Thursday, July 28, 2011

Black and Green

While browsing the isles of Marshalls, my favorite store, I came across these awesome zebra print plates and knew I just had to have them.  But the question was, what do I do with them....how about a lovely tablescape!



So off to my porch I went with to create this lovely black and green design.


I purchased these  round lime green placemats at Marshall's along with the green salad plates.


From my garden I cut beautiful white hydrangea's and magnolia leaves to create a summery bouquet which I arranged in my favorite white ironstone vase.





The tablescape wouldn't be complete without the company of 
one of my rooster's.....isn't he just lovely!



For the tablecloth I used a painters tarp that I had laying around.  


The lime polka dot tea towels are from Quilters Studio which were 
inexpensive at $2.69 each. 




To add some additional interest to this table I placed some of my pears here and there around each place setting. 


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Posted by Marianne at 2:08 PM
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32 comments:

  1. This is beautiful Marianne. The colors work so well together, and your photos are breathtaking. The zebra print is an unexpected touch. Nice!

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  2. Your tablescape is just gorgeous. Love the zebra plates and the green is perfect. Such a beautiful setting also. Hugs, Marty

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  3. Hi Marianne,
    What a lovely table setting. I love the black, green and white; it is so inviting and refreshing. Thanks for sharing. Gail in Alabama.

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  4. Love your pretty table and your new dishes! The green and black look great together!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  5. Oh my goodness, this looks FABULOUS! What an unexpected and marvelous mix of colors.
    Cool, and warm at the same time.
    Terrific -- thanks for sharing, this is really outstanding.
    Cass

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  6. This is lovely...I have green on my porch but I added it to navy. I really think the black is stunning. Hope you are keeping cool and have a great weekend!

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  7. Oh Marianne, I love, love, love this table set up. If you ever tire of it, ship it on down to Mississippi, will ya? How beautiful! So glad you came over to my blog. I am a new follower. Oh, and I love the name of your blog. Can't wait to see more.

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  8. The green and black look fabulous together! Your tablescape is really beautiful!!

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  9. Love this combo, your centerpiece looks so fresh and summery. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  10. The green and black look so nice together - sort of like the forest and it's shadows. I have the same tall ironstone pitcher!

    Hope you will please drop by and enter my $50 Overstock.com Gift Card Giveaway!! If there are 500 entries, the amount will increase the Gift Card to $100.

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  11. Very, very beautiful tablescape! So refreshing and stunning. You have a real gift for setting a lovely table. Newest follower.
    Cindy

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  12. Oh, wow....this is really pretty!!! I love the combination of green and black...very sophisticated without being stuffy. And that's a painter's tarp??!?!?!!! Wow!!!

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  13. So gorgeous! What a fantastic combination! I love pear green and am loving those zebra plates!! They are darling! :) Thanks for sharing at FNF :)

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  14. I never thought of combining black and green. So unusual and striking. Your tablescape looks amazing!

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  15. Love these striking colours together! I could have used all your items in my post this week! Great minds think alike! I love the zebra dishes - so playful yet dramatic when paired with the green. The polka dot towel-napkins are perfect! It all looks terrific on your outside table!

    DD

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  16. These colors are great together!

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  17. This is such a delight to watch. The greens look fabulous and the touch of black makes it all the more beautiful. Love that tablescape!

    -Tanya
    http://tanyaanurag.blogspot.com/

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  18. Oh my goodness, this is fabulous! I love all your plates and the combo is terrific! I am getting a tablescape idea like this...hurray! You did magnificent! Have a nice weekend. FABBY

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  19. Gosh, I just love this color combination but I don't know that I would have thought to use the black, white and green together. Thanks for expanding my color combo horizon. Your table looks great! I love all the natural elements you used to carry on the green theme like the arrangement, the pears, the apples, and limes in the water.

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  20. Hi Marianne, Thank you for sharing this pretty table at my Open House party. I love the color combo and your new plates are wonderful.
    xo,
    Sherry

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  21. Hi! Just wanted to let you know I've featured you over at EverythingMom.com in our Best of Everything blog!

    Lovely post! The photos are a knockout. ; )

    Warmly,

    Jen
    Community Manager
    EverythingMom


    http://www.everythingmom.com/blogs/thebestofeverything/

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  22. Marianne,
    This is just beautiful! I love these colors in a table and yours is gorgeous!! It looks perfect and the setting is so pretty. Thanks for joining us at HSH!
    Sherry

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  23. This is stunning!
    I can imagine walking through a door and seeing this arrangement. WOW!
    Knock my socks off!

    So glad I found you!
    Your newest follower...
    Alison

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  24. Marianne, sorry to be arriving late. I love your green and black tablescape. It is full of delightful details! ~ sarah

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  25. That is absolutely stunning!! I love the black/white/green combo and it looks like something out of a magazine. :-) Thanks so much for sharing it with us last weekend at Inspiration Friday!
    Vanessa

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  26. Marianne,
    Black, white and green is my very favorite of color combinations! You nailed this one just for me. Pears are my favorite faux fruit to decorate with,dear! I adore your fresh florals. Once I had seen magnolia leaves under the pitcher ,liken to the image of a place mat...stunning!The addition of the polka dot napkins...too cute!
    Fondly,
    Pat

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  27. Hi Marianne...

    I am just coming over from Courtney's blog (French Country Cottage). I seen your thumbnail for this fabulous table...and just had to come and see! Ohhh...lime green is one of my favorite colors...and paired with the black and white...well, it's simply fabulous! I have used this color quite a bit in my home's summer decor so seeing your beautiful table was such a treat for me!

    Wowzer...I'm not even sure where to start! Everything is simply gorgeous...from the beautiful bouquet of flowers in the ironstone vase...right down to the gorgeous place settings! I love it all!!! This is truly one of the prettiest tables that I've seen! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! You are a very talented designer, my friend!

    This is the first time that I have visited your blog (I believe). I'm so glad that I found you! Just wanted to let you know that I have added your delightful blog to my list of blog follows! I'm sooo looking forward to your upcoming posts...as well as going back through your past posts! It's so very nice to meet you, Marianne!

    Warmest summery wishes,
    Chari @Happy To Design

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  28. Dropping by from The Picket Fence. WOW, I would have never thought to put these two colors together. Beautiful & love the idea you used flowers from your garden.

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  29. Hi Marianne! Great to meet you, here on my first visit! Lovely table-scape and blog! Nothing makes a party special, like a beautiful table!
    Cheers!,
    Barbara

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  30. WOW! You sure do have a beautiful tablescape.

    Dee

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  31. I'm so loving this! The contrast and crispness of colors is magnificant.

    - The Tablescaper

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  32. Did you make the rooster picture, cuz if you did, I want to know how so *I* can copy you! I'm enjoying reading through your blog - you and I have the "love to decorate via garage sales, etc." thing in common. Stop by to visit sometime!

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