Tropical Christmas Table Settings

Amanda Lindroth

 Although red and green are the most traditional Christmas colors, they do not work in every home, like mine. I much prefer this combination of coral and green. Lots of great ideas to borrow here. Pink bougainvillea is cut from the garden. I have the exact same bougainvillea. Wicker salt and pepper cellars are from her online store, as are the linens and the wicker casserole which she uses here as a centerpiece with lemons and limes. The china is a classic Herend pattern called Fortuna Green.

I purchased her coral woven placemats and I think these would work great with my green chinoiserie wedding china, Wedgwood Chinese Tigers. I chose this china so long ago, and still love it. Do you have a china pattern that you love using for the holidays?

Amanda Lindroth

Wedgwood Chinese Tigers

China Patterns

Alessandra Branca

Yesterday was spent taking three carloads of my china to the new house. I thoroughly cleaned the cabinets and organized all the china. I had already bought over silverware, candles, and pots and pans, so the kitchen is now almost set up. What a great feeling.

I love beautiful china. Interesting that my wedding china is a Chinoiserie pattern, Wedgwood Chinese Tigers. I still adore this pattern. I have service for 8.

Wedgwood Chinese Tigers

I also have a large set of Lenox Morning Blossom. When I was first married, I collected every piece known to man through a china club. Do you remember those?

Lenox Morning Blossom

I am super excited to start using all my fine china again. Using it with Golf Guy has been impossible. (Think 5 year old son with ADHD).

Fine china and silver seem to be such relics of days gone by. I even use cloth napkins at every dinner. Did you know that sales of paper napkins have been down dramatically in recent years? The reason is not the use of cloth napkins - many younger people use paper towels instead of purchasing paper napkins!

At any rate, I find it fascinating that both my china patterns acquired years ago are Chinoiserie patterns, so my love of Chinoiserie goes back to my twenties. I also bought an antique Chinese screen and started collecting antique ginger jars in my twenties. I literally just realized all this writing this post.

Do you use your "fancy" china on a regular basis? Any Chinoiserie patterns?

Setting the Chinoiserie Table

NYBG Orchid Dinner

I am a sucker for a beautifully set table that includes Chinoiserie. It is funny that when I got married I didn't even know the word Chinoiserie but both my china patterns were in fact Chinoiserie! This fabric is Brunschwig & Fils Samarkand edged with Greek key and of course I love the orchids and monkeys.

My china patterns -

Lenox Morning Blossom

Wedgwood Chinese Tigers

Setting the Chinoiserie Table

Beth Connolly Interiors

I will be cooking at home this Thanksgiving, so today I started planning my table. Here are a few vignettes from my dining room. I decided to use these Dransfield and Ross Greek key placemats paired with my wedding china - Wedgwood Chinese Tigers. I will post pictures when I put it all together.

A Chinoiserie Christmas - Day 9

Grant Gibson - Elle Decor

I am not a fan of red and green for Christmas decorating whereas I adore pink and green. I love the idea of combining malachite and hot pink for my dinner table. I would use one of my Chinoiserie china patterns instead of black and white. These are my two formal china patterns from my wedding registry. Either would be beautiful as would a blue and white Chinoiserie china.

Lenox Morning Blossom

Wedgwood Chinese Tigers

My Christmas Dinner Table

Kim Seybert Feather Placemat

I just ordered these fabulous feather placemats from Horchow for the holidays. I think they look like juju hats. I will pair them with my favorite china - my collection of Wedgwood Chinese Tigers. It was my wedding china pattern and I have tons of it and still love it.

Wedgwood Chinese Tigers