Just look at this beautiful table setting.
Would you ever guess that these
dishes are actually melamine?
Seems melamine is making a come back.
These Italian inspired dishes
certainly aren't the retro melamine of my youth.
Each of these charming dishes are by Le Cadeaux.
The Rustica sage green rimmed in red
truly looks like Italian ceramics.
Layer in a Louis sage salad plate with a
Rustica cream cereal bowl to create
an amazingly beautiful place setting.
Add some colorful floral napkin rings
With crisp white linens.
Doesn't this look yummy?
The added detail on the
napkins is a nice touch.
Pretty green stems
Real ceramic fish bowls
Add to the elegance
Each a delicious color from the sea.
La Cadeaux also offers a series
in my favorite French provencal designs.
I'm beginning to think
melamine isn't so retro after all.
Joining
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Bunny Hop Party @ Bunny Jeans
Let's Dish @ Cuisine Kathleen
Tablescape Thursday @ BNOTP
Home & Garden Thursday @ Delightsome Life
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home
Seasonal Sunday @ The Tablescaper
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WOW - just beautiful~!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous is the word! Sublime photography!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Hope to see you on my blog:)
So pretty--really love those fish plates!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to see that they are melamine! It's certainly not the melamine of my childhood! I like the colours - wouldn't it be lovely to have a set for dining out on the patio?
ReplyDeleteLooks great Sarah, all of the colors work well together! Cute fish bowls and love the pretty borders on the napkins:@)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Sarah! I saw some melamine dishes yesterday with butterflies on that them that at first glance looked like porcelain! Those pastel fish plates & bowls could swim right to my table :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah, and no I would never guess that the beautiful dishes are melamine!! Your table setting is so pretty and colorful. I love all your detail.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and I would never guess Melamine! Love the fish dishes also.
ReplyDeleteI love those floral napkin rings; thanks for linking to Cowgirl Up.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely melamine looks these days! Gorgeous style & colour.
ReplyDeleteTres, tres joli,Sarah! I have not visited for a while, but glad I stopped by today. Love this colorful and so tasteful table. You do work wonders with tableware. Melamine, eh? I would love to see these up close. Le Cadeau, you said. Am I the only one here who does not know where to find the store? Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteNever in a gazillion+ years would I have guessed these plates to be melamine!!!! The manufacturers are really doing a fantastic job with melamine these days. I can remember it being very drab when I was a youngster, and I didn't care for it a bit. Thank goodness someone called in the dish calvary!!! I have lots of melamine patterns in my dish arsenal. The patterns these days are just amazing! The dishes you pictured here are particularly adept at fooling the eye into thinking they are anything BUT melamine!!! I really like the napkin rings, too, because the flowers on them are so full and fluffy. Gorgeous table!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful dishes, Sarah! You have a nice colorful collection here and they go so well together! I never would have guessed from the photos that they are melamine!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a wonderful week!
XO,
Jane
Sarah, this is such an elegant table. It is hard to believe that the dishes are melamine. So sophisticated! {AND} so practical to take outside. Lovely table, Sarah!
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Ricki Jill
Just beautiful! Such a festive table!
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah, I was just thinking about melamine becoming so popular now! It is totally different than the older pieces. I just bought some this week in Pottery Barn for the deck, and I had to pick them up to be sure they were not pottery. The salesman said they were flying out the door, and I actually wiped out two stores in the color I wanted. Your dishes are absolutely beautiful and do look like Italian pottery. I also like the use of the striped linens. Linda
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I really like the flower napkin rings! Fun table!
ReplyDeleteNever would have known that those are melamine dishes! They are so pretty and I just love the bright cheery colors and how well everything looks together.
ReplyDeleteThank You for sharing and have a wonderful night!
Aledia @ Plum Perfect
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeletethat is Melamine as I like it. Melamine is sometimes really useful. For picnics or because of the light weight. I have to look for some of those. Thank you for the great pictures and inspiration.
Best greetings, Johanna
Hi Sarah, sometimes I am tricked with beautiful dishes being melamine until I lift it off the store shelf. I love the color and summery detail of your table. I actually prefer using melamine at our cottage. It feels right :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the colors! Beautiful table, Sarah!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I threw away all of my melamine dishes - lol!! Of course the ones that I was given, when I married never looked like yours! Love the tablecloth - what great colors.
ReplyDeleteExactly what is melamine? Beautiful table. Your sister will be home from SMU next Sunday! Hard to believe year one is almost done. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteWow, you certainly could have fooled me!! Love the colours.
ReplyDeleteSuzyq
It is a gorgeous table Sarah! I agree, it is amazing the stunning designs they are coming out with in Melamine! And have you also noticed all the amazing patterns in paper plates and napkins? So beautiful. Your choice in colors on this table are so soothing and welcoming. Have a wonderful day! Visiting from LD!
ReplyDeleteThey do look like Italian ceramics, hard to believe they are melamine. I have some that look like vintage dishes. Thanks for sharing, Laura
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it was this brand, but I have seen some beautiful melamine pieces at some of the higher end shops which had to be picked up and touched before you tell it was not ceramic. I really like the turquoise mats and yellow flatware!
