A Breakfast Tablescape
Have you ever heard of tablescapes? I never had until the other day when I found the blog Between Naps on the Porch.
Just what is a tablescape? Here's one definition from Suite101.com.
Definition of Tablescape
While you may be hard pressed to locate the definition of "tablescape" in a traditional dictionary, the functional meaning of tablescape in the catering, entertaining, and decorating industries refers to all of the decorating elements that you amass on your table to create a vignette. In a practical sense, this definition does not refer to the salt and pepper shakers on the table, but rather, to the decorating aspect of the tabletop.
If you visit Tablescape Thursday you'll find a whole host of fellow bloggers who set up their table each week with different dishes/themes, and take a picture. I'm not sure if they even have a meal using them or not. I need to be ed-u-cated on this. Enlighten me, my friends.
Well, since I love dishes and kitchen 'stuff', I thought it might be fun to join in on this. So bear with me folks on my first attempts at tablescaping. I'm not near as fancy as some of the other bloggers but they are kind enough to let me join in with them. Go to this link and see for yourselves what others are doing.
Breakfast on the balcony, anyone?
It’s individual fruit parfaits – vanilla goat yogurt (so very, very good) layered with blueberries and strawberries with cereal sprinkled on top.
The centerpiece is salvia flowers from our front yard. I love the bright red color!
Thank you for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed a peek at our breakfast table this week and my first tablescaping attempt.
Now I think I’m supposed to tell you where all my dishes came from.
Green Bowls – local hardware store
Glasses – on sale at Dillard’s
Yellow Pot Used for Centerpiece – left behind in the first house we lived in
11 Comments
Fatima-Scrapart
Lovely colors and pieces! Beautiful table setting.Fatima-Scrapart.
Debbie
You’ll soon be hooked on tablescaping! Love your books … and the enamel pan turned flower pot is relly cute, too! Come visit my blogsite … and leave me a note! I’ll be watching for your future posts … you’ll get hooked!
Cherry Kay
You have a good eye for balance, color, and texture. I think that this won’t be your last tablescaping contribution. Welcome to the party! Thank you for sharing your charming design. Cherry Kay
Mary
I’d say you’ve done just fine! Love your bowls and your outdoor breakfast setting. Your centerpiece is beautiful too! Great job! Thanks for joining!
Heather L.
Such a simple and pretty tablescape – I love it! Great job!
Denise
I love this, the books make it a great ‘back to school’ breakfast, I’ll have to keep this idea in mind for Aug 23… our first day back at school!
Barbara
Welcome to Tablescape Thursday! We do eat on the tables I put together but sometimes I put together a table for 4 when there are only 4 of us. I like having a pretty table, no matter what is for dinner. I like your green bowls very much. That looks like salvia in your centerpiece. The hummingbirds around here love that stuff. Any table with books on it works for me.
mary
You did a great job of putting everything together. I love the bowls and your red flowers are lovely. Have a great weekend, Mary
Mimi
What time is breakfast served…love the green bowls.
Linda
How seldom we take time to make a breakfast table attractive, and I love that you thought to do so.
Lu
I’m in! Love it, love it!!!