Ode To The Table
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But this living room vibe is so delightful
And since we’ve got no place to go
Let the moody lights glow, glow, glow
My family doesn’t typically sit in the dining room as we gather around the bar table in the kitchen for our meals with the kids. It was great to transform our dining room into a happy place where smiles were shown, kids were laughing, drinks were poured and memories were made. I’m a huge fan of decorating the table with candles, florals, linens, fine china, and cutlery but to have the table set-up surrounded with Maine-made items gets me even more excited. Thanks to Abigail Shea for making it look pristine! When working with her she put together this mood board and I didn’t think we could pull it off with COVID happening and in a short amount of time but we did!
Abigail Shea’s mood board when planning the styling of the space.
Every table setting piece complemented each other perfectly starting with the Charcoal Dinner Plate from Campfire Pottery then the Pasta Bowl from Campfire Pottery & Jennifer Bravo’s collaborative collection ($62) and the embroidered blueberry napkins from aluckiergirl wrapped nicely with a twig even the kids had their own napkins and what was special about there napkins is that their initials were hand-stitched on the napkins. I like to use them as bibs on the kids and it is a piece of cloth that I will hang on to forever as I will tell this Maine-made tale when my kids get older and we stumble upon these pieces again. The final touches of the set included the personalized name tags from Gert & Co, hand-forged copper and sterling silver cutlery including spoons and forks crafted by DMG Designs ($32-$98), and lastly a little greenery. Rustic yet moody, it gives off a Maine vibe.
The table setting made you want to sit down to get to know every single piece that was a part of it.
Items included in this photo: Campfire Pottery Charcoal Dinner Plate, Campfire & Jennifer Bravo White Pasta Bowl, aluckiergirl embroidered napkins, Gert and Co Customized Name Tag, SOFTSET Ceramics Big Serving Platter, Stoneybrook Lobster Pound Lobster.
To give the center of the table a bit of life I placed a Campfire Charcoal Pitcher ($85) in the center that was filled with a floral masterpiece put together by Watershed Floral. The florals were a mix of greenery and fall colored petals, I couldn’t believe my eyes and I’m in awe that Sarah, the owner and founder of Watershed Floral, pulled this together so quickly while tending to her little boy and cute puppy at her home in Pownal. Lastly, Chilton’s Concord Chairs as mentioned before work perfectly with a furniture piece that has been in our family.
Fresh bread, a handmade soft towel, and an elegant ceramic piece that bring it all to the table.
Items included in this photo: Night Moves Country Bread, The Cultivated Thread Towels, SOFTSET Ceramics Big Serving Platter.
Photo Credit: Good to Go Studios
Man, it doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought me some fresh bread for enjoying
The lights are turned way down low
Let the moody lights glow, glow, glow
I love a good loaf of bread for snacking, for enjoying with my lobsters and melted butter and they’re good food for 9-month-old babies. Night Moves Country Bread ($7.50) is sifted with wheat flour and fresh-milled rye. Soft on the inside and crusty on the outside. The Biddeford based bakery utilizes local, sustainable, stone-milled grain to create delicious, nourishing food for their community. They also have a key focus on making small, positive impacts on public health in their region, as well as taking action in climate change, food sovereignty, and industrialized food from the nation’s devastating history of systemic racism and oppression. That’s my kind of bakery.
You will also notice a beautifully woven towel placed underneath the loaf of bread made by The Cultivated Thread ($30) whom I interviewed in the first Thompson’s Point Makers Market series. Both the bread and towel are on top of a Maine-made Big Serving Platter ($140) crafted by Mimi Olins who is the owner and founder of SOFTSET Ceramics. She crafts small-batch collections that are simple and elegant. Her family is filled with makers including her husband who is a baker and you can find him in Freeport and at many of the farmer's markets in the Portland area selling his delicious loaves of bread.
The moody lighting with natural elements.
Items included in this photo: Funky Rock Designs Single Stone Candles Holders.
Photo Credit: Good to Go Studios
Let’s keep those moody lights glowing. Thanks to Funky Rock Designs Single Stone Candles Holders (6 for $100) and Match Striker ($24) and The Honey Exchange’s candlesticks, they truly made the space moody yet bright.