Summer tablescaping
Oyster shucking and breakfast parties.
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Summer is the best time for me to host. We’re typical New Yorkers without a dining table (just two chairs at a kitchen island that we also use for prep). We are also less-typical New Yorkers with a backyard, grill, and a picnic table that comfortably seats seven. Lest you get too jealous, we do share the backyard with an insolent mosquito population.
This year, I want to squeeze in a breakfast party and start a weekly backyard movie series. I have a ridiculous birthday party theme for this year, too, which I’ll write about in a few weeks.
So in the spirit of summer hosting, I’m back with dinner party tablescapes.
I recreated a shoppable edit of my Italian-ish backyard birthday party, mostly with secondhand finds.
Italian-ish backyard birthday
La Valle tomato can, $5? — Jadeite cake stand, $74 — Fish carafe, $49 — Ceramiche de Simone candleholder set of 2, $50 (that’s a screaming deal) — Alessi spaghetti ladle, $65 — Blue and white tablecloth, $24 — Sqirl plate, $24 — Chrome dessert cups, $24 — Cabbage bowl, $20
I also dreamed up a few more tablescapes—Southern Gothic, a colorful oyster shucking party, and what I’d imagine a breakfast party might look like in the desert.
Which tablescape are you?
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Southern Gothic dinner party
Silver platter, $84 — East Fork wood bowl, $180 — Cast iron candleholders, $35 — Vintage Avcon wine glasses and decanter, $85 — Silver cake server, $23 — Antique framed photo, $18 — Ro’ Table placemats, $144 — Gourmet Settings flatware, $99
Desert breakfast party
Candlestick holder, $43 — Wood bowl, $79 — Horse dish, $37 — East Fork pitcher, $64 — East Fork enamel plates, $24-28 — Candlestick holder, $14 — Haand mug, $44 — Glass egg cup, $20 — Star napkin rings, $14
Oyster shucking party
L’objet martini glasses set of 4, $241 — Ceramic oyster plate, $180 — Oyster shucker, $46 — Blue drinking glasses, $38 — Alessi fruit holder, $215 — Seashell plate, $45 — Vinegar cruet, $15 — Lucite candleholders set of 4, $94
These tablescapes are so satisfying!! The vinegar cruet is calling my name