| RISE AND SHINE. I am bringing in more and more deep blue into my home lately so I picked up some blue and white fabric for a new table cloth at Hobby Lobby this past weekend. I wanted a more modern looking pattern to update the cobalt blue pieces I have since I first married 16 years ago. While at Hobby Lobby, I found these orange and white quatrefoil design plates on sale. They are plastic and I thought they'd be fun for summer and outdoor parties. I also thought they'd be fun on a breakfast table with my Mexican made cobalt blue rimmed glasses. Above, you can see I also added orange and blue rick rack ribbons for some extra table top color. I am thinking of using this modern blue and white fabric for place mats and using the rick rack for trim. Place mats can be fun and easy for casual meals, imo. Also, I admit I still feel like I want something for under the orange plates, but I didn't have anything solid navy blue and square or white and square to use. Because the geometric shapes are a big part of the appeal for me in this setting, I don't want to use round place mats, plates or chargers. I think it would make it seem less modern. I may make some square navy place mats since I plan on using this setting for awhile. I may google around for some solid color DIY place mat ideas. Whatever I do, I will do a follow up post. |
