Dining in Blue...

Remember the model home I was working on in Westhaven? Well, this is the dining room. It needed some color on the table.....

so I went with BLUE!

3 centerpiece votives...in blue....Pretty and delicate stemware....2 different patterns are fine to use together..... I added white dinnerware with blue placemats, blue linens, and a blue accent plate for each place setting....

Before and Bare.....

After..... Head over to Susan's Between Naps on the Porch for more great tablescapes!

a model home in Westhaven...

I do design work in a community in Franklin, TN called Westhaven.

For this model home, I selected the exterior and interior finishes. Later, when everything was complete, I added accessories to the home. And one thing that needed work was the kitchen table, it needed tablescaping.

Kitchen table Before....

And after.... I purchased a dinnerware set similar in color to the Porter color on the walls....then I added some white dishes with a beachy theme to accent.... The tablescape compliments the kitchen adjacent to it. The cabinets were finished in an ivory paint, with no glaze, and topped with Uba Tuba granite on the counters.....the island cabinets (as well as the inside finish of the glass cabinets) were finished with beadboard in a Nutmeg stain. I added some of the white plates behind the glass cabinets to contrast the dark stain and really pop! Uba Tuba granite usually has a hint of green and some veining of gold, but is almost a black granite..... Notice the bronze finish on the cabinet hardware to pull in the dark granite....I designed the backsplash in Autumn Lilac 2x2 slate tiles laid diagonally and a pinwheel pattern framed over the cooktop area for interest. There was no need for metal or glass accent tiles with the slate. The natural random color slate has gave all the variance needed for an interesting backsplash. I love how it pulls colors from the countertop, cabinets, and wall paint color.

I thought this post would be perfect for Susan's Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch. I will have to show you the rest of the model another day!

a colorful tablescape...

My mom found this colorful china for me at a garage sale when I was still in highschool. The set was complete with serving bowls, a cake stand, dinner & salad plates, cups & saucers, and cute cute soup bowls. She knew I would like it's asian influence and color, I did, and still do! I have never had a meal on this china, but it makes for a great tablescape, I think! Now that I can actually cook, I will have to host a dinner party with this set! I have also used the dinner plates as wall art in my new dining room!

You can see other tablescapes at Between Nap's "Tablescape Thursday" party at

www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com

a Formal Dinner Party...

I really just wanted to share the new china & stemware that my husband and I received last summer for our wedding gifts....

The China is a Lenox pattern called Solitaire with a platinum band and accent salad. The Stemware is Mikasa Park Lane, which I LOVE! You can see more tablescapes at Susan's "Between Naps on the Porch" Blog @ www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com.

How to set a CASUAL table...

Welcome to Between Naps on the Porch's http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ Tablescape Thursday!

I have 3 sets of dinnerware/china. One is for everyday casual dinner. The next is my fine china that is used for fancy dinners (like once a year for Christmas). And the last is an old garage sale find that I consider "in-between" fine and everyday china.

I'll set my table for a FINE DINNER and an "IN-BETWEEN" DINNER another night....

Tonight, I've set my table for a CASUAL DINNER...

Here, I just used the place setting's fork as a name card.

A tall candle holder is the centerpiece. And a bird vase to hold a single flower (in this case, I didn't have fresh flowers, so I used a dried rose my husband gave me last month).

Ta da....