French Dining with a Little Russian Touch!

Thursday is another favorite play day for me. Why? Because Susan is hosting Tablescape Thursday over at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ Won't you come and join us? Let's play!

I wanted to use the blue and white toile table cloth that we bought from the French side flea market of St. Maarten. Let me show you the ones taken at night first.

And now, the day time pictures.

Salt and pepper shakers I bought from an antique shop in Destin last 4th of July.

Did you notice my Russian czar and queen vodka decanters? I bought them when we went to Russia and I would not allow anyone to drink the vodka. LOL! Can you blame me for wanting to preserve them? I think they are just too beautiful.

I had the white tray sitting in the garage since I bought it from a San Diego trip about 2 years ago. It was like 70% off and I could not resist getting it, thinking that someday, I would use it for something, and that someday finally came.A Russian couple in their horse carriage.

I am using my Bernard Limoges candle lamps again.

These are our everyday flatware. I think they look Frenchy enough. I used 2 kinds of white plate chargers, "Lace" from JC Penneys and another white chargers with a different pattern from either Horchow or Neiman Marcus.

I used a white and flow blue tureen for my centerpiece surrounded by 4 vases with flowers, Limoges candles, the small Russian carriage and a ceramic egg, all gathered in the white wooden tray.

I did not realize that we get a small glimpse of the pool from the formal dining room until I saw this picture.

Toile napkins I found on Ebay. I was so happy to win them and there were 8 of them.

I grouped 3 candle holders, a plain blue and clear glass from Princess House, a blue and white ceramic one I brought from our Florida home and my glass hurricane tealight candle holder.

I won the silver salt cellar from Ebay also. I have 2 of them and the tiny spoons I got from a local antique shop here.

Notice the tassel I added on the tureen lid?

I sure hope you enjoyed this tablescape. It's funny cause I started creating this because I had a set of dishes that I did not know where to put cause I am running out of storage. I emptied the cabinet where these were stored so I can store the other ones and then just started setting the table with these.

Thanks for coming by and thanks, Susan, for hosting another TT!