I ADORE beautiful and well-thought-out tablescapes, soĀ I was really looking forward to creating one myself for this fall entertaining season.Ā The details really do make these celebrations even more special, but my “detailed” approach this time is a little different than most.Ā Let me take a moment to explain.
This is my current reality: Ā I don’t have any matching dinnerware sets, cloth napkins, napkin rings, matching flatware (mine are a mix of hand-me-downs), chargers, placemats, nada.Ā You could maybe say this happened out of my defiance to enter into “adulthood”, but the less exciting answer is that I have yet to justify having all those thingsĀ sinceĀ I’ve never hosted a formal dinner party. Ā My entertaining style up until this point has remained very casual, where paper plates and napkins have worked perfect enough for me (less dish-washing, hey!)
Despite all of that, I still want to join in on the tablescaping fun, and took this all as a challenge to show that it is more than possible to create somethingĀ special if you are like me and lacking any or all of the same tablescape materials that I previously listed.Ā And if you do have all those things, then MAN they’d make amazing additions to the ideas I’ve got going on for my table ;).
So all the details I went into had everything to do with the decor down the middle of the table. Ā The beautiful table runner is from my boyfriend’s grandma, and everything on top is something I made or put together myself.
IĀ placed mini white pumpkins and my copper striped pumpkins all along the runner, in between three floral arrangements that I arranged using flowers from my favorite florist, Trader Joe.
On each side of the floral centerpiece are my copper striped candle holders sitting on top of birchwood slices. Ā All in between everything, I laid down branches of seeded eucalyptus on the runner.
The plates are looking a little empty, huh? Ā For that, I came up with a reeeaaally easy, simpler than simple place card that takes seconds to make.
All I did was cut out a square from this black and white polka-dot paper and fold it in half.
Then on a small piece of white card stock, I wrote a guest’s name on it with pen and used double-sided tape to attach it to the center of one side of the polka dot paper.
Fuss-free, minimal, chic, the perfect little detailĀ for a place setting. Ā For as small and simple as it is, it really does so much to add a finishing touch!
Here’s another major bonus, guys.
This tablescape is a part of the Be Our Guest blog hop, meaning there are 24 other beautiful tablescapes for you to browse and find inspiration from! Ā Click around and check them all out at the following blogs:
My Fabuless Life |Ā Live Laugh Rowe | Brepurposed
The Crafted Sparrow | Anderson & Grant | Julie Blanner | Shabby Creek Cottage
City Farmhouse | Eighteen25 | Love Grows Wild | A Night Owl Blog
Homey Oh My | Blooming Homestead | Delineate Your Dwelling | Primitive & Proper
Ella Claire Inspired | Design Dining & Diapers | The Golden Sycamore
Lolly Jane | Clean & Scentsible | Unskinny Boppy |Ā Thistlewood Farms
At The Picket Fence | The 36th Avenue | Persia Lou
This is so, so pretty Amy! I’m totally in love with your gorgeous floral arrangements <3
Absolutely stunning!
Love all the neutral with a pop of color! Did you make the pumpkins? Such a clever idea!
Have a great day rock star!
karianne
Your table is beautiful Amy! I didn’t have matching plates for a long time either and you are right, when you do you somehow have more responsibility like oh…2 kids! Hahaha. I love the simplicity of your table and you always do an amazing job with flowers my friend. A skill I totally lack. Just plain beautiful! (And don’t worry, scotch looks great in the hand of a formal dinner party thrower too :)
So pretty! Love those gold pumpkins!
LOVE the color of those flowers paired with the simple white plates! And of course those gorgeous copper accents are fab. :) Thanks for the inspiration, Amy!
We have matching plates and that’s about it haha. Hence why I went with a single place setting for this tour ;) Your copper pumpkins pair so beautifully with those gorgeous flowers! And the little place cards are adorbs!
I easily picked your copper pumpkins out of the graphic of pictures, so lovely Amy! You never disappoint with your simple but stunning ideas!!
LOVE!!! The copper details are gorgeous.
I love pretty much everything you create! You’re so talented!
Absolutely stunning, Amy!! Thanks for joining in on the blog hop fun. HUGS
Just beautiful!! Everything goes together so well and the copper touches are amazing!
This is seriously STUNNING! And Trader Joe’s is my favorite florist too ;)
Jaw-droppingly beautiful Amy!
Wow! For someone who doesn’t throw formal parties, your tablescape is stunning! I love the centerpiece you created and your handwriting is stunning. I was about to ask what font you used haha
Beautiful, Amy! This might just be my favorite project of yours to date! I love beautiful tablescapes and this one is perfect for fall. I love the clean, crisp look.
your table is beautiful- i love the flowers, pumpkins, and copper touches!
Those flowers offer the perfect touch of color. So beautiful.
Beautiful tablescape – bright, light and fresh :-)
So pretty Amy- and the hits of copper are stunning!!
Your table is beautiful, Amy! I never would have guessed that you prefer paper plates! LOL! I’m the same way. We never have fancy dinners, so it’s always awkward for me to set a formal table!
Copper stripes for the win! There’s something kind of nice about the simplicity of the dishes – allowing the center of the table to be the focus. Beautiful.
You totally prove that you don’t NEED all those extras like chargers, matching fancy dishes, and expensive silverware. I actually prefer a mix and match of whatever you have to everything being all matchy. The simple white plates let your beautiful centerpiece really show itself off. Perfection!
Beautiful, Amy!
I ran across your blog from Julie Blanner’s site. I’m impressed with your Trader Joe arrangements! This tablescape is fitting not just for Thanksgiving but for any fall dinner event, and I’ll keep this in mind as the season draws closer. You did a marvelous job using what you had on hand.
I was wondering where you got your copper tape. Your table is beautiful and I would love to find that tape. Thank you
Nice blog. I love this. Thanks for sharing.