Fall Friendship: Rustic Tablescape for A Cozy Soup Meal Together

October 30, 2023 171 Comments

30 Oct

Rustic Autumn Tablescape with Indian Corn, Dried Hydrangeas and Candles

This rustic Autumn tablescape is built around the hand thrown bowls Amy has created with a Friendsgiving in mind!

Creating Rustic Tablescape

striped tablecloth with natural color handthrown bowls and Indian corn centerpiece — striped tablecloth with natural color bowls and Indian corn centerpiece

I tried using a tablecloth that I thought would be a great base. Nope!

Off it came! The wood of the beautiful table was definitely the right choice.

Don’t try to make something work that after adjustments still is not working. Get rid of it and totally re-envision!

Rustic Fall Table with handmade pottery bowls, napkin and cream flower on dining room table — Rustic Fall Table with handmade pottery bowls

Now the fun part. I collected the bowls for 6 place settings and the ceramic tumblers. Amy made the bowls with the thought of having a Soup Friendsgiving. I thought that was an inspired idea for our family too. Soup is definitely a family seasonal favorite.

attention to detail when setting your table

Place Setting for Rustic Autumn Tablescape with crystal wine glass, pottery bowl adn gold napkin — Place Setting for Rustic Autumn Tablescape

I absolutely love the look of old world elegance with the old American Farmhouse bare brick look. Using the hand thrown bowls with different designs and sizes on the formal dining room table mix is so pretty.

In a local Chinese market (we lived there) where I frequently shopped for 10 lb bags of popcorn kernels and dishes, I found the tumblers. They reminded me of the cups that were used by my host for morning coffee when I visited Japan. The delicate leaf design makes them even more distinctive. Another natural element for the table.

Details matter: napkins mix and match

Usually I buy at least 6 – 12 napkins. If I think they could be used in many different settings I will buy more for up to 18. The yellow gold napkins were lovely with the Indian dried corn and natural earthy colored bowls but there were only 4. I went through the cloth napkins and found the subdued blue floral ones.

For napkin rings I used twine saved from packaging was a nice addition. There was enough twine for 4 so I used my older wooden napkins rings from the 80’s for the blue floral napkins.

Don’t they look pretty tucked in the tumblers with a single neutral small flower? I added the spoon to the setting inside the bowl. Just for that old world touch, I placed red wine crystal glasses at each placesetting.

rustic fall centerpiece elements

Rustic Autumn Centerpiece with Candles, Dried Hydrangeas and Indian Corn

The fall rustic centerpiece has several natural and handmade pottery elements with candles.

For the centerpiece I put more bowls of various sizes down the center of the table with sage pillar candles and one that fit inside the bowl. I arranged 6 ears of dried corn through the bowls.

As I considered what additional details I could add to complete this arrangement, I looked out the front window. It had rained hard for several days; I wasn’t sure if there would be any hydrangeas that survived. Thankfully, there were more than enough to snip.

Rustic Centerpiece with Handthrown Pottery and Crystal Place Settings

Tucking in the faded blooms around the bowls and Indian corn were the final details needed to complete the centerpiece.

fall Favorites: family soup recipes

Now, to make some soup! Below are links to some of our favorite soup recipes.

Warm Your Soul with Soup

Family Easy Meals Linda’s Beef Vegetable Soup

Farmhouse Company Soup

fall rustic table to gather with family and friends

It was a joy to use Amy’s cermaics for this tablescape. Can’t wait to use it for her Soup Friendsgiving. Hope this inspires you to gather around the table for comforting delicious soup with family and friends!

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