Spring Tablescape in Blue and White

I am really excited this week to join some very talented bloggers in presenting The Scoop’s Spring Tablescape Tour! And my tablescape is one that has been cooking in my brain for quite  some time. If you know me, you know how I love blue and white and have amassed a little collection of double happiness and ginger jars over the years.

Design by Lisa Luby Ryan, featured in Veranda via Holly Mathis Interiors

So you will understand that among my favorite pins is this lovely blue and white tablescape! My heart nearly stopped when I saw it for the first time and I knew, being the big fat copy-cat that I am, that I wanted to create my own version one day. I also knew that I could shop the house for almost everything, but I had one problem…I needed white tulips! So this spring, as soon as they appeared in Michaels (yes…mine are faux), I made sure to have a supply of them for all of my spring decorating! 

You may remember  that I used them to fill Dollar Tree vases wrapped in burlap for my Pottery Barn inspired Easter tablescape …

…and the galvanized sap buckets that I found at the Country Living Fair on my Farmhouse spring porch! White tulips are my new favorite flower for spring!

And now, finally, my favorite way to use my white tulips…filling one of my double happiness jars…

…and spilling over into a Chinese-style pitcher and an octagonal ginger jar! I love the way the blue and white make the green leaves pop!

Then I added some blue and white candlesticks with long, white tapers…

…and sprinkled in some vintage silverplate, like this roll-top butter dish, a Goodwill find from several years ago.

Then I finished it off with a place setting that echoed the colors…blue and white with more vintage silver.

At each place is a beaded plate from Dollar Tree (yes…you read that right), a lotus bowl from Pier 1, which echoes the tulip shape, and a blue and white porcelain dessert plate with a Chinese pattern and silver trim around the rim.  The bowls were another Goodwill find from four years ago (at seven for $4.54!) that I first showed you in my “saladscape” here. The set of six plates…on clearance for only $17…came from Bombay Company many years ago.

The silverware is my mom’s Silver Flutes from Towle, which adds just the right amount of simple elegance!

And finally, at each place is an Irish lead crystal tea glass paired with a wine glass from Goodwill. I find that mixing high end items with thrifting finds allows you to achieve an expensive look without having to spend a lot of money.

Not bad, huh? I think I have done a pretty good job of echoing the spirit of my inspiration tablescape…and without spending a dime on anything other than the tulips!

It’s not a perfect copy, but it has a sort of relaxed elegance (if there is such a thing) that I like.

I am loving the blue and white mixed with little sophisticated pops of silver and the sparkle of the glass! 

However, Miss Kitty, in usual feline fashion, is not impressed. Her suggestion…next time go for black and white! Hmmm…I wonder where she gets that idea! LOL


Be sure to head over to visit these wonderful blogs for more spring tablescape inspiration!

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Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my blue and white spring tablescape! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants!
Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party ,Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday,  Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Inspire Me Monday, Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays, Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday ,The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursdays , No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursdays, French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , Common Ground for Be Inspired on Fridays , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday
See you next time! À la prochaine!

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