Is this his birthday table. MM? Sorry you're snowed in, but I think you did great job with all that you had. Gosh, you must have quite a stash of decorating possibilities to use! Even your napkins are blue & black!I really like your dishes. Are they frosted glass with the swirls clear glass? The yellow and gold additions are pretty. TFS
Lynn

Wow! You sure as heck pulled that off in high fashion - and without making a trip to the Dollar Store. Amazing.
Happy Birthday to your son.

Happy Birthday to your son, milosmom! Love seeing those pics on your side table...a b'day for a special guy in your life! The dishes are super & the table looks good! You pulled off that "black & blue" theme! TFS! Happy Snow Day!
Jeanne S.

Thank you! I was hoping it didn't end up being an "ahhhh" table in not a good way. lol

Lynne :: Yes, this is the boys birthday table. He'll turn 15 on Thursday and last week I had asked him what colors he would like and he said "black & blue". lol
I'll admit I have a LOT of stuff stashed away *grin*. The plates are a TS find that even though I'd already bought a ton of stuff, I refused to leave without them.
They are Oneida Stoneware with Damask Scroll written on the back of them. They are heavy and not flat as a regular plate is. They have black edging with a grey fleckstone base and the scrollwork is actually gold but it didn't photograph as I had intended.

Milosmom, I hate to say it since it's a table for your son...but that is so pretty! Or maybe I should say it's so masculine? LOL

Either way, I love it and your Oneida is lovely. I've never seen that pattern before, but I really like it.

I hope your son has a fantastic birthday!

WOW !! That turned out fantastic! Black and blue, with the pop of gold...wonderful. (I did get a chuckle out of you adding the big yellow rose on him.) The side table is neat with his photos done that way.
I hope he has a super birthday, I know he has a super Mom!

hugs, Karen

MM...great birthday table!
You certainly did the 'B&B' proud..lol
Your dishes are really different and with all your accessories, everything compliments each other perfectly.
I too love the side table with the 'Looking Back' pictures.
What a great idea...I love it.
I'm glad your DS liked everything, because after all your hard work.. that's what counts in the end.
I guess you can say, he gave your
table 'Two Thumbs Up' !!

Happy Birthday to your Son... Ahhhh to be 15 again!!

jane

MM, I wondered how you would pull off a black & blue table but you did an excellent job! I think it has the perfect touch of masculine for a tablescape. I'm impressed that you had black/blue napkins too! Love your Oneida plates, they go perfectly with your theme. Very special picture collage on your sideboard - they grow up so fast! Happy 15th birthday to your son!

DD

Thank you all :).
Karen : I don't think he expected the yellow pop but I just couldn't live with it otherwise, it looked to dark and drab.

The pictures are most of his school pictures until he got old enough to decide they weren't neccessary anymore and only gets them done when he feels the need *sigh*.

DD: Thank you. I had wondered how to accomplish it myself but I'm pretty happy with it.
LOL, I cheated a bit on the napkins and used 2 sets to make the pattern. I have roughly 40 sets in all different colors so I've figured if I don't have something 'right' , just make it.

Completely unrelated side note... I finally!! found a set of gold plated silverware that I liked (and could afford) this morning and bought them. Bless Ebay!. Woohooooo!

Wow, another beautiful table. I love your plates and would of never guessed the swirls were gold if you hadn't told us. I'm glad you did because I was questioning how you came up with your colors.

Love the Looking Back pictures and the blue stem candle holders are so pretty. I really like how you mixed the light and dk blues together. So fun to see all your tables.

Punk

Very well done and proves any color combinations can be used effectively.

Sorry you were snowed in but good to have nice things to use. Great idea to make a picture board. Hope he had a very Happy Birthday!

Yea! You really made the black and blue work. Love the swirl plates. Happy B'day to DS enjoy him while you still have him at home.
Syble