I don’t know about you but I am immensely enjoying the fact that it is still light outside after 6pm. I can honestly say I am d-o-n-e with winter and before you say it, I know my version of winter consists of 55 degree days, no snow and the occasional super-warm-sunbathing-I-can-wear-a-tee-shirt-day. I have zilch to complain about. Nada. Zip It. Shut yer’ yapper……
But honestly, even the mild Northern California winters can get the best of a person. So it was no surprise that when the team over at William Sonoma’s newest venture, Mark and Graham contacted me to create a tablescape to celebrate Spring, I wanted to create something that just vibrated with vitality, life and freshness. I brainstormed everything from indoor picnics to an outdoor BBQ. While the table may have ended up indoors, my design was definitely inspired by a spring garden……
As I said, I wanted freshness and vitality, so I stuck with the thing we most closely associate with Spring – flowers and greenery. I created 11 different individual flower arrangements surrounding a larger centerpiece. This arrangement gave me the flexibility to use the arrangements through the rest of the house once the party was over.
I limited my color palette to green through the cut flowers and the peat moss placements and white. In case you were wondering, the pea moss placements were a lucky and inexpensive find at the craft store which created the background for the rest of the place setting – the floral dinner plates, the wooden cutlery and the monogramed napkins. On a sidenote, this is my first time having something monogrammed – I think I am hooked! A healthy dose of glass, crystal and reflective metal finishes were added to the mix to create a modern take on an indoor garden party…..
Swing by Mark & Graham’s blog mgram to see the full tablescape, see how I incorporated the other products from the Mark & Graham line and what I am coveting for Spring.
So what are your weekend plans? I am going to be elbow deep in my patio preparing for another shoot on Sunday and prepping for client meetings that kick off on Monday and go one a day for the entire week. Can’t complain too much since the last two weekends found me in wine country and Palm Springs.
Yeah when I say it out loud, I don’t feel bad for me either……
[Photo Credit: Photo by Adza//Styling: Courtney Lake]
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Courtney Out Loud 
This is a beautiful, beautiful place setting, Courtney, and I SO agree with your idea to create the smaller arrangements as satellites to the larger one so you can use them around the house later. Smart move!
I will be on the lookout for those moss mats. I’ve not seen them anywhere around here…but I guess I haven’t really been shopping all that much lately, either! Still trying to save those pennies! 🙂 Enjoy your excruciating weekend! 😉