Like most everyone, I’ve got a lot to be thankful for this year. I’ve got my wonderful family and friends, my health, my fabulous color trend career, and of course…totally trendy fall table settings. With the season rich in tradition rapidly approaching, I’ve got the itch for bringing something new and unexpected to the “table.” Every tradition has a beginning; you had so much fun with it that the next year it’s repeated, then again, and again, until all of a sudden you realize it’s turned into a ritual.
One of the “traditions” I’m most known for is that I will completely out-do myself with my holiday tabletop designs, at least that’s what I’m told. Family and friends expect to be surprised, because they know the table won’t look anything like it did the year before. This is fun for many reasons, but my favorite is (no doubt) the requirement and responsibility that comes attached to this custom…purchasing new dinnerware! Oh, the overflowing excitement of planning the perfect place setting, like this one below. A Bountifully Beautiful Dining Space!
Traditional Harvest Holiday Table (yes, we also did a tree) designed and decorated by Holly Adler, seasonal decor product designer and myself (Kiki Titterud) for the Celebration, FL Holiday Home Tour 2007.
Although we love the classic look from above, this year I’m inviting you to start a new tabletop tradition. Isn’t it time to toss the quintessential turkey aside and bring in a new bird? How about saying no thanks to harvest gold, pumpkin spice orange, and olive green and putting a twist on fall colors with new combinations?
That said; I’ve created this recipe for setting this year’s hottest harvest table.
B + B + R (Birds + Blue + Red)
Combine at least two of these three elements for something uniquely familiar.
Follow this fresh take on fall color combinations…
Then place them on your holiday table…
A special thanks to two fabulous ladies with loads of potential (who also helped pull some of these images) Laura Giles and Susanna Foster, Interior Architecture students at Auburn University in Auburn, AL. It was super fun spending yesterday with both of you for ASID’s National Real World Design Week Shadow a Designer Day. Watch out designers, we’ve got some rising stars here!
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Another fabulous trends post, Kiki. The bird motif is such a classic that looks so up-to-date in blue and red. Even my favorite peacock designs look great with a touch of red. You always inspire me with your take on tabletop design.
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I love birds. My favorite is the Lenox dishes…so delicate. The peacock is so lush in color and very funky design. It would be delightful to eat off those inspiring dishes.
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