Set Your Table With Flair--Van Gogh Sunflowers en Repose

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Most art lovers think of this image when they hear the words, Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

That iconic painting, as well as Flowers In A Blue Vase

and The Starry Night

are among my favorites.  However, when I think of Van Gogh's Sunflowers, I really much more appreciate his painting, Four Cut Sunflowers, with its highs and lows, rustic oranges and yellows, all set against beautiful blues and green.  

The weather here in California has decided to stay lovely, at long last....I hope Spring has finally arrived for you as well wherever you are.  In California, the weather is sometimes unrelentingly HOT, which means I begin thinking about Summer décor well before it is officially summer!  The warm weather and Van Gogh's Four Cut Sunflowers serve as an inspiration for my first Summer table of the season.  I hope you enjoy the post.  

I began on my rustic outdoor table, all sanded, painted with one coat of stain, and free of linen.  I didn't continue the stain, because for this setting, I kind of liked the weathered, rustic way it looked.  

In the middle, to create a centerpiece, I set a woven charger,

upon it, a lovely navy pitcher with rattan detail to serve as a vase,

and filled it with what else?  SUNFLOWERS!!  :)

To bring in some initial "sun" to the setting, I placed yellow placemats.

On top of the placemats, rustic chargers.

Closeup...love the intricate detail of these!

Next, I set navy chargers. 

On the navy chargers, I set a tan napkin folded length-wise. 

Simple white plates

were followed by lovely yellow petals, bringing in more sun. :)

Closeup 

On top of the petal plates, I placed a battenburg napkin adorned with fruit napkin rings.  There's nothing quite like lemon and fresh blueberries in the summertime!

Finally, to complete the setting, I placed one of my pre-painted sunflower flutes, and adorned each with a little raffia.  Raffia is a great way to bring rustic charm to the table!

All set!

A few closeups of the setting:

If you'd like to view the tutorial to create these simple flutes (and the paint is removable!), visit the post on my blog The Crafting Table here.

From my collection:

Yellow petal saucers, Neiman Marcus/Horchow

White plates, Ralph Lauren Club Collection

Blue Chargers, Neiman Marcus/Horchow

Blue Pitcher, Ralph Lauren Somerset Island Collection

Rattan chargers, Target

Centerpiece rattan charger, HomeGoods (liked these better, but there was only one...boo)

Tan napkins, HomeGoods

White napkins, local vintage shoppe

Yellow placemats, generic

Fruit napkin holders, Bed, Bath, and Beyond

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