Yellow China And Black Tea:
Tea time on the porch is one of my favorite things to do at StoneGable. And tea with friends on the porch is an event! Tea time for me is reminiscent of my childhood years in Scotland and England where tea time was a cherished and time honored part of the day!
The inspiration for this table came from my antique yellow porcelain tea set. I waited around at an auction, years and years ago, to bid on and finally get this pretty prize. I love yellow and dishes so I just knew I had to take it home.
This set, a lustreware china made in Japan, is probably of very little value but it is my very favorite tea set. The tea pot has a jolly, sunny look. I think it has a little bit of an up-turned attitude!
The simple yellow and white pattern is highlighted with a thin black band. This is a striking combination, but not too loud or over done. The little tea pot sits on a small wrought iron stand.
The form and design of the creamer and sugar bowl mirrors the teapot.
Each place is set with a square plate with softened corners. It has a bold scrolled design. It is the perfect backdrop for the delicate yellow dessert plate that is part of the tea set.
Topping each place setting is a double napkin gathered up in a white whrought iron napkin ring. The black and white check brings a relaxed feel to the table. The white formal napkin with a monogrammed P dresses it back up a little.
Thin yellow porcelain cups await the tea. Their reflective finish is captivating.
A tea cup is also called into an unorthodox use. It becomes a little bowl for lemons.
A white footed planter aquired at a flea market is planted with begonias and greens. The yellow flowers of the begonias almost matches the yellow in the china.
Sitting and sipping tea... laughing and bearing our hearts and souls... finding joy in just being together and being out of doors... these are simple pleasures that cannot be underestimated!
Will you join us?
I am participating in Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. This is the 91st Tablescape Thursday our lovely Susan has hosted. Thanks, Susan! Click HERE to join in!
I am participating in Rainbow Summer School~ Yellow at On a Tangent. Click HERE to see all the sunniest!
Yvonne, I LOVE my lustreware and this tea table is just calling me- stunning!! Did you get the comment I left on your last post?? FB isn't working for me and I can't contact you. Can you email me please??
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Another winner Yvonne, lustreware's value is in it's beauty! This is so serene, just looks like a nice place to spend some time!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Yvonne! Tea time is such a special time!! Being the owner of a tea room I really know how much people appreciate tea time and remember every detail of all your hard work!!
ReplyDeleteI am always so inspired by how you set a tablsescape. It is so beautiful and I love the softness of the yellow with the crispness of the black and white. It is just sooo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love that combination..and you have made it so elegant.
ReplyDeleteLove the pop of the check napkins..
I know someone who wishes she got to be there this week for that lunch! :)
Beautiful table..and I love he centerpiece too!
Oh how I'd love to sit on your porch and sip a cup of tea. Everything is absolutely gorgeous. I hope you will stop by, as I have made your incredibly delicious Cream of Asparagus Soup and have posted a picture on my Tablescape Thursday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty teaset, Yvonne! Love the checked napkins and the napkin ring too, and your photography is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteBeth
Beautiful tea set, Yvonne...the pale yellow is so pretty and goes so well with the black and white. What a nice view while sipping tea.
ReplyDeleteThis incredible table should be in a magazine! Your photos are SO beautiful! I love the lusterware -- and the black and white really sets it off nicely.
ReplyDeleteThe teaset is gorgeous and the table is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI adore your wonderful tea set, the reflective finish with the fine line of black is so lovely and of course the beautiful flowers with that wonderful view, wow, I will be right over, oh I forgot the black and white checked napkins with the white ones with the monogram, love that P...thank you so much for sharing, stop over for my bee event, I had to give you a little shout out for your napkin tutorial and those wonderful cinnamon rolls, you were right I should have made twice as many, I will next time, fun to make too....Phyllis
ReplyDeleteYvonne, your table is such a sight to behold. The Luster-ware reminds me of a set that I had some time ago that was blue and peach. Sadly, I let it go and seeing yours makes me wish that I still had it. You were wise to stick around that sale until it came up for bid. The way you paired it with a newer pattern is so fresh looking and I love seeing the lemons tucked in with the pretty mint.
