French Country Style Table Setting

French Country Style Table Setting. Create a casual chic tablescape with a mix of patterns, florals and vintage collections in French country shades of blue.

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Design Challenge

Welcome back to another exciting Design Challenge. This month we are getting creative with beautiful summer tablescapes that are begging to entertain. Our host Cindy of County Road 407 is challenging us with a charming inspiration photo from Everyday Living.

Pam’s mix of florals from the tablecloth, to the dishes, and of course the centerpiece, is a true delight. Plus this English garden style tablescape is gorgeous from every angle, and so is the outdoor setting. Here’s what I’m pulling from the photo.

hydrangeas
interesting jar or container
floral dishes
coordinating linens

French Country Style Table Setting

For my spin on the Design Challenge I’m using what I have on hand to create a simple French country style table setting. Which means, I get to pull out some of my favorite vintage pieces. I love collecting blue transferware dishes, buying them one piece at a time. They mostly live on my wall dish rack, so I’m excited to share them in this table setting.

By the way due to extreme summer temperatures the last few weeks, this tablescape is in our casual breakfast room. If it were outside, we would be eating in the pool LOL!

Mixing Linens And Dish Patterns

This tablescape starts with a blue floral blossom block print tablecloth, and natural rattan chargers. There’s just something I adore about a square tablecloth on a round table. Maybe, because it looks spur-of-the-moment, and casual. The same goes for the large blue gingham pattern napkins, which definitely keeps the mood feeling light.

At each table setting, I’m using one of my vintage blue transferware plates or bowls. I also have a couple of butter pat dishes that I recently found online. You may notice that the blue shades vary from dish to dish. No two are the same pattern or color, which adds to the charm of collecting.

Vintage Appeal of French Country Style

Along with the vintage dishes, I’m also using our vintage antler knives. My father-in-law gave these to us more than 40 years ago. I still treasure them, and never put them in the dishwasher. 😉 For stemware, I’m using French style champagne flutes, which I love for their thick chunky glass. More bubbly? Oui, merci!

The floral centerpiece in a vintage jar is a mix of green hydrangeas, pink snap dragons, white bellflowers and stock. I use this jar all the time for arrangements, because it always seems to be the right size. To change up the look, I’m placing the jar on a flat oyster plate. I think the oyster plate looks sort of like a flower, so hey it works for me.

The final touch to the centerpiece is pale blue ribbon from strips of silk fabric. Not vintage, but still adds to the French country style table setting.

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The fun is not over and there are more tablescape ideas to check out below. If you missed my friend Barb of French Ethereal you will want to go back to see her breakfast tablescape in the garden. Also, be sure to say hello to my friend Wendy of WM Design House who is next on our hop sharing a fabulous outdoor tablescape with fresh hydrangeas.

Cheers!