I’ve wanted to try a lace overlay tablescape for awhile now – they look very elegant to me, and I’ve come across some beautiful examples recently. But I haven’t been able to find a suitable lace tablecloth while thrifting, so I recently decided to purchase something inexpensive on Amazon just to give the look a try. (You can find the one I purchased here – Partisout Vintage Lace Tablecloth (affiliate link) – it was inexpensive enough that I expected to be disappointed, but I was actually quite pleased with it. More about that in a moment!)
The solid-colored tablecloth was a thrifted find several years ago – it is a beautiful, deep cranberry color with a subtle fruit-and-leaf pattern. For this table I needed something that would complement the red band in the dinner and bread/dessert plates. With the cranberry color being diluted by the overlaid lace, I think it worked really well.
Dinner and bread/dessert plates are Aristocrat by Salem Century (Ebay finds), and the salad plates are thirfted Bancroft by Noritake.
Flatware for this lovely table is silverplated Flair by 1847 Rogers Brothers. I received this lovely set from my grandmother, which she had received as a wedding present.
For glassware, I’ve paired Dublin by Godinger (an Amazon purchase you can find here – Dublin water glasses by Godinger – affiliate link) and vintage thrifted King’s Crown with cranberry rim.
Centerpiece elements were all thrifted and include an antique bone china biscuit jar, vintage silverplate candlesticks, and vintage Henley/Oneida salt and pepper set.
Earlier I mentioned that I really ended up liking the lace overlay tablecloth from Amazon. My expectation was that it was going to look and feel cheap, and that the white would be too bright for the table. I was pleasantly surprised at how soft and delicate it was, and also at how much the bright white was toned down once it was laid over the red cloth.
Here are a few shots in candlelight, which was also quite lovely.
Here are the birdseye view and the put-away shot!
Finally, here’s an image to Pin if you would like to save this post for future ideas!
I’ll be sharing this post for Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps on the Porch, hosted by longtime blogger Susan. Be sure to click through for more tablescape inspiration!
Meanwhile, for even more tablescaping ideas, be sure to check out the Thrifty Tablescapers group over on Facebook, where members share tables created with thrifted and other secondhand finds!
