A backyard BBQ with roses.
I just love these dishes, Franciscan Desert Rose. We inherited a huge set, with lots of serving pieces that were purchased in the 50's. They belonged to my husband's aunt and a special friend of our family, so they have special meaning to us. The pattern is so pretty, and you can still buy it today. I added the glasses a few years ago.
The table and chairs are a vintage wrought iron patio set we found on craigslist for only $50. It has roses around the table and on the chair backs. Love the roses and rusty charm. Chairs with slipcovers made from Pottery Barn napkins and Waverly fabric complete the rose ensemble (more on the slipcovers here).
Desert Rose water pitcher with roses from the garden.
Such pretty rose salt and pepper shakers.
Love the rosebud handle on the butter dish.
Thanks for joining our BBQ.
Enjoy hospitality and help your guests feel special. Just use what you have, add a few flowers, some special napkins (there are lots of pretty paper ones available too)
and use your special dishes if you have them.
~ Julie
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/08/welcome-to-103rd-tablescape-thursday-my.html
http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/2010/08/811-outdoor-wednesday-83.html
What's cooking on the BBQ Julie? Your table looks stunning! ~ Lisa@SuburbanRetreat
ReplyDeleteOh how I would love to have a chair at this table; so lovely.
ReplyDeleteCarla
Looks so pretty! I do love how the table and chairs just happen to match! I got all gooey over the salt and pepper shakers! Lovely :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! Reminds me of dishes my great uncle Reg gave me when I got married! So pretty! Yes, I am curious too what was cooking on the bbq! lol
ReplyDeleteCindy
Dear Julie, David Hicks, that consummate of English interior decorators used 'tablescapes' often in his designs. Yours looks wonderful and only now requires good food and the company of friends to make it absolutely magical!!
ReplyDeletewow how gorgeous.!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am getting ready to go to my nieces bridal tea.. i hope it is half as pretty as that..
I had wanted to comment a couple other times on your previous post,,but for some reason my computer would not let my type into your comment box.. Im glad it worked for me this time
Well have a blessed week and I wll be intouch again soon
What a beautiful tablescape. I also love that wrought iron table and chairs!
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Laura
White Spray Paint
Your table is just stunning! The china is one of my faves and I love the roses as a centerpiece~ And that table and chairs are an awesome deal~ They are just gorgeous and this table is as pretty as a picture!
ReplyDeleteCindy
Your table is so stunning, I love the combination of soft pink and yellow roses which adds a lot of charm to your tablescape!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this glimpse of your beautiful table!
Mabel
Desert Rose is one of my favorites. I love the mugs--love the roses and peaceful, magical setting.
ReplyDeleteOh, everything is just perfect! I love that dinnerware. Your table and chairs is so gorgeous. I can't believe that was such a bargain! I was admiring your chair covers and then read that they were made from PB napkins. I have those napkins - no wonder I liked them so much! :)
ReplyDeleteDesert Rose was my mom's everyday pattern, and so it holds special memories for me. It looks so lovely on your table. Your chair slipcovers are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love desert rose pattern. Your table looks beautiful with all the roses!
ReplyDeleteI love your very ROSY motif!!! So gorgeous!! Your roses from the garden are stunning as well. What a great table too; I want one! What a lucky find at only $50 too.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite amazing how the chair pads and the Desert Rose go so well together...a very charming setting. I also love the CraigsList bargain...a steal really! Joni
ReplyDeleteHow utterly feminine and romantic, Julie! You have set the perfect summer table.... :)
ReplyDeletexoxo laurie@heavens-walk
What a pretty table....perfect for a summer meal:)
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS.........I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT ALL!!
ReplyDeleteABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, FROM THE CHAIRS TO THE CUSHIONS TO THE TABLE AND ALL THE LOVELY ROSE DISHES WITH THE BEAUTIFUL PITCHER WITH ROSES.
IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL EYE CANDY!!
BLESSINGS, NELLIE
Beautiful. I love the idea of using napkins for chair covers.. been looking for a way to cover ours..
ReplyDeleteIt's just beautiful. My mother's pattern was Desert Rose and you've done a beautiful tablescape with it. The patio set is to "die for"! LOVE the rose detailing on the backs of the chairs. You've done a really beautiful tablescape. I was never crazy about these dishes until NOW!
ReplyDeleteThis is the most beautiful of your Desert Rose settings. It is spectacular. The chair covers are gorgeous. Great job! Thank you for sharing your charming designs. Cherry Kay
ReplyDeleteWe could be sisters! I love everything you do and I love the rose setting and tablescape!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tablescape! Your patio and yard are so pretty! Have a great weekend!...hugs...Debbie
ReplyDeleteI've always loved Desert Rose china -- it looks like it was made for your setting! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI too have always loved Desert Rose china --the old and the new. My mother uses this. The roses add a lot too. A beautiful table!
ReplyDeleteJulie~ You WON my Christmas in July Giveaway. It is for a handmade Cottage Christmas Pillow and a set of hand painted ornaments from my www.gatheryeroses.com website. I hope you will love them. Thank you for entering.
ReplyDeletePlease email me with your contact information and I'll get your package off to you this next week.
