My friend and design partner, Debbie, is hosting a dinner party for a group of friends that traditionally gathers every year for a Christmas celebration. This year is Debbie’s turn.
She created an exquisite table scape with silver, pinks and greens and a subtle beach theme. Notice the Royal Albert dinner plates, mother of pearl round place mats, mixed with silver plated shells, Pottery Barn linen hemmed stitched napkins and mercury glass votive candles. A Rogers and Goffigon heavy white linen covers the chair seats.
A Niermann Weeks chandelier graces the dining room.
One of Debbie’s many talents is floral arranging. Here she filled turquoise ceramic shells with orchids, hydrangeas, pink calla lilies, bright white mini carnations and fabulous white coral branches.
I was with Debbie when she scored the glittery dried boxwood garland at Home Goods.
She planted little, cypress Christmas trees in mercury glass pots and filled the bases with tiny pearly shells. So pretty! She got the little trees at Roger’s Gardens (see my previous post). Notice the small sea urchin flower vase?
When the dining table was finished, Debbie layered pine garland and sparkly branches on her antique sideboard.
A cute cherub is placed among the over sized glass ornaments.
Debbie and I were room-mates freshman year of college (we had a pretty nicely decorated dorm room!). She continues to amaze me with her eye for detail and graceful elegance.
Best wishes, Mary Ann
Coastalpines says
December 7, 2010 at 6:33 pmFlawless! Really very beautiful ~ thank you for sharing!
mydesignchic says
December 7, 2010 at 8:15 pmSo beautiful…love the color mixture!!
Ragland Hill Social by Gwen Driscoll says
December 8, 2010 at 3:59 amEverything is just beautiful. Happy Holidays!
Nancy says
December 8, 2010 at 5:05 amI am truly in awe of people who have this talent. Absolutely gorgeous – so glad you shared this with us!
Cristin @ Simplified Bee says
December 8, 2010 at 6:03 pmSo fun to think Martha Stewart reads blogs too! Your home is beautifully decorated for the holiday.
Thanks too for reading my blog!
xo,
cristin
kdugie says
December 10, 2010 at 5:17 amLove it!! Great blogging Mary Ann!
timbuck2mom says
January 13, 2011 at 4:42 pmYour friend has it all together! Lovely and the floral arrangement is gorgeous. I really like the dinner plates, too.
Elisabeth @ Treasuring the Moments.net
Donnie says
January 13, 2011 at 9:30 pmDebbie did such a beautiful job. Love all the photos.
Entertaining Women says
January 14, 2011 at 6:19 amThank you for sharing Debbie's lovely tablescape. She has a wonderful eye for appealing design. Cherry Kay
Debbie says
January 15, 2011 at 3:12 pmOh what a stunning table. She's definitely gifted! It is taking a long time to visit all the other tables this week. I'm glad I "stuck it out" to the end. Thanks for sharing. It's beautiful.
SHERRY HART says
January 17, 2011 at 11:59 pmOK…there is a lot of talent in these pictures 🙂