Others develop into a true love that lasts a lifetime. Neutral napkins, antique French blue and white dishes, and a hint of green both in the fresh asparagus and hydrangea and it’s a whole different setting.īon Appetit Linen Napkins| Antique French Country Plates The same color blue plate takes on a whole different look for this table in our back garden. I want the table to be different each time, in this case it was the wow of red combined with the blue and white that made it beautiful.įrench Country Plate| Red Charger| Blue Linen Napkin When I entertain I love to create fun, casual yet elegant tables that combine my love of antiques with new dishes. See how this blue and white combination really shines when paired with red? A crisp red apple echoes the large floral red charger plate underneath this stack of plates. I still love this table setting I created a while ago….I paired the antique blue & white flowered cafe au lait bowls with brand new French Country checked plates, and used our best selling navy linen napkins. One of my favorite ways to use blue and white at FrenchGardenHouse is with antique dishes. Pink, red, black, green, each different color way brings out the nuanced beauty of blue and white. There is just something inherently beautiful, calming and exciting about Blue & White, isn’t there?īlue & White mixes so well with just about every other color, too. From my Valentine’s Breakfast Table Setting Post >, the vintage Willow design dishes stand out against the white mantel and neutral antique French chairs. This is one of the most pinned table settings I’ve ever created. Filled with lighter blue hydrangeas, it echoes the color of the antique flow blue plate on the stack of my very favorite decorating books. In the living room, an antique French glass jar with an antique paper blue and white label makes a strong statement. Some may have a collection of blue and white to display, but it really only takes one stunning antique piece of pottery to bring your heart and your room joy! This antique Delft Blue vase is the perfect piece to start a whole collection! The French opaline glass vase just brings another color in that plays up the charm of blue and white.Ī collection of blue and white antique Delftware makes a statement, don’t you agree? This group of smaller plates, blue and white Delft paired with blue, white and multicolored antique Makkums decorative plates makes a narrow wall space look and feel important.īlue and white makes a difference in any room, no matter how big or small. Our FrenchGardenHouse signature candle and a few antique books echo this sunny color. Blue & White adds sophistication to every room of your home, it’s calming, yet at the same time energizing!įor this dazzling display, the blue and white antique delftware accents are given more character by adding a few pops of orange to compliment the roses. Paired with white, blue feels fresh every time you use it. What am I talking about? A color crush many of you share with me, the love of Blue & White.īlue & White is a true love that lasts forever. A plumber came yesterday at 4:30 and will be back today.Fresh. My, how things have changed over the last 40 years! I guess that’s called technology and progress.ĭo you like to decorate with the combination of blue and white in your home? Now that’s quite a jump from driving to furniture stores, one after the other, looking for just the right piece of furniture or lamps to decorate your home. Now you can sit from the leisure of your favorite chair and order from almost anywhere and have it delivered right to your door. Or even the internet! Fast Forward To Today’s Technology: But I loved that look.īack in those days we drove into town to furniture stores to buy things, because there was no Amazon or online sites. I have no idea what happened to those lamps. The lamp bases were probably about 16 inches wide at the center. I recall I had two navy ginger jar lamps with white pleated lampshades. 1) chair, 2) lamp, 3) throw pillows, 4) garden stool, 5) vases, 6) curtainsĬrisp white and cool navy blue was my color combo years ago, back in the 1980’s.
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