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I'm going non-traditional with this pink and blue autumn tablescape design. It's filled with very non-fall colors, but I am delighted with how it came together. It allowed me to use all of my favorite blue and white pieces, while adding in lots of pinks here and there. See the entire space below. Plus, this is a Harvest Home blog hop with links to other lovely fall decor ideas included.
As I've been toying with the idea of changing this dining room's walls to pink, more and more pink seems to make its way to the space in other areas, too. And this pink and blue autumn tablescape design is certainly no exception. See all of its details below.
Pink and Blue Autumn Tablescape Design
Anyone else a Lou Monte fan? I grew up to my dad playing his tunes. My favorite was his version of Lazy Mary (or Luna Mezzo Mare). It incorporates the line, "Lazy Mary, you better get up, we need the sheets for the table".
Not sure I ever imagined I'd incorporate bed sheets into my own dining experience, but today's the day I create my own lil' Lou Monte song. Not only is bedding involved, but a shower curtain, too.
My teenagers are aghast.
My design inspiration came from the bold floral fabric you see acting as a table runner down the middle of the table...which is, in fact, a shower curtain. I found it, brand new, at the thrift store. And it became the basis of this entire design (and I was just drawn to it because...PINK!). Even though it was brand new, I did wash it on the sanitize cycle. I just didn't tell my kids that until one night I announced that we were eating off of a shower curtain from the thrift store. The looks on their faces made it all worth it.
I decided against sewing it, but just folded and pressed it into the middle of the table. In all honesty, it may end up as an actual shower curtain. I just love the bold colors and pattern.
They told me I had taken thrifting too far. And then I informed them that the tablecloth was a bed sheet from the thrift store, too.
It was also brand new. It's a small ticking pattern. It was a full-sized flat sheet that fit my table perfectly and coordinated beautifully with the shower curtain (I mean table runner, wink).
Pink and Blue Autumn Table Details
I have always kept things traditional in here for the fall season (you can see one of my previous gold-themed fall tablescapes here). But once I stumbled upon this shower curtain/table runner, I knew pink was the way to go this year.
And my centerpiece is a big, fluffy bouquet of the prettiest pink roses from my local grocery store. I displayed these in my Sasha Nicholas Champagne Bucket that I purchased when we visited their shop in St. Louis a few years back.
All of the little painted pumpkins on the table were from my tutorial on Chalk-Painted Dollar Tree Pumpkins from back in 2016. These little pumpkins have sure come in handy over the years.
I was originally going to use my mother's crystal on this table, since it's kind of my standard for this space. However, I stumbled onto these dainty French Pink Swirl depression ware glasses at an antique store over in Salado a few weeks back. I knew they would be perfect for a pink and blue autumn table. I've now put them into our regular rotation of glassware...I love them so much! They were a bit of a splurge, but I think they were completely worth it, considering I'm wanting to change the dining room to more pink tones, anyway.
China Patterns Used
The dishes I used in this tablescape are definitely miss-matched (as you can see in the above photo), but when combined with the entire look, I was really happy with the way these came together.
- The smaller salad plates are Royal Doulton's Arcadia pattern.
- The larger dinner plates are Spode's Blue and White Italian pattern.
Sometimes my dish hoarding tendencies do pay off.
I used simple pink napkins since there was already a lot of pattern everywhere else. I tend to purchase cloth napkins at estate sales when I find really good quality ones.
My blue and white candlesticks were from a thrift store several years back. I actually have multiple sets of blue and white ones, but they're my favorite.
You can also see my church plate collection in the corner. It's always a great conversation starter around the dining room table.
So, what do you think? Would you ever consider non-traditional colors for different seasons?
Harvest Home Tour
I'm so excited to be joining in today as 30 talented bloggers bring you the best of all things home! Please continue along this inspiring Harvest Home tour, and visit the other participants in each of the following categories.
Farm On Hogback Lane || Cali Girl In A Southern World || Willow Bloom Home || The Ponds Farmhouse || Fancy Fix Decor
The Wood Grain Cottage || Vin'yet Etc || Worthing Court || Southern Spangled || Lora Bloomquist: Create & Ponder
Hammers 'n Hugs || I Should Be Mopping The Floor || Postcards From The Ridge || Living Large In A Small House || Cottage On Bunker Hill
French Creek Farmhouse || DIY Beautify || Fiddle Leaf Interiors || My Homier Home || Thistle Key Lane
Wishing you a lovely autumn season.
