After the exuberance of Christmas decorations, I hate to go to ... plain, everyday... nothing. So last year I decided to change the dining table every month. This is my "winter wonderland snow tableau" I had for January this year.
I use the couple of place settings of Vietri pottery that Stan and I received when we got married. The pale blue, white, silver, and crystal give a clean, fresh feeling to the dining room. The effect is quite sparkly when we eat by candlelight, as we often do when it gets dark so early this time of year.
It also works at breakfast! (The photo stylist was late that morning so the silverware is askew, the juice has been drunk, and Stan has grabbed the wrong china for his cereal bowl!)
You might not think food would look so appetizing on pale blue, but we live on soups and salads (and the morniing bowl of cereal) in January. The deep pink of borscht is particularly lovely.
The tableau is particularly appropriate this year as we have snow scenes inside and out!
Stay warm!
Catherine
