In The Blue On The Plate Rack

Like a lot of us after the red and green holiday decorating got put away I'm in the mood for blue again.  

While rummaging through my dish stash I found these dishes I forgot I had.  I ordered them from Bombay.  They sparked an idea to go for an Asian influence design on the plate rack and etagere.  I decided I needed a teapot to complete the look and it took a week to get so I was slowed down on presenting this until now.  

 I decided to elevate the teapot on the little cake pedestal to give it more presence.  More on the teapot later.

 I turned each bowl to show the two main patterns on the bowls.  I decided to create a organize repetitive display using the plain white napkins and apples for a pop of color.

I had to include this cute pair of birds that Michele from The Nest at Finch Rest sent me last year.  She loves tea and also sent me some tea and a hand made card along with the birds.  

 I paired the salad plates with my Ralph Lauren Mandarin blue dinner plates.

I love the dragon design in the center of the plate.

 On the etagere I placed my white elephant statue on the top shelf.   I had the cobalt blue stemmed wine glasses and the Ralph Lauren Mandarin Blue candle holder.  Like most of us I have found the RL pieces at Home Goods and T.J. Maxx

 I found this a couple of years ago at a little boutique shop.  It's designed to hold a candle on top but I did't have enough room in this setting.  I might add some greenery to it but I have to find the right look.

 The cups were part of the same set from Bombay and I ordered the white elephant tea pot from World Market.  I looked on line at several places and also found it on E-bay and Amazon.  

 I had the red chargers found at Pier 1 a few years back.  I thought they'd make a good accent for my asian influenced display.

I've had this green lantern for a while and forget to use it.  I makes me think of a chinese lantern.  I'm considering painting it.  Perhaps in red but we'll see.  Maybe a sponged on application would be best.

 I could have added more design elements to this but I was satisfied that I achieved the overall look I was going for.  My only new investment was the teapot.

I'm enjoying this new look especially since it's quite a departure from my anything I've done before.

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Crabby with the Blues!

 I thought I'd set the table for the two of us and since I've been feeling blue and a bit crabby lately I chose my blue crab dish and expanded on that color a bit. 

I rummaged through my dish stash for more blues.  The dishes with the seashells were bought from the same place as the blue crab piece but they have absolutely no brand name on them or anything to trace back to.  I chose the red charger because there is a bit of red in the tablecloth even though it's not easily seen.

 I layered my paisley tablecloth underneath just to even out the whole look and it goes with the yellow dining chairs.

The placemats are from One King's Lane (last year). I thought they looked good with the tablecloth.

The bowl and coffee cup are from Bombay and they help carry the blues for me and add a little Asian influence.  I think the square shaped chargers add to the Asian feel and I fashioned the napkins to keep it minimalistic. 

A full view of the seashell dinner plates

The tablescape felt a bit nautical so I added these bread plates with pieces of old world maps on them.

~Sailing sailing over the ocean blue~

I used these pieces in a previous tablescape as seen "here"

with my Tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald

The centerpiece sits on a wood charger with a carved rope edge from Pottery Barn 2 yrs ago that added to the nautical feel.  To play into the Asian influence a bit more I added the bird and a touch of dogwood.  The feathers were used (thinking about birds) for color and texture.

  I like the mercury glass mixed with the cool blue tones and it feels watery to me too.  Ooh speaking of water I forgot water glasses!!

I wanted some color and a distraction from the outside winter weather we're saddled with up here!

 Compared to the last week's weather (-5 with a windchill of -25) it's warm today (34)!

Time for a hot dinner wouldn't you say!

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Anything Blue Friday  

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