Love to you...your blog is beautiful so I just MUST follow along. Thank you for following along with me and being patient as I get back to those who peek in on me now and then.
Blessings~
Rebecca
Beautiful table! I love these dishes. A few weeks ago I got some wonderful serving pieces at a yard sale for $1 each. I am going to use it with some pink Fiesta plates since I don't have any of the Desert Rose. This is my first visit to your blog!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely table. The dishes and the fabric...perfect!
ReplyDeleteHello Julie,
ReplyDeleteWOW! You have set an exquisite table! I love all the roses!! The table and chairs were a great buy!! Your dishes are gorgeous.
Stop over when you have time!
Regards, Laura
p.s. Congrats on winning Rebecca's give-away!!
Your table setting is so pretty. My grandmother had those same dishes and I always loved them. Congratulations on winning Rebecca's giveaway, that is where I heard about your blog. I'm a new follower now too. Nice to meet you.
ReplyDeleteI discovered your blog through Rebecca's...when she announced you as the winner of her lovely giveaway. Congratulations to you...such a beautiful prize.
ReplyDeleteI had to stop by because Rebecca wrote that your most recent post contained Desert Rose photos. I am in love with Desert Rose. It is a memory thing for me, as it is the pattern my grandmother used. I have so many memories of sitting around her diningroom table eating from those beautiful dishes. So, a few months ago, I began my own collection of those dishes (another family member got her set when she passed away). I have acquired several pieces through Ebay, and a blog friend gifted me last week with the butter dish, which she had acquired at a yard sale.
Anyhow, using that lovely china, you have set a gorgeous table. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE those chairs. They are GORGEOUS!!
Anyhow, blessings to you, and thank you for sharing your beautiful tablescape.
Blessings,
Patti (Fill My Cup with Beauty)
how beautiful! my sister loves the desert rose dishes and collects them at auctions.
ReplyDeletelove the sweet new englandy name of your blog.
xo
elyse
Desert Rose is such a classic, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful table-setting. Your blog is absolutely lovely.
ReplyDeleteI traveled here via Rebecca's blog. Congratulations on your win...
hugs
SeaGal
Hi! I found you through Rebecca's Blog. I have become a follower, I love you blog so clean and fresh looking. The tablescape makes me want to go outside and eat dinner, even though it is way too hot for that here. I look forward to reading more of you blog.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Hi Julie.....Thanks for stopping by my blog and becoming a follower! I stopped over to see yours and I am in LOVE with that wrought iron table and chairs! And it was only $50!! Great, great deal! Looks so pretty with the Desert Rose dishes! Looks like we have got a LOT in common!~Hugs, Patti
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful outdoor setting and combined with the lovely tableware, wow! I just adore the salt and pepper shakers. They add so much. A very fun post.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning!
ReplyDeleteI'm stopping over from Rebecca's "A Gathering of Thoughts" I saw all the lovely comments about your blog and knew I had to stop over!
I enjoyed your recent posts very much...
My husband and I are also married 32 years this July...
Your wrought iron patio set would have come home with me too! It is GORGEOUS! The Pottery Barn seat covers are PERFECT... as is the rest of this lovely tablescape!
Your vintage finds photos of the previous post were also wonderful to peruse! I'll be back for more visits... putting your blog in my sidebar and following!
Happy Sunday to you!
~Maria
Beautiful tablescape! I too have the Desrt Rose pattern, but nowhere near the extra pieces you have! I especially love the water pitcher & those darling salt & papper shakers!
ReplyDeleteLovely!
-Blanche
treasuresAugust 16, 2010 at 5:39 AM
Thank you all for the lovely comments.
ReplyDeleteWhat's on the menu? Steak, salmon, pasta salad, baked beans, pistachio salad, watermelon, veggies, Portland Rustic baked bread, blueberry pie and homemade ice cream.
Thank you, Rebecca, for the pretty giveaway;
which I won (my very first blog win!!!), and thank you to all the new followers; I am so happy to meet you and look forward to getting to know you. All of you ladies are amazing, and I continue to be blessed by blogland.
~ Julie
I'm late to this because I had to scoot out of town right after Tablescape Thursday. I LOVE this! I love the desert rose plates anyway, but with those linens and the white iron table and chairs outside, it is particularly LOVELY. I would love to sit down at that table and have a ladies' lunch.
ReplyDeleteThis whole setting in gorgeous! So glad i ofund you.
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barbara jean
Now that's MY kind of backyard barbecue...what a lovely setting to make your friends and family feel so loved and spoiled! Very sweet!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Karen
Beautiful Table. I love to use my china outside no plastic for me. Your a girl after my heart. I intent to get so lucky to find a great table like yours. What a deal.
ReplyDelete~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
This is timelessly beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously....this gorgeousness with its classicism and inherent romance will endure!
THank yhou so much for sharing such splendor,
Lana
Julie, this is so pretty. you did it up right...
ReplyDeletePattie
Hi Julie, i just love those chairs, infact i need 2 more of them for my outdoor table, LOL. Ur table setting is sooooooo pretty, and so my style , so glad to have found ur blog, check out mine if u get a chance..........Bonnie
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