A Nine to Five Table Setting
June 22nd, 2009
My mom, no exaggeration, probably has about 20 sets of placemats, napkins, and tablecloths. Every holiday or event at my parents’ house has a different extravagent table setting inspired up by my mom. I get random texts every once in a while out of the blue saying things like “what do you think about putting the ______ placemats with the ______ plate chargers?” She is seriously hilarious and super creative. For Father’s Day she folded the napkins like neckties and used folded up newspaper as a psuedo placemat. When we were at ikea the other day she bought a bunch of small ramekins (with the butter in them) and she HAD to use them, I know it was eating her up inside with the same anxiousness I get when I’ve bought a new outfit. The last touch was glasses we got from Royal Carribbean when we all went on a cruise together a few months ago, to make the table a little more fun.
Isn’t it adorable?! She comes up with the cutest things 
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*note: if you want to recreate this table, make sure to use a dark colored tablecloth! It you use a light one the ink might rub off of the newspaper and stain it.
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:59 pm
That is a very impressive table! So chic–for something you eat off of!
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
Good lord, that is adorable! What a creative mum!
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Ha! So cute! I love the napkin-ties!
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
hi tara diane! thank you so much for commenting on my blog! i didn’t replace the tiles, i’m just renting this place so i’m not allowed, i simply put a kind of sticker over the ugly ones. i’m not sure of what they’re called. i bought it at my not so local craft store, i can’t find it on their website anymore but it was a type of wall decor sold by the yard that i cut into squares. i love what they did to the place, simple and cheap too. sorry for the novel lenght answer, i hope i was able to answer your question though, if just vaguely.
and hey, i really like your blog, i’ve been following for quite a while but been very bad at commenting.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:21 am
An absolutely fantastic idea. I’m definitely going to add it to my mental Rolodex.
July 8th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
great article. thanks!
April 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Love your comment on furniture.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:03 am
our wall decors are always colored white, coz white is our favorite color and it looks good too–~