Freshen Your China

 Do you have an inherited or 

estate sale find set of china hiding in your cabinets

you are not sure how to use because the colors seem drab?

This week I setup a "dress rehearsal" for an 

upcoming luncheon I'm planning early fall.

I pulled out this set of china purchased last winter

in basement back shelf of an antique shop.

I wanted to freshen it up a bit so I added a few table items

that you might try too with your set.

First a picked bright colors -

pink and yellow here -to perk up the colors in the china.

Then I mixed in some vintage glassware in sunny yellow

The two drinking glasses and these baby juice glasses

with a yellow daisy pattern I used for votive holders.

I used new covered butter pat dishes

on top of the saucers that came with the set

since they had no tea cups.

I also used these brown rod iron

bee napkin rings.  You know I love bees!

 Finally I perked it all up with these matching

placemats and napkins I bought on clearance
at One Kings Lane.

 I love how all the colors pull together!

 The icing on the cake was the floral centerpiece

I asked my local florist Oberers to put together

working off the placemat and china colors.

 I took in this yellow depression glass compote

and they were able to make my arrangement

in one half hour!

 Here's the back of the china in case you are curious.

Next post I will share more about my 

attempt to floral arrange like a professional.

I setup another fall lunch table last year

with my Grandmother's china here.

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