Modern Tarnish

Goodness, it’s been two weeks since I posted a tablescape, well a regular one at least!  Last week, I quickly threw one together since we were preparing for Hurricane Isaac and the week before I shared my coffee station.

Since it’s a 105 degrees outside and we’re still overcome with love bugs, I had to set the table inside.  I think this tablescape would have looked better in the dining room but my tablecloth wouldn’t fit the table.

This is the first time I’ve used the Danish Modern flatware I purchased from the auction.  As soon as I saw this tablecloth I thought of this flatware.  I purchased it at a local store called Dirt Cheap.  All the items are new but sold at a discount but you have to dig which I don’t like.  Once I realized they sold a lot of napkins and tablecloths I started checking in often and purchased a lot of nice ones ranging from $1 to $5.  Most of them are from Target.

Once I started arranging things, the table started going in a different direction.  The black plates reflect the trim around the wood chargers.  The pretty blue napkins that I would months ago at a thrift store for $2 matched the table perfectly.

Once I set the silver-plated salt and pepper shakers, I realized that the silver looked really good on this table! 

In came the champagne bucket, tarnish and all!  To bring in a little more brown, I used a set of iron birds that Hunter gave me last week.

Iced tea glasses by Gorham completes the table.

TIP OF THE DAY: Love bugs are hard to clean off the windshield, to make the job easier, use a dryer sheet.

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