Bibliophile's Table

The table is set with a book theme that would be perfect for a book club gathering.



Lunch, drinks, or dessert, an interesting centerpiece is fun to do, and stimulating for discussion.



But here I've set it with colorful Johnson Brothers transferware plates.



The design seems springy with the bouquet theme, but the colors bring it into a later season.



Instead of clear and sunny summer whites, I've set out a more subtle antique natural linen napkin with a monogram.



My recently re-discovered book-plates can be used as a place card, or better yet, a favor for a guest. This particular design has a convenient peel off back for sticking to a page.



Somehow a whole package of bookplates seems intimidating. I don't loan books, and I wouldn't take the time to mark them all either. But I love the romance of collecting old bookplates, and I can think of a dozen decorative uses for such pretty little paper art.



I've overlaid my tablecloth with an elaborate hand crochet mantle runner. I rarely get to use it any other way. And I love the deeper tone laid over white.



You can go as far as you want with the book theme. This little tablet's wonderful cover could be photocopied and made into napkin rings.



Books could serve as a base for a centerpiece.



But I placed a couple of small antique books inside an enamelware pail to coordinate with the zinc French flower bucket containing my dried roses.



I seem to never be far away from my shells. I use them instead of, as much as, or more than flowers.



And this week I am burning my favorite Pottery Barn shell candle after reading the Pink Rose Candle post at My Place to Yours. You'll want to read it too!




Thanks for stopping by! Ciao! for now!

Jacqueline

I'm joining Between Naps on the Porch for another fun Tablescape Thursday!
My Place to Yours for the Pink Rose Candle post
and Color Outside the Lines for Vignette Fridays