Last year was the inaugural year for Little Hands Virginia’s Spring Tablescapes Showcase, and I had so much fun designing a tablescape that I decided to do it again! Little Hands, a nonprofit that ensures children in Central Virginia have essentials from birth to improve their outcomes in life, chose “What a Wonderful World: as this year’s theme, and I was immediately inspired to craft a table around the idea of “An American Summer”, complete with red, white, and blue details.
Summertime feels luxurious with barbecues, beaches, and getaways: our favorite summer memories often include time spent with family and friends in the Gulf and around Virginia. To honor these special places and our love for nature, we hand painted river oyster shells that team member, Meghan, brought us from the river. We then added the names of guests to the shells which served as keepsake table place holders.
We carried American pride throughout the tablescape by using a blue and white Quadrille tablecloth and plates by Mottahedeh and Colonial Williamsburg in the same palette. We rounded out the patriotic colors by incorporating sheer lightweight Pomegranate placemats with red trim and wine glasses with red stems as well as sewing red buttons onto linen chair covers. Clear and white hand blown glass cups and silverware with tortoiseshell horn handles by OKA added another layer of texture and detail to the tablescape.
The beautiful floral arrangements were kindly provided by The Greenhouse located on Patterson Ave. in Richmond.
