some artisanal Italian Linzer apricot and strawberry sandwich cookies sitting on a bed of tri-colored cinnamon hearts for nibbles. Hey, wait a minute. What happened to the other strawberry cookie? Somebody has been eating my props! And since there are only three somebodies in this house if you include Fox the cat (and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t her) and I know it wasn’t me, it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out who…
The light in the dining room is definitely not the greatest at this time of year, so photography can be a bit of a challenge, even with the photography light. But here are a few more pics of the table.
Resources:
Table runner, napkins, and beaded chargers: Pier 1 many years ago.
Dinner plates and heart plates: Both from HomeSense; heart plates maybe a year ago and dinner plates before that???
Basket-weave charger plates: Williams Sonoma several years ago.
Gold-rimmed pink wine glasses: Anthropologie many years ago, used here.
Frosted hydrangeas and peonies: HomeSense last year.
White frosted branches: From Christmas trees past, and likely from Michaels??
Gold polka dot glass ice bucket: Can’t remember for sure as it was many years ago – probably HomeSense.
Thanks for visiting and Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Be sure to check out all the wonderful tables at the links below for lots more ideas and inspiration.
Home is Where the Boat Is –Love Birds’ Bed & Breakfast
My Hubbard Home –Vintage Inspired Rose and Gold Valentine’s Table
Life and Linda –Sealed With a Kiss Tablescape
The Bookish Dilettante –Valentine’s Day Tablescape Blog Hop: Paris Is Always a Good Idea
Everyday Living –Colors of Love
The Cats Whiskerz – A Frosty Galentine’s Day Tablescape
Pandora’s Box –A Galentine’s Table
Living With Thanksgiving –Let Me Call You Sweetheart
The Little Yellow Corner Store –A Glamorous Winter Snowman for Valentine’s Day
Karins Kottage –Pink and Red Valentine’s Table for Kids
The Painted Apron –Hearts and Flowers
My Thrift Store Addiction –Cupid’s Valentine Dessert Buffet
Celebrate and Decorate –A Romantic Valentine’s Tablescape for Two
Belle Bleu Interiors –A Day for Love
Dinner at Eight –Valentine’s Day – A Table Set for Tea
Red Cottage Chronicles –Fire and Ice Valentine’s Tablescape
Hyacinths for the Soul –Where You Go, My Heart Follows
Thrifting Wonderland –Start With Flowers Tablescape
Corner of Plaid and Paisley –Sweet Valentine Tablescape
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