Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
Welcome to 226th Tablescape Thursday! Greetings! How is your week going? I've been dragging my feet taking down my Christmas decorations. I decided this year to not rush things and just enjoy them a little longer. The last few weeks we've been touring the wonderful home of Governor and Marie Barnes decorated for the Christmas season. Today we're going down these stairs for a tour of the … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 225th Tablescape Thursday! This week you are in for a special treat. Julio who blogs at Beaux Mondes Designs created a beautiful tables setting in his wonderful cabin in Russian River, California. I'm absolutely mad about plaid so when I saw this setting, I couldn't wait to share it for Tablescape Thursday. Julio's dining room is amazing, even without a wonderful table setting. … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 224th Tablescape Thursday! Three or four weeks ago I posted this tablescape below for a Tablescape Thursday. Sunday I had a little dinner party and at first I set the table with my Lenox, Winter Greetings pattern. At the last minute, I decided the table was feeling a bit more formal than I wanted for this gathering. I wanted our party to feel more cozy and casual. So I decided to … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 223rd Tablescape Thursday! One of the absolute best parts about blogging is meeting wonderful readers who share similar interests. A few months back I received an e-mail from Marie Barnes, inviting me for a "visit to her porch." Marie and her husband, Governor Roy Barnes, moved four years ago from Mableton to Marietta to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Before moving … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 222nd Tablescape Thursday! Pssst: If this is your first time visiting, Welcome! If you enjoy this post, would love to have you follow BNOTP on Facebook or Google +. Or, sign up to receive notices in your Inbox when a new post has been published. Links can be found at the top of the sidebar. Here we are, on the porch in December! This is the very first tablescape I've ever … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 221st Tablescape Thursday! (Pssst: The seasonal footer at the bottom of BNOTP is all decked out with Christmas and Holiday posts.) As I put this table setting together yesterday, I thought I was creating a Christmas tablescape. Once I sat down and began writing my post, I realized this is really a great "transition" table, a table that's as much at home for a fall or Thanksgiving … [Read more...]
Back in December 2008, just 3-4 months after I began blogging, I created this Colonial Williamsburg style centerpiece for a Christmas party I had coming up. I also used it for our Christmas table that year. I make this centerpiece almost every Christmas. It has to be my all time favorite Christmas table centerpiece. Sorry about the awful photography. The camera I was using back in 2008 … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 175th Tablescape Thursday! Early this morning I posted a tour of the downstairs of beautiful Brumby Hall. If you missed that tour, you'll find it here: Brumby Hall. For Tablescape Thursday, I'm taking you into the dining rooms. Yep, Brumby Hall has two dining rooms, probably due to its function as a special events facility now. This dining area was at the very back of the home. … [Read more...]
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Welcome to the 174th Tablescape Thursday! Greetings! Hope you’ve been having a wonderful day! My day has been a little wacky. I had an eye exam this morning and I sort of forgot when you go for an eye exam, they dilate your eyes. So, if these pics look a little blurry, you’ll know why. lol It was definitely a challenge taking photos and sorting them with partially dilated eyes. I … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 173rd Tablescape Thursday! Several months ago I was shopping in Marshall's and I came across a mercury-glass Christmas tree. It was very early in the season and the stores were just starting to get Christmas stuff in. The tree was only $12.99 so I purchased it with the idea of buying a few more for my Christmas table setting this year. I was envisioning a centerpiece filled with pretty, … [Read more...]
