Sea Shells on a Summer Tablescape

Sometimes a tablescape idea starts with a tablecloth and that is what happened with this white shell themed tablescape. I found the coastal looking tablecloth at HomeGoods last year and I knew it would work well on a ocean themed table setting. I used these white shell plates on a different tablescape a couple years ago and then on another tablescape in 2019. I have used the large white shell centerpiece bowl on seven different tablescapes over the past few years, it is getting lots of use! The placemats came from Pier 1 a few years ago.

These white shell salad plates were made by Bordallo Pinheiro in Portugal. I bought them several years ago, a few at a time as I saw them on Ebay over a few years. Sometimes you have to be patient to find enough plates to complete a set when you are buying them on the secondary market.

The dinner plate is similar to the salad plate only larger. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

The charger plate completes the plate stack.

I have had this frosted aqua flatware set for a few years. The flatware was made by D & D Inox in Italy. I bought it at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale a few years ago. I have frosted blue, gray, and pink flatware sets in this same pattern also. There are similar frosted patterns available online now in different colors. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I think the napkins came from Pier 1 several years ago, I love the strong turquoise color. I found the white shell napkin rings on Ebay a few years ago. There were four different shell designs in each set. They were marked Knobler Taiwan.

These bone china white scallop shell placecard holders came from Ebay a couple of years ago.

The acrylic turquoise goblet on the left came from Pier 1 several years ago. I really like the height and shape of it and I have it in several different colors. Dollar stores sometimes have this style of plastic goblet for sale during the summer season in bright colors. I found the ocean blue acrylic goblet on the right at HomeGoods last year. 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.

I found this large white shell bowl at HomeGoods several years ago. I filled it with flat marbles from Amazon after I put a small towel in the bottom to take up some of the space. It normally sits empty on a shelf in the family room, I really like it.

I have done 20 ocean themed tablescapes over the past few years. I love the ocean and we live close to it so that’s probably why!

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