Spode, Pimpernel, Portmeirion, and The Red Ladder



Sometimes a girl just needs to go shopping. I had some Pimpernel place mats with a Spode design and some Portmeirion bowls at my shop. So I took them home, along with some Turquoise tapers. Then I sauntered down to my  favorite shop, The Red Ladder, and bought my center piece and two yards of maize silk ribbon. My son is flying in from Brooklyn NY so I needed to set a harvest table for dinner. Caesar salad and fillet Mignon. Blueberry something for desert.



Great Nautical Bed

Sarah made the bed so it must be Monday.

She's my Sunday decorator. I never know what to expect when I walk in Monday morning.

Sarah Has Become Quite Talented In The Art Of Prop Arranging!

It's harvest time in the Leelanau Peninsula and Sarah set the table to reflect the season.

Sarah is becoming very good at displaying Nautical vignettes.

We only have Sarah until August 24th. The more she plays display the better she becomes. We will miss her when she goes back to school. Wait until you see her nautical bed in the next blog!

Nautical Signal Flags



I had to, quick, take a picture of my nautical signal flags while I still had them all! Sold 3 flags an hour later:-)



Sarah Sets The Table



It's not easy envisioning a table scape.



Sarah is nineteen years old with one year of art college under her belt. I have never met a nineteen year old that could set a pretty table.

She had to use what is available in the store at this time. Ops, no harvest gold napkins! But she did find log cabin place mats from McCee KY and a pair of "Stinkers" by Money's Folk Art.

Emma Bridgewater Black Toast stoneware and antique brass candlesticks on the black oriental fabric looks very good.

Keep up the good work Sarah!