Sunday, July 10, 2011

Celebrating with Nana

We just returned from a wonderful roadtrip to visit my family: 3200 miles in 10 days! The love of all things tabletop is definitely genetic. My grandmother can't do a lot of entertaining on her own these days due to her health, so she and I had the best time together getting her table ready for the Fourth of July.











When I asked my grandmother if she would like for me to set her table for the holiday 'if' she had anything red, white and blue, I should not have been surprised when she left the room briefly and reappeared in mere minutes with 10 flag placemats and a handful of small flags. She would have used these with her everyday dishes with a floral design. My contribution was to scour her dish cabinets for the Blue Willow, orange-red bowls and blue glassware. We created the centerpiece from the blooms and foliage available in her yard.







You can see other tables I've made with my grandmother by looking here.

I'm sharing this celebration of family and summer for Seasonal Sunday at the Tablescaper.
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7 comments:

  1. debJuly 10, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    I'm wondering about the table? Looks gorgeous...can you tell us anything?

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  2. SarahJuly 10, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    What fun for both you and your granddaughter. The table looks delightful with all the red, white, and blue. Cute placemats! ~ Sarah

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  3. LynnJuly 10, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Very pretty Daphne! I love the placemats:@)

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  4. DaphneJuly 10, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Thanks, friends! Deb, that table is from Asia. It has a white lacquer finish with a bird and floral decorative pattern done with mother-of-pearl and other shells on the recessed top, under glass. My grandparents acquired this probably 20 years ago from the fundraising auction for the local PBS TV station. My grandfather was the chief engineer there for about 30 years, so many of their funiture treasures were obtained in this way. I'm so glad you like it...I'll have to let Nana know!

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  5. AlediaJuly 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    I agree with Deb, that table is beautiful! What a sweet time you and your grandmother must have had. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day!

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  6. Monica @ Happily Playing with DishesJuly 10, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    How great that you can tablescape with your grandmother!! Looks great!!

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  7. The TablescaperJuly 11, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    What a wonderful table. I love those cobalt tumblers.

    Thanks so much for being a part of Seasonal Sundays.

    - The Tablescaper

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