Light & Airy for Summer Dining

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Welcome to the 202nd Tablescape Thursday! Greetings!  Hope your week is going great!  Recently, Noritake, a wonderful Sponsor of Between Naps on the Porch, sent some lovely china my way.   (Type Ctrl + a few time to enlarge photos in this post)   It was a gorgeous day, we got a little break in the storms this week.  Wish you were here to enjoy it with me.   This table … [Read more...]

Shell Chargers for Summer Dining: Pottery Barn Knock-Off

Pottery Barn Knock-off Shell Chargers: Make Your Own

In March, right after I purchased cupcake stands from Pottery Barn for this Easter table setting,  out of curiosity I typed "Pottery Barn chargers" into the search engine on eBay.   This auction for shell chargers popped up.   Wow!  Shell chargers!  Not great for Easter but perfect for summer dining on the porch.  Unfortunately, the bidding quickly escalated way beyond the amount I would … [Read more...]

A Spring Table Setting on the Porch

Welcome to the 109th Tablescape Thursday! Happy Tablescape Thursday! Come on out on the porch...it's a beautiful day! We don't have breezes today so we'll just turn on the fans and make our own breezes. The weather is positively perfect...not too hot and not too cold...just right for dining on the porch. I have beautiful new china to share with you today...it just called for a special … [Read more...]

Beach Themed Tablescape

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Welcome to the 49th Tablescape Thursday! For this Tablescape Thursday, I'm taking you to the beach. The aqua candles and "sand" colored candle holders used in this tablescape are available at Colonial Candle and may be found HERE. I rarely used colorful candles in my tablescapes, but I just loved the way this aqua color worked with the color of the candlesticks. Look what came in with the … [Read more...]