Welcome to Centerpiece Wednesday a little early 🙂
I decided to create a unique Tablescape using my French Eiffel tower plates that I bought while traveling in Chicago…..I mixed them with my black and white toile plates and my new red melamine toile plates from target (1.00 each)! I played around with all kinds of centerpiece ideas and with the help of my cute mom we finally came up with this somewhat Asian flair looking centerpiece. My cute hubby came home with these beautiful orchids and I had this metal plant holder and we plopped the orchids in it and it worked perfectly.
To bring in some more red color into this tablescape we placed apples inside this airy looking dome…I love how it looks.
Here is a close up of the red melamine plates…they really look like they are made from pottery not plastic don’t you think? We decided to use some white sea shells in this Tablescape and placed them on top of the red plates…..did you know you can bake in these shells? Or you could serve a shrimp cocktail in them or how abou a mini salad for an appetzier! You can purchase shells from my mom on her blog
eatlotsachocolate.blogspot.comThe beautiful orchids close up!
My sister Tiffany over at
thechildrensnest.blogspot.com made me these black and white toile placemats a couple of years ago for Christmas…they are perfect!
I love how black and white always works for any tablescape!
Look closely and you can see some chocolate sea shells! These are gorgeous Belgian chocolates made with a hazelnut filling.
I removed the other plates so you can see the Eiffel tower ….I bought them from a cute store called
Posh Chicago.
These Scrumptious and elegant Belgian sea shell chocolates melt in your mouth and your guests will be amazed at how beautiful they look on their plates!
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Karins KottageWelcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with!
You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too!
I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!
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where did you purchase the black and white salad plates?
It all meshes so well together, beautiful job!
I love your black & white table with your orchids & shells! Thanks for hosting :)
Karen, love this table and your photos are also so lovely and clear. I agree with you that black and white is so classic. Love the dome too. Sooo sorry that you are sold out on the napkin rings. I use them often. Joni
Your sister did a great job on your placemats, they are gorgeous! I love black and white tables, so chic. Your table is especially appealing with the lttlie pop of red. Beautiful!
Thank you so much for inviting me to join your party! What a beautiful tablescape you have created. I am off to visit some of the other party goers and to see some of the fabulous things you sell from your site! I am your newest follower and will be back to visit often.
Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Your black and white is so elegant. Everything works so perfectly together including the strawberry! Beautiful placemats too. Thanks for becoming a follower and for the invitation. Dianne
Beautiful! I just love the color combo!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Aledia
Sweet! I love the black white and red! Those melamine plates look like ceramic for sure!
Very pretty table. So many interesting things to catch the eye. Just the right mix of black, white and red.