I teased a few weeks ago about some items that I was getting for the house that I would show later. Well, it’s later. I love our dining room chairs–arrow back cherry chairs from outside Lexington, KY–but they are not comfortable to sit in for long periods of time. I have recently learned about performance velvet fabrics that apparently clean up like a dream if anything gets spilled on it, so that was what I was planning to use for the seat cushion. I also wanted a cushion for the back, so I needed a coordinating fabric. I found the coordinating fabric at Short Sheet Fabrics in Knoxville, TN–and they have unbelievable prices. (The fabric has kind of a peacock look to it which carries on the “bird theme” that I have going on in the living room area.) I took one of my chairs and the fabrics to my seamstress and she did an AMAZING job.
Anyway, the new cushions were the jumping off point for this table. I have a few tablecloths that work well with the color palette of the backs of the chairs and I used a green one with blues and yellows and whites in it. I have a huge container of curly filbert branches that I clipped faux blue birds onto and some preserved moss to hide the inside of the container.
For the place settings, I started with my Mikasa Accent Tropicana service plates, a vintage green napkin (from my mom from about the same time period as the service plates), a green glass compote, Noritake Sweet Swirl green iced tea glasses and goblets. Just about everything on this table is second hand except for the flatware.
I am thinking about getting another set of the back cushions (that work with the blue fabric on the seats) made so I have a couple of looks I can use, and I can also use just the seat cushion which is the same blue fabric as the cording on the backs.
Anyway, I think that this is a super fun table.
Cathy At Home on the River 