Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

I didn't have any dishes that I would call Fall dishes.  Didn't!  Now I do!!  To set the table, I started out with these gold chargers that I've had a few years. Next I added the dinner plate.  Love the Fall colors, and what better to celebrate harvest, than the fruits on the plate. Next, the napkin, and the bowl. (using as a salad bowl)  I've had these napkins a few years too.  I think I bought them at Ross or Marshalls. Then came the stainless I scored for $10.00 at a consignment sale.  I got over 40 pieces for that price!! I kept the centerpiece I had already placed on the table, and used my tablecloth made from a drop cloth. A few leaves were scattered across the table. Here is a long shot of the dining table. Price:  $12.00!!  Bought 6 bowls and 6 plates at $1.00 each at the Dollar Tree!  Now I have Fall dishes, and it didn't break the bank!   Sharing with: Ho...

Do you remember the beautiful Festive Holly (Nikko/Japan) dinnerware I bought last year at the consignment sale I helped my daughter with?  I researched on Replacements.com, and they would have cost $419.50 if I'd bought them a piece at the time (doesn't include shipping).  I got all this for $19.50!!  Probably my best bargain EVAH!!  Not even a single chip! Last year, I used gold chargers.  This year I'm using silver.  They are the only new item on this table, and were 98 cents each at Wal Mart. I could hardly wait to get them out again this year. Aren't they pretty?? This table cloth was bought at the same consignment sale for $4 - $5.  I just draped it over the drop cloth table cloth on the table, since it's only 52" x 70". A perfect cloth with the dishes, don't you think? This pedestal was a KMart find a number of years ago for $5.00.  The green bowl was purchased at a consignment shop near our SW Georgia home.  The...