Summer Garden Party Tablescape

Hello, readers. Today I'm inviting you to step into a virtual garden party tablescape - being held inside where it's nice and cool - to celebrate spring segueing into summer. 

Spring blooms in my new garden gave me the inspiration for how I decided to create my tablescape. You can see that post from my new home's first spring here.  

Although my florals on the table come from my faux collection, several of these blooms were in my garden too, including lilacs, bearded iris and tulips.

The dish elements I used were pooled from both vintage and newer items, with bursts of colors combined, intended to complement the table florals.. The charger pair lend an oriental vibe, and provide the basis for the Dorothy Draper Greenbrier dinner plate with classic rhododendron pattern. The rhododendron is our West Virginia state flower, and they are currently blooming throughout the state. The blue and white chinoiserie salad tops the plate stack. 

Once the plate stack was assembled, accessories added included the gold topiary napkin ring on the white napkin with playfully preppy pink border. 

White handled flatware was chosen for grounding the place settings. Glassware with a hint of both blue and purple tints meld the colors seen in the garden and their side-by-side placement on the color wheel.

Vintage, white Battenburg lace placemats became the tabletop runners, reminding me of such garden flowers as alyssum ground cover or sweet autumn clematis vines. 

The place settings became an integral part of the garden party table. 

Customary to my style, I like to set my dining table and let it become part of my seasonal decor. This table setting works well with my vintage painting I still have on the wall in my dining room. Since we typically eat casually in the great room when it's just the two of us, this remains set until used or changed for my next decor mood. 

This tablescape today is among nearly two dozen bloggers who I've organized into one style showcase of summer tablescapes. You will find all the links to those participating beneath the photo below. 

Pour yourself a nice iced tea or other favorite summer beverage and be prepared to be wowed by all the variety and talent of the bloggers participating in this summer tablescape blog hop!

Pandora's Box - Stars, Stripes, and Checks - A Summer Tablescape

Bluesky at Home - Easy Summer Outdoor Table Ideas

Life and Linda - A Taste of the Tropics

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Yellow and Blue Alfresco Setting

Everyday Living - Celebrate Summer With The Red, White and Blue

Panoply (you are here!) - Summer Garden Party Tablescape

Hyacinths for the Soul - Tis the Season of Patriotic Tablescapes

Home is Where the Boat Is - Anchors Aweigh on the Pontoon

Debbee's Buzz - Botanic Garden Floral & Butterfly Summer Table

My Hubbard Home - Easy Alfresco Dining Table | Tips for Summer

Me and My Captain - Camping, Fishing And Summertime Fun

Thrifting Wonderland - Butterfly Garden Table Setting

My Thrift Store Addiction - Honeysuckle and Hydrangeas Summer Tablescape

The Little Yellow Corner Store - Sweet Old Summertime

Red Cottage Chronicles - Dining Al Fresco - A Summer Tablescape

Celebrate and Decorate - Inspiration for Designing a Bright and Cheery a Summer Citrus Tablescape

From My Carolina Home - Summer Sunshine Tablescape and Hop

Living With Thanksgiving - Summer Celebrations

Zucchini Sisters - Red and White Tablescape in the Park

The Bookish Dilettante - Beach Reading Tablescape

The Painted Apron - Let's Go Fishing

Belle Bleu Interiors - A Summertime Luncheon in the Garden

Dinner at Eight - Summertime Blossoms on the Table

 I always try to include my source list for my tables, mostly for my own memory, but also in case you find something in particular you want to track down. I am not affiliated with any of these sources.

Summer Garden Party Tablescape

White Battenburg placemats as runners - vintage (estate sale)

Charger plates (two sets), napkins, and napkin rings - Jaye's Studio

Dinner plates - vintage Greenbrier (Dorothy Draper's Rhododendron) (collected)

Salad plates - Calamityware "Now What?"

Blue & white chinoiserie bud vases - vintage (estate sale)

Center blue & white ginger jar - Afloral

Faux florals - years old, local shop

Glassware (Blue bubble) - Pier 1

Flatware (Sophia) - Horchow

Thank you so much for your visit today! I love reading your comments. Where do you find your tabletop inspiration? As you can tell from even just the titles of the stylists here today, summer fun leads to a whole of inspiration. Go find yours!

Rita C. at Panoply

A special thank you to Bev from The Eclectic Red Barn's Thursday Favorite Things and Katherine's Corner Thursday Favorite Things party for featuring this post!

Parties I Share With: Pieced Pastimes, Love Your Creativity, BNOTP, All About Home Common Ground, All About Home Follow the Yellow Brick Home, A Stroll Thru Life, My Wee Abode, My Family Thyme, Zucchini Sisters, French Ethereal SYS, Happiness is Homemade, Traffic Jam Weekend, Katherine's Corner TFT, Eclectic Red Barn TFT, Follow the Yellow Brick Home TFT, Grace at Home, My Thrift Store Addiction, Our Hopeful Home, Karin's Kottage, County Road 407 Farmhouse Friday