Autumn is coming to a close. And colder weather will quickly be upon us here at StoneGable. This is the perfect time to bring out the pumpkins... the velvet pumpkins!
The inspiration for today's table are these posh velvet pumpkins.
The kitchen table is set for a cozy dinner with friends.
The table is set, not with a fussy tablecloth but with two crisp white table runners that act as placemats! I love to use white!
Collecting white table linens and dinnerware affords the perfect foundation for almost any table! Most whites work together and look very upscale and fresh... and food looks fabulous on a white plate! White makes a statement all on it's own!!!!!
This is a very generic table, really. By just replacing the pumpkins and oak leaves with seasonal decor this table could work any time of year!
Snowflakes or white pinecones for winter... Eggs in little nests and white tulips for spring... white flowers in little vases for summer.
Chargers are a great way to add a little pizzazz to each place. They are usually quite reasonable and well worth the money for the great visual impact they deliver! Even a very casual table benefits from a great charger!
Silver embossed charges (Party Perfect, Lancaster Pa) bring a little elegance and glimmer to the white table.
I love to stack dishes for a big WOW factor! Here, I used 3 different white dishes with beautiful edges to dress up each place. How easy is that! Stacking dishes is an effortless way to make a simple table look simply fascinating!
For this intimate dinner party I made posh velvet pumpkins for the center of the table and as take-home gifts for my guests.
You could as easily use real pumpkins. A little ghost pumpkin would be darling for each guest!
Look for an upcoming Posh Velvet Pumpkin Tutorial!
My vintage flea market silverplate works well with this table.
Because a slightly tarnished patina is so popular right now I didn't even polish it! Out of the drawer and right on to the table!
Again, I used white linens! Napkins are simply folded and are slipped through a plain silver napkin ring. A bleached oak leaf is tucked in to add a little fall feel!
Stemmed glassware is my favorite! Don't you love the look of stemmed glassware (Mikasa French Countryside) on a table?
Coffee and tea is served in white Italian Countryside cups and saucers. A small bleached leaf is tucked under the cup! A little thing to do with big impact!
Salt and pepper shakers...
And sugar bowl and creamer (Mikasa) are also a creamy white.
Nothing fussy about this centerpiece! Just lots of pretty candlesticks and velvet pumpkins. This centerpiece, of sorts, was put together in just a couple of minutes.
Real pumpkins would be super simple and work just as well.
Mercury glass candlesticks and votives run down the center of the table. Candlelight can take an ordinary table from ho-hum to oh la la!
Posh velvet pumpkins in white and soft camel tumble down the center of the table and rest on bleached oak leaves. Again, real pumpkins would work nicely too!
Simple, soft and ready for dinner guests. This table could not have been easier to set!
Now all I have to do is enjoy my guests!
THE MENU
StoneGable Waldorf Salad
Click HERE for a printable recipe
Three Cheese Ravioli With Roasted Butternut Squash
Click HERE and look for it on Saturday's menu
Sauteed Spinach In Garlic Oil
Pumpkin Roll With Vanilla Ice Cream
Coffee/Tea
Chardonnay
Your table is just beautiful! I agree about the white dishes, so crisp and clean. I can't wait for the tutorial on the velvet pumpkins...they are precious. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne, love this. It is beyond gorgeous. Your plates are spectacular, and the whole setting is just lovely. what an inspiration you are. I love how elegant your table is with the silver too. Over the top!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Debbie
Gorgeous Yvonne! Your tablescape is so crisp, bright and inviting! Love the silver splashes with all the white and the velvet pumpkins add such soft touch...beautiful as usual!!!
ReplyDeleteThis table is so elegant to me. Simple in color but glorious in texture and pattern. Wonderful job as always. Hugs, Linda
ReplyDeleteIt looks great Yvonne! I'm looking forward to the tutorial on the velvet pumpkins although I would have to borrow a sewing machine.
ReplyDeleteI recently set a table with real pumpkins that I hollowed then filled with flowers for the center piece and the hostess gifts on each plate. Turned out well too.
Ooooh-la-la for sure! Love the posh pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, Love love all the white and soft colors. Now I am off to look at your butternut squash recipe, Yum, that sounds so good to me!! Love your menu, Kathysue
ReplyDeleteOh Yvonne, the white and silver is so pretty and so elegant. Gorgeous tablescape. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteWhat an exquisite tablescape, each detail is beyond gorgeous! Great and wonderful post~
ReplyDeleteYvonne I just pinned your ravioli and butternut squash recipe, I am sooooo making this, YUM!! KS
ReplyDeleteYou can never go wrong with white, can you, Yvonne? Today's tablescape is gorgeous, as always. And I love your velvet pumpkins; I might have to try making some myself!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Pam
Gorgeous table, Yvonne...love all the layering.
ReplyDeleteThis is so elegant. Given the fact that I've fallen in love with velvet pumpkins this year I'm looking forward to your tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAs usual you have put the splendid in Fall! Love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so gorgeous and elegant! Very, very lovely! :)
ReplyDeleteJust simply gorgeous Yvonne!!
