The Vintage Table: Personal Treasures and Standout Settings |  | Author: Jacqueline DeMontravel
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0307460541
Dewey Decimal Number: 642.6
EAN: 9780307460547
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Product Description
Your table is not only the place where you gather for meals–it is also a canvas for your creativity and for the treasures you’ve gathered over the years. Each day offers you a chance to surround yourself with what you love, whether you’re enjoying cereal from a punchy yellow gnome bowl, inviting friends over to test your latest recipe served on cherry red retro plates, or holding a formal dinner using delicate family china.
By loosely mixing modern accents you’ve bought on a whim with vintage elements earned by combing flea markets, you can create tabletops and arrangements that look timeless and classic even as they speak to your mood. Much of the fun comes from knowing you’re using pieces that have personal meaning, and The Vintage Table offers all the guidance you need to discover gems among family heirlooms, textiles, and antiques store offerings. Whether you’re making napkins by repurposing old aprons or collecting stylish pastry boxes from your favorite bakery to be used as a signature centerpiece for your dining room, the pieces themselves become your décor, and they will bring you the same pleasure as a beloved painting that still surprises you every time you look at it.
From creating a party that plays on nostalgia, such as a fairy theme for children or a Mother’s Day celebration at which guests dress in aprons that recall Betty Crocker, to a more opulent affair starring all your finest objects, the possibilities in these pages show how setting the scene can be a festive and imaginative process. This beautifully photographed book will inspire you to make sitting at your table a frequent pleasure and to enjoy what you have–every day.
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 very pretty February 8, 2010
escape
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
THis was given as a gift and was requested and well received. Just beautiful pictures and wonderful information. A lovely book.
A top pick for any general lending library April 20, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THE VINTAGE TABLE: PERSONAL TREASURES AND STANDOUT SETTINGS offers insights into table settings and mixing and matching vintage and modern pieces to fine effect. Unlike most antiques guides to glassware, this doesn't assume only antiques or an unlimited budget: it shows how to make the most of a few fine pieces and comes packed with color photo examples for pairing family china and newer finds. A top pick for any general lending library.
 A Feast for the Eyes March 14, 2010
T. Christian (Louisville, KY)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The people at Romantic Homes have certainly done it again. This is another beautiful book! My only complaint would be that it is a compilation of past magazine articles/pictures rather than entirely new material. But, overall it delivers.
Vintage Table February 22, 2010
The Dish Lady (Richmond VA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great photography but lay out is very similar to Vintage Vavoom with some duplication of photos.
Expected to see more emphasis on vintage china.
Beautiful book, but not what expected July 28, 2010
L. Kenny (The Thumb of Michigan)
This is an absolutely lovely book, gorgeous photographs, elegant and well designed tablesettings. It is sort of a guidebook on how to create your own style and settings in a diary/scrapbook. As a huge fan of "Romantic Homes" magazine, I was really looking forward to seeing this.
The only disappointment is that there is no identification of the different brands of vintage china, silver and crystal used, especially important to me as a collector. That is what I was hoping to find out more about in the book. Glad the library got it for me instead of me paying for it, just for that reason.
If you are looking for a style how to book, this is the one for you. If you are looking for information on vintage collectibles, its not.
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