Tablescape Thursday: Lunch at the Trattoria

A while back I posted a blue and yellow tablescape using my Fitz and Floyd "Mirabelle" bowls and salt and pepper shakers that I got for about $15 at TJ Maxx. You can see that tablescape here. As much as I liked that tablescape, I still wanted one that included more blue and yellow (a favorite).

Well, I have had my eye on some F&F plates that were on clearance at a department store for the past two months. Long story short, I waited for 2 months for these plates to go on a good enough sale to buy them. For once, I was very patient, checking on the plates whenever I was in this particular store. I ended up purchasing just 6 because the others had chips or other flubs on them. I didn't care for the bowls that came with the pattern because they were extremely shallow. Then one day I popped in to another one of these stores on the other side of town and they had 4 of the salad plates for the same price (my store didn't have them)--you know I HAD to get them. LOL! It's been about two months in the making, so...

Welcome to La Trattoria!

A trattoria (trah-tor-EE-uh) is a more casual Italian-style dining establishment. Today we are in what is supposed to be the formal dining room for a change of scenery. As you can see, there isn't any formal furniture to be had! LOL This set is the first dining set we had after we got married (that means it's almost 15 years old!), which ended up in here by default. A girl can dream, though. Maybe one of these days I will be able to convince hubby that we need some dining room furniture.

Take a seat (but please excuse the tablecloth; I ironed it and put it away, and there was no way I was re-ironing it!) I though the white tablecloth was a good anchor for the blue and yellow (and my yellow tablecloth is a soft yellow, which doesn't really go). I reused only the Mirabelle bowls and S&P, the flower/lemon arrangement, and the glasses from the original tablescape. I adore this placemat. I had the plates in mind when I bought them, even though I hadn't bought the plates yet. I'm so glad that they matched up well even though they were bought separately. Here's the F&F "Ricamo Trattoria" dinner plate. Think we'll have some chicken marsala, sauteed green beans, and roasted potatoes, along with some chardonnay (sorry, I don't do red wine). The salad plate. I'm not sure which way the pattern is supposed to go, but this works for me. Caesar salad will be served.

Our soup of the day is Pasta e Fagioli. The yellow in the bowl is slightly lighter, but it's hard to notice--plus, who wants everything to be perfectly matching? We're dining trattoria style, right?! Yea, I know I served you backwards, but that was the order I posted them. Sorry! You might remember these from the other b/y tablescape. I love the butterflies.

Remember the lion's head soup tureen I got for my birthday? I used one of the dinner plates to set it on to catch drips and such. I've since found out that there is a matching soup tureen for the Trattoria pattern and of all things, it has a bunny on top. Even though I didn't see it in either store, it is also on clearance and I can order it online. Oh so tempting!! I think hubby will think I've lost it.

The center of the table. Simple. Added my crystal candlesticks and I was done.

Hope you enjoyed your visit to La Trattoria! Please join us again soon.

By the way, here is a shot of the matching soup tureen:

Oh how I want this little beauty! And you wouldn't believe the clearance price if I told you.

Be sure to visit all the beautiful and creative tablescapes in blogland at our fantabulous hostess, Susan's blog.

Wishing you a happy and blessed Easter.

Linda

P.S. If you're looking for my Easter tablescape, go here.

"The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. "He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. "Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you..." Matthew 28: 5-7