Colorful Table Setting

<div align="center">I had a long day yesterday, finishing up a photo shoot of a  project at about 6:30 p.m.  I was exhausted and it was such a pleasure to go to dinner at my friend Terri's house after all that.  She and her husband love to entertain and they do so often with lots of flair.  </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBbNmQjQfeM_vkblzOiUhMxa6_jq-2N9nepaJdQLZnqWm4DmRIQ6SIqYpPlJb2-jP0af5ATCOZv7jZu6o5cqOnmzQPXcyVLav7e29oZUA-TZoVaI7nnd8rvHXkyL4pH0oIrijSI1JVlhr/s1600/Terri's+dinner+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBbNmQjQfeM_vkblzOiUhMxa6_jq-2N9nepaJdQLZnqWm4DmRIQ6SIqYpPlJb2-jP0af5ATCOZv7jZu6o5cqOnmzQPXcyVLav7e29oZUA-TZoVaI7nnd8rvHXkyL4pH0oIrijSI1JVlhr/s640/Terri's+dinner+014.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Terri loves color and has some wonderful collections of  pottery and glass.  Her table settings are always beautiful.  I love those big salad bowls.  Here was the salad with gorgeous roasted vegetables that we had in these bowls.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB99eLt2tm6coYX8OWODAyPQ20jYzxkkRYTeUHpPA-fSG15-bI5yR4kfuwgagCp3XSm36jmP9jZAiXVAAwsCa18aPHm89rDTmE5NAagGkungh9KsYcGNZeJy7qTB3TgrxLN496a0vnd-i/s1600/Terri's+dinner+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB99eLt2tm6coYX8OWODAyPQ20jYzxkkRYTeUHpPA-fSG15-bI5yR4kfuwgagCp3XSm36jmP9jZAiXVAAwsCa18aPHm89rDTmE5NAagGkungh9KsYcGNZeJy7qTB3TgrxLN496a0vnd-i/s640/Terri's+dinner+018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">She has lived overseas, traveled a lot, and loves to bring back things for her table and kitchen when she travels.  The Greek tablecloth was one of those finds.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nvTUPH2uIXjX11cmY460DfC_4YRJpaaGJBl3pe9GHv6pWlK0YxzkOd6dLpnQ0bCVmHU9dyxOP5vWK8wjKBNQsqeFrC_gTpEb-i_iOtMvQzViIHDR8UMiiJT8AH_1x3ow8ygXn24BgXX8/s1600/Terri's+dinner+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nvTUPH2uIXjX11cmY460DfC_4YRJpaaGJBl3pe9GHv6pWlK0YxzkOd6dLpnQ0bCVmHU9dyxOP5vWK8wjKBNQsqeFrC_gTpEb-i_iOtMvQzViIHDR8UMiiJT8AH_1x3ow8ygXn24BgXX8/s400/Terri's+dinner+013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's not afraid to mix patterns and colors.  It creates such a festive vibe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4U4rCe0QpYKCiM8PmK521AL0fTkjXp9qzCbCG395Msa0KqYTSzp7z4DqS9xrF9zBIgrqaqUMlXWSpoFrhqYuStLhdExuB6z4OAb8_lULH1jvv2Rzl89KB0oR6TPvC2qPx-YqJpLfCJZn/s1600/Terri's+dinner+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4U4rCe0QpYKCiM8PmK521AL0fTkjXp9qzCbCG395Msa0KqYTSzp7z4DqS9xrF9zBIgrqaqUMlXWSpoFrhqYuStLhdExuB6z4OAb8_lULH1jvv2Rzl89KB0oR6TPvC2qPx-YqJpLfCJZn/s400/Terri's+dinner+010.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQrqBHqqEPwn_MCbt2qCE_Ye-TYkljxxODIE8wModte79dV3ftUx8ySHBujgHj0YThPJJEut1zsw64bF8rF1DDl9YEc5OVpGtG1IWWgllymkU5oWOZcn7QG3RZwLD3qUTMhYUfKWPNFFV/s1600/Terri's+dinner+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQrqBHqqEPwn_MCbt2qCE_Ye-TYkljxxODIE8wModte79dV3ftUx8ySHBujgHj0YThPJJEut1zsw64bF8rF1DDl9YEc5OVpGtG1IWWgllymkU5oWOZcn7QG3RZwLD3qUTMhYUfKWPNFFV/s640/Terri's+dinner+009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just when I think