The Wonderful Tommy Smythe Creates a Delightful "Early Spring" Tablescape From Our Shop!

In, “Tommy Takes Us: Dinner by Design,” Tommy Smythe displays his “early spring fashion forward florals” table-scape. Tommy explains how he begins to put it together: “all this stuff comes from Cynthia Findlay, an amazing place where you can go, it’s a one stop shop for everything to do with tabletop, one of my favourite places in the city!”

The Marilyn Denis Show: Tommy Takes Us: Dinner by Design; February 19, 2015

Here’s how Tommy puts together the place setting. Tommy starts with “everyday dishes” and chooses a “plain white dish.”

Set of Sixteen Wedgwood “California” Service Plates (showing 8 of 16)

Diameter 10 ¾”

Tommy then adds “fashion forward florals.”

Set of Twelve Kaiser Pink Floral and Gilt Decorated Plates (showing 4 of 12)

Diameter 4 ¾”

Tommy highlights how he likes to use “a combination of different periods and styles.” Admiring the 1960s Swedish goblets, Tommy describes their effect: “They are so wonderful and they are so exuberant - they’re a modern interpretation of this floral leaf motif.”

Set of Eight Swedish Stem Glasses; c 1960s

Height 8 ¼”

Gold Rimmed Water Glasses pick up the gilt decoration of the Kaiser Plates and the gold rim of the white Wedgwood Service plates.

Set of Twelve Gold Rimmed Water Glasses (showing 4 of 12)

Height 5 1/4’

The teacups, Tommy explains, “we did almost as a suggestion for a collectible - they’re all different.”

Eight Various Cups and Saucers

Mother of Pearl Handled Knives and Forks complete the place setting.

Set of Six Mother of Pearl Handled Dinner Forks (showing 1 of 6)

Set of Twelve Mother of Pearl Handled Dinner Knives (showing 1 of 12)

Tommy then uses Venetian Glass Tumblers and Victorian Celery Vases to extend the “layered” floral motif to create “layers of height.”

Set of Four Venetian Tumblers (showing 2 of 4)

Height 3 ¾”

Set of Six Venetian Tumblers (showing 2 of 6)

Height 5”

Victorian Cut Glass Celery Vase

Height 8”

Victorian Clear and Frosted Glass Mask Motif Base Celery Vase

Height 9 ¼”

An Art Deco 800 Fine Silver and Cut Glass Pitcher further demonstrates how Tommy combines different periods and styles.

Art Deco 800 Fine Silver and Cut Glass Pitcher

Height 10 ¾”

Thank you Tommy. We love your visits and your style. It’s “early spring” whenever you stop by.

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