The ugly truth is that I don't usually set a pretty table unless I have company coming over but I really do love getting creative with it when I do!
Sometimes I keep it really simple so you notice things like a pretty tablecloth or the beautiful flowers.
When I'm serving seafood, I like to have a beach theme table!
A dinner in the garden with lots of lace! Who says you have to use plastic and paper plates outside? Bring out the good stuff!
Sunday brunch with the focus on the flowers!
Beach themed tables are easy to set. Just add a few shells!
A Thanksgiving table doesn't always have to be set with the traditional autumn colors.
... and a Christmas table without any green and red can still be festive!
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76 comments:
I love decorating against the grain..you know, no red or green at xmas, no orange at Thanksgiving...I hardly ever go with the traditional colors on any occasion! I decorate with pinks, burgandies, purples and creams at Christmas and it's oh so beautiful!
Have a great day Cindy!
Love your tables settings!
Missy
Breathtaking; on the verge of magical!
Sue
xo
I've got to admit that I like setting the table FAR BETTER than cooking! :)
repeats? and you are advertising ad space for a repeat blog? boring
Learning to set a prettier table is on my fall list of things to do! It will be fun to treasure hunt for table pretties!! Learning to be a better cook is an ongoing challenge!!
This is all so exquisite! What inspiration I have found here. Thanks for a beautiful post.
Greetings from South Africa
Shel
Just beautiful Cindy...I love seeing your pictures anytime!
I love the beach look and the clear glass turkey!
Have a great day!
Rondell
All of your table settings look beautiful Cindy!!
Such beautiful settings; my favorite is the Christmas one
Your tables look beautiful! I LOVE the one set in the garden, of course, we've all admired your roses and other flowers for a long time. Your blog is just lovely, thank you for visiting mine!
Carol in GA
Oh my favorite is the Christmas table! What's in the little gift box?
So very beautiful!..And Elegant!
I love the tables you've set. What a great was to show that you can use what you have and make it fit the occasions. breathtaking!
I so need lessons on tables!!! Tables are the one thing I can not do!!!! Thanks for the post....I'll take notes!!!
Your table scapes are beautiful Cindy!
They're just beautiful, Cindy! I just want to pause to say that!
Beautiful table settings Cindy, and I have to say...that shrimp salad looks delicious!
Your friend in Turlock, Marcia
Wonderful whimsy,and delicious designs, Cindy. Now I want to go shopping for dining table accessories! Becky
Oh Cindy how very beautiful! I love each and everyone but, The Christmas is my favorite. Have a beautiful day.
Blessings
Linda
Cindy, each of these tables are inviting and beautiful. I'd love to be a guest at one of your tables anytime. Thanks for sharing these delightful inspiring works of art. ~ Sarah
What beautiful table settings! I love the Garden table!
Kelli
xoxo
loveoursimplelife.blogspot.com
Your tablescapes are always beautiful and inspiring.
I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite...
Warm wishes,
Susie
Very pretty, Cindy! I love your outdoor and beach theme tablesettings ~ very inviting!
Cindy you know how to work a table setting and create a mood! I love the outdoor setting best. So pretty.
All your settings are gorgeous and that shrimp salad looks so yummy! I totally agree with you about not using traditional fall colors for Thanksgiving or red & green for Christmas. My colors stay the same all year...white, white and white. Sometimes I do add a bit of pink & aqua and lots of mercury glass for bling. :)
Cindy my favorite is the setting with the roses. They are beautiful.
All of your table settings are out
of this world gorgeous. You do such a good job of decorating. You
ARE good girl!!!":O)
P.S. You can repeat as many times as you want, you still have the most beautiful blog and I love it.
every table is exquisite!
Beautiful tablescapes Cindy. Your outdoor setting is one of my favorites. I love how you turned your patio into such a beautiful retreat. Last year when I hosted Christmas I used a blue and white color scheme. Even when it is just our typical family meal, I like to set a nice table. Nothing formal, just appealing to the eye and complimentary to the food. When I set our Sunday table I do like to dress it up a little bit. I developed that habit from my mother because no matter how simple our daily meals, she always set a nice table.
~ Tracy
My favorite was the seafood table with the beach theme... so clever!
Cindy,
Gorgeous tablescapes, as always! My favorite is the one on your patio that has all the white lace. It's so inviting and utterly charming.
Honestly, you could be serving peanut butter sandwichs, chips and Kool-Aid and it wouldn't matter! :-)
Marilyn (in Dallas)
Hello Cindy, I love your pictures. I love your beautiful home. I too love to do things a little different. The lace at your outside table is so sweet. I am toying with painting my livingroom a soft pink colour against everyone's advice. That only makes me want to do it all the more. Hats off to your creativity. Beverley
The shell bowls are to die for! Really adds so much character to the beautiful table. What a treat it would be to attend one of your dinner parties!
Goodness, we have so much in common. Gorgeous photos!
Beautiful.....
wow, you have set the table in a really grand style, its too good, your ideas are really good about home making and sometimes i use them for a unique and different look
great ideas for decoration and great crockery and cutlery, i just love your china and your silver, they are absolutely fantastic
Oh my gosh, did you make that salad yourself? That looks sooo good! I'm in the process of re-doing my very ugly Golden Girls style table from the early 90's and I can't wait to do a pretty table setting!!! Thank you for the inspiration:)
Hi Cindy,
I absolutely LOVE the roses on your Sunday Brunch table. They are so beautiful and make the room POP! Just lovely. *hugs*
Your tables look so pretty, I wish my family could sit and eat without spilling tomato sauce or tipping over cups of tea over my vintage lace.
