Summer Tablescape: Stars, Stripes, Checks and Plaids Forever!

 Welcome to Panoply! I've been looking forward to setting another tablescape, and this time it's a great Americana-themed one: Stars, Stripes, Checks and Plaids Forever!

I am hosting a summertime tablescape blog hop today, and further in this post you will find links with ideas from 16 additional stylists, ranging in themes from Americana to garden to water and the skies in a variety of summertime tables.

This tablescape started with an estate sale last year, whereby I bought two of the three Staffordshire dinner plates used. In the photo below, they are the top L and bottom R plates. The top R plate was purchased this year at an estate sale, and the bottom L plate (Wedgwood) was bought on eBay to complete a so-called set of four. 

As stamped on the backside, the Staffordshire dinner plates are  marked as follows (clockwise from top R): 1) Molly Pitcher at Battle of Monmouth June 28th 1778;  2) Charleston, West Virginia, Imported Exclusively for Coffey's, Inc.; 3) Niagara Falls. The 4th plate, Wedgwood, reads: The South Platform Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, New York, Built by the French 1755-1758.

I am not a huge fan of red, but using the blue & white more than the red, it struck a balance I liked. With the subtle hints of red in the seersucker plaid tablecloth, grocery flowers, flags (of course!), and smaller decor items, this worked for me. The Royal Check rattan tray in the center of the table even had a red tone to the finish on the wicker. The Blenko small water bottles are used as my vases, and the goblets in blue complement them.

The plate stack of Royal Check charger, Staffordshire dinner, and Queen's ware salads lend lots of pattern play. The wave in the tablecloth is not your eyes, it was an unpressed fold. 😵‍💫 Downy's wrinkle release took care of that (thanks, Mary!).

I took a trick out of my my blog friend Mary's playbook and turned an ordinary metal napkin ring into one that was elevated and more suitable for this tablescape. Star magnets for the win! 

These star magnets are a great little addition to the napkin ring. In fact, these magnets are so strong, the napkin rings practically jumped to the magnets! I arranged a couple in horizontal lines, and a couple in triangles. The estate sale flatware was a great mid-century find. Seersucker napkins scream summer to me, and the navy placemats ground the plate stack. 

Here's a funny thing that happened, which ended up being a decor item on the table. See the red, white and blue M&M peanuts on the left end of the overhead shot of the table pictured below?

Well, Mr. P. loves M&M peanuts, and buys them at Sam's in the 62 oz containers. In early May, his restock trip offered the red, white and blue holiday M&Ms. Mr. P. does not like the holiday theme colored M&M peanuts, whether it's Easter, Patriotic, Christmas....anything other than the standard. The standard colored containers were not available at all, so he begrudgingly bought the RWB ones.

A trip back to Sam's about two weeks later, and the standard colors were restocked. Mr. P. bought two containers, and asked if I would eat the RWB ones. So they became edible decor which, yes, I grab a few almost every time I pass them. 

I hope you find some inspiration in my table today, even if it's in buying themed colored M&Ms. I like to keep track of my table elements used. Listing them with my tablescapes helps my memory. If you're inspired by anything used today, maybe the list will help you too. I have no sponsorships of any items.

Summer Tablescape: Stars, Stripes, Checks and Plaids Forever! Source List

Tablecloth (Nautica) Salad Plates (Queen's) - HomeGoods

Dinner Plates (Staffordshire), Flatware (Carnival Stainless) - Estate Finds, eBay

Placemats, Napkins, Napkin Rings - Amazon

Star Magnets - Etsy (Be Transformed Studio)

Chargers, Salt & Pepper, Wicker/Enamel Tray, Star Plate (Royal Check) - MacKenzie- Childs

Mini blue Vase (Jardins du Monde) - Juliska

Cobalt Glass Vases (384 Water Bottle) - Blenko Glass Company

Stemware - Wayfair

Uncle Sam - Gift Shop, Myrtle Beach SC

Below is the list of bloggers participating in today's summer tablescape blog hop, with direct links to each of their posts. Let yourself be entertained and inspired to create a table of your own with what they share!

Panoply - Summer Tablescape: Stars, Stripes, Checks and Plaids Forever!

Home is Where the Boat Is - Lakeside Table with Thistle and Bees

Hyacinths for the Soul - Marching Into Summer

Everyday Living - A Garden Table to Welcome Summer

Pandora's Box - A Berry Good Brunch

Celebrating Everyday Life - Poolside Patriotic Party

Life and Linda - Adventure in the Skies

The Cat's Whizkerz - Come Sail Away

My Thrift Store Addiction - Heavenly Honeysuckle Picnic in the Garden

The Little Yellow Corner Store - What is Growing in the Garden Tablescape

Belle Bleu Interiors - A Quiet Summer's Afternoon

Dinner at Eight - Summertime Blues on a Carefree Table

Thrifting Wonderland - Summertime...Living is Easy

Olla-Podrida - A Patriotic Tablescape

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Summer With a Cherry on Top

Mantel and Table - A Beautiful Red Table Setting - Roses Make It Easy

The Bookish Dilettante - Americana Tablescape for Summer

Thank you so much for joining me at the table today. Tablescaping is one of my favorite ways of mixing patterns in fun finds, whether new or vintage, and sharing them in ways that can be enjoyed by just me or in a gathering with friends and family. I hope your summer is filled with lots of fun times, whether it's on your own or with family and friends.

Feel free to leave your comments or questions. I try to answer each one, and if you find it displays as anonymous, just leave another comment and let me know who you are. Cheers to summer fun!

Rita C. at Panoply

A special thank you to Julie from My Wee Abode Turn About Tuesday #308 Hello Summer, Karin from Karin's Kottage Link Party Patriotic DIY Table Ideas and Summer Inspiration, Barb from French Ethereal Share Your Style #457 , and Suzanne from Pieced Pastimes Saturday Sparks Link Party #673 for featuring this post!

Parties I Share With: Pieced Pastimes, Love Your Creativity, BNOTP , My Wee Abode, French Ethereal SYS,  Karins Kottage, Follow the Yellow Brick Home, County Road 407 Farmhouse Friday