It’s been an unusually mild Winter here in Iowa this season (I’m not complaining – I’ll take it!) and we just had our first major snowfall this week. Don’t get me wrong – it’s beautiful, and I’m especially glad I work from home so I don’t have to drive in it.
But Winter is not my favorite season, even though I do enjoy creating a Winter tablescape. While last week’s table was all about the cozy, this one embraces the chill with an icy, silver and white color scheme.
I made a subtle change to this after I started taking pictures – so some of them will reflect that change while others won’t. You’ll see what it is, I’m sure. For how, here is our “Winter chill” plate stack:
The salad plate is “Bellemeade” by Minton, made in England but sourced (where else) at my local Goodwill thrift store.
The dinner plate – harder to see! – is vintage Anchor Hocking “Bubble” in icy blue. I remember this pattern from my grandmother’s home: she had just one plate, and she used it at every family dinner I can remember to serve the crescent rolls! To me it will always be “the roll plate,” and it’s so odd to think of it as an actual dinner plate! My set of 4 was also thrifted.
Silver chargers are from Dollar Tree. The shimmery napkins are woven with silver and gold threads. Do you want to know a secret? I hate them! They snag easily and threads get pulled, creating puckers in the surface – especially if napkin rings are involved! And their polyester fabric is just too slippery to be useful as actual napkins. But they do contribute to the shimmery, icy look of a Winter tablescape, so I’ve allowed them to stay. I honestly feel the same way about the silver-threaded tablecloth. Great for looks, but icky to use!
Glassware consists of the sparkly “Dublin” water glass on the left by Godinger (a recent Amazon purchase. You can find them here – this is my affiliate link, which means if you purchase from my link you pay nothing extra but I earn a small commission to help defray blog hosting fees. Thank you for supporting my blog!). It’s paired with a set of four wine glasses recently thrifted with a leaf and snowflake pattern. They are not marked, but are similar to some Libbey patterns I’ve seen.
Flatware is the gorgeous mid-century “Flair” by 1847 Rogers Brothers, which was handed down to me by my grandmother. Also a set we used at family dinners throughout my childhood!
Remember I mentioned something I altered after I started taking photos of my Winter tablescape? If you compare the above photo to the very first photo in this post, you’ll see it – I really felt that the two silvery candlesticks at either end of the centerpiece were missing something. I decided they needed something soft and snowy for texture. I added bits of polyfill for the little tealight bowls to sit on, both on the candlesticks and on the table itself. It really helped soften all those hard surfaces!
Here are a few more views around the table!
And of course a few candlelight shots!
And here is a Pinnable image in case you’d like to re-visit this post for future ideas!
I’ll be sharing my snowy Winter Chill tablescape over at Susan’s blog Between Naps on the Porch. Be sure to click through for the 798th Tablescape Thursday!
Wow! What a great looking tablescape. I love, love, love the icy theme. So pretty. Very nicely done, especially on a budget! Excellent.
Thank you very much! I still am not loving the snow, but if I have to be stuck inside I’m going to play with the dishes! 😀
Lovely table that’s perfect for the season! Though I wish we had your snow, I can do without the extreme temps!
Hi Sandra, thank you for stopping by! I wish I could share some of this snow with you – we’ve had several more inches since these pictures were taken! Like you though, it’s the frigid temperatures I really dislike. The saving grace is we are inching toward Spring!