Mine stay nice and neat in the cupboard.
oxoxo Angela
Thanks for all of the tips, Cindy! Any table you set is gorgeous!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
beutiful..hugs from åshild
All your settings are gorgeous.
My favorit is No:7
All I can say is that the seafood salad looks yummy! What kind of dressing did you use?
The table settings were beautiful!
Every picture is fabulous! I love them all.
Are your finches in the cage that is outside?
I put mine outside on good days when the weather is nice, they love it.
Take Care,
Denise
Oh my sweets you are just oh so talented! I love it!
Hugs,
Olivia
Oh my sweets you are just oh so talented! I love it!
Hugs,
Olivia
Cindy every table you set is beautiful. I am ashamed to admit that with me and my husband we usually eat on tray stands in front of the television.
We are not people who entertain alot and if we do its generally family on HOLIDAYS.
With working full time I just don't have the energy to get creative during the week or even on weekends with table scaping. So I really do it up Holiday season.
Hi Cindy! I am guilty of setting up the table with all the bells and whistles, only when company is over too ;) love the beach themed settings, as well as the non-traditional holiday ones. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Cindy, all your table settings look so beautiful.The picture on your patio should be on the front page of a magazine, that's how pretty it is....Kathy
who won your seashell wreath?
Lovely tablescapes. Thanks for inspiring us with all of your spectacular designs. Cherry Kay
You have the touch, thanks for sharing and love the non-traditional color options.
Hey Cindy - what a breathtaking table! It looks like something right out of a design mag! I bet that everyone wants to come to your house for the holidays! :)
xoxo laurie@heavens-walk
Cindy, Your tables are lovely and that shrimp and avocado salad looks mouth watering. Would you be willing to share the recipe?
Gorgeous table settings. I have a few questions, how many sets of dishes do you own? The sets we see on the tables, do you just have 4 of each or are they part of larger sets? And where do you store them all? I'm asking because I've been wanting to add to my dish collection but hesitate to buy sets of only 4 dishes. I would like the seafood salad recipe as well, it looks mouthwatering!
No one does pretty quite like you do, Cindy!
Brenda
Hi , I've just become a follower and I adore your pictures..Just beautiful...very inspiring..
Hi Cindy...I enjoyed looking at all of your table settings. Every one is beautiful! LOVE all of the soft colors..even for the holidays.
Debbie@houseatthelake
Cindy, Each table is a work of art! So beautifully done and great attention to detail.
Oh my! I love each one. The table for 2 outdoors with the big wicker chairs is like a fariytale!!!!
And the christmas table should be in a magazine.
Your white scapes are the best I've seen!
So lovely to stop and visit!
Yvonne
Beautiful tablescaping ideas Cindy-thank you so much!
I particularly love the Christmas table!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
I just wanted to say Thanks for being a Top Referrer for the month of August!
~Liz
Ooooh, oh, oh, oh oh oh!!!
winters whites bringing in the next seasons journey.
Beautiful!
xoxo
Dore
al so very beautiful! Can I come over sometime. If the table looks like that I can´t imagine the food!
Beautiful tablescapes Cindy, I am the tablescape person in our house. My daughter in laws think I am crazy because every time they come to the house for a dinner there is yet another tablescape. I love being able to create a beautiful table. I keep our table in the dining room set most of the time, I just like the way it looks. We are fortunate to have a breakfast room and we keep that table open for what ever but the dining room table is always set , because you never know when you will have a impromtu dinner!!! Thank you for your great blog and beautiful pictures.
Blessings to you and yours
Curtis & Sherrie
Ps -- how is the online dating going???
Hi Cindy!
Your table settings are beautiful. You really inspiring me. I love your clear glass turkey, where you found it?
Cindy, what color white and brand do use when painting your furniture? I think the color is a little on the yellow side. I also just refinished a piece and did use the paste wax. What a difference that made. Looks so finished now.
Linda
Oops, Cindy, I misspoke on my last comment. I meant to say that the color of paint I am using is a little on the yellow side. What do you recommend?
Linda
Cindy did you do a tutorial on how to clean up your blog and get all the links and such at the top?
I'd love to do some dusting n cleaning on my blog!
Thank you sweets!
Hugz, Dolly
Your house makes me want to change mine completely!
Sheila
Your kitchen is so beautiful.... I love all the crisp linens... and you are right you don't have to have certain colors to decorate for the holidays.. although I do myself! Lovely job on your decorating throughout! Liz
So pretty. It's great too take a step into the past and review some of your glorious shots.
- The Tablescaper
wow these tables are TO DIE FOR! I love the seafood one...
Also I would love to be part of your Friday Show and Tell! Let me know how I can join in...
xoxo Bardot in Blue
wow, you have done it soo good, i cant believe we can do it ourselves, the crokery and the linen is too good, i saw a table cloth like this at Annie's Furniture Shop the other day and it was just too good
i love the tips you give for setting up house, they are too handy and easy to do, thanks a lot
Uma mais linda que a outra!...
Thanks so much for sharing! Those are some really beautiful settings! I am hoping to get some new carpet installed this weekend. I would love to throw a dinner party after and try some of these table settings out!
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