ReplyDeleteYvonne~ Everything you do is Ooh La La! I adore your little velvet pumpkins and you elevate your white dishes to an new heights with your stacking & layering! Your menu sounds delicious :)
ReplyDeleteYou sure have the midas touch. Just fabulous, love the all white....so luscious and ethereal....love it!!
ReplyDeleteNobody, but nobody, does a table like you do! I love crisp, clean look of this table. It has that factor and still looks warm and homey! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteWhite and silver makes a nice change from the traditional harvest colors. Your table looks so elegant. Are you hosting?
ReplyDelete- The Tablescaper
Such a unique change for a fall tablescape. It is gorgeous! I love the mercury glass with the white. Your sweet little pumpkins are just beautiful! Looking forward to the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, Once again you satisfied my blogging fix. What an absolutely lovely table! You're such a dear and a blessing to us women that want to make their homes a refuge and a palace at the same time.
ReplyDeleteDarlene@ www.bellarissah.com
Oh to be a guest at your table would be a dream!!! Your tablescape is elegant, yet warm & comforting...love it!!
ReplyDeleteHello Yvonne,
ReplyDeletethe white and silver table with the velvet pumpkins look really winterly and great.
Best greetings, Johanna
Yvonne, your white table is fabulous. I love the run of mercury glass down the center of the table. Your pumpkins add the perfect softness to the table. great plates! Love the sparkle and shine. xoxo marlis
ReplyDeleteI am directing my readers to your blog again. It looks so lovely. God bless.
ReplyDeleteYour table is just beautiful! I love the silver and white.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! Takes my breath away!! I love that china, and the overall details of the tablescape!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
Absolutely stunning, just lovely - and the menu sounds so yummt!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and elegant in its simplicity. You have such a great eye for combining shapes and textures.
ReplyDeletelove the beautiful silver and white...your pumpkins are sooo pretty...love your blog and always have...I visit alot for great recipes and tablescapes and tuts too...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning.
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful. I love the simple elegance of the white theme.
ReplyDeleteThose plates ate too die for. And the pumpkins are absolutely adorable. Well done!
Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteYou have outdone yourself again! Thanks for sharing all of your talents with us. Your blog is always an inspiration. You need to look at my tablescape post. I made a modified version of your pear salad! I know that everyone at Stone Gable will have a wonderful Thanksgivng!
Absolutely beautiful, Yvonne! Love the elegant simplicity of this color scheme but the mercury glass. And your little velvet pumpkins are the perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteStunning, as usual. I can't wait for your felt pumpkin tutorial.
ReplyDeleteYvonne, I am with you, I love white for everyday and for special occasions and I am not in love with orange so these white velvet pumpkins are perfect. I have these on my Pinterest list of to dos. Yours turned out so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteWhite is Wonderful!!! This is just beautiful! With the pumpkins and the mercury glass.....my my what a treat for the eyes!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhite is Wonderful!!! This is just beautiful! With the pumpkins and the mercury glass.....my my what a treat for the eyes!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, this is just stunning, I cannot hardly wait to see what you do each week!
ReplyDeleteThis may be one of my all time favorite tablescapes. I just love the white. Looking forward to the pumpkin tutorial. Now I'm going back to find out how to make that wreath!
ReplyDeleteA very POSH table indeed, Yvonne! The crystal and mercury glass combination is really making me think that Old Man Winter is just around the corner! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Yvonne! Everything looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I've seen the velvet pumpkins before ~ I don't recall EVER seeing them in that stunning white ~ they pack a pretty punch. I think I like them in white best of all.
Very nicely done!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. ~m.
PS I sent you an email regarding the pictures and Cappuccino Squares/Bars recipe the other day. Let me know if you didn't receive it ~ I'll be happy to resend.
A beautiful stunner of a table - I love your idea of "simple" :0)
ReplyDeleteThose velvet pumpkins are so posh - they really add to that elegant tablescape. Thanks for sharing!
I don't get it...the pumpkins look like the stem is real, but I know the bottom isn't real. They're just so cool! I look forward to seeing the tutorial on them!!! Beautiful table, Yvonne! The bleached oak leaves really add something to the whole look, too. Very unique! Gorgeous! Have a beautiful weekend!
ReplyDeleteJust love the white dishes with the mercury glass. I really enjoy all your posts.
ReplyDeleteLove the creamy neutrals, Yvonne. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful textures...gold touches with the mercury glass, I like it! Another gorgeous design. Cherry Kay
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely, Yvonne, very elegant.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving, many blessings to you and your family!
Yvonne, Just wanted to tell you how much I loved this table in white and silver mercury glass. Particularly loved the embossed plates. My husband was looking over my shoulder while I was reading your post and he was saying "Wow". Your post on the shortribs sent me directly to the grocery store and they are cooking right now.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully perfect!!!
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