Just a few quick pictures from our dining room before all the festivities. :)
I've had the sheer golden tablecloth for several years, but this is the first time I've used it. The dinner plates are Wedgwood, and the salad plates are Noritake; both belonged to my mother. The bone-handled knives and German silver spoons were antique store finds. We never got a sterling flatware set when we were married, but I have enjoyed collecting old flatware. Other collections include tole trays hanging on the wall, and milk glass in the corner cupboard. The cut glass pieces on the painted chest are part of my mother's collection. I guess collecting runs in the family. :)
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Wow, gold is a good choice of color. Everything looks so festive and inviting. Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year to you Mary!
ReplyDeleteTruly spectacular. Such warmth and beauty Your guests were treated to something really special.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, Mary. I love the plates. Deb=^..^=x4
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Mary. So warm and inviting - as I think the rest of your house is too.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.
Mary, you certainly know how to pull a table together and a room as well. It's lovely amid the reds and golds and silver, too.
ReplyDeleteEverthing is sooo beautiful !
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteMary, your table looks so elegant and the layering of your mother's plates is lovely. i enjoy using my Grandmother and Mother's china too. I have some bone handled knives but need more before I can set the table with them. Hope that you enjoy the rest of the holiday season!
ReplyDeleteMary everything looks just breath-taking, I too love old china and flatware! The photos are really spectacular and I love the golden hue to them, it really says "joyful celebration" to me!
ReplyDeleteCompliments on your lovely home and I hope this New Year will bring many blessings and much joy to you and yours!
Tina xo
You have plenty of shimmering splendour here, Mary!
ReplyDelete-Karen
Wow how beautiful the table looks!
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Manuela
Absolutely gorgeous! What a beautiful way to celebrate the holiday dinner! Hope you had a great Christmas and wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
It's so beautiful, Mary.
ReplyDeleteI hope your Christmas glowed like your table does.
It must have been a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteMarkus
The richness of the gold tones, the beauty of the old and the new, all so beautifully set for whomever shall partake of the loveliness of the season in your home. Happy New Year~
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Very classy, yet warm and welcoming. I love the blend of old and new:).
ReplyDeleteChristmas is truly golden.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for 2012.
Anna
It all looks so festive and beautiful. I love the gold chargers with the fabulous china. Wishing you all the best in 2012!!
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lieve groetjes greet
So, so very pretty. I love the mix and match. I think that reflects what life is like, forever changing.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays to you.
Velva
Such a pretty mix of dishes. Love all the gold. That was my theme this year for my Christmas Eve dinner.
ReplyDeleteI've just loved these glittery, golden views of your warm home that you've shared with us! Just love them.... =]
ReplyDeleteHappy New and lovely, fresh Year, Mary!
beautiful tableware and setting. I have been given a few pieces by my mother-in-law lately. They are such a special treasure to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary for hosting Mosaic Monday - it has opened an amazing world to me, and I have learnt so much from your photography and others on Mosaic Monday. Thank you. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and I wish you and your family all good things in 2012.
I love the richness of the photos in this post. Your table setting and your collections are simply divine.
ReplyDeleteI just saw your beautiful layered table setting on Pinterest and my heart skipped a beat! I thought the top salad plate was exactly like the dishes I inherited from my grandmother, so I hurriedly retrieved a plate and compared. The colors on your plate and mine are the same, and the floral design looks identical. The shape is not the same since mine is a round dinner plate, and the edging is slightly different (same colors, though). The center of my plate is white and there's a narrow line where your line is wider. The outer background color is an off-white (yours background colors appear the same as mine). In addition to the dinner plates, I also have some serving pieces.
ReplyDeleteOn the back of my plate is a laurel wreath and a sign in the middle says "National China" so it's not the same company as yours, but the similarities are striking. I've loved using mine for special occasions, and especially for Mother's Day since my 95-year-old mother is still living. I'll ask her if she can estimate the age because I know the dishes are quite old. Thanks for sharing your lovely table setting.