I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot
George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

A Garden Tea Table in My Sitting Room, My Very Own Bed and Breakfast Series

 Welcome!!!!!

Today, I will be sharing my Garden Themed Tea Table in my Sitting Room......

But first, I want to Thank Bev, over at Eclectic Red Barn , for choosing my post,  2 Tea Cup Shelves in the Dining Room, as one of her features from last week's Thursday Favorite Things Party !!
Thanks so much, Bev!!

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In a previous post, I showed you how I decorated the mantle on my "faux" fire place in the Sitting Room in a Fairy Garden theme.......
 I had decided the decorate the Sitting Room in a Garden theme for the Summer after I hung this wreath that I made on the door of the Sitting Room....
  In keeping with the Garden theme, I set up the table in the one corner of the room as a Garden Tea  Table.........
This is the corner where the Tree stood at Christmas.........
The Tree is moved downstairs and decorated for the Patriotic Summer Holidays which I will share in another post.......
This is the perfect corner for the Tea Table because my Tea Cup shelf is also hung in this corner!!
This room has a pretty floral border as you can see below........
That is why I decided to go with a Garden theme in this room ......
The top of the table.....
2 ceramic dishes that were made by my niece Lisa commemorating my 2 son's births hang on the wall......
I embellished the shade on the lamp on the table when I changed the Guest Room into a Sitting Room a few years ago.......
I had used various trims from my stash.......
The lamp is a vintage capodimonte lamp......
Let's take a look at what is on top of the table......
Let's take a look on the left side......
The vase is a yard sale find that cost $1.00.....
In front of the vase is a creamer and sugar bowl that is part of a vintage Tea Set.......
I scattered a few flower seed packets around the display......
The center of the table.......
A tea cup and saucer that is part of the Tea Set.......
A bird's nest with eggs sits inside of the tea cup........


Isn't the pattern on the tea cup pretty?????
A vintage plate with a pretty pattern which was also bought at a flea market rests behind the tea cup and saucer.......
2 yellow ceramic birds also grace the table along with a Garden stepping stone bought at Dollar Tree....
Over on the right side......
Another bird and the matching tea post which is sitting on a pedestal.....
The bright pink doily on the pedestal was found in the Dollar bins at Michael's and it is topped with a vintage doily.....
The pattern on the tea set (which I paid $8.00 for including 4 tea cups and saucers) many years ago at yard sale just screams Summer.....
Another flower seed packet.....
A pretty tea and toast set with an egg sitting in the dish.....
I think my Tea table depicts a Garden Tea even though it is indoors......
I made the tablecloth on the table by sewing the dust ruffle from a sheet set to the bottom of the table cloth, trimming it to the right size for the table......
On top of the table cloth is a vintage topper and a scarf with pink tatting around the edges.........
Can you see the scarf with the pink tatting border?????

Tatting is a lost art.....My Mother tried to teach me when I was a young girl and I just could not pick it up......
Do you see the tea cup pockets in the corners of the topper????

You can put a ta bag packet in the pocket!!!
Isn't the embroidery precious!!
The other pocket.....
I love the delicate trim around the topper......

A bistro chair is to the side of the table......
I re-covered the chair a few years ago using the sheet set that matches the dust ruffle.....
The tassel trim on the chair match the trim on the dust ruffle that I added on to the table cloth......
 You can see that I also used the same trim on the pillows......
A sweet Ballerina Bearington Bunny sits on the chair along with a pair of gloves that I embellished.....
A lace parasol rests up against the chair.......
I hope you enjoyed my Garden Tea Table........
 This post is part of my series, My Very Own Bed and Breakfast.....

As I have mentioned many times before, I am a Victorian Soul and the Dining Room is the one room in our townhouse that in my opinion, is the most Victorian looking room........

But before I go any further, I would like to explain my decision for decorating my home in the Victorian fashion.........

Several years ago, I realized that due to numerous health issues, traveling would no longer be something that I would be able to do....

So I decided to turn our 1970's townhouse into my very own vacation home......

I love the Victorian Era and would love nothing more then to stay in Victorian Bed and Breakfast Homes.......

So I decided that our home would become my very own Victorian Bed and Breakfast and I would then feel as if I was on vacation every time I walked through the front door.......


 In future posts, I will be sharing more of my Garden Themed Sitting Room......
 And my Garden chandy.......
Along with more tea cups....
Also in a future post, I will be sharing more of my faux fire place decorated for the Summer in  a Garden theme......
And how I decorated the hearth area of the fire place......
 So I hope you will be back to visit again soon.......

And thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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10 comments:

  1. BetsyMay 27, 2018 at 5:50 PM

    Adorable. I love that little hand embroidered table topper. How unique with the opening for a tea bag. That is totally different. Happy Sunday.

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  2. At Rivercrest CottageMay 27, 2018 at 6:37 PM

    How cute are those tea towels with pockets for tea bags? Love them.

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  3. Valerie Cottage Making MommyMay 28, 2018 at 2:25 PM

    Hey stranger I haven't checked in .... in forever. Just started blogging again....bad internet on the farm. It all looks beautiful. Can't wait to see what you do with your backyard this year.

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  4. Judy at GoldCountryCottageMay 29, 2018 at 7:40 PM

    Hi Deb: It is all such prettiness as always. I love that little topper with the tea pockets. Very clever. I love your explanation for the reason why you decorate like you do. I feel like our home is our vacation spot for now. Always something to do and money is not as plentiful after retirement! Are you having trouble getting comments into your e-mail. I have read some are having that problem and today I am too. I hate leaving my answers under other's comments as most people don't come back to read the blog a second time and I don't want anyone to think I have just ignored them. If you know anything about this, would you mind letting me know?..Happy Tuesday and thank you for your sweet visit and kind words..xxoJudy

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  5. ErleneMay 29, 2018 at 8:23 PM

    I'm in love with the vintage table topper! I may have to see if I can make my own version. It's so unique with the tea packet pockets. Thanks again for sharing your decor with us on Merry Monday.

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  6. AlessandraMay 30, 2018 at 4:57 PM

    I fell in love with Your gorgeous collection of tea cups. Every single item is amazing
    Hugs

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  7. MargieMay 31, 2018 at 6:40 PM

    I like the idea of bringing the garden indoors. I'm also loving the super cute pockets for teabags on your table topper.

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  8. Louca por porcelanaJune 1, 2018 at 7:42 AM

    Hi Debbie!Love your gorgeous china,especially that pretty yellow dish behind the saucer. I also love the vintage Capodimonti lamp,beautiful!Great treasures here as ever!Hugs!

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  9. Art and SandJune 2, 2018 at 4:01 AM

    That is the cutest tablecloth!

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  10. Jean | DelightfulRepast.comJune 5, 2018 at 9:47 AM

    Debbie, I've never seen a tablecloth with pockets before--what a beauty! Your sunny yellow corner set for tea "in the garden" looks so inviting. And that gardening wreath is so clever!

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