Parsimonious Décor Darling: Autumn Table Setting

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Set Your Table With Flair—A Moody Late Autumn/Early Winter Tablescape

Just before Christmas. The Winter Solstice is nigh. Also: The quiet before the storm.

One last Autumnal hoorah.

With moody flowers indicative.

And handmade pretties tucked here and there.

The proper accoutrement.

Farewell, Fall.

From my collection:

Black tablecloth, generic, Amazon

Ornate chargers, generic, repurposed/handpainted by yours truly

Floral plates, Food 52

Smoky crystal goblets, Shannon Crystal Collection by Godinger

Gold flatware, Wallace Neiman Marcus/Horchow

Floral flatware sleeves and floral pumpkins, handmade by yours truly, fabric, 99¢ Store

Florals, arranged by yours truly using local grocer flowers and foliage from my trees

To make pumpkins:

Acquire fabric.

Measure rounds.

Cut.

Use filling

and sturdy thread.

Fill.

Create sections (humps), five or more for each pumpkin.

Close.

Add found branches for stems. Hot glue into place.

Finis.

Embellish with real

or fake foliage if so desired.

Until next we meet

--Y

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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Set Your Table With Flair--A Whimsical Late Autumn Brunch or Tea

Hello, dear friends!! For my American friends, how did you enjoy the holiday this past week? Ours was lovely! We had a bit of extended family over and I prepared a large meal, a throwback to what used to be our tradition pre-pandemic. It really gives me such joy to cook for family and friends!

When you have guests, planning a simple brunch day-after or weekend-following a holiday is a relaxing way to enjoy one another's company. Light and simple fare after the larger eating is a great way to redeem yourself (lol)!

Today I am sharing a fun setting that is great for a day-after-a-holiday tea, or a brunch anytime in the Autumn. This is also a perfect setting for the final one of the Fall Season.

If you have been here before, you will know that sometimes I truly adore a masculine aesthetic. That I am an ardent Anglophile by nature, and thus I love tweeds, houndstooths, and herringbones, preppy plaids, and the classicism of smartly-dressed individuals. As a homage to all these ~~things I love~~ obsessions, lol, I am using them as an inspiration today. I hope you enjoy the post!

The table began with a simple topper of herringbone tweed. Off-white plates circle the table with a mini pumpkin at each setting. Adore these patterns!!

Each pumpkin was then joined by a birdie buddy such as this darling fella, each so smartly dressed!!

Aren't they dapper??

So. Stinking. Cute!

A centerpiece was created using a corresponding extra-large chap and a little buddy surrounded by handmade burlap acorns and mini pumpkins.

Hello, friend!

Doesn't he look studious??

A platter of biscuits is just perfect for teatime.

Mugs and matching saucers were placed at each setting.

To serve hot water for brewing a fresh cuppa, a corresponding pitcher is added to a simple creamer and a jaunty teapot (which will be used for coffee in this case), completing the trio.

I just adore, adore, adore Spode Woodlands for Autumn! It is my favorite pattern, second only to Gien Solonge. Sigh!! One day. You can view this collection here.

A goddess watches over the scene to assure everyone minds their manners. :)

Antique gold flatware completes the setting, and it's time for tea!

Simple Centerpiece:

If tomfoolery isn't your cup of tea, you may prefer this centerpiece as a gracious alternative. Plaid and sisal pumpkins combined with darling acorns made of burlap perfectly compliment the natutal Autumnal backdrop.

I can't wait for Christmas, can you??

Until next time, --Y

From my Collection:

Plaid pumpkin, Sisal pumpkins, mini pumpkins, jaunty teapot, and smartly dressed chappies, all, Target

Burlap handmade arcorns, found at a local thrift years ago

Off-white plates, Ralph Lauren Whipstitch Collection

Pitcher, mugs and saucers, all, Spode Woodland Collection, TJ Maxx, Marshall's, and HomeGoods

Cake Platter, Spode Woodland Collection, Tuesday Morning

Flatware, Vintage, American Stainless International American Flair Collection Local Antique

Simple creamer, Origin Unknown

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Friday, November 26, 2021

Set Your Table With Flair--Thanksgiving Mock-Up Versus the Real Deal

Hello, Friends!! How was your Thanksgiving this year?? Mine was quite enjoyable because we haven't had a gathering this large in such a looonnng time!! The preparation for this was extensive, but well worth it! Unfortunately, it impeded my being able to post ahead of time this year. I've found that for the time being, it is much easier for me to share posts in real-time or as they have recently occurred. Kudos and God Bless those wonderful mom and dad bloggers who are able to juggle it all!! For me, as my children have become older and busier, it has been harder to post. I do love sharing and writing, reading and visiting, so please don't give up on me yet, lol!! I hope that even though this post is late, it can serve as inspiration for future gatherings!

When planning for a holiday, how do you set about the task? In the past when time was more ample, I tended to already have in my mind what I wanted to do weeks in advance. The past couple of years, I have been prone to setting the table a few days to about a week beforehand and editing the prior day to the event. This year was no exception. Today, I will be sharing the table I set prior to company arriving and the edited version I ended up with on Thanksgiving Day. I hope you enjoy the post!!

I decided I wanted to step out of the box this year and again use the blues and greys that compliment my in-home décor rather than utilizing the typical autumn colors. The result was a moody, cool and almost refreshing palette of color; a departure from the norm, but certainly a welcome one.

The Mock-Up

For the mock table, I used a topper of linen in French Grey. A runner pumpkins in soft greys, oranges, and yellows on a background of teal was laid next.

Garlands of corresponding colored flowers, mini pumpkins, and a ribbon dancing down the length of the runner perfectly complimented the simple green-blue plates and jeweled-green stemware.

I love this color!! The photos don't do it justice...they look green, but the color really is a lovely teal-green that match the dark pumpkins perfectly. So pretty!

At each setting, a pumpkin and Autumnal floral pick were placed upon the plates. Some plates had the dark teal pumpkin and some had a glittery lighter green.

Closer look.

Completed mock-up tablescape.

Video of the table.

The Real Deal

On Thanksgiving Day, I found that we were having more guests than anticipated, and therefore, I needed to use other plates because I didn't have enough of the green-blue. I decided to use my French Blue fleur-de-lis plates, and I also included a dessert plate (who doesn't indulge in a great slice of pie this time of year!?). To make the setting more "Autumn" rather than Spring which those blue plates would normally be indicative of, I used bronzey-colored chargers.

You'll note that I also pared down the embellishments on the length of the table, omitting the flowers, and instead using the ribbon, pumpkins, and sweet little pinecones here and there. I also used only one simple pumpkin on each plate; this made both much easier to move aside once my guests arrived. A white damask was used instead of the French linen to accomodate the addition of both leaves in the table.

Although these photos were taken with my older Ipad rather than the camera as they were with the mock-up table, the irony is these picture really showcase a truer representation of the color pallette. Again I have to mention how much I love, love the color of this stemware!!