As always this time in October, I invite you to visit charming Lakewold Gardens (Lakewood, WA) and their inspiring Beautiful Tables Showcase.
It's running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. between October 20th and 23rd.
This event, celebrating the art of entertaining, will not only delight your eyes but also provides great ideas for dining table decorations for the Holidays as well as family time.
Better yet, you might get so inspired, that you will decide to submit your own table setting for one of the next showcases!
There are 32 tables, set up by professional and amateur designers in four categories: Formal, Seasonal/Holiday, Contemporary and Whimsical.
You can see the tables in my pictures, but believe me, there is much more there than my pictures can show.
Come see an antique quilt, hand etched glasses, vintage tableware and ornaments, hand-printed tablecloths, depression glass, etc., etc., etc.
Want some exotic staff? Find spider stew, mice in a teapot, butterflies in the cups, bunnies in the plates, chicken on the tables!
Find yourself in Spain and France, in Book and Hunt clubs, on grandma's porch, at Mad Hatter's tea party (actually, three parties!), in a rural barn with boogie-woogie music, at a kid's birthday party and in many other places!
If the tables are not enough, stroll the enchanting Lakewold Gardens in their autumn glory.
And, last but not least, have hot cider with delicious cookies!
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It's running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. between October 20th and 23rd.
This event, celebrating the art of entertaining, will not only delight your eyes but also provides great ideas for dining table decorations for the Holidays as well as family time.
Better yet, you might get so inspired, that you will decide to submit your own table setting for one of the next showcases!
There are 32 tables, set up by professional and amateur designers in four categories: Formal, Seasonal/Holiday, Contemporary and Whimsical.
You can see the tables in my pictures, but believe me, there is much more there than my pictures can show.
Come see an antique quilt, hand etched glasses, vintage tableware and ornaments, hand-printed tablecloths, depression glass, etc., etc., etc.
Want some exotic staff? Find spider stew, mice in a teapot, butterflies in the cups, bunnies in the plates, chicken on the tables!
Find yourself in Spain and France, in Book and Hunt clubs, on grandma's porch, at Mad Hatter's tea party (actually, three parties!), in a rural barn with boogie-woogie music, at a kid's birthday party and in many other places!
If the tables are not enough, stroll the enchanting Lakewold Gardens in their autumn glory.
And, last but not least, have hot cider with delicious cookies!
Thousand Flowers by Denise Kellogg
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Tuesday Tea With Hazel by Robin Barnes
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Wild Pink Roses: A Remembrance of Home by Karen Robbins
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Sparkle & Shine by Marquerite Wessler
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Daffodil Delight by Lori Durr
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Dinner in the Garden by Retta Grisham
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Tea Time Before the Parade by Linda Lang
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Autumn Splendor by David Colegrove (The Key Antiques)
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Oh Spider Stew and Eyeballs Too by Carolyn Braden
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Floragold Charm by Emily Whitcomb
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A Red and White Christmas by Verda Washington
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Oh So Provence by Sandy Ruffo
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Finding His Mate by Susan Krogh
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Made in Spain by Linda Bornander
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Book Club Brunch in the Library by Lea Corvin and Laura Wicklander
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A Wonderland Tea Party by Celia Vincent
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Some of My Favorite Things by Nancy Hall
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Cabbage Tales by Sharon Baker
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Uptown Barrelhouse Boogie-Woogie & Blues: Vice&Virtues
by Cynthia Noyes
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The 12s' Days of Christmas by Neve Norton
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The Mad Hatter's Tea Party by Margaret Jacobsen and Molly Merrit-Peterson
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Robin Barnes
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Dinner and Candlelight by Gayle Karlson-Wells
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Tea on Grandmother's Porch by Danielle Lord
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Forelle Blau With the Kaiser by Danielle Lord
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Dinner With Hen and Chicks by Dianne Sengstock and Diana Santos
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Autumn Leaves by Cheryl Norton
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A Touch of Lavender Tea Party by Mary Worthington and Jo Lore
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Yakkity Yak by Judi Warren
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A Hatter's Tea by Dana Flanegin
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The Old Hunt Club by Donna Erickson and Sandy Coates
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Sunny Spring Brunch by Gail Gosney and Cory Plantenberg
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I hope you can visit the Lakewold Gardens 18th Annual Beautiful Tables Showcase!
12317 Gravelly Lake Drive SW
Lakewood, Washington 98499
Lakewood, Washington 98499
If not, enjoy the pictures and please, tell us what table is your favorite!
Some previous posts about this Showcase with some additional information about it:
2015 - part 2
2015 - part 3
2015 - part 4
2015 - part 5
2014 - Continuation
ReplyDeleteThank you for once again sharing this delightful event. It's difficult to choose a favorite as they're all so beautiful. My favorite will be the one created by you when you create a table for the showcase! Your holiday table and your post "A Simple Cup of Tea" from a few years ago still stick in my mind as exceptional.
I could not choose a winner. I like them all, and most of all, I love the garden setting. Thanks for sharing this event!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your Lakewold tables pictures! What a pleasure to see what some talented people can do with a table!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful, the gardens and the tables!
ReplyDeleteFabulous!
ReplyDeleteEach table setting is unique, I love them all! Thank you Tatyana!
ReplyDeleteHello Tatyana girl and thank you for dropping by my blog : )
ReplyDeleteThese tables and views (the trees are spectacular!!) are to die for .. gorgeous!!
My favorite ate the Fall themed ones but seriously ? they are all stunning .. I would have loved to have seen them in person : )
Take care and thanks for this beautiful post !
The vistas are gorgeous, inside and out! i love the daffodil table, but how to choose a favorite? Impossible!
ReplyDeleteThe garden views are amazing and such creativity has gone into the table settings! Just the attention to detail in each is quite spectacular.
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