Reader Comments on A Simple Setting from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:30:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting Oh, come on. Since when is buying new china and flatware "simple"? Don't get me wrong -- it looks lovely. But I've just experienced a 50% pay cut this year, so the regular old dishes are just going to have to do! ;-) Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:29:43 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting How is this a project? It just looks like going to the store to buy new dishes to me! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:58:09 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting Great idea. You can always find plenty of bits of china at yard sales and secondhand shops.They don't need to be the same set ,just collect bits through the year of the same colour. USE YOUR IMAGINATION NOT YOUR CREDIT CARD!! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:43:37 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting I agree. These are just SUGGESTIONS. Use your imagination and come up with an inexpensive way to decorate. Having a pretty table and a nicely decorated room doesn't require a lot of money, just some imagination. You can find lots of pretty things at yard sales and flea markets. Dollar stores have a lot of variety too. I know I'm going to have fun looking for something I can use this holiday season at an affordable price. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:55:48 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting Excuse me, I must have misread. From the intro I thought these were more "project" oriented ideas. No one needs to shout. I am well aware of dollar stores, flea markets, consignment stores and yard sales. I find lots of great things at all of them. But that's not what was presented here. I'm not about to whip out my credit card for expensive things when I can have a lot more fun hunting out great things at unusual places. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:25 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting I would just look at the materials and color scheme of this and go from there. I happen to have several wooden candlesticks made by a Swedish uncle and tons of old linens. The use of white or cream tablecloths is a refreshing change for me from all the dark colors and patterns I usually use. I like the folded napkin in the middle of the plate too. You can also use gourds and the tiny pumpkins to liven things up. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:47 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting Okay, I agree that this is more "shopping" oriented than "project" oriented, but I still like seeing how design pros mix and match flatware, stemware and china. I would not have thought to use the bamboo handled flatware, for example, in this kind of fall setting, but I can see how the color makes it mesh in with the look. It's fun to see other people's ideas. Hey Yankee, how about a photo gallery of readers' Thanksgiving tablescapes for your online edition? Could be fun! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:52 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2007-11/home/matthewmead/tablesetting pick up dishes thu out the year. cut out a leaf or what ever & sew on a white napkin, not hard. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:36:32 +0100