Thursday, March 18, 2021

Setting the Chinoiserie Table

Ware M. Porter


As a follower of social media, the vast majority of table settings I see use bamboo flatware. I have two sets and use mine all the time. Especially in Florida, my silver flatware seems too serious. But this is an interesting alternative - mixing bamboo and silver for a more formal table setting. I love this idea. The script on the place card made me laugh - at first I thought it spelled "nerd."

 

15 comments:

  1. I love this beautiful table setting with the combo of bamboo and sterling. How fun!

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  2. What a great idea to mix silver with bamboo flatware! I'm so glad I saw this!

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  3. Love to see a formal table set. Can't wait until I can have a dinner party to clean off the dining room table and pull out the silver. I have the same tureen.

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    1. Katie, please tell me the pattern of the tureen. It's beautiful, and is the first thing I noticed.

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    2. This is such a pretty table. What does the place card say? I'm sorry, I can't make it out.

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    3. I believe the tureen is Motthedeh and the place card has the designer's name Ward.

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    4. Yes, it is the Mottahedeh creamware bird tureen.

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  4. So pretty! What is the silver seashell on the left side for?

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  5. It is all so lovely and of course, the peonies and ranunculus elevate everything perfectly! Beautiful!

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    1. And white tulips and roses - in a precious home I had an all white garden.

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  6. That's so pretty. We really shouldn't be waiting for special occasions to set a table nicely. When I was a kid my mom and my grandparents used to set the table really creatively with candles, placemats, cloth napkins almost every night. I don't know why that didn't rub off on me but I think I should give it a try.

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    1. Many people now don't even buy paper napkins but use paper towels - paper napkin sales have fallen dramatically! Growing up we also had a set table every night.

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