Uncle Sam's Tablescape

I rediscovered this tablecloth buried in a stack of vintage tablecloths. I remembered that I had it but I thought it was a smaller one. It is not vintage but I have had it for several years. I love the bunting design around the edges. I can’t remember where I bought it but it might have been Ebay.

I like the contrast between the dark background on the tablecloth and the white stars.

This salad plate is enamelware and it was made by Golden Rabbit. Can’t remember where I bought it but I have had it for several years. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

These white salad plates were made by Paola Navone. I think I bought them on sale at Crate and Barrel several years ago. They are heavy and the edge design goes well as an accent plate under many of my smaller plates.

I bought these plates online a few years ago at Ballard Designs, I think they are called Southern Living. They are about 11 1/2” in diameter, a good size to either be a dinner plate or a charger.

I bought the frosted white flatware on sale online at Wayfair a few years ago, it is made by Cambridge. It is 18/0 so the fork tines are a bit sharper than I would like but I really liked the frosted color. Wayfair has really good sales on flatware sometimes. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

Using my red Waterford Marquis goblets here. I think if I were starting a tablescaping hobby, a set of red goblets would be one of my first purchases. They can be used several times a year. I bought these goblets years ago at HomeGoods. I bought a set because I love the fact that they are a bit taller than my other red goblets and the design goes with everything. The cobalt blue goblet is actually plastic, I bought them at Pier 1 several years ago. Many tablescapers buy these plastic goblets in many different colors at the Dollar Store. I sometimes buy tablescape items in sets of 12 and I never seem to be at Dollar Tree when they have that many in stock of any one color. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets (including the colors I use the most) for your tablescaping collection here.

The napkins came from Sur la Table several years ago. When I bought the napkin rings they were brown but Hubby painted them white for me because I knew I would use them more often if they were white. I can’t remember where I bought them. The red place mat came from Pier 1.

I used these metal star place card holders on my Stars and Stripes tablescape also. Can’t remember where I bought them, I have had them for years. The set came with three navy, three red, three turquoise, and three white in the set.

My Uncle Sam pitcher takes center stage this week as the centerpiece. He is standing on a Rhodes drinks dispenser stand from Pottery Barn that I bought on sale several years ago. I use it often to elevate whatever I am using as a centerpiece. It is just the right height, not too short and not too tall. The stand is resting on three plastic trays I bought on sale online at Sur la Table a few years ago. They match the napkins I am using here, I must have bought them all at the same time. I collected Uncle Sams for a while when the family room was decorated with red, white, and blue and I bought this Uncle Sam pitcher several years ago, I can’t remember where. It was made by Department 56. I have always loved pitchers, I think because with a large family we always had one on the table while I was growing up. My mother never allowed a milk carton on the table! My four brothers tried to sneak one on a few times but it never worked. Then they would sometimes put it on the floor next to their chair! I love this pitcher, it is one of my favorites.

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