What’s on My Table: Game Night

Sometimes the table design comes first and sometimes – the menu. The chicken / egg question. In this case, I started with the feeling I wanted to create: Fun, fun, fun!

I knew I wanted bright colors and playful flowers, nothing too dressy or even sophisticated. I started out rummaging around in my butler’s pantry (a.k.a. my garage) and found the multicolored ramekins I bought on sale at World Market. I knew I’d find a use for them!

That set the color palette. From there, it was easy to coordinate the deep orange dishes and bright orange napkins.

I pulled out a vintage white linen cloth with a green trim, for the table. When I first set the table, the white was too serious, so I added deep wine colored liner runners.

The vintage Majolica Centerpiece was perfect. I filled it with gorgeous rainier cherries. I wondered if anyone would get the subtle reference to the “Life is just a bowl of cherries, don’t take it serious.”

Of course, my friends are so smart: Someone got it immediately!

I pulled out a vintage white linen cloth with a green trim, for the table. When I first set the table, the white was too serious, so I added deep wine colored liner runners.