I have a lot of dishes, I come to Terri's and see something new and beautiful and want to add more to my stash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GkqC6u1-JtBClTT7gKav4bWghiaN5u-MtEIqeIvCpoTPbZN5GuaGboYcvpc-Iod2O_iCHB1Ru2VoODlWQKIXjDCe8uUPmlPzxAuwlLPvGEn12qFyIgHYt37Y7hZYMZ9Kte3MsxZAapZn/s1600/Terri's+dinner+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GkqC6u1-JtBClTT7gKav4bWghiaN5u-MtEIqeIvCpoTPbZN5GuaGboYcvpc-Iod2O_iCHB1Ru2VoODlWQKIXjDCe8uUPmlPzxAuwlLPvGEn12qFyIgHYt37Y7hZYMZ9Kte3MsxZAapZn/s640/Terri's+dinner+012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Delicious cheeses and butter in her little dishes from Italy.  The spoons are from Norway.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xISbhhTWcWfUJegaTdMUVP2WwKf8mYWR55FRRqlyCFCaBU4idOX6jDx32-UajXxQmU9s5CGKEZEVLbqA1p5z-WSiUbbWNPLBKZZ2mqEXUFN64tuGirBlHr-o3yyPHs7F-fgJNIDizOnc/s1600/Terri's+dinner+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xISbhhTWcWfUJegaTdMUVP2WwKf8mYWR55FRRqlyCFCaBU4idOX6jDx32-UajXxQmU9s5CGKEZEVLbqA1p5z-WSiUbbWNPLBKZZ2mqEXUFN64tuGirBlHr-o3yyPHs7F-fgJNIDizOnc/s640/Terri's+dinner+011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Love her Blenko glass!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I only brought some of the melons I used at my photo shoot that day.  I was such a bad guest!  No time or energy to bring a dish to share. I owe them several nice dinners.  I'm going to have to work hard to come close to this!  </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">I helped Terri with her dining room redo recently. Before shots and the plan <a href="http://designinthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/10/going-from-drab-to-fab.html">HERE</a>.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yrdPRM2vqy0v5uL6Qw8qtqkuZTATspKWsYWNjIZ1mKyw_YkAk-rWADcwsx4pqcmJi2SQRQcPuS6tSBIxc62V6mYstfdiOYkJ36-jkTLmmuDoeWtlmGiGIYnrx7iAxskaaFJZISUz8j-P/s1600/CA+2012+F+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yrdPRM2vqy0v5uL6Qw8qtqkuZTATspKWsYWNjIZ1mKyw_YkAk-rWADcwsx4pqcmJi2SQRQcPuS6tSBIxc62V6mYstfdiOYkJ36-jkTLmmuDoeWtlmGiGIYnrx7iAxskaaFJZISUz8j-P/s640/CA+2012+F+012.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">After seeing her table and beautiful dishes, don't you think the fabrics and paint color fit her style?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLx16tVOmPK_OKgNmh4X_gWzSfAPT3fIPuLlVrF5UogzO9nSeqkdjTwU2d45gqHoiy63looBs5UAVcbh9I1m6IlgrvO79ytwZwFdzLKtCUoAUrWp-2ZiL18YEzxX-1Azh4hrXyy8Mkd2y6/s1600/Terri's+dinner+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLx16tVOmPK_OKgNmh4X_gWzSfAPT3fIPuLlVrF5UogzO9nSeqkdjTwU2d45gqHoiy63looBs5UAVcbh9I1m6IlgrvO79ytwZwFdzLKtCUoAUrWp-2ZiL18YEzxX-1Azh4hrXyy8Mkd2y6/s640/Terri's+dinner+007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Such a lovely evening. She should have been a caterer or event planner! :)</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">If you'd like a dining room that reflects your style, e-mail me <a href="mailto:astondesign@comcast.net">HERE</a> and let's get started!</div><br /><br /><br /><br />

Colorful Table Setting

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