READY, SET, GO!

SPRING FLING

Creating the perfect setting for one's peeps

needn't be challenging.

All that's required to mix it up 

is a little time and effort.

Following is some inspiration

from a few of C+V's tables past. 

Why not hop to it 

and get ready and set

to inspire?!

 FLIGHTS OF FANCY

Being pretty doesn't mean you have to fuss.

Both the Wedgwood Nantucket Basket dinner

and Jasper Conran Chinoiserie salad plates

shown on this table are dishwarsher safe.

As is any sterling or quality silver plate flatware.

Risk takers - we even throw in our William Yeoward.

Better to die valiantly in service than lay imprisoned in solitude!

  DEJA VU

As you can see from the first three tables shown - we love turquoise.

You'll also note that the same elements reappear frequently.

You don't need a "great wall of china" to mix it up.

Changing out table linens, flowers, plates, or glassware

can suddenly make the same old... look new!

  WELL GROUNDED

Here an elegant damask table cloth sets a blue note.

The dinner plates are Lenox "Blue Frost".

And if you love them as much as we do.... 

there are a dozen just like them for sale in our shop!

And... they're dishwasher safe!

 SALAD DAYS

Here is that same blue tablecloth again.

This time it's centered with pink peonies and purple lilacs.

Note that the tiny flower in the napkins picks up the pink note.

Don't those same Wedgwood salad plates

look different set upon some ivory Spode?

  MIDAS TOUCH

Why not go for the gold?

Here are those same Spode dinner plates

paired with some fabulous Limoges bowls.

And don't you love the mix

of pink, pale peach, and ivory roses at center?

Our sister store
Wild Iris Floral & Home
can whip up a centerpiece just like it
for your Easter table!
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  REPEAT PERFORMANCE

Elegant doesn't have to be fussy.

Have you noticed

how often we use these same candlesticks?

Designed by Thomas O'Brien

for Reed & Barton - 

they're classic yet modern.

And as such will never go out of style!

  NEUTRAL TERRITORY

Sometimes we all need to calm down.

Ivory roses set upon an ivory Chinoiserie tablecloth do just that.

Could anything be prettier than those

tall etched Morgantown "Milan" goblets?

We've got a dozen of the same in the shop right now.

Why not sip your Easter Sancere out of one and the same!

IN BLACK & WHITE

Less can be more.

Especially when it packs a punch in black and white.

However you don't have to say it with flowers.

Here a black candlestick and blown hurricane 

do their best to keep things centered. 

 FOUR TIMES THE CHARM

The other evening we had our neighbors for dinner.

And we just realized that we set almost the same table

as the one shown above - four years later.

However this time four old friends

hold court dead center.

 HURRICANE GREGORY

As you can tell, we adore candle hurricanes.

This time in turquoise yet another colors the situation.

Four small posies of miniature carnations

add a touch of spring without breaking the bank.

And... they last forever!

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Here the same old blue birds return to Capistrano.

Set upon blue damask placemats

they look fresh and new.

And notice yet another bouquet of white carnations.

If it ain't broke don't fix it...

 IF YOU'VE GOT IT... FLAUNT IT!

Why hide your beautiful dining table from sight?

The right placemat can set things up more than properly.

If many of the items on this table look familiar - 

THEY ARE.

What's better could be better than

having a bunch of old friends at your table?

 ULTRA VIOLETS

Keeping things simple is not only easy

but can be equally chic.

Here a mix of Amethyst glassware

and mulberry transfer ware are set upon woven placemats.

If you want to do the same - 

we've currently got a lovely assortment

of purple glasses and plates at the shop.

All of which are BERRY special...

 VARIATIONS ON A THEME

A provincial French tablecloth block printed with grapes

is topped with Wedgwoood's Old Vine transfer ware in mulberry.

Gold and Amethyst antique pressed glass goblets

in the "Provincial"pattern finish the theme.

Finally two Amethyst hurricanes are paired with a country french bouquet.

Now all we need is a good bottle of Cote de Rhone!

  SPRING AWAKENING

Pastels are not your only option for spring.

Here a deep jonquil yellow jacquard table cloth sets the precedent.

Spode Florence plates and blown venetian ruby glass pick up the pace.

Meanwhile bamboo handled flatware

takes it all down a notch.

  HOME PLATE

Chances are you've got everything you need

right at hand to set things up perfectly.

A simple houseplant is at the center of attention.

Balanced by blue and white ironstone

paired with graphic placemats.

But if you don't - 

we've got a dozen Wedgwood Countryside plates

ready and waiting at our shop to lend a hand.

 GREEN WITH ENVY

Given it's turning green outside, 

why not do the same on your table?

Once again I've used common houseplants on the table.

However this time 

I added a pyramid of granny smiths.

All of which ended up either in a pie or as apple sauce.

 Proving you don't have too spend all your green

to make a scene!

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