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I would love to join you for tea. What a beautiful setting. The black and white accented with the yellow is breathtaking. As always beautifully done. You pictures are very nice and I was wondering what program you use that outlines your pics. Thanks for sharing tea on the porch.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so gorgeous! I am in love with this tea set! I don't think I have ever seen one that I like better than this!
ReplyDeleteI love how you have the mint with the lemon in the cup. Nothing is more chic than black and white with a monogram. Love that! I also love those begonias. I had a whole flower bed full of those one summer and they were so pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh Yvonne, This yellow tea set is precious. I adore yellow too. Years ago I wanted yellow in my livingroom but it wasn't "IN" that year and I couldn't find furniture or carpets in yellow and was forced to choose an alternate color scheme. Long story short. You have set a beautiful tea table my friend.
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Hi Yvonne! Oh, what a lovely table! You little lustreware tea set is just gorgeous! I've never seen one like this! I love the shapes of the pieces. Your use of the double napkins looks so pretty and the black patterned plate! Oh, I'd love to sit here with you.
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Shelia ;)
Spectacular tablescape -- I love your tea set -- the luster of it is so beautiful. What a wonderful setting for tea -- how I would love to join you.
ReplyDeleteTruly gorgeous! The contrast between the yellow and black is wonderful! Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteDonna
Yes, sure I would like to join you. Your table is great. This china is so deliscious and very chic. I love all details. Great accents and all looks so pretty fresh and crisp.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Johanna
I can't join you for tea because to be perfectly honest, I would never leave! How do you manage to make each meal a special event? The china set is gorgeous and the mix of old and new is stunning. Love the black and yellow together. The view is so peaceful and serene that I could stay here forever! Just keep bringing the tea!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat is one classy tea party Yvonne. I love the black and white dishes paired up with the hints of yellow...you are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI just adore this. One of my favorite teapots is a lusterware. This set is just divine, and I'm not a huge fan of yellow. This yellow is perfect lemony and pale. I love the idea of using one of the cups for lemons, the black and yellow is an incredible combination. I love everything about it. THanks for sharing this post.
ReplyDeleteMay I join your tea party. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful teaset...and your setting is gorgeous....love the colors!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so pretty. I love looking at your tablescapes. You're a talented lady!
ReplyDeleteLove the colour combo of black, white and yellow. Your tea set is gorgeous! What a magnificent backdrop you have to your setting on the porch - could sit and sip tea there for hours! Lovely photos as always!
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I just love the yellow, black and white combination. It is so pretty. The greenery surrounding you sets it off so nicely.
ReplyDeleteWow, I don't think I would have been drawn to any of the pieces that you used, but the way you drew them all together is stunning! I guess it's not what you have, but what you do with what you have that counts! Thanks for sharing yet another lovely table scape!
ReplyDeleteI agree that this setting is breathtaking! I LOVE the soft yellow and the crisp black and white! It is a favorite combination of mine! You have such a gift for this! I wish I could come for tea someday!!!! XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteA stunning black and yellow tablescape!
ReplyDeleteThe linens are killer...love those and the monogramming...Oh-la-la!
Your tea pot and stand really make a statement...lovely,
xoxo~kathy @
Sweet Up-North Mornings...
Yvonne, what a beautiful tea time! As the owner of a tea room, I know how special tea time is...the memories last a life time!!
ReplyDeleteI love the combination of yellow and black; the black check napkins and white monogrammed napkins are wonderful! I've been looking for black check napkins like that!
ReplyDeleteOnce again, you've put together the most beautiful charming table. The tea set is divine!
From 1 Mrs. P to another - - LOVE those monogramed napkins! This table is very pretty, Yellow always brings cheeriness :)
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Gail
That is just beautiful. I would love to join you for tea and good conversation.
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
ReplyDeleteYour tablesetting is perfectly arranged. I love the teapot's shape and how you elevated it on the black stand! I love it! The napkins and black and white plates are such a great contrast to the sunny yellow. I really love this tablesetting...as usual your tables are inspiration!!