Such a great tablescape! Happy to be touring with you today.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It's such a great hop! xoxo
DeleteWhat a lovely tablescape! I love the colors you used, thank you for showing us that you can pull colors together and make a beautiful setting. Just wonderful use of colors!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much... I really appreciate that. xoxo
DeleteThis is so pretty! What a lovely color palette.
ReplyDeleteAwww...thank you! xoxo
DeleteYour tablescape is lovely. I'm not really an orange/yellow person so somehow blue pumpkins always make their way into my home! I appreciate the non-traditional colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I love a good blue pumpkin, too! xoxo
DeleteSuch a fun and unexpected color palette for fall! So happy to be on the tour with you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It's been such a great hop! xoxo
DeleteI love your non-traditional take on this gorgeous Fall tablescape! The colors are beautiful! Thank you for all of the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for that! It's much appreciated. xoxo
DeleteSo colorful and I love your vintage plates! Too funny about the shower curtain and bed sheet from the thrift store--thanks for the laugh! Also, my husband is a native Texan so I feel a special connection with you. ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Kathleen! Thank you so much...I'm kind of a plate junkie! Always nice to meet Texas people...or married-to-Texas people! :) Have a good one! xoxo
DeleteI love your tablescape so much because I love color! The blue and pink are so pretty together especially with the runner that you made. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Sherry! I appreciate that. I love color, myself! xoxo
DeleteOh my goodness, I got quite a giggle out of the story about your kids' faces. Too funny!
ReplyDeletePink was my favorite color for so many years, and I feel like it's making a comeback in my life lately, as well. I absolutely LOVE your "non-traditional" fall table. It's gorgeous!! xo, Kristi
Thank you so much, Kristi! I'm such a pink fan, too...is there anything better. Appreciate your sweet words and organizing such a wonderful hop. It's been so much fun! xoxo
DeleteI'll have to remember the shower curtain idea in case I need a conversation starter for a difficult gathering! Your table setting looks beautiful and I love the happy array of colors you combined including your wonderful dishes!
ReplyDeleteHa! Yes...thank you so much! It's a conversation starter for sure. Appreciate your kind words. xoxo
DeleteYour dining room is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Debbie! xoxo
DeleteThat table is beautiful. Do you mind telling us where you got the match holder that is in one of the picture? Really enjoy seeing your home and how you decorate.
ReplyDeleteHi, Tina! Thank you so much...appreciate that. Yes, it's from a shop called Posh Chicago. They have online ordering and are so wonderful. They have lots of styles of match holders under their tab at poshchicago.com. xoxo
DeleteUm, hello! This is SO fun and filled with whimsy! I absolute adore it!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jess! I appreciate that. xoxo
DeleteLove all of your non-traditional colors! Those pink glasses were definitely worth the splurge. And I would have loved to see the look on your kids faces when you told them your table cloth was a thrift store sheet, lol.
ReplyDeleteHa! Thank you so much, Angie. Yes, definitely not regretting the pink glasses! xoxo
DeleteThis edition of your blog is absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKristi your China is beautiful! I love your mix of colors and and the blue what a gorgeous space :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Tanya! I really appreciate that. xoxo
DeleteWow, Kristi - what a pretty and inviting and inviting table! Love all of the colors that you used. I had to chuckle over your teenager's reaction to the shower curtain and sheet. That's exactly how my daughter would have reacted.
ReplyDeleteHa! Yes, Suzy...those kids! ;) I appreciate your kind words. It was a joy to put together. xoxo
DeleteSuch a pretty tablescape, and love that you centered it from a thrift store shower curtain. Fabric is such a great theme to create from. Love your "new" pink glasses!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Lora! Yes, I agree...fabric offers lots of possibilities! xoxo
DeleteI love this tablescape and how you used none traditional colors, its' just beautiful! Your kids sound a lot like mine lol No way would they eat off a shower curtain, well not eat but you get what I mean. Love being on this hop with you and happy almost fall. xo kristin
ReplyDeleteHey, friend! So happy to be hopping with you. Thank you so much for your sweet words! Yep...I think our kids are a lot a like! xoxo
DeleteSuch a gorgeous colour combination, it's so unique and completely lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Laurie! xoxo
DeleteI love your fun and eclectic fall table Kristi, all the color is so you! You sure lucked out at the thrift store... my kids would have been horrified too 😉
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Cindy! So kind of you. One day, they'll hopefully love thrifting like we do, right? Ha! xoxo
DeleteSo beautiful 😍
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Stephanie! xoxo
DeleteThat song! Often sung by my dad. I find myself from time to time singing that stanza myself. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYesss...it's the best song and always brings back memories of my dad! xoxo
DeleteI like these bold colors for fall. Very pretty!
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