A Toile Tale: Back to Gold!

Gold!!!! It's been in, it's been out, and for sure.....it's back!!!! Suddenly, it has a contemporary vibe and I particularly like it used with more rustic items. These beautiful napkin rings from Art of the Table were a gift from a beautiful bride, and I stuck in a feather to bridge the luxe and the informal.

I started gathering up some gold items to make a simple fall table. Nothing is new, just used in a different way.

Years ago, when Martha Stewart first made gilding pumpkins popular, I found these canvas placemats with gold leaves. I was pretty proud of the way my gilded vegetables looked with these linens.

Then I pulled out my trusty gold chargers and used them with these brown, mottled dinner plates. The pattern is called "Leopard".

I played with several different sets of flatware and settled on this French cream set. I have never cared for gold flatware. Even the contemporary gold that I am seeing now just doesn't float my boat!

I have seen these glasses for sale several different places. This summer, my close friend in Charleston had them on her dinner table when she entertained us, and I had great glass envy! By the next weekend, I owned some of my own!

Phil the Pheasant made his seasonal debut. This resin bird shows up often on the table, and is always part of our decor.

Two of my favorite tables I ever posted had him as a centerpiece. Look here and here.

Isn't he a handsome devil?

He is nestled in this wreath made up of natural, gold, and copper leaves.

The old wood barley twist candlesticks that I started with were not very exciting, so I replaced them with these gilded ones. They are heftier and the gold sort of lifts the look up a bit.