Shorebirds on a Summer Tablescape

I decided to do a Shorebirds tablescape for summer last year but I waited until this year to gather it all together. I knew that I wanted a coastal tablecloth of some kind and when I found this Aoyego Seascape tablecloth on Amazon a few months ago, I bought it. I love the combination of sand, surf and sky.

I found these Certified International Shorebird earthenware salad plates at Kohl’s online a few months ago. They were designed by Susan Winget and there are four different shorebird designs in the set including gulls, pelicans, stilts, and sandpipers.

This dinner plate came from Pottery Barn several years ago. It is part of their Cambria stoneware dinnerware and the color is turquoise. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This white charger is one of the first charger sets I bought when I started tablescaping. The pattern is Antique Beaded and I bought them at Williams Sonoma several years ago. I use this charger constantly in my table settings. If you look back through my blog at my tablescapes, you will see it often. A simple white charger is a great first purchase if you want to create more interest on your table settings. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

This flatware set is made by Vietri and the pattern is Aladdin Brilliant. I bought the set at Macy’s online a few years ago. This color is called Aqua. I have bought this pattern over the years in a few other colors as well because I really like it. It goes on sale from time to time. Frosted flatware just really elevates a table setting a bit. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I bought these napkins at our Pier 1 store before it closed several years ago. I love the multi-colored design because I seem to have many different shades of turquoise, teal, and blue dishes and these napkins match many of them. I often use them on my ocean and beach themed tablescapes. I found the gull napkin rings on Ebay a few months ago. I was glad to see them because I figured I wouldn’t be able to find any napkin rings to match the theme of this table. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I found these small gull figures on Amazon last month. I set them on a Oleg Cassini clear glass place card holder. I bought the place card holders at HomeGoods several years ago when I first started tablescaping. They are heavy and solid and I really like the simple design. I often use them as a stand for place card items.

The amber glass goblet on the left came from Pier 1 on sale right before our store closed a few years ago. I love how tall they are. I think the blue goblets came from Pier 1 several years ago.

Hubby found this wood grain pelican at Hobby Lobby a few months ago but the feathers were a blue color and he painted them white for me. It looks much better than it did! I love the web feet!

Seascapes always make me want to take a walk along the ocean.

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