Estate, tempo di pranzi e cene all’aperto! E infatti è proprio questo il tema del blog hop estivo di Chloe Crabtree, dedicato alle tavole “alfresco”, come si dice al di là dell’oceano. Come non approfittare di questa curiosa italianità terminologica per dare all’evento un tocco tutto nostrano? Ecco quindi la mia tavola, piena di colore e rigorosamente made in Italy!
L’ho apparecchiata nel non-giardino di collina, sotto un piccolo noce che di anno in anno ci regala un’ombra più estesa. Qui, sull’erba, ho sistemato ancora una volta il nostro tavolino ottagonale che va così bene per quattro, e l’ho ricoperto con una tovaglia dai disegni quasi infantili, che la riempiono di colore e di allegria.
Per i piatti ho scelto un servizio in maiolica siciliana che è stato il primo acquisto fatto per la casa in collina e che rispolvero ogni anno in questa stagione.
Il servizio ha i posti tavola di sei colori diversi, e per l’occasione ho scelto le quattro tonalità più in armonia con la tovaglia: il verde…
…il giallo…
…il rosso…
… e infine il blu.
Colore e ancora colore anche per i tovaglioli, a sottili righe variopinte, mentre sono semplicissime le posate in acciaio.
Altro tocco di colore, i bicchieri, di un vivace blu cobalto.
Con una tavola così ricca e colorata, non erano necessarie grandi decorazioni. Ho quindi optato per una salsiera in ceramica blu (svedese, ahimè!) che accoglie un piccolo bouquet di rose del non-giardino, ancora in piena fioritura, e qualche spiga di fiori di salvia.
Ecco, questa è la mia proposta per una tavola all’aperto, anzi, “alfresco”: e che estate italiana sia!
Come di consueto, vi indico di seguito l’elenco di tutte le partecipanti con il link ai loro post: mi raccomando, andate a curiosare! Subito dopo, come sempre, troverete tutti i dettagli della mia tavola.
Monday
Home is Where The Boat Is | Everyday Living | A casa di Bianca | Living With Thanksgiving
Tuesday
Corner of Plaid and Paisley | Me and My Captain | PMQ for Two | At Home With Jemma
Wednesday
Red Cottage Chronicles | Life and Linda | Bluesky at Home | The Painted Apron
Thursday
Panoply | Belle Bleu Interiors | Our Crafty Mom | Celebrate and Decorate
Friday
Debbee’s Buzz | Simple Nature Decor | From My Carolina Home | My French Twist
E per finire… #pubblicitàaggratis!
Tovaglia: Armonie Tessili
Tovaglioli: Croff, presi secoli fa
Piatti: Caleca “I pennellati”. La manifattura non esiste più ma lo stesso decoro è ora prodotto da Ceramiche Siciliane Ruggeri
Bicchieri: vintage, presi in un mercatino
Posate: Eme
Salsiera blu: Ikea “Trivsam”
A casa di Bianca 
Sei sempre fonte di idee da applicare! 😉
Aspetto che si sveglino le statunitensi per vedere cosa propongono loro! 🙂
Ciao, Fior
Anch’io non vedo l’ora ma credo che dovremo pazientare almeno fino a mezzodì 😉
Love your colorful alfresco table! Your delightful whimsical tablecloth and stripe napkins are perfect with the various colors of your dishes. Your garden setting is especially lovely.
It is a pleasure to blog hop with you all the way from Italy.
Thank you Bonnie, it’s a pleasure to share this passion with so many talented ladies!
Donna, your alfresco table is so charming. The whimsical tablecloth is a great underpinning for your colorful dishware and striped napkins! I would love to sit at your beautiful table. It is always fun to blog hop with you!
Thank you Pam! I love enterteining in my little countryhouse garden 😊
Your table is so cheery and colorful! I adore your tablecloth with the wonderful birdhouses and birds…so pretty with the sunlight dappled across the top, highlighting the dishes and flowers. It’s always a pleasure to blog hop with you!
Thank you Mary!
