A Purple Post

I don't have multiple tables in my apartment to use like so many of you have. I don't have a table out on the patio or porch(don't even have either of them) and sometimes doing up the big dining room table gets to be a big hassle plus I hadn't posted the dining room post yet and yet this inspiration came to me so I decided to use my coffee table. We have to get creative right?

This came about because  I found this beautiful purple and greens Hydrangeas tablecloth with a sticker price of $49.99 by some major company long out of business. Well I seldom (alright ever) purchase anything that would cost a weeks worth of groceries. Ahh but I was in my favorite Good Will and the price on this beauty was only $2.99 before I could think about buying this a woman walked by and when she did she hit the shelf and this literally fell in my cart. Honestly!!!!  

So I continued shopping really just window shopping when I found these purple and green goblets also for only 2 for $1.00 even I could afford this. So now I have the idea for this table only I didn't have a table to use.

I mixed and matched two place settings from my spring collection of plates. the purples and the greens were perfect matches with the colors in the tablecloth.I had these little dessert pansy forks that I love and use quite often.

I used my blue pillows from the couch as cushions to sit on.I don't do Sushi so I thought maybe some Chinese take-out would work with this scenario

 

I have this very versatile bird cage that I filled with hydrangeas and used my little chair napkin rings purchased from Pier One several years ago. 

Here is a view looking down on the table with the accent on the purple and green goblets and a little candle lite

Here I used the green and purple together .Again using my spring plates for this

The little chairs were just for decoration as I tied the napkins together and that way they didn't need a ring to hold them.

These are actually purple stem ware from GoodWill. Gosh I love the bargains you can find there

Added the pearls cascading out for just a touch of elegance

had to add my purple,green and light blue beads for a little bit of Glam

 I did purple on purple with purple chargers, purple or green  plates dark purple dessert plates and the little gold dessert forks that are dark purple with pansies on them .then combined sage green napkins with dark purple and just plain silver flatware 

Miss Cassie Bu didn't want to be bothered with picture taking

                                     I layered purple,blue and green Hydrangeas in the cage to give it a more fuller effect

Sitting on the little chairs are mini clusters of purple flowers

A long view of the table you can really see the  colors in this cloth. Don't you think I matched them pretty well?

I could have used the creams that are in this too but just couldn't find anything at the moment that matched.I think I am going to like sitting on the floor tonight and order in being that I found such great bargains I 'll splurge on the Chinese food. Hope summer isn't getting you down.It hasn't been to hot in S Cal this summer but our hottest months are yet to come. Join me at Tablescape Thursday With Susan at Between Naps On the porch.