A California Dreaming Summer Tablescape

After last week’s Los Angeles tablescape I decided to do another tablescape with a vintage tablecloth, this time a vintage California souvenir tablecloth. Many years ago I collected vintage tablecloths for a few years and this California tablecloth was one of them. I probably bought it on Ebay. Because it is a small size I put it on top of a larger white cotton tablecloth that I have had for a long time.

I love the bright colors on this tablecloth. Some of my other California tablecloths are faded but this one has held more of its bright colors. I love the design and the graphics. It probably dates from before 1947 when the name of Boulder Dam was changed back to Hoover Dam.

I used my Fiesta Scarlet salad plates on this table setting. We use these plates every day. I bought them a few years ago when we remodeled the kitchen and changed it to white with red accents. I think I bought them at Macy’s.

This cobalt blue dinner plate appears to be Fiesta but it is unmarked. I can’t remember where I bought them online. I bought them in the last year or two. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying dinner plates here.

This is a Color Spectrum charger by Mikasa, the color is Sun Yellow. I bought these chargers on Ebay a few at a time as I saw them because I loved the quality and the colors. I have them in several colors now.

I am not sure where I bought this red Ginkgo Le Prix flatware set. I have had the set for several years and I have this pattern now in other colors as well, orange, black, yellow, and a darker moss green. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

I can’t remember where I bought the cotton royal blue napkins, I have had them for several years. Over the years I have shopped for napkins at HomeGoods, Pier 1, and World Market so they probably came from one of those stores. The napkin ring is a California magnet that I found at Amazon online. I attached it temporarily to a red plastic napkin ring that I have had for several years, I can’t remember where I bought them.

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I saw these small plastic palm trees on Amazon a few years ago. I decided to use them as place card holders on this table setting. Palm trees speak California to me. Our neighbor has a few palm trees in their yard.

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Hubby found the red glass goblets on the left at an estate sale three years ago. I think they are hand blown Ruby Red Bubble Glass Goblets made by Artland. It can be difficult to find yellow glass goblets that don’t have a gold tint to them so when I saw these yellow goblets on Etsy three years ago I immediately bought them. I love the color and the size of them. They are similar to the red goblet but the stem is different. I have not been able to identify them. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often, here.

I found the vintage style California post cards that I put on the salad plates on Amazon.

Because I didn’t want to cover up anymore of the tablecloth than I had to on this tablescape, I used a simple centerpiece with a Fiesta blue vase and faux blue, yellow, and red flowers from Michaels.

I love the color combination of blue, red, and yellow.

We are ready for some California sun for sure. We have had early June Gloom mornings for several weeks now.

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