On the Fourth Day of Christmas: a too-new vintage tablecloth
Posted: December 29, 2014 Filed under: Holidays, Placesettings, Pyrex & Fire-King, This Old Row House | Tags: Fire King jadeite, jadeite, jadite, McKee, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloths 1 CommentLast night I pulled out a new-to-me Christmas tablecloth and draped it across the dining room table.
I’m tempted to use some goofy eBay description like “perfect except for” or “nearly mint”, but it’s neither perfect or mint. The fabric isn’t crisp so it’s been washed at least once in the past, but boy, the gold areas have so much texture they’re almost crunchy.
On the third day of Christmas: more vintage Christmas tablecloths
Posted: December 27, 2014 Filed under: Holidays, Placesettings, This Old Row House, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: Harmony House Snowflake, Hazel Atlas, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloths 1 CommentThis year our house is full of family so we’re splattering vintage tablecloths with gravy, cranberry sauce (and worse) at every meal. Want to see the fabric casualties? Of course you do! First up, a vividly colored tablecloth festooned (no one ever says this word in real life!) with poinsettias and holly garlands:
The colors are even better in person
On the first day of Christmas: Christmas brunch placesetting
Posted: December 25, 2014 Filed under: Holidays, Placesettings, This Old Row House, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: Christmas, fallani and cohn, federal moonglow, vintage tablecloth 2 CommentsHo ho! Merry Christmas!
Our house will be full of family this holiday season, so we’ve decided to pull out a different vintage tablecloth every day. Last night I set the table for brunch. Only four of us will be sitting down to French toast and Mimosas:
At the moment all is calm, all is very bright! I love the twisted candy cane border on the tablecloth.
Who needs coffee when you’ve got this to wake your eyes? Click for more!
Whoop! It’s our (belated) blog birthday!
Posted: September 26, 2014 Filed under: Placesettings, Recipe, Vintage tablecloths, What we collect | Tags: Banana Pecan cake, birthday, birthday cake, Fire King jadeite, jadeite cake stand, Mosser Glass, vinatge tablecloth, Wilendur tablecloth 10 CommentsOur one year blog birthday just sort of sneaked by us last week while we were at The Vintage Bazaar. Late or not, we must have a cake! And a candle! And jadeite! And a “new” tablecloth!
It’s a tiny birthday, so we’ve got a tiny cake with one bitty candle. And yes, that IS a drip of jadeite paint on my kitchen wall. You would never have seen it if I hadn’t pointed it out. Darn!
We’re not getting fancy. This cake is posing on my kitchen table. I bought the tablecloth at The Vintage Bazaar from Nancy The Linens Lady. (Basically, I want to buy her entire booth.)
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Placesettings: Star-gazing at lunch
Posted: July 28, 2014 Filed under: Home and Garden, Placesettings, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: Home and Garden, Stangl Garden Flower, Stargazer lilies, vintage glass-beaded flowers, vintage tablecloth 4 Comments
Are these gorgeous or what?
I just planted a clump of Stargazer lilies near our front door. A year ago that space was our old driveway, so I had a blank slate for planting, so to speak. A blank plot, I guess.
I love Stargazers because they’re big. And showy. And so fragrant! Just right for near the door.
When I was done watering them in I remembered that I had this big and showy tablecloth to match.
Don’t those look like Stargazers?
It has a creamy yellow center with a white border and bold lily motifs in the corners. No markings on this tablecloth, so I don’t know who made it.
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