Pretty Paper Placemats

Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful July 4th weekend. I wanted to share these eco-friendly, beautifully illustrated paper placemats from Hester & Cook. They're printed with soy-based inks on recycled paper. Wouldn't it make great kitchen art?

Casual Entertaining

Ever since I spotted this bold graphic placemat, I could not stop thinking about it. I'm a sucker for patterns, and this one is dynamic and unique. As my source of inspiration, I conceptualized a table setting of  neutral-toned items to balance the bright colors of the placemat. It's a simple tablescape that I would love to enjoy during a casual dinner with friends. 

1. Wolfum placemat
2. Marc Blackwell "Northern Hemisphere" red wine glass from Barneys
3. Barneys New York napkin
4. Lenox "Tin Can Alley" khaki dinner plate available at Macy's
5. Crate and Barrel potted succulents

A Cheese Board for Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day why not enjoy an after-dinner cheese board filled with rich chocolate, a creamy, silky cheese, fresh raspberries to complement, and glass of sparkling wine to toast?

Grayworks design heart-shaped organic cheese board, Cowgirl Creamery's Mt. Tam (image via nugget market), Etoile Brut from Chandon, Williams-Sonoma sparkling wine glass,  Tcho chocolate, Driscoll's raspberries

Fairy Tale Cheese Party

Once upon a time I came across these adorable wooden bread and cheese boards on Anthropologie .
"What a great way to serve rustic breads and artisanal cheese," I said to myself. As the main source of inspiration, I began to conceptualize a romantic, fairy tale cheese party fit for a princess. The End. :)

photography credits: cheese board via anthropologie , bread board via anthropologie , pearl cheese knives via c wonder , cheese picks via bhldn , fashion photography via photographer chris nicholls 

I'm a Barbie Girl

When I came across this plate from French Bull , the illustration style reminded me of the Barbie home I played with as a child. It was a portable house that you could carry around with you, and consisted of an illustration style very similar to this plate. As my main inspiration piece, I wanted to create a dinner party for the modern Barbie. Wouldn't Bar be the perfect candidate? She's fun, stylish, and even the letters B-A-R of her name are the first three letters in Barbie!

Created by The Triple Creme. Bar Rafaeli via the glitter guide , plate via french bull , silverware via west elm , vase via all modern