Setting the Table - Place Cards

Amanda Lindroth

 

I love using place cards when I entertain. They are so old school and so pretty yet functional too. My favorites are of course chinoiserie and tropical.

Setting the Table

Emily Painter

 This table setting is full of inspiration for setting the chinoiserie, tropical, island, coastal, summer table. Bamboo flatware is a must and crazy cheap. Add wicker accessories and linens in blue and white and perhaps a touch of coral. Mix and match your blue and white chinoiserie china. The flower colors are sensational. My favorite touch is the seashell "place card."

Seashell Place Card Holders

Bunny Williams

 If you look closely at the seashells in this Bunny Williams drawer, they have slits in them because.....they are place card holders.

If you Google seashell place card holders, you will find lots of wedding and party websites selling them for beach weddings and the like. They are very reasonable - these at Party City are under $7 dollars for 6.

Seashell Place Card Holders

I have not ordered these and many websites offer them - this is just an example.

The ones that really intrigued me are the one with the silver slits, so I went down the rabbit hole and ended up with a neighbor - sort of - the business is Philmore USA based down the road in Naples. 

The owner has a fabulous background including John Hardy which forced me to get out my John Hardy jewelry and I wore a favorite piece yesterday.

The silver slots are sterling and he has a fantastic selection of these seashell place card holders. I am trying to choose my eight favorites and am having a difficult time narrowing it down. This is THE most elegant collection of seashell items imaginable and there are several pieces I would like in addition to the place card holders. Here are a few examples from his wonderful shop.

I have mentioned before wanting to add elegant seashell decor to my home and this is it in spades.