Miss Bloomers
Gorgeous table! I'm not normally a fan of yellow. But I love the tea set and the yellow and black color combo. It's fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous tea set! Your table is so beautiful. I love the combination of the yellow and black...Christine
ReplyDeleteyou are just plain good at this...
ReplyDeleteYvonne, such wonderful contrast between the black & white scroll underplates & your little lustreware tea set...it is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI think your checked napkins beneath those exquisite monogrammed white hemstiched ones adds just the right touch of whimsy. I'm amazed that your napkin rings even mimic the scroll pattern. WONDERFUL!!
I love how you tucked some mint leaves in with your lemon slices. I've got mint growing wild outside my sewing room window. I must remember to snip some for next week's table. I wasn't able to do one this week, as DH hasn't been feeling well. Next week, I'll join in for sure!
The Gazebo House
Such a lovely table and the setting is gorgeous! Carla
ReplyDeleteI love your yellow Lustreware china is scrumtious! Love the combination with the black scrollwork plate.
ReplyDeleteLovely,
Kathy
Yvonne, I think this is one of the loveliest tea sets I've ever seen. It simply glows! Mixing this with the black and white makes it all the more magical. This is a beautiful table setting. But then, all of your tables are perfection! ~ Sarah
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful st and setting! I love the black with the soft yellow..so very pretty. Come say hi :D
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE your tea set! It's gorgeous! I love yellow and collect yellow depression glass and yellow pottery. I've not seen lusterware in yellow but you'd better believe I'll be keeping my eyes open for it now. Your table is fantastic, as always. I love the touches of black with the tea set.
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Yvonne, this is my first time here and I am so in love with your yellows lustre dishes and your use of it with black and white. The double napkins really caught my attention. So crisp. What a beautiful view from your porch. I would love to sit and have tea with you.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful tea set, love how you put together the two napkins.
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Charo
How lovely...thank you for the inspiration. I too love lusterware...now if only the rain would stop... I would love to set our table on the deck hummm... just half as beautiful as yours...but how I love the rain so perhaps inside near the window tomorrow. Thank you for a beautiful post. Cheers! Desiree
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous table, Yvonne. The lusterware is so wonderful! And I love the way you layered your napkins. The checks are adorable paired with the white with the black monogram. SO cute.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how I missed it, but how wonderful that you grew up in Scotland and England! Two of my favorite places on earth. I loved visiting both at various points.
Happy Tablescape Thursday...
XO,
Sheila :-)
Yvonne, this is my favorite ever. Yellow is my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteThe tea set is gorgeous, and every aspect of your table setting is perfection.
You are the queen!!!
Awesome! These pictures look like something you could find in a magazine! That tea set is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. Love the yellow/black/white theme you have going. I am going to copy it! :)
ReplyDeleteI can see why you waited to bid on this set...it's beautiful. The lustre finishes are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the little bowl with lemons and mint. What a nice touch!
ReplyDeleteTeapot is such a cute little thing- love the way it is shaped- your camera caught the lustre finish of the tea set very well- so pretty with it being inside the teacup too!! Looks so peaceful outside in your backyard- love that photo showing it. Enjoy your day-heart those monogrammed napkins.
ReplyDeleteYour table setting is stunningly beautiful - the soft creams and yellows with the punch of graphic black. I love it!
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful. The yellow and black combo is fantastic. The lemon-mint-teacup is a great idea. Beautiful! And thanks for all of your lovely comments too, I am glad to have you as a blogger friend, you are such a treasure!!
ReplyDeleteWhy aren't you in Southern Living? You set the most lovely tables, Yvonne, and your photos are just stunning, everything looks just like a magazine (actually, better!)
ReplyDeleteJust a lovely tea setting. I love the yellow and black together! Just so put together! Joni
ReplyDeleteYvonne, I didn't realize that you had grown up in Scotland and England. But, with such a flair for beautiful tables and teas, I should have guessed. My husband went to boarding school in England so tea time is very special to him. Your setting is just beautiful. The luster ware is lovely! Thanks again for a special posting.
