Swede: May 2021

Hello everyone, it has been a long time since I published a tablescape. I thought I would share this collaboration between Schumacher fabrics and Williams-Sonoma. Resources listed at the end.

Schumacher's Indonesian Samarkand style fabric designs have been applied to dinnerware and linens for Williams-Sonoma. I love this ikat design and it is colorful!! Maybe too colorful. What do you think, is it too much color and pattern? I loved the runner and couldn't leave the store without it and then saw there were dinner plates and appetizer plates to coordinate.

Runner. Was $69.95 now half off on sale. I did not purchase the napkins or big tablecloth. Note that since I purchased mine, they have gone on sale so if you liked these you could go online and get a much better deal.

In the past I have purchased so many beautiful Schumacher fabrics, mostly silks that I have truly loved. I was surprised actually to see these products. The dishware was made in Portugal and looks like stoneware. I am a porcelain girl so would have preferred they make it in porcelain but no go. The linens are made in Moldava of cotton.

So I liked the ikat design but when I put everything on the table, I thought, woah, way too much color and pattern. Looks a bit overwhelming. What do you think? Too much??

I decided to use only a single ginger jar for the centerpiece. As I have mentioned here before, I think tablescapers crowd the centerpiece area of the table with TOO MUCH STUFF. So, I am making a concerted effort to tone it down. Less is truly more. I also don't think it makes guests comfortable when the tabletop is totally covered with stuff. I have also been making a huge effort to keep the height of the centerpiece low for people to see around.

The ginger jar is from the company's expensive side, Williams-Sonoma Home.

It is BIG at about 11" high and 12" wide. At $250, I think that is high, but they do have ginger jars at $650. I quit buying blue and white [except for my Thanksgiving antique turkey plates] and have sold all that I had. So this is the only blue and white item in the house. It is well made, I can say that, looks more like porcelain than ceramic or earthenware. I did love the cranes+vine+peony pattern and that it had a lid. Just the jar in the middle of the table was enough for my eye. Do you agree?

I already had the blue stemware and blue/green tumblers which I think go well.

Here are a few photos of the table from different angles. When I use a runner, I often like to use placemats on the sides but this time they just looked bad so left them off. Just too much.

This is how I had my Swede Collection buffet styled before. I was showcasing an antique 1871 Wedgwood transferware 20 inch platter with well in the Louise pattern.