Mixing Dish Patterns For Tablescape Thursday

For my last Fall tablescape before Thanksgiving, I wanted to try mixing the dish patterns from previous tablescapes. I pulled out the napkins, napkin rings and dishes I got from Pier 1 about a month ago. The dishes were on clearance. I wanted to see how my Country Living salad plates from Kmart would go with these.

I had picked up the runner at Home Goods and liked it because it didn't have a specific motif, but the colors work for Fall. I also used the glasses I got on clearance at Kohl's.

Dinner plate from Pier 1.

Country Living salad plate from Kmart.

They have different flower patterns going on, but because the colors are the same, it worked for me.

Nice to know I can change things up just by mixing the plates around a bit!

Linking up to Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps On The Porch.

My New Dishes Arrived!

I was so happy that my new dishes arrived in time for this week's Tablescape Thursday over at Between Naps On The Porch!! I think they are even prettier in person!




I set the table, even though I am seriously lacking in placemats, napkins or a tablecloth at the moment, but I wanted everyone to see them. I used the amber colored little dishes I picked up at Goodwill on Saturday {$2.99 for the set of 4}.


This is the small bowl that is part of this line ~ perfect for holding a vegetable.

This is the design on the dinner plates that you really couldn't see in my previous post. It's very subtle.



The beautiful salad plate. I love this design!




Here they are together. I like that they are not exactly the same, but work together.



My candles from Kohl's, Chestnut Souffle, on a long, plain platter I bought and put some leaf garland, real little pumpkins and gourds, and my wood acorns make up the centerpiece.



Maybe next week I can pull it together enough to have proper linens and even some utensils!

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Future Tablescape On Order

Thanks to Manuela at the Pleasures of Homemaking, I visited Kmart online today, because I loved her Country Living collection dishes. While I love Manuela's red dishes and accessories, I was more interested in this series of the Country Living collection:

Salad plate

I just fell in love with this pattern and am a fan of the "faded" look. You can't see it on the dinner plate, but there is a nice little pattern on the edge along with the brown band.

Dinner plate

Love the idea of using this bowl for serving vegetables. A platter would be a lovely addition to this collection, too.


Bowl

You wouldn't believe the price ~ $38.00! 4-salad plates; 4-dinner plates; and 1 bowl! I may even be able to interchange this out with the dishes I got on clearance from Pier 1 a month or so ago {although I only purchased 2 table settings of those dishes}.

My Pier 1 plates

What a great buy for someone just starting out on their own or newlyweds' everyday dishes.

Although this isn't a tablescape, I'm hooking this post up with Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch. Can't wait to set my table with these and share them as a real tablescape!

Also hooking up with Frugalicious Friday at Finding Fabulous.

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