Blue and Gold

Join me for some blue and gold hues of fall.
today I mixed my love of blue and white with the
golden hues of early fall

I used some amber glass as well as brown drip wear.

The mix ended up going nicely together.

I like to use my fish knife rests and my frog placecard holders

when I'm using my blue and white plates.

I thought the brown bowls ended the layering nicely.

Here's the layering break down:

First new chargers from One Kings Lane.

Then dinner plates from Meijer.

Then amber glass dinner plates from ebay.

Then blue and white antique plates from DH,

which are slightly smaller than the Meijer version.

Then Japanese plates (with matching small dishes) from ebay

I liked the golden touch in the center of the flower.

Then the brown dripware bowls on top from my Mom.

Some carpet balls from Christmas Tree Shops,

faux leaf garland and sugar fruit are in the center.

These spode napkin rings and salt & pepper were a gift from my Aunt.

I would use these dishes for butter pats, but I'm sure that's not their intended purpose.

A close up of the fruit purchased a dollar tree

and the wave edging of the compote

purchased at an antique store in Cadiz.

Napkins & placemats (same) -Ebay

Flatware -Target

Hope you enjoyed!

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

Red, White & Blue Toile China Cabinet

Every few months of so I like to change things up in the China Cabinet. Previously I had backed it with red & white toile wallpaper leftovers from the downstairs bathroom. You can see that post here. For summertime I displayed some red, white and blue dishes, including these adorable frog placecard holders.

And their friends the larger froggy salt and pepper shakers! I love the pop of this red rooster platter in the back of the cabinet.

Inside this red and white polka dot casserole dish I placed blue and white carpet balls of assorted patterns.

And finally several sets of blue and white casserole dishes and a blue vase with red toile accent on the front.

On the fold down portion of the cabinet sits blue and white tiles, which can be used for coasters and a friendly patriotic bear. Check around your house and I'll bet you already have the makings of your own red, white and blue display. Thanks for coming by to visit me today. I'm joining the following blogs: Metamorphosis Monday; Tabletop Tuesday & Ruby Tuesday.

Winter Blues

Between the blue birds outside my window and the blue decor inside the store, I definitely feel the winter blues lately.

I'm inspired by the blue and white dishes with oranges on these new Mary Lake Thompson towels to create a blue & white with orange table display.

I think the shot of orange perks up this table.


Just got in a set of blue and white plates and dipping saucers.

These vintage frog placecard holders are adorable!

I'm also loving the yellow cocktail napkins.

But the real show stopper is the towels.

I hope you'll stop by the store for a visit soon!

I'm linking to the following parties:

Metamorphosis Monday

Tabletop Tuesday

Williams Sonoma Home

While up visiting Miss B recently,

we went to the Williams Sonoma Home store.

They had so many nice vignettes setup in the store.

Tons of blue and white!

Love the blue and white. It makes me want to

re-do my living room book cases back to blue and white again.

Most of the store still seemed styled for summer time.

Here's Miss B posing in front of the lamp selection.

Sunflowers with blue & white - yummy!

I took this photo b/c I liked the lighting inside the bookcases.

A nice color combo of coral, white and brown.

A wall vignette of mirrors, clocks and prints.

Just a touch of fall on the front table.

I'll be quiet while you visit more blue and white around the store.

We had a great time browsing the store and I hope you did too!

I'm joining Blue Monday & Tabletop Tuesday.