Simple Summer Supper Setting

We have done it again!  World Market and I have teamed up to bring you this simple summer supper setting.  I'm so grateful for all of the style and support they bring to us here at the blog!

In between the rain storms, Dallas has had some of the most beautiful spring days and we have embraced the opportunity to dine outdoors!  For this occasion, I set a table by the pool at my parent's house using some of my favorite treasures from World Market and the spectacular peonies that were still stunning from a far more formal dinner party we held inside three days before.

The stems had been cut short because of the way they were arranged so I stuck them in little white ramekins.  They worked out great!  They kept the arrangement low to the table so that they didn't disrupt our line of sight and they cradled the bloom just right!

Chairs: Each of the place settings were built from layers of neutrals and colors.  I started by replacing my parent's yellow and white cabana stripe chair cushions with these bold and colorful seats from World Market.  There wasn't anything wrong with their cushions but I just fell in love with these and they are marked down to $14.99 each right now!   

Flatware: This is the first time I  have been able to pull out our new Blue Handled Laguiole Flatware. So fun!  Laguiole has a cult following and I now completely understand why!  They are easy to eat with, the perfect weight, and they look great!  You need some. 

Placemats: I used our newest Halo Home by KSW placemats in the round tassel collection.  We will be launching these at our summer markets and I hope you will find them in store near you very soon!  You get a sneak peek here!  We try to use and wash our linen samples before we take them to market so that we can let our clients know how they hold up and this gave me great excuse to put them through a test run! 

Chargers: These Mendong Fibre Chargers provide the perfect neutral texture to our place settings.  They are such a great natural tone and I'm sure I'll have many excuses to use them all season long!

Dinner Plates: These Nantucket Dinner Plates are made with a darling bead detail that provides the perfect frame for our punchy salad plates.

Salad Plates:   The inspiration for our entire tablescape came from these Jessica Porcelain Salad Plates.  They come in four different colors and are so great for either indoor or outdoor entertaining.  I love the pattern, the color, the size, the quality!  You will love them too!

Tablescape Tuesday: A Bright Luncheon

Did you see Kim's tablescape that was recently featured in Southern Living? Talk about a gorgeous spread of bright, fun colors!

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Inspired by the hues of peonies, daffodils, hyacinths and ranunculus, Kim created a palette of pink, yellow, blue and orange, punctuated by lush centerpieces and new tablecloths made of ikat fabrics. 

"Even with a big group, you always want it to feel intimate and personal," says Kim. To dress the tables, Kim combined three different place settings of family china and her own monogrammed napkins and flatware. The result was a cheerful luncheon focused on friends and family!

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Anchoring each arrangement is a handcrafted blue pottery bowl bursting with pink peonies. A random mix of colorful vases filled with daffodils, ranunculus and hyacinths surrounds the bowls. She placed each kind of flower in a separate vase instead of creating mixed bouquets. "My other sister, Krystal, and I raided everyone's cupboards looking for vases," says Kim, laughing. Getting each centerpiece grouping right was a matter of trial and error. "We kept moving the vases from table to table until we had just the right combinations," says Kim.

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Personalized patterned lipstick cases stand in as place cards. The Left Handed Calligrapher, Nicole Black, helped Kim with these cases, but you can do it yourself using a paint pen from a crafts or hobby store. "I love the handwritten casualness and the addition of more color and pattern to each place setting," Kim says. "The lipstick cases double as favors to take home to remember the day."

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Having similar looks on all three tables creates a festive setting that's sophisticated and cohesive. Key elements stay the same, but the colors and specifics are varied. Floor-length tablecloths made of a graphic Ceylon et Cie ikat fabric in three colorways form the base. 

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For the place settings, Kim repeated the following elements: china dinner plate, monogrammed napkin, and casual flatware.

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"This approach allowed us to mix and match our family pieces," Kim says. Rented rattan chargers and folding chairs offer a consistent thread from table to table and balance the strong colors.

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So fun!

Tablescape Tuesday: Pretty in Pink

I adore this spectacular table set by Todd Events and coordinated by Mary Wright-Shah for eighty people at a rehearsal dinner.  Isn't it to die for?
It was certainly a night to remember in a spectacular spring setting.