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7/21/10

Nautical & Beach Theme Table Settings

It's summer and lots of folks are bringing the nautical and beach theme to the table, creating wonderful tablescapes. Take a look!

beach table with blue and lighthouse
Donna's Nautical & Beach Theme Table Setting was done on her vacation at St. George Island (FL). The home they rented had a lot of dishes and a lot of beach decor. The beautiful flowers, she says, were everywhere on the island.

beach theme table setting
Here, another beach table by Donna. This time with shorebirds, see here.

pottery barn inspired beach table
Can you tell? Mary's Nautical Table is inspired by Pottery Barn. It includes a Decorative Fishnet and Sailor's Knot. And in case you missed it (and love PB), check out Pottery Barn Knock Off.


Susan calls her nautical table setting An Afternoon at the Beach.

nautical blue theme entertaining
Lynda keeps it cool with a crisp Table Setting in Blue and White -and frozen blueberries as beverage chillers!

nautical lobster theme plates
I'm loving the lobster plates on Sheila's Table.

nautical theme table
Mary's Beach Table also focuses around beautiful plates, and they came from Pottery Barn as well. Also in the mix, a few Glass Floats!

beach theme table setting
Terri did some very creative recycling for her Beach Table Setting and turned a patio umbrella bag into a table runner.

nautical theme boat
Last stop, Jacqueline's boat on Lake Powell where she set a Nautical Theme Table for two in her favorite color purple. I'm happy to see (more) purple combined with coastal, it's rare, and the only other places where you can find the combo is here and here, both times as a wall color.

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And one more! Just discovered this Beach Theme Table Setting over at Kat's Low Tide High Style, with one of those super sweet vintage sand pails in the middle -remember Painted Beach Sand Pails and Buckets!

Browse all Tablescapes.

35 comments:

Tina said...

Very nice. Makes me want to have a dinner party or at least go to one.
All beautiful
T

Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...

I love the giant shell bowl in the first picture!

Charleston Girl said...

So lovely! I love the crap plate with the blue stripes... These would be great for a beach themed wedding!

michelle said...

I would love to sit down at any of these tables! I love the 4th one down with the green crab on the blue striped plate!

Nicole-Lynn said...

Love them all! Thank you for the inspiration :)

Heidiopia said...

Ahhh, love it! I can hear the waves crashing :)

Nikki said...

I love the little striped crabby ones!

rosiecampbell said...

All of these tablescapes are wonderful! Great ideas for summer dining.

Kim @ Savvy Southern Style said...

What wonderful tablescapes. I love them all. Thanks for sharing these.

Tricia Rose said...

So inspiring - and I know I am incapable of setting such a lovely table *sob*

Totally love the crab plate with the blue stripes, and the drama of Sheila's table.

Kamichia @ Glass Float Junkie said...

Oh...I'm really liking the fishnet on the table &, of course, the glass fishing floats!! Will have to try that sometime. :)

Vynuss said...

I LOVE these great ideas!!!! :)

Mary said...

Hi Maya~

Thanks so much for including me in this inspiring collection of coastal tablescapes~ I'm preparing & packing for some beach dining this weekend so I can see some shorebirds & shells live and in person :-)

Catharina Maria said...

Beautiful , I will thank you for the inspiration .
Love your site so much .
Have now an mosaic at my blog with all lovely photos from the beach and the sea .
Love from ♥RINI♥ the Netherlands

The Quintessential Magpie said...

Oh, I'm thrilled that you included my table, Maya! Thank you so much. :-)

Loved seeing all of the others, too.

XO,

Sheila

Beach House Living said...

Each one of them is so nice it would be hard to select just one. Finally got my PB plates...map motif.

Beth said...

These are beautiful! Thanks for sharing them.

Fearless Nester said...

I love them all! And I almost forgot that Kat had that adorable vintage sand pail. This gives me inspiration to start looking for some nautical tableware! Great creative ideas, thanks Maya! ~Lili

Jacqueline said...

I feel so honored to be included with these beautiful tablescapes. This is totally new for me and as I said on the infinity pool post, you made my day!! Thanks for including me.

Entertaining Women said...

I feel like I've been all the way up the coastline and back. What a treat! Thank you for sharing these lovely designs. Cherry Kay

Kathy said...

These are beautiful example of nautical themed tables!
Just love it!
Kathy

Barbara said...

I do love a beachy table! What fun to see these altogether, looking at each and every detail.

once in a blue moon... said...

so many great tables~

Linda (More Fun Less Laundry) said...

Love this round up of beachy tables--I could do a different one every week and never get tired of them! If you would like to see one more check out my Cape Cod table from last week! Linda

theLENNOXX said...

oohh, there's my favorite PB plates in action!! They are so lovely =) And I adore the plate with the green crab!!

Donna (Timeless Settings) said...

Thanks for including my table setting in your post! You have a great blog! :)

Donna

NYCLQ said...

Thank you so much Maya for including my Crisp Blue & White Combo in your tablescape post!! BEAUTIFUL tablesettings - very creative and great ideas!

Thanks for sharing & for stopping by my blog to let me know!!

:D Lynda
nyclq-focalpoint.blogspot.com

Mimi said...

Cute tables, all of them!

Johanna said...

Maya,
you show amazing pretty tables. I love them all. Thank you so much for the tour.
Greetings, Johanna

Mid-Atlantic Martha said...

So pretty -- who doesn't long for the beach this time of year! All beautiful tables.

Jodie @ Coastal Inspirations said...

Loving all these table settings, I think starfish and seashells look great as table decorations!

Terri said...

Hello Maya,
Thanks so very much for including my beach tablescape in your collection... What an honor! You made my day!!!

The Tablescaper said...

Great collection of beach scapes!

- The Tablescaper

Everything Coastal said...

Very fun! I featured Lynda of "Focal Point" as my first guest blog post on the new Everything Coastal Style blog - she did a wonderful job with tons of blue and white, shells, coral, and frozen blueberries... come see when you get a chance!

Caron

Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) said...

Lovely selection...sure puts me in a beachy mood! :)
Happy 100th TT!