I was surprised at how long the centerpiece from the Christmas Adam party lasted, but I had to take it apart today because the flowers were dropping petals everywhere. I didn’t want to do anything too involved, but our kids are still here, so I wanted it to feel special. After I took my vintageContinue reading “New Year’s Day Table”
Category Archives: Holiday
Christmas Adam Party Preparations
My husband is off for the next two weeks, so he helped with the last of the food preparation this morning, so I have spent the rest of today getting set up for the party tomorrow. I feel like we are WAY ahead of schedule. I started setting up in the laundry room/butler’s pantry whereContinue reading “Christmas Adam Party Preparations”
Minimalist Christmas
I did a Halloween table with the same dishes and glassware. This is a minimalist holiday table. The centerpiece is simple with a row of artificial fir trees in white pots and black lanterns. The place settings are “Anniversarie” dinner plates by Santa Anita, and “Millbrook” coupe soup bowls and bread plates by Independence. TheContinue reading “Minimalist Christmas”
Just Like Grandma Used to Make
This table is so homey that it feels like a hug from Grandma. I started with the same plaid throw and then used faux greenery and pinecones and a big candle in a rustic metal dish. The place settings are Churchill Blue Willow and Hazel Atlas Big Top Peanut Butter Iced Tea glasses that IContinue reading “Just Like Grandma Used to Make”
A Non-Traditional Table
I was looking at my Dansk Lemon Zest dinner plates the other day, and I thought that I could make a holiday table with them–they have red (ish) and greens in them. So I went to Target and found some cute bottle brush trees in the perfect pink to go with the plates. I setContinue reading “A Non-Traditional Table”
Silent Night Holiday Table
I have had these little cardboard houses for years and finally put them together for this table. It’s a really simple centerpiece–just the 3 houses and the church, along with some mercury glass and porcelain trees, and a couple strands of shiny brite glass garland in pale blues, golds, and white. So serene, like aContinue reading “Silent Night Holiday Table”
Countdown to the Cocktail Party
We are getting ready for the cocktail party, and, in this post, I am going to outline the plan for how we’re going to get it all done and have a fun party and not feel like we’ve run a marathon when the guests arrive. Three Weeks Ahead So these are my tableware items: 2Continue reading “Countdown to the Cocktail Party”
Holiday Table Ideas
During the COVID holidays, I challenged myself to come up with really cute/creative tablescapes using only items that I had in the house at the time. Here are some of my favorites from that series of posts. Toyland Table For this Toyland table design, I looked through the sweet toys that used to line theContinue reading “Holiday Table Ideas”
Christmas Adam Open House
My husband and I haven’t hosted a party in forever, probably since before the pandemic, but we’re forging ahead with a modest gathering on the 23rd of December (Christmas Adam). You’ve probably seen my post about the thrifting I’ve been doing for additional Christmas decor–both for the basement/den and for the party, along with someContinue reading “Christmas Adam Open House”
Holiday Dinner Party–Reposted
My sister in law is hosting a dinner this weekend and asked if I could help her get her table and buffet decorated for it. Of course, I said, “Yes!” She had already decided on a Christmas tree theme–using her Nikko Christmas plates, and an assortment of table top Christmas trees. I have a metalContinue reading “Holiday Dinner Party–Reposted”
Cathy At Home on the River 