Spring Tablescape

I took a little break this week from my normal activities to create this cute spring tablescape.

This simple setting includes vintage white ironstone dishes, a linen ruffled end table runner, yellow tulips in a milk glass vase, a large bunny with paper mache eggs, and spring “baskets” filled with Easter treats. A great mix for a spring lunch for two!

The baskets are a fun project I have had in the works for quite some time. They are super easy to create and make great place cards as well as take home gifts for guests.

I will be sharing a tutorial on how to make them in a few days so be sure to check back.

Sources
White Ironstone – Vintage Ebay purchase
Glasses – Vintage flea market find
Table runner –Linen. Click here for tutorial.
Bunny – Home Goods – repainted
Paper Mache eggs – JoAnn Fabrics – painted
Napkins – Pottery Barn

Linking up to
Spring Party at Centsational Girl
Tablescape Thursday
Show and Tell Wednesday
Whatever Goes Wednesday
Open House Party

Top Projects and Posts of 2010

Before diving into 2011, I thought it would be fun to take a look back on this past year. It definitely was a busy 365 days filled with numerous projects and house updates. The following are my favorites (in no particular order) from 2010.

Metal Top Table Redo
Using my favorite painting and glazing technique, I transformed a metal top coffee table a friend no longer wanted.

Daughter’s Room Redo
My daughter’s room went from little girl blue and green to big girl pink, tan and gray. Projects included dog silhouettes, embellishing a cork board, creating a marble top side table, and adding ceiling molding.

Dining Room
Paint changed a mismatched group of furnishings – a floor sample clock, thrift store chairs and buffet, and a Craig’s list table – into a cohesive grouping. With the addition of a zig zag rug, Ikat fabric to cover the chairs and a mirror (which has yet to arrive) this space started the year almost empty and finished almost full.

Bye Bye Red Room
We lightened up our red living room by painting it white, removing accessories and adding new curtains. This space is still a work in progress and is on my “to do” list for 2011.

Secrets to Finding Roadside Treasures
Here I shared the three reasons I have been so successful in finding roadside freebies.

Block Printed Pillows
Vintage printing blocks and letters were used to create unique patterns on fabric which were then turned into pillows.

One Dollar Decorating
I found a mismatched group of milk glass vases at the thrift store and created a pretty table and mantle for only one dollar.

My Sewing Machine
The only sewing machine I have ever owned belonged to my Grandmother - proving it does not take a fancy sewing machine to sew!

Worth the Wait
This post highlighted the landscaping transformation our house has gone through since moving in nine years ago. We began with nothing but dirt and have slowly created a yard we are proud to call our own.

So there you have it – the best of Red Door Home 2010. Hope you enjoyed the past year as much as I have. I am looking forward to 2011 and all the great projects and posts the year brings.

I would love to know your favorite post of 2010? What would you like to see more of in 2011?

Paperwhite Perfection!

Here is a quick update on the paperwhites I potted back in November – almost exactly one month ago.

Today they are blooming and are at the peak of perfection!

For some reason this year adding alcohol to the water did not keep them from growing tall. I have used this trick in years past but to no avail this time. Oh! Well! They are still beautiful and fill the kitchen table with prettiness.

I have so enjoyed watching them transform from bulbs . .. .

. . . to buds . . .

. . . . to flowers!

I will probably have a few more days until the flowers start fading. Until then, however, I am going to enjoy these wonderful white flowers in all their glory.

My First Tablescape Thursday - Fall Lunch for Two

So excited to participate in my first Tablescape Thursday sponsored by Between Naps on the Porch. I decided to start out simple and pretend I was setting the table for myself and a close friend. Hence the name, "A Fall Lunch for Two." I used only what I already had on hand. To keep things light and airy, I opted for a monotone color palette.
What I used:

Table and chairs - antique oak English dough table from a North Carolina flea market

Chair seat cover - vintage grain sack

Plates - vintage white Independence Ironstone by Interpace

Napkins - linen from Pottery Barn

Flatware - stainless steel by Dansk

Glasses - vintage finds from a yard sale

Small silver salt & pepper shakers - vintage finds from a yard sale

Table runner - made from new linen. To learn how to make one for your table see my tutorial, "A Simple Table Runner."

Glass candle stick and candle - Pottery Barn

This was such a fun project. I will definitely give it another try again some time soon. Please let me know if you have designed a tablescape. I so enjoy seeing the creativity of others.