Starting the New Year with Blue

Welcome to The Tablescaper.

As the New Year begins, we all tend to make various resolutions. Last year I called them intentions, but it’s the same idea.

One of my resolutions (which is one I also made last year, funny how often that happens) is to buy less and use more of what I have.

That resolution is particularly focused on tablescaping.

With that thought in mind, I started to look at my vast collection of dishes. I have so many dishes that I’ve never used.

And many dishes that I have used, but want to use in a different way.

I love blue and white dishes. I have a ton of blue and white dishes.

I seem to have a pretty decent supply of light blue ones too.

So, in an effort to not only follow my resolution of using more of what I already have, but to embrace it, I’ve decided to make January a study in BLUE.

As many of you know, each week I post a different tablescape. With very few (maybe two?) exceptions I have posted a different tablescape every week since I started blogging. Over two and half years, that’s a lot of tables.

And of course over the course of those two and a half years, there have been a number of blue tables.

Here’s the thing. Just in case you haven’t noticed, I like variety. A lot of variety. They do say variety is the spice of life.

So my little challenge will be use BLUE in all of my tables throughout January AND to make them varied.

We’ll see how I do. No, I don’t have them preplanned. I have a concept or two, but that’s it. So it truly will be a challenge for me.

But, I’ve got a lot of dishes! LOL!

So join me over the next several weeks as I explore BLUE!

So where the above plates are from is obvious, what else? The little lidded coupes are from Target (they came three on a little tray, got them in clearance). The tablecloth is vintage, from my Mom’s collection. The vase and the candlestick holders my children purchased for me for my birthday or Mother’s Day (they’re close together so I’m not sure which) at a local yearly tag sale. Sterling flatware was my Mother-in-law’s, Towele Fontana. What else? Oh, the glasses. The cut glass ones were from Horchow. The goblets are vintage, purchased at a Depression Glass show. The napkins are from quite a number of years ago from clearance at William Sonoma. The napkin rings and salt and pepper shakers are from Bombay. Miss that store and all of it’s BLUE!

Please visit the following parties I’m joining:

• Susan at Between the Naps for Tablescape Thursday

• Sherry of No Minimalist Here for Open House Thursday

• Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

• Sheri at The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

• Courtney of French Country Cottage for Feather Your Nest Friday

• Alison of Stuff and Nonsense for Fridays Unfold

- The Tablescaper