Christine's Diner, Now Open For Lunch and Dinner

Isn't Susan and Leigh so nice to hosts these 2 events week after week after week? Make sure you visit them at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ and http://lbratina.blogspot.com/.

This tablescape is really thrifty, most of the items I used are free.

Please come eat at Christine's Diner!



See the signs on the window? My daughter, the one who had a baby in Florida last February, and her family outgrew their house so they bought another one. A new house comes with a new decor and she was going to get rid of her vintage signs. I told her I will take them so I packed everything I could in my suitcase, lol. You probably remember seeing them on their wall when I did a tablescape at their house.

I got 4 placemats, the 2 tin signs on the window, the hotdog on a galvanized steel in the centerpiece, a tray that is holding my centerpiece right now and the 4 rectangular pieces that are holding the flatware. I could have gotten more but my 2 suitcases were already 50 lbs each plus my hand carry luggage was packed too. No way was I going to pay for overyweight luggage.

You can have vanilla shake or parfait in those orange glasses, actually plastic.

I bought the coca cola glasses from the $1 store. Yep, you got that right......for a $1 each!

I also got that "Eat Here" sign from my daughter, free of course, which I used as a vase. I used one of our everyday dishes, plates and bowls, which I bought at the dollar store when I still lived in Florida. I really like these dishes, they are heavy and sturdy and I love the colors.

I also used our ugly everyday flatware. Actually, I don't even use this set because I think they are really ugly, lol. But they fit the theme.


These are the placemats, except for the last one which is a tray. I took a picture without the plates to show you. They used to hang on my daughter's kitchen dining wall (not the tray) I forgot to take a pic of the 4th placemat.

Below is the centerpiece that I put together

I used hurricane candles, which I think look old fashioned.

Roses blooming outside the window by the little wall fountain.

I told you, my diner is open at night too.
I bought the tablecloth from the flea market in St. Maarten's French side. You don't see them but it has fish applique scattered all over.

Hope you enjoyed my thrifty vintage tablescape. Thank you so much for coming by.

Thanks to Susan and Leigh for hosting these 2 fun memes!