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The table featured in this post didn’t come together all at once. It’s the result of years of paying attention — a piece from a yard sale here, a gift there, a find from a trip — until one day you realize you’ve built an interesting, personal collection.
The tablecloth and napkins set the mood — a woven cotton set in blue and white stripes from Turkey. Dinner and salad plates found at a local home store — a lemon motif paired with charming fish-shaped dishes, together in shades of pale blue and yellow. My grandmother’s 100-year-old cut glass goblets add sparkle while Wallace’s “Romance of the Sea” silverware lends elegance to any tablescape.
The last details are the finishing touches: whimsical morning glory napkin rings, picked up somewhere along the way. A vintage bowl and a serving set following the same blue and yellow palette, alongside charming cabbage salt and pepper shakers - a souvenir from the south of France. A pitcher from a potter’s studio in Vermont holds fresh flowers from the garden.
Trust your eye when building a table like this — collect pieces that speak to you, without worrying whether they match. Different places, different materials, different price points, different eras: assembled with confidence, they don’t compete, they reflect the person who chose them. As the table comes together, the light starts to shift toward evening — the perfect setting for a supper that’s just as easy.
Here’s a delightful summer menu idea:
A table set with pieces you love, fresh simple ingredients, and good company. Bon appétit.
Below are links to pieces I’ve curated in the same spirit as the tableware above.
• Hand-made Salad Bowl with Handles
• Vintage Inspired Yellow Serving Bowl
• 2 Piece Salad Servers with Yellow Handles
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