This is everyday supper at our house. Just the Gardener and me. The cheap old oilcloth comes out every winter before Christmas and I keep it on the kitchen table as long as dark comes early. I absolutely love it and what it does for our yellow and blue kitchen. It speaks of coziness which is high on my list. It's gone now, as spring has come.
These blue and white dishes are so cheap they don't have a name on them. But I love them and they don't break or chip--at least yet. And they suit me just fine. The denim napkins should also tell you something about us. The pewter napkin rings were wedding gifts 38 years ago.
The cutlery is Oneida and also never "breaks" or wears out. I got it from the Betty Crocker catalog, setting by setting, after I got engaged, with those little coupons off the Betty Crocker mixes that everyone I knew saved for me. Oh yes, and little pink salt and pepper shakers were my grandmother's--depression glass.
This sugar bowl is one of my favorite thrift shop purchases ... fell and broke to several pieces and was glued back together. I couldn't part with it.
Connecting to Between Naps on the Porch today with other tablescapes, probably more elegant than mine!
I want to come to dinner:)...a table full of beauty and memories! Rene'
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so cozy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being my first post! I love blue and white! Our first dishes were white with a blue band but I sold them at a yard sale about three years ago. I'm kicking myself for that now!
ReplyDeleteLove the oil cloth and the blue and white. I also like the goblets!!
ReplyDeleteYour blue and white is so pretty and cozy on your table!
ReplyDeleteLove it all! I love the tablecloth too! And what a nice, cozy spot for dinner!! I just love blue and white too. Thanks for stopping by:-)
ReplyDeleteWhat this tells me about you is that you love pretty things that are solid and practical, things of quality that last. And I love the pattern of the tablecloth and the fact that you have pieces about which you are so sentimental. I love the patterns of the china and the quiet calmness of this look. I'm a blue girl (who also loves pink), but blue is my first love.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. I enjoyed coming to your house to dinner. Hope you invite me back! :-)
Happy Tablescape Thursday...
XO,
Sheila
The glasses! Are they by chance from Smith and Hawken? I have champagne glasses in the same style that I purchased at Smith and Hawken a few years ago. I love the arts and crafts style (which matches my old arts and crafts house) and wish that I had purchased more. Alas, S&H is no more!
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Bonnie
Total romantic and homey loveliness. :) And I'm smitten by your pink salt/pepper shakers. Can I have them, please?
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Your tablescape is wonderfully real!
ReplyDeleteI love the oil cloth. It is becoming very popular again. Beautiful glassware.
Thanks for sharing.
Carol
I remember my mom having oil cloth tablecloths too. I think they really lay on the table much nicer than the plastic flannel lined ones.
ReplyDeleteYour winter table looks so cozy and inviting, I will be right over for a bowl of hot soup. lol
Very nice, and love the denim napkins!! how neat is that!
Casual, works for me. That is our day to day table. I do love to really gussy up for a family dinner now that the kids are grown and gone, so it is nice to do something special when they do come over for dinner or naturally for holidays.
Have a great day, and thanks for sharing your wonderful tablescape
with us.
Blessings, Nellie
Thanks for sharing. Getting to know you and liking it. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your cozy blue and white table for two
ReplyDeleteBeautiful table setting - cozy and sweet! Blue & white is a favorite of mine too!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a lovely day,
Zuzu
I remember oilcloth -- I have heard it is making a comeback! It's certainly practical.
ReplyDeleteI too have a hard time giving up on things - and people. I understand completely about your gluing the sugar bowl back together.
Scribbler
Beautiful tablescape! Love the blue and white! Happy TT...Debbie
ReplyDeleteThis is really pretty! I love the blues - the tablecloth, your dishes, and your sugar bowl. Really appealing!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen table is so warm and inviting and of course I love the blue!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen table is so warm and inviting and of course I love the blue!
ReplyDeleteIn this case less IS more! Simply beautiful! BTW, I married to my gardener too!
ReplyDeleteBlue is my new love in my kitchen....and I love your sugar bowl...I have a tea pot with almost the same pattern.....have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove love all the blue and white so beautiful and i love the simple rich look, great job, I also love those glasses, so pretty....Phyllis
ReplyDeleteI love your snowflake tablecloth! Have to keep my eyes out for something fun like that. Of course, it might have come from that BIG
ReplyDeletegrocery, everything store that is up the street from you! I don't venture in there much unless I have to!
Maybe it was a Goodwill find?
Gorgeous tableware. WE always think of you with blue and white. ( Emma and me)
My grandmother always had an oilcloth on her kitchen table ... your post really "takes me back!"
ReplyDeleteI loved the story of how you collected your cutlery setting by setting clipping the Betty Crocker coupons. I think it makes it very special. Great table ... cozy and appealing. Nicely done!
I love the 'thee and he' post..and love thee and he...
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