ReplyDeleteMelamine has come a long way, and I do love the new look of it. You've certainly proved what a great table it can make. Have to ask...did you finish the napkins? That is a great touch.
ReplyDeleteHello Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI think these are amazingly gorgeous! I love melamine! Paired with the lovely stemware, napkins and floral napkin rings this is a marvelous tablesetting! I appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThis table is the best Spring so far. Love all your treasures and every details. Just beautiful.
Happy TS,
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It really does seem to be the thing these days. I've seen such pretty melamine at both PB and Wms.Sonoma. Love the colors and textures on this table. I especially like those fish dishes - all of them!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful and certainly makes sense for outdoor dining! I have seen some that it is hard to tell! Love the colors, and the napkin rings are so pretty~
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Let's Dish!
I just love Le Cadeux! This set is fabulous. and you are right, this isn't the melamine we grew up with. YOu set the prettiest table. I love the colors! xo marlis
ReplyDeleteSpringtime perfect, entertaining inside or out. Lovely Sarah.
ReplyDelete~Emily
The French
Great colors and pretty tablescape. You would never know the dishes were melamine. A far cry from what I grew up with.
ReplyDeleteVery colorful tablescape and a beautiful job putting the colors all together. I like how you used different colors of flowers on each napkins.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Summer! Love all the colors and flowers.~Cheers Kim
ReplyDeleteOh my, those are just gorgeous! Those colors are just so brilliant together! I can't believe they are Melamine!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard about this Melamine! Just remember the old vintage melamine...that you rarely see any more. Love those fish dishes...the perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteThe dishes are AMAZING! You are SO RIGHT, they do look real! Yes, I remember the melamine of yesteryear...I never did care for it, BUT your dishes are GORGEOUS...Adding lots of sophistication to your picnics...I am "IN LOVE" with your fishy dishes though! Your whole table is so much fun!
ReplyDeleteHave a WONDERFUL FUN SUNDAY!
Big Hugs,
Donna
Hi Sarah! You're so right - these are not the melamine of our mothers! These dishes are so pretty and look like pottery! What a beautiful table you've set. We called this sort of dishes melmac.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Hi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI have a few new melamine pieces and I just love them. Easy to use and look great! Your table is so colorful and pretty...never would have known these were melamine unless you told us! Pretty post!
Miss Bloomers
Sarah, I have seen Melamine dishes that you would swear are ceramic until you picked them up. These are beautiful!
ReplyDeletexo, Sherry
Wow! I would never believe those dishes were melamine, Sarah. They do look like Europeon ceramics. The ones you have are in such pretty colors and designs. They are perfect foe summer entertaining. I also love the napkins.
ReplyDeleteI know... Melamine had gotten fancy and very attractive these days. Your table is very colorful and pretty. Nice napkins too.
ReplyDeletePat
Hi Sarah! Your table is just delightful! Love the flowers on the napkins touch! Hope you are having a fabulous weekend.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to believe that's melamine. Such great vibrant colors. Sarah, it's always wonderful to have you at Seasonal Sundays.
ReplyDelete- The Tablescaper
Well, I'll tell you what, girl...these melamine dishes are calling my name...
ReplyDeletethis is a stunning, summertime table.
Love the little napkins, too.
xoxo
Oh a charming table, the melamine plates are so pretty. Yep, I always look at the most beautiful melamine dishes at a store around here and wish they weren't, they're not cheap either, and they are making a come back. When I was small they were so ugly! Love the napkins too. Thanks for your lovely visit. Enjoy your Sunday.
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Returning again to see your colorful table. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove your tablescape. Your dishes are beautiful, and I love the colorful detail on the napkins.
ReplyDeleteYes Melamine has certainly come a long way. I love to find such pretty dishes for our grands.
ReplyDeleteSo fun - and not easily breakable too!
ReplyDeletexo Cathy
Hi Sarah!
ReplyDeleteI agree... there are lots of pretty Melamine plates on the market lately. So pretty and bright and safe for the patio and poolside!
Your table setting is very lovely with all those beautiful "flowers" lol. I think those pretty crisp white napkins with the colorful edges really add to the whole table.
Thanks for sharing at my party (last week) and sorry that I am so late to visit!
xoxo Bunny Jean
Sarah, I would never have guessed. They are beautiful! And oh, I do love those napkins too. laurie
ReplyDeleteGorgeous melamine... who would guess?
ReplyDeleteThe table linens are beautiful. Love the edging on the napkins and the floral napkin rings. Definitely not the old melamine(Melmac).
Babs
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteTruly intriquing! Hard to believe they aren't the real Italian dinnerware! "Mr. Ed" and my first set of melamine dinnerware was a wedding present...which we took eerywhere during our early Military Service. They didn't break! Nowadays we use enamelware for patio dining...but...I admit, I've been giving melamine another thought! I adored the soft hues. Thanks for this lovely tablescape!
Fondly,
Pat
Beautiful! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
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