I’m really excited to be blogging again after a wonderful summer vacation. We still have four more weeks of summer remaining until the kids are back to school and I want to make the most of it. What better way to celebrate summer than to prepare a menu of fresh garden produce and serve it on a beautifully decorated table. In this post, I’m sharing my pretty pink and blue summer tablescape. This is a traditional-style tablescape that has a pretty pop of pink. I might be hopping on the pink Barbie trend just a little with the pink and fanciful styling!
Kitchen Tablescape
I tend to share tablescapes in our dining room as we have a much larger table there. As a result of that, we often host family gatherings in the dining room. For everyday meals and smaller gatherings, I do like entertaining in our kitchen dining area. It’s more casual and closer to where the cooking takes place. The tablescape I’m sharing today is for our kitchen table, which seats six people. However, this tablescape could easily be scaled up to any sized table. I would simply add an additional flower vase and lantern if you exceed eight place settings.
Tablecloth
I knew I wanted to do a pretty pink and blue summer tablescape, and since the pink peonies were in bloom, I decided on blue and white for the tablecloth. I chose this lovely striped tablecloth from Solino Home. It’s their Capri Ticking Stripe Tablecloth. Ticking stripe is typically more casual and helps to depict Farmhouse style, but I dressed it up a little and made it more traditional in style. To do this, I chose a high-quality 100% linen fabric tablecloth and paired it with a few elegant dining choices. The white cane-back chairs are elegant and traditional (you can read my review of these chairs here). Gold cutlery and an oversized vase of pink peonies also elevate the look.
I also chose matching linen napkins for cohesiveness and a dose of traditional charm.
The Blue Elements
In addition to the blue used in the table linens, I added blue patterned plates and blue pillows at the head chairs. The blue and white plates, from Pier 1 Imports, have an energetic pattern. Here’s a little tip- since I only had four of the blue and white plates, I used them only at the four place settings on the long side of the table. For the two end place settings, I layered a white salad plate on top of the white dinner plate. It’s perfectly fine to mix and match plates as long as the overall look remains cohesive.
