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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Colorful Tablescape

Blue skies and sunny days make for beautiful luncheons outside! I love to photograph outdoors, you can't beat natural daylight for great pictures!


You might remember when I made my ruffled burlap runner....


It's finally making it's official debut ! I love all the colors! All my faves!




I recently found these fantastic dessert plates at a roadside flea market that I just couldn't pass up. They are from Villeroy & Boch, manufactured in Luxembourg, pattern: Acapulco. I love the pattern, birds, and of course the color! Don't they just make you happy?




I paired them with an apple green dinner plate (Big Lots, last Summer) and Pier 1 charger plates (Found at Goodwill)


I was having more vinyl number fun...June 1 is my birthday, I decided to throw in a subtle birthday theme!



























Blue goblets, that my dear friend Judy gave to me, love them!







Citrus and hydrangea centerpiece, super simple. The lemons and oranges are in a recent Goodwill find. The vase that the hydrangeas are in, is also Goodwill find that I spray painted Pumpkin Orange (Krylon). It was a not so hot color to begin with, but looks great in orange!







Fun and festive!






Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are inspired! If you would like to view additional photos of this table scape, check out my photo stream on Flickr!



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31 comments:

  1. Cassie BustamanteJune 2, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    michelle! first of all- happy birthday! secondly, i really LOVE your table setting. love the funky plates you used, and the colors are fantastic. i need to make a runner like that- so fun! it really looks incredible.

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  2. ThepearsonfamileeJune 2, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Happy Birthday, Michelle! Every birthday should be celebrated for at least a week! :) I love your glass vases with numbers. What a great idea for your birthday decorations. Your plates were a great find. Lucky YOU!

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  3. Vera @ Cozy Little CabinJune 2, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    Happy, happy birthday, Michelle! What a pretty tablescape! What I *really* like are the sticky birthday numbers on the bottles. Most excellent. I will be doing this from now on! Won't mama think it's fun to see little blossoms poking out of bottles that are sporting, 1921 . . !

    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsJune 2, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    Happy Birthday, Michelle! What a beautiful table and I love how those dishes pick up your runner colors. Your pictures look great, too.

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  5. MelanieJune 2, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    What cheerful, happy colors. Great runner!

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  6. KarenBJune 2, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Happy birthday, Michelle! I love this tablescape. And I would definitely have snapped up those fun plates, myself. I'm always on the search for bottles, are yours from something/somewhere specific? I hope you have a great vacation!

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  7. Megan LeeJune 2, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Such a colorful table! Those plates are adorable! I love everything!

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  8. KirstinJune 2, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    Happy birthday!Oh my goodness..I'm loving this entire post, especially the pictures. Love the colors, the plates, the runner!

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  9. Holly LefevreJune 2, 2010 at 2:27 PM

    I am so in love with this tablescape. Your runner is fabulous and I could not have passed up those plates either. Really fun and colorful. Perfect!
    Holly
    504 Main

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  10. SandyJune 2, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    Love it. The brightness, the ruffles, it's really fun and cheery!

    Thanks for linking up at RE today Michelle. And Happy Birthday!

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  11. StaceyJune 2, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    Happy Birthday...what beautiful cheerful photos! love the 1972 bottles...that's my year too.
    ~Stacey

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  12. Andrea at Opulent CottageJune 2, 2010 at 6:30 PM

    Happy birthday, Michelle! You and my daughter share the same birthday, she's only 16 but her style is alot like yours. We'll be borrowing your numbered bottle idea for her Sweet 16 party coming up in a few weeks! As always, thanks for the wonderful inspiration, and I hope you enjoy your vacation.

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  13. Red Couch RecipesJune 2, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    I absolutely love those salad plates and the blue goblets -- beautiful photography too! Happy Birthday! Joni

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  14. The Style SistersJune 2, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    OH my gosh can it get it better? This is the best one yet! I love how your tablecloth turned out! The dishes are spectacular!! Great photos! I cannot get over how much I love the vinyl on the bottles!! Please come link up to my Centerpiece Wednesday party and share these ideas!! Love it all!! Happy Birthday!!!
    Karin

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  15. bjJune 2, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    OMGosh...this is all so so awesome. Love the dishes..that runner is adorable...the numbered bottles look GREAT...(I am gonna steal that idea)
    Your photos are just flat awesome...Great Job!!

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  16. a quiet lifeJune 2, 2010 at 9:57 PM

    i have not been online much, but looking at your pics make me miss all your talent! FANTASTIC! i love all you do, it always enchants me~

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  17. HeidiJune 2, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    You really do amaze me with how everything just flows! The colors all look so good together. So fun!

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  18. My Dream CanvasJune 2, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    What a great find...lovely tablescape.

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  19. MaryJune 3, 2010 at 8:07 AM

    Happy Belated Birthday~ LOVE the vinyl numbers, runner & the crusty bumper on that TRUCK...oh, the dishes too :-)

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  20. Social CoutureJune 3, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    I absolutely LOVE your ideas for this tablescape. In fact I loved it so much I had to share it with all my FB and Twitter fans. Thanks for the great inspiration.

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  21. DeborahJune 3, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Oh my goodness love love love this tablescape. It's going into my favorites file. I have artwork from Mexico that is very similar to the plates. So much fun. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  22. ellen b.June 3, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Oh what a great idea for the birthday centerpiece! Love it. Happy birthday.
    The color in your scape is just so happy. Great plates to work with!

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  23. MarigeneJune 3, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    A very happy belated birthday, to you, Michelle! Your table is so bright and cheery, love those colorful little plates, they look wonderful on the green!

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  24. The Charm of HomeJune 3, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    Happy Birthday! Your photos look like a magazine spread. Very cool and creative. Love the burlap runner.
    Come by my blog and win a $50 CSN gift certificate and buy yourself a birthday present!
    Sherry

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  25. So Sunny DayJune 3, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    What awesome colors! great colors for a birthday theme :)

    ~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"

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  26. Miss MerryJune 3, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    Happy Birthday - what a colorful and creative tablescape. You certainly have an eye for color and mixing patterns.

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  27. DebbieJune 3, 2010 at 9:50 PM

    Wow! what a bright, colorful tablescape. Perfect for summer dining. A very fun setting.
    Debbie@houseatthelake

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  28. RettabugJune 4, 2010 at 7:03 AM

    Michelle, a belated "Happy Birthday" & a round of applause for this wonderfully happy & colorful post! I never think to put blue & orange together but every time I see it, I just ♥ it!!
    Vibrant photos really bring your things to life.

    I'm your newest follower, although you've been on my google reader for a long time! Thanks for sharing your wonderfully creative talents.

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  29. Room to InspireJune 5, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    What a beautiful tablescape - I just love all of the details! The vinyl numbers on the bottles is my favorite! Happy Birthday!

    Chelsea

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  30. Jen @ tatertotsandjello.comJune 5, 2010 at 7:31 PM

    It is so cute!!! And I love those bottles with the numbers. Beautiful!

    XOXO
    Jen

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  31. BethJune 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    That is just gorgeous! Love the orange and blue together. How creative you are!

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Michelle