Before the cherry blossom season gets away from us, I wanted to slip this little post in under the wire. I’ve had these Royal Stafford cherry blossom dinner plates for years and have never used them for anything. It’s about time I remedy that!



Royal Stafford cherry blossom plates in a demure pink remind me of the opera I’ve been listening to the past couple of days: Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”. I’ve seen this opera in person at the Lyric here in downtown Kansas City, and it is magical! The natural choice of flatware here was this (faux) bamboo in the darker color that mirrors the stems in the cherry blossoms on the dinner plates.

I found this elegant yet simple gold tone pagoda candleholder at a local home furnishings boutique. Dipping into obscure shops really pays off sometimes!

My Mom had a pair of these that she picked up in her extensive travels. She still had the price tag on one of them, and I nearly fainted. They’re pretty, but still…!!! Geez, Mom…that’s a car payment!!!

Gold-rimmed stemware works well with the gold leafed chargers and pagodas.

These delicately blown glass vases are from Nell Hills a few years back. They are rice paper thin!

LOOK!!! A new bar cart!!! I put the mid-century cart in our library, and this smaller 3-tiered beauty from World Market is perfect for this corner!

The pink ceramic cake pedestal hails from Home Goods this year.
If you’d like to see a few more Asian-style tablescapes on this blog, check these out!
- Bringing the Zing to Chinese Takeout
- Chinese Takeout
- Blue & White 30th Birthday
- Copper Zen
- Mum’s the Word/Zen Garden
- Mandarin Bling
- Chinoiserie Chic – Classic Blue & White for Spring or Summer
- Peony Power!
- Bringing the Zing to Chinese Takeout
- Peaceful Peonies
- 辛卯/Year of the Rabbit
- Float Like a Butterfly
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