Magnolias on a Summer Tablescape — Whispers of the Heart

I did a Magnolia tablescape two years ago but it was magnolias with pink roses too. You can see that tablescape here. I have wanted to create a tablescape with just magnolias ever since then. The only element that I used on both tablescapes was this magnolia salad plate. I changed out everything else. My mother was very sentimental about magnolias so I love to do a magnolia tablescape in her memory from time to time. This sage green tablecloth came from Amazon early this year. I love it and it washes and irons beautifully. I went back and bought a few other colors as well. It is called maxmill Jacquard Table Cloth Swirl Design. It has lots of movement to it.

I bought these ironstone magnolia salad plates at our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago. I really miss wandering around that store from time to time. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

I found these white dinner plates at HomeGoods a few years ago. They were made by Fitz and Floyd and the pattern was called Oakdale White. I like the rope design around the rim, it adds a bit of interest to a simple plate design. HomeGoods is a good source for inexpensive white dinner plates in lots of different patterns and styles. Our store usually has a whole aisle of white dishes. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

These chargers were made by Mikasa and the pattern was Color Spectrum, this charger in Hunter Green. I have several different colors of this charger and I really love the size, design and shape. They were discontinued but I bought them all on Ebay a few at a time over several years.

This clear flatware is labeled SR Showroom Italy but it is called Zaffiro flatware. I think I bought it online and on sale at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales several years ago. I have it in a few different colors because I love the simple design and the long length. The handle is actually heavy acrylic. The beauty of having a flatware set with clear handles is the fact that the handle picks up the color of whatever it is sitting on so it matches. It is perfect to use when you don’t have flatware that matches your table setting and you don’t want to use stainless or sterling flatware. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these cotton magnolia flower napkins online two years ago but I can’t remember where. I bought the ceramic sage green napkin rings at Pier 1 a few years ago before our store closed. I am surprised at how often I use them. You can really see the waves and movement in the tablecloth in this photo.

I was having a really difficult time trying to find a white magnolia place card holder when I found these gumpaste magnolia flowers at Caljava online last month. They are on a short stem and I knew I could put them in my small white vase place card holders that I bought on Amazon a few years ago. This one is really pretty.

These sage green acrylic goblets came from our Pier 1 store before it closed a few years ago. I decided to use two of the same goblets because I really liked the way they looked on this table setting with the sage green tablecloth. 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.

When I saw this faux magnolia wreath at HomeGoods a few months ago I knew I had my Magnolia Tablescape centerpiece. It just had the white magnolia flowers on it but I bought a faux magnolia leaf branch at Hobby Lobby today and cut off some leaves to add to it. I bought the large glass hurricane type candle holder many years ago when I started tablescaping probably at Crate and Barrel or Pottery Barn. The green pillar candle came from World Market several years ago.

I love how all the different greens work together on this tablescape!

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Please check out the March 2022 issue of Country Sampler magazine for a photo of one of my Spring tablescapes.

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