Hi! Boy, I’ve been a way for most of July, all of August, and part of September…not too sure where the time went, but I do have great memories of summer—family vacation at the beach, time with babies, evening rides in our convertible. So as you can well imagine, I’m not…quite…ready for fall. Getting there, as I always do, but not there quite yet.
Earlier in the summer I did a blue and white table, then made minor changes to it with different color accents to explore the versatility of lovely, bright, serene, blue and white.
Today’s post is about, well, BLUE AND WHITE.
Isn’t it serene? The table was set for a romantic dinner for two.
Let’s take a closer look:
Blue, white, crystal, and silver.
Salad plates: Spode, The Blue Room Collection
Dinner plates: Spode Delamere
Chargers: Silverplate, a purchase years ago.
Sterling: Lunt Eloquence
Individual salt and pepper shakers: Sterling, purchased years ago.
Linen napkin: Pottery Barn
Napkin rings: Sterling, baptismal gift to our firstborn, from his godmother. One has his name engraved on it, and the other was left blank for his future bride. Isn’t that a sweet gift? We must get hers engraved now; it’s time to turn them over. But it’ll be hard…I’ve loved being their keeper for 30+ years.
Waterford Kinsale vase, silverplate pitcher, and Bombay Company blue and white cut votive cup.
Waterford Lismore Tall goblet, vintage Alana wine stem (now archived by Waterford). Vintage pressed glass dish for lemon slices to brighten the water in the pitcher.
Do you love the sweet, intricate detail of vintage linens? I can hardly resist them when I see them in antique shops.
Dessert will also be served.
Pressed glass dishes: I haven’t researched them yet, but they’re a recent, and now favorite find.
The sweet cordials are very vintage, and very special—they were a gift from my husband’s dear, dear aunt.
The two bowls are sterling, from my collection, and the serving tray? A garage sale find years ago (a set of 3!)!
The beautiful vintage linen napkins are in perfect condition; a purchase this spring at the Springfield (Ohio) Antique Show.
If you really are looking closely, the dessert spoons are not from the Lunt set. They are 1847 Rogers Brothers vintage silverplate; a hostess gift from my SIL.
Champagne flutes were a wedding gift from another SIL. I don’t know the pattern, but they have been used for many, many Mimosas over the years, because I love them. The stem is frosted.
The lavender is from our garden.
Evening arrives…
Did you think that the daylight table was perhaps a little empty? There was a plan…for candleholders.
And yes, we DID have a candlelight dinner.
Do you love blue and white as much as I do? I’d love to hear what colors you have woven into your table settings that started out as blue and white.
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From my nest to yours~
Zuni
Good to see you posting again. ;-) Beautiful tabletop details.
ReplyDeleteI find blue and white to always be a good choice. I sometimes like to add in orange. ~ Sarah
How lovely,especially in the evening candlelight. Blue and white is everyones favourite I think,especially mine. I have quite a collection too. My next weeks post will be blue and white,but this week,pink depression glass, another of my favourites. I am now following,thank you for taking tea with me in my pink glass this week xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Zuni! It all looks stunning by candlelight, too.
ReplyDeleteI got your email and will respond shortly. We are putting in wood flooring in our sunroom this weekend and I'm supposed to be helping. : (
Welcome back! Your "blue and white" table is beautiful. Of course, I especially love the little vintage linen touches you've added. Speaking of "little touches" ... I notice the glass pieces in your silver dishes. That photographs so well and adds a nice touch. I was thinking of doing something just like that the other but went a different direction. Great minds, you know... Since I didn't do it first (haha), I just might copy (er, compliment) it sometime!
ReplyDeleteHow fresh and pretty. The table looks lovely and so romantic, especially with the candles.
ReplyDeleteOh I've missed visiting your nest Zuni.
ReplyDeleteWhat an exquisite table...so romantic and beautiful.
The candles just finish it off perfectly. :D
Hooray! You're back!!!!!!!! I'm glad you had such a happy and fun-filled summer. That's what summer is for...to kick back when you can and just let your hair down! It was so hot here that there wasn't much of that going on, so I feel like I missed out on summer entirely! Not to worry, though, I'm a fall weather lover! :-) Your table was already pretty, but the addition of candlelight kicks EVERYTHING up a notch...especially when you use it at varying heights. It just always reminds me of stars in the sky. I have never heard of the tradition of giving the parents napkin rings to hold for the child and his/her future spouse. That is REALLY a cool tradition!!! I may have to borrow that one. I don't think my son will be having anymore children, but surely some friend's child will present the opportunity! :-) That vintage linen hanging on the side of the champagne bucket is absolutely perfect! The color is great, the pattern is sweet, and it looks to be in pristine condition. SO nice! I love blue & white together just by itself or mixed with orange, yellow, pink or green. These days I think I'm also diggin' it with shades of purple. Welcome back, and enjoy the rest of your weekend and the remaining days of summer!!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Blue and White is my favorite color combo! Every inch of this table is perfect and you captured the "blue hour" of the night. Hugs, Ginger
ReplyDeleteHow lovely. That dinnerware is exquisite. Love, love the silver. How charming.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy I discovered your blog over at Stephanie Lynn's Sunday Showcase--this was such a wonderful post! The blue and white dishes are so pretty, and all those pretty napkins and vintage linens--just gorgeous. And the candlelight at the end was just perfect.
ReplyDeleteYour tablescape is stunning, Zuni! Lovely colors! I always appreciate the inspiration you share at Potpourri Friday!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Thank you for joining Home Sweet Home!
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