Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

When I recently painted the trug blue, I knew I wanted to use it as a centerpiece in the dining room. That meant I needed to change the china on the table.  I put away the gray and pink, and set the table with blue and white American Limoges Bridal Bouquet.   Shown below.  It is a more formal china, and the silver chargers work well with it. Since I knew the trug with dried hydrangeas was going to be the centerpiece,  I kept the tablecloth I made from a drop cloth. I used a runner that repeats the colors of the hydrangeas, blue, green, and rust colored. The formal china and the rustic trug makes for an unusual combination, but it is pleasing to me. Do you use a mixture of textures in your decor?  It creates a unique look.  Maybe you will try it sometimes. Everything shown was either gifted, bought at consignment, or made by me. Sharing here: Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch Anything Blue Friday ...

On Friday, I met a couple of my friends for lunch.  We always have a blast when we get together, and had not done so since I retired a year ago.  Believe me, did we ever talk and laugh!  So much fun.  We went to a local restaurant and had baked potatoes and salads.  The salad bar at the restaurant has about fifty different items on it, and is always so fresh! After a few hours, we all went our separate ways with promises not to wait so long to get together again. I had to go to the grocery store, so I had planned to stop at a couple of new antique/repurpose shops.  At one of the shops called Odds & Ends , I bought a cute little metal sign which I'll show you another day.  I had noticed a huge trug/tote/tool box sitting outside as I entered the store, then stopped and looked at it again on my way out.  It was marked $25.00. But I didn't want to spend that much.  Then I was sitting here last night wondering why on earth I didn't buy it! ...