SUMMER COOL DOWN: BLUE & WHITE COASTAL TABLESCAPE

While 'speed-styling' some red white and blue tablescapes last Thursday, I came up with two summery styles (without the red). The crisp blue and white combo is sure to refresh these HOT summer days and nights. Again, most items I used were existing: Everyday white dishes paired with simple details. The inspiration not only came from the table cover print (which is actually a repurposed shower curtain I got at HomeGoods), but from using frozen blueberries as beverage chillers...

 

Styled with two shades of simple blue dessert plates... The stripe bowls added a playful pattern mix and really help to give new life to everyday white dishes. Although I do not have blue stemware, the blueberries in the wine glasses  added just enough blue to the glass. Two white table runners placed across width of table connect the guests, break the pattern on the table, and pop the placesetting...

Then came this more coastal look, using the flat seashells I just picked up while we were in Key West...

 

 

Pottery Barn blue chargers: HomeGoods for $4 found back in January

Indigo printed napkins: Pier 1 (2 yrs. ago at $1.50 ea.)

White & blue stripe bowls: Dollar store - last week

Indigo dessert plate: clearance at Pier 1 LY

Denim blue dessert plate: Macy's clearance 2007

Printed tablecover: (never used shower curtain) HomeGoods LY

White Chair Covers: (actually pillowcases) HomeGoods 2007

Glass pillar holders: Ross $12 for both LY

Skinny starfish: bag of 15 from ZGallerie 2008

Red wine glass: (w/blueberries) HomeGoods 2006

White linen runners: HomeGoods 2006

Wine glasses: Linens & Things 2005

Metal tea-light stands: Walmart back in 2003

Post Update:

Shared post on the HomeGoods Happy By Design board on Pinterest.

Other Details:

Large starfish: Bahamas trip souvenir (and painted white): 2005

Flat seashell as dish: Key West souvenir: Shell Warehouse - Mallory Square: 2010

Blueberries: 2 pks. for $3 (only used 1 pk. for 4 glasses)- Publix (FL grocery store)

It was a fun afternoon - speed-styling - creating about seven different tablescapes and photos from 1pm until about 5pm... Then the dreaded cleanup afterwards... good thing hubs was working late that night!

 

Tablestyling Tip Takeaways: 

1. Shop your own home for your tablescape color story

2. Use everyday pieces in new ways - for example: a fabric shower curtain can add pattern as a table cover.

3. Layer your tablescape and connect people using bands of table runners.

4. Give a different look to everyday chairs repurposing pillow-cases as chair back slip covers.

5. Personalize your tablescape with your own travel treasures.

6. En lieu of ice cubes, freeze berries to use as chillers.

And now off to bid farewell to the turquoise dining room wall... pull out last years blue paints, mix in some black and white, and see if I can make my own inky-blue concoction!

Hope you've been inspired...

Have a great day!

SHARED LINK AT:

HAPPY BY DESIGN

HOMEGOODS on PINTEREST

TABLESCAPE THURSDAY

BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH

DIY - BEACH EDITION

A SOFT PLACE TO LAND