Cardinals on a Winter Tablescape

I started thinking about this Red Cardinals tablescape a couple of years ago and it took a while to find everything that I needed. I started by looking for a Red Cardinal centerpiece and a Red Cardinal salad plate. I didn’t find either of those elements until last year. I was planning on a solid color tablecloth that I already had until I found this Red Cardinal tablecloth on Amazon last year. Developing themes for January tablescapes can be challenging sometimes and I am pleased with this Winter theme tablescape.

Lenox Winter Greetings Cardinal Plate

I was Googling red cardinal salad plate and I didn’t like any of the plates I found until these popped up on Wayfair a few years ago. They are actually appetizer plates and I added another plate to the plate stack so the sizes would look better stacked together. These plates were made by Lenox and they are called Winter Greetings, Cardinal Party Plates.

Fiesta Scarlet Salad Plate

I used our everyday dishes on this tablescape. This is a Fiesta Scarlet Salad Plate. I love the bright red color of these plates. We bought them at Macy’s when we remodeled our kitchen a few years ago. The kitchen is white with red accents. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying salad plates here.

Fiesta Scarlet Dinner Plate

This is the Fiesta Scarlet dinner plate. We use them every day. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

Mikasa Color Spectrum Hunter Green Charger

I love these chargers, I have them in several colors. I bought them several years ago a few at a time as I found them on Ebay. They were made by Mikasa and the pattern was called Color Spectrum, the color is Hunter Green. They have been discontinued but I really love the size, design and shape.

D & D Inox Roma Red Flatware

This red flatware set is made by D & D Inox in Italy and the pattern is called Roma. I bought them at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdales during a major sale several years ago. There are similar patterns available online now. I really like the marbleized design on the handles. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

These metal red cardinal napkin rings came from Country Village Shoppe online a few years ago. They were a dark red but Hubby painted them a brighter red for me. The polyester white napkins came from Tablecloths Factory online last year. I discovered that I have several different white napkin sets but no simple white polyester napkins so I bought these.

I knew I probably couldn’t find red cardinal place card holders so I started looking for small red cardinals that I could use instead. I found these wood red cardinals at Hobby Lobby last year. They were ornaments and they had a flat bottom so they could stand alone. I removed the ornament hook.

Waterford Marquis Brookside Red Goblets

I used my red Waterford Marquis Brookside goblets on this tablescape only this time I added the matching red iced teas too. I really love this glassware. It is well made, heavy, and a true red color. I bought the goblets at HomeGoods several years ago and I liked them so much that I slowly added the matching iced teas to my collection as I found them. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the goblet colors that I use the most often here.

I really love the way this centerpiece turned out. I found the resin red cardinal at Hobby Lobby last year but it looked too plain on the table by itself so I cut down a wreath I had, made the circle smaller, and added it around the cardinal. The red berries match the red berries on the tablecloth.

I bought these red cardinal salt and pepper sets at Hobby Lobby last year.

It took awhile to find everything for this tablescape but I really like how it turned out.

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