What a pretty setting, colorful table and dappled sunlight, a nice place for a long lunch.
Thank you Carole, I love dining alfresco!
Your table is lovely, ever so cheerful. Such a happy place to enjoy, I know the food would be wonderful too!
Tieni you Sandra, here in Italy we absolutely love cooking… and eating as well 😉
Your table looks like such a happy place to sit, eat and converse! I love your tablecloth, your colorful dishes, napkins and stemware compliment it beautifully!!
Thank you Ann 😊
oh the tablecloth is adorable!!! I love that you set it with bright color dishes, and then added a mixed floral arrangement to tie it all together! So bright and pretty in your outdoor setting! Beautiful summer table!
Thank you Jenna, even if I usually set romantic tablescapes, I love playing with colors 😊
Donna, it’s pure color love from me to you! Your Sicilian majolica very much reminds me of the American Fiesta with its colors and style (made right here in my state of West Virginia and collected worldwide!). I really like that octagonal table, and your outdoor setting under a tree is perfect with shade/ Beautiful overhead shot too. In your language…bellissimo!
Thank you Rita, maiolica is a very important tradition here in Italy, se absolutely love it!
I don’t know if you read or speak English, but isn’t it wonderful in this amazing technological world that your posts are all automatically translated for us so we can enjoy the talents of each of us, with words to go along with the pictures! Your table is beautiful with the mix of the bright place settings and the striped napkins that pull it all together! Thank you once again for joining another blog hop!
Thank you Chloe for your beautiful project, is always a pleasure to blog hop with so many beautiful ladies !
Donna, this table is so pretty! The bright colors and beautiful flowers make this table so happy and cheerful! I adore that pretty tablecloth! It makes the perfect underpinning for your table! Enjoy your day, sweet friend!!!
Thank you Shannon 😄
What a charming table! I love italy and it reminds me of my time in Tuscany! Il ove your linen
Thank you Mary and… yes, Tuscany is beautiful!
So colorful and inviting! I liked how each place setting was unique but that the entire tablescape worked as one.
Thank you Debbee 😊
What a beautiful table! I love your cobalt blue glasses and I’m swooning over that adorable tablecloth. So nostalgic and sweet!
Thank you Wendy!
So very colorful my friend! I enjoy that cute tablecloth as it sets the tone for your colorful tableware!
I could sit here all day!
Thank you Nancy 😊
Such a perfect setting to sit back in the Italian countryside and enjoy a long leisurely lunch or dinner. The dishes are amazing and so pretty and colorful. You did a great job coordinating the colors. All we need is a glass of wine and Andre Bocelli or Il Volo singing in the background.
Simply lovely! I adore the tablecloth you have used, and the vibrant colored dishes are stunning. The pretty floral centrepiece is the icing on the cake! I could easily enjoy an alfresco meal relaxing at this pretty table under the shade of the tree!
Donna, I love, love the colorful dishes ~ kind of like Fiesta here in the States. The table cloth is really cute. The setting under the tree looks so cool and inviting.
Well I sadly couldn’t understand a word you wrote but everything was beautiful! Did you climb up a tree to get that table shot? I love it!
Hello Donna!
Oh your tablescape is so pretty! I love the bright and happy colors and these beautiful flowers make everything so cheerful and inviting. Such a pretty tablecloth too!
So enjoy blog hopping with you,
Jemma
Looks beautiful, and oh so cool under the shade of a tree. I’d love a seat at this table.
Very sweet tablescape Donna. I adore the cute birdhouse tablecloth. The colors are so fun. Makes for a pretty table to dine outdoors.
Un’allegra macedonia di colori estivi e puri ma mai sopra le righe: ci pensa la bella tovaglia ad amalgamare ed esaltare le tinte… giustamente pochi decori in tavola, per dare spazio a quelle primedonne rossiniane dei piatti, che devono cantare l’esplosione dell’estate!
Wow! I am so in love with your bright and fresh Summer Tablescape! The blue glasses just pop and I love the dishes! So pretty!