As of late I’ve been obsessing over place settings, which is nothing but trouble.  Why you ask?  Because I’m learning just like shoes you can never have too many, and the ones I seem to lust after most always carry the heftiest price tag.  But there is just something about the perfectly curated table, the formality and drama of it all that I can’t seem to get enough of.  So just a pre-warning to my husband, I’ve begun collecting fine china, flatware (I just got the most divine set of gold flatware from One Kings Lane), stemware, and everything else that creates a beautiful tablescape.  Let the entertaining begin! xoxo

 

Am adoring the rustic chic look with the chandelier and antiqued table

Thank you @abcddesigns and NewlyWish for turning me on to this setting months ago…it’s still on my Lust List!

Now all I need is a home in Palm Beach to accompany this tablescape…sigh.

I can’t even handle the linens…the Hermes Orange, Purples and Pinks…perfection!

Who says a setting needs to come all from the same line? Birch bark squares, by Envision Wedding, from etsy.com. Naturals plates, in Dusk, by Vera Wang for Wedgwood, wwrd.com. Burls Lil bowl, in Steamer, dbohome.com. Chevron napkins, in Chocol, sferra.com. Vintage flatware, in Brushed Gold, by Herdmar, from pickardchina.com. Roundy tumbler, by Michael Ruh, from lilleashop.com. Octavia footed tumbler, juliska.com.

Blue Danube Circa 1951

Gold Flatware seems to be everywhere these days.

If you’re starting to get to know me at all you know I go weak in the knees for ANYTHING Hermes!

And while we’re at it let’s talk about the proper way to set a table.  An etiquette must for any entertainer.

 

 

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