Tablescape Thursday -- Black, White and Color

It's been so hot here this week. Yesterday it was in the high 80's and today the thermometer on our barn reached 91 degrees! This is May it's not supposed to be this hot yet! We just had 2 frost warnings earlier in the week and now we're up to 91 degrees!

Because of the heat I was going to do a cool, serene black and white table setting but then decided to throw a little color in too. I love black and white tablescapes but it really is not me. I just am too much of a bright-colored pottery person.

I started out with a wooden placemat and the black and white dinner plates. Then added the red and white Hawaiian print napkins and blue bubble glasses. Then I remembered my Monkey Banana Pitcher so added it as well. Tuesday I made Mango Bread and set it up on my new Pig Cutting Board. Then I added my freshly baked, albeit a bit lumpy, bagels. It was so hot my bagels rose too quickly and they were HUGE. Although they look odd, they were delicious! Click here if you would like to see how the bagels are supposed to look.

If you look through the sliding glass doors you can see Archie waiting patiently and drooling down the glass.





I bought the black and white plates in the clearance aisle at Homegoods for $1.99. The salad plates I bought recently at TJMaxx, not on sale but still only $1.99. Each salad plate was a slightly different design but exactly the same colors. I lined up all the plates and picked out my favorites.









The Pig Cutting Board is bamboo and it was $6.99 at TJMaxx. It is just the right size for serving, not too big, not too small. I love it!

The Fresh Mango Bread was our recipe this week for Tuesdays with Dorie.







This is one of my more decorative pitchers. I've had it for a long time now, at least 15 yrs. I'm pretty sure I picked it up at TJMaxx and I remember paying more then the usual $10 that I pay for most of my pitchers. But I loved the monkey so in the cart it went!





The last thing on my table is a crystal butter dish that my Mom picked up at a Resale Shop in Columbus, OH for $3. Although I have many butter dishes, this one is my favorite. I just love the little bird on top.





Tablescape Thursday is a weekly event hosted by Susan of Between Naps on the Porch. Please visit Susan's site and see all the wonderful tablescapes set out especially for you.


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