What Bird Wouldn't Love These Mansions - Tablescape

These beautiful bird houses in red and cream

usually sit on my front porch.

So stately and elegant, they are too

magnificent to be called houses, I

think we better refer to them as bird mansions.

Today these mansions are the inspiration for my

table.

Beautiful reds and creams are layered today

to match the bird houses.

Like many a stately mansion, their colors

have faded with time and the elements,

but they retain their beautiful details.

Look through the dainty scrolled

windows to catch a view of 

our red bowl.  

Such fun ornamentation!

The largest one is my favorite. because of its detail.

Its red has really faded but I still love it.

Isn't it's size just grand?

Here again you can see through little

metal doors with oval windows on this

top balcony. 

These are just ornamental and so far

no birds have tried to take up residence.

(I don't think I would let them!)

Now - on to the table...

The red and cream stack is underscored by a beautiful

red and cream toile.

I think toile is so romantic.

The linen goes perfectly with the dishes.

I love all the textured edges on the plates and bowl.

The red flatware looks so lovely

on the toile and its detail fits in beautifully

with the ornamentation on the bird houses

and plates.

These pretty stems mimic the

red and white theme.

The tiered dessert server also has a bird theme.

A couple of birds have come to nest under 

the dessert server.

A few red rose petals from the

garden are scattered around

the table.

Each place setting is finished off with a 

deep red organza napkin with a red and cream napkin ring.

The birds have never had it so good.

(Hope none of them decide to move in after all!)

I will be posting this with

Tablescapes Thursday

Feathered Nest Friday

Waverly Toile Linen  and napkins- Home Goods

Red plates and bowls - Home Goods

Tall red and white bird house - Home Goods

Red bird house - Tai Pan

White plates - Tai Pan

Tiered dessert server - Tai Pan

Red stemmed bubble goblets - Crate and Barrel (15  years ago)

Red flatware - Horchow