Romance Is In The Air

This morning I set up my game table in the living room for an evening of  elegant romantic dining

I created the tablecloth from some yard goods I picked up. 

I centered the roses even though they will have to be removed for dining. While I created this I was thinking about one of those high end restaurants that offer private settings for dining. 

 I chose these floral dessert dishes for a bread plate. There is a small hummingbird on them too.  I layered them on the gold and red banded dishes that I use for the holidays.

 I stacked two chargers together, one gold on the very bottom, the other is a dark espresso wood to help create more definition between the plates and the tablecloth.

 The roses filled out nicely

A little champagne and candlelight

 Some jewelry to suggest a gift has been given

and a little chocolate to go with the decaff coffee before the dessert.

Romance is in the air....

Wishing you a lovely Valentine's Day!

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A Little Holiday Glam In The Dining Area

There won't be any big fancy meals at the dining table this year so I went ahead and set the table up with a centerpiece that's not really removable.

I started with a wreath at the base of the candelabra and added some evergreen picks to enlarge it and to expand the size a bit .

I tossed on some LED battery operated lights and 

it came to life!

I used a few different glass ornaments to fill 

in the center and add some glam.  

I strung a garland through the chandelier and used the glittery red feathers to add some color.  I used the red rose balls from last year except this time I just set them on the top with the doves. 

 I lit the candles but only long enough to take pictures.  I bought short candles but it's still too tall and close to the chandelier especially with the faux greenery above. 

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I also decided to glam up the china cabinet with a
 little bit of ornamentation!

I use acrylic holders for displaying the plates.  
The glass candle votives were from the Nell Hills website back when 
they still sold stuff over the internet.

These are from the Macy's Charter Club Grand Buffet Gold dishes.  Not expensive at all (especially on their sales) I think they are classic and I chose them because they fit my traditional style.  I've had mine for a while, but they still sell them.

 I filled my husband's pilsner beer glasses with the glittery red pieces and added the glass beaded pears for more sparkle.

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If you have a minute please visit my friend Betty's
blog- she hasn't had a lot of chances to post over this past
year, but she has a new one up for the holidays and she
does a great job on her decorating!
Betty Marie's

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