Let There Be White ( ... and Silver) !

Kathleen at Cuisine Kathleen is hosting Let There Be White, Part II, featuring all white tablescapes ~ Please click the logo below to be transported to Kathleen's blog.


Thank you for hosting us Kathleen.







Along with cooking, I love to play with dishes!

My home is now located in a heavily wooded forest area, and let me tell you, it takes a leap of faith to do a white table scape beneath a Douglas Fir tree which is frequented by the many, many birds (and squirrels) who visit our property.

Knock on wood, nary a "catastrophe" this time! :)

I went with a "Beachy" theme ~ all my life I've lived within an hour or so of the Pacific Ocean and beaches are dear to my heart.

Sources for most everything are listed at the bottom of the post.

Ahem, Ms. Kathleen...

I didn't get "the memo"... may I use "Silver" as my second color? :)

Along with cooking and playing with dishes, one of my other passions is gardening...

so to go along with the color scheme I just had to sneak in a shot of the rose "Sally Holmes".

Later, at dusk:

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope you enjoyed our visit ~

please leave me a comment so I can come visit your blog, too.

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Sources:

Iron and Glass Table and Chairs ~ Vintage, from a local Antique Shop

Tablecloth and Napkins ~ "Bistro" 100% cotton, from Beds Baths & Beyond

Glassware ~ French; Perigord, wine glasses. Polish; Williams-Sonoma at Home

Stainless flatware ~ "Hotel" from Neiman-Marcus

Silver Soup Spoons ~ King Richard by Towle

Woven Chargers ~ Originally brown, I spray-painted white

Dinner and Salad plates ~ Gibson from Big Lots (placesettings for 6 ~$19.95 on sale!)

Shell Bowls ~ Portuguese from TJ Maxx (if I recall correctly)

"Mercury Glass" candle holders ~ Big Lots

Clear Glass "Tulip" Votive Holders ~ Big Lots

Soup Tureen ~ I've honestly forgotten, I've had it for nearly 25 years but possibly Macy's.