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Bonnie
Hi Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteI always save you for last because you have become such a favorite of mine. Your attention to detail is beyond compare. Your linens are exquisite.
Love the lustreware (it is special) and the softness of the yellow with striking contrast of the black. I would love to have tea with you on that lovely porch overlooking that outstanding view.
Enjoy your day.
Maryrose
Yes, I will join you! For tea that is! Another lovely post. And you have inspired me. I'm pulling out my one true tea pot this afternoon (an Old Country Roses china pot my mom brought me from England) and brewing a real pot of tea. I may even make some scones! Oh, I feel so inspired... :)
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteI was just reading your profile. I too have 2 twenty-ish daughters. One has moved out and of course now the second one wants out as well. I wonder if there are blogs about empty-nesters. There are so many mommy blogs but no so many for us experiencing withdrawal pains...groan. BTW, love love love your tablescape. Thanks for sharing.
Anne-Marie
I love your tablesetting. The teaset is gorgeous.. the black and white with the yellow make such a beautiful elegant statement. I would love to be a guest at your table anytime..hugs ~lynne~
ReplyDeleteHow truly lovely.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll stop by my blog. I am hosting a giveaway for a darling French tote.
Yet another fabulous arrangement. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! I love the teapot on the pedestal. Your mix of colors is wonderful! Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDebbie@houseatthelake
Another beauty! One of my favorite color combos - fresh, sophisticated, modern and timeless. I am including your chive vinegar in tickled pink tomorrow....hope that's OK!
ReplyDeleteYvonne~I love the "LUSTER" in your WARES!" How I'd love a tour of your dish pantry.
ReplyDeleteThe combination of the black, yellow and white marry beautifully together.
Sweet wishes,
Sara
Yvonne, you are so very talented. Your eye for detail, well, there just aren't enough words to say just how great you are! So I'll just say, You are great!
ReplyDeleteI found you through Susan's Between Naps on the Porch, and I am so glad I did. I really enjoy coming to your blog and seeing your beautiful ideas.
Mary
From Virginia
BEAUTIFUL! Love the yellow.
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Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteThis is such a happy table! Beautiful as usual. Absolutely LOVE the yellow begonias...will have to look for those.
Thanks for sharing,
Gwen
Lovely lovely lovely!!! I'm new here. Found you through BNOTP and I'm new there too. Really like your blog.
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne, this is a message just for you because I dont know how top send you an email. Have a look to my new post of www.silber-rosen.blogspot.com. I passed you an award.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Johanna
That is some of the most elegant china I've ever seen. I love it! I want it! Beautiful pics also...thanks for a very elegant stop this morning..
ReplyDeleteYvonne, I think I missed this one when you posted it in May so I'm thrilled you linked this to the yellow party. I agree that this china is perfect for anyone who loves yellow, and you can definitely count me in on that one. I'd be thrilled to sit down with you in this lovely outdoor setting to enjoy a cup of tea on this iridescent china. The yellow and black combo is another favorite of mine, and you do it justice with this setting Mixing the plane with the fancy. I think this setting is among my favorites at Stone Gable, but then there is a long list of those too! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are a master! ~ Sarah
This table setting is wonderful. I love the set. The yellow and black is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe title of the post alone would have brought me in - who can resist tea and china? I'd love to sit on that porch and sip tea from that set while looking out over the view - gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tea set. I would have never put those bold black and white graphic linens with it but you did and it looks amazing!
Really a lovely tablescape! I have similar dishes in a kind of pearly pastel and I am going to play with some bold, dark graphic fabrics with them.
Just brilliant.
Thank you for linking.
A+
I so enjoy your tablescapes - this one is delightful! The pretty yellow china with the fresh black and white - so complimentary. I found your blog through my daughter-in-law, Rachel and enjoy it so much. Your pictures and blog continues to amaze me. Thanks! Sandy
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