Simple Summer Centerpiece

I  thought it was time to freshen up my dining room table. I was tired of dusting around the plates so I went with a simple clean look this time.

The runner was a steal at Home Goods for $12 and I already had the vase and the fake hydrangeas.

Sometimes simple and clean makes the biggest impact!

Simple Spring Table Setting

It finally feels like Spring in Alabama and I can't wait to share my spring table with you! I've been working on this one for a while but I just couldn't find motivation to finish it when it was still 30 degrees outside.

This table setting is just Eastery enough to pass for an Easter table but simple enough to keep out all through out the season.



 

F0r the place settings, I used the casual china we received as wedding gifts for salad plates. (Lenox French Perle) and these beautiful light blue dinner plates that I found on sale at Homegoods. I swear I can't make it out of Homegoods without stopping by the dinnerware section. (I come by the plate obsession honest, definitely get it from my mom).

You may remember those cute little birds from my Thrifty Finds post! They were $8 at a local antique mall.

 



For the centerpiece, I stuffed some fake Spanish moss left over from my dinner party centerpiece in a glass vase that I already owned and filled it with some beautiful yellow flowers from Hobby Lobby ($2 per branch with coupon!)

 



This runner is definitely my favorite part of this table setting. I simply took 2 yards of fabric that I fell in love with at Hobby Lobby and folded it to the width that I wanted and pressed it with spray starch. Yep! No sewing or even fusible webbing required. It looks great and you can't even tell that it isn't hemmed on the ends unless you get up close. Since we never eat at the dinner table (it's to pretty to mess up!) I wasn't too concerned about anyone looking too closely, plus, when I get tired of the table runner, I can use the fabric for something else!

 

Here are a few other Spring details I've incorporated this season:

 China Cabinet:

Lenox French Perle Vase with silk hydrangeas. The chick figurines and birds nest and eggs are from the dollar aisle at Target!

 Coffee Table:

I traded out rocks and candles for eggs and moss. I wish I could justify this all year round!

Dinner Party Table

Is anyone else super excited that it is Friday? This has been the longest week ever! 

I wanted to share with you my simple dinner table from our dinner party last week. This is the first time we have been able to pull out the table leaf and have a full table so it was very exciting! 

 Since there were so many chairs around the table it was a little crowded so I decided to keep it simple with my centerpiece. I just love the pattern of my Lenox French Perle serving bowl so I added some moss and some colorful eggs from the dollar isle at Target! (PS. You will see this bowl again when I finish my Easter table).

The dinnerware is Laurie Gates "Felicity" but it is retired now so we only break it out on special occasions. They are still making a red and black version called "Laura". This was probably the thing I was most excited to register for during our bridal showers. 

 I kept it simple with the glasses and flatware to keep it practical. After all, we really didn't want a stuffy dinner party. This was a simple get-together with other young couples from our church.

We had a great night and I can't wait to do it again soon! It was great to see our table filled with good friends and good food.

Christmas Table Setting 2012

Finally getting around to posting this year's Christmas Table setting.

This year I used silver chargers, my grandmother's china dinner plates, and some super cute Christmas tree salad plates that I picked up at TJ Maxx for about $3/plate.

Fall Dining Room Table

 Welcome back! I wanted to post about my dining room fall decor but I had a hard time deciding on a centerpiece. I decided to post both! Please let me know which you like best!

Fall Place setting

 I am using my grandmother's china with a pretty quatrefoil brown napkin that we got as a wedding present. I thought it needed something extra so I added a small twig of fall berries to each setting.

 For the first centerpiece, I used a wire pumpkin that my mom gave me, another gold pumpkin from the set I used on my mantle, and carafe with monogram and wheat (Publix)

For the second, I used the centerpiece that normally sits on the table, but exchanged the white candles for a few white pumpkins.

Which do you like best? 

Thanks for stopping by!