Ahoy Matey! What's Cookin' ?

Lobster!!!

That's what's cookin'!

 Doesn't that look delicious?

 And here's the chef to serve you personally. 

He knows his lobster is the best in town.

 Actually, this is the 

"What's Cookin' " cookie jar 
from Clay Art.

He joined the Ozark collection

 last year from Ebay.

I was instantly inspired to transform the

kitchen into a summer seaside village. 

It morphed into sort of a Nantucket theme.

Although, I have a feeling he was 

intended to be more of a New Orleans 

themed cookie jar.  

It's a bit muddled, but I like the result.

HomeGoods came in handy around June,

when all their nautical gewgaws and 

gimcracks arrived.

a wooden seagull & plastic whale.

 The stained glass chicken light was replaced 

with a stained glass lighthouse light from Ebay.

This melamine "Harbour View" tray 

by Paul Brent encapsulates the perfect 

setting I'm trying to convey.  

A weathered All You Can Eat! 

Lobster sign was a perfect

 discovery from HomeGoods.

Sam found this distressed plate shelf 

at Hobby Lobby, simply to showcase the 

salad plates I found at West Elm this year.

They are the summer sea life edition 

of their "Dapper Animals" line 

get them here

designed by Artist Rachel Kozlowski.

I just love the whimsy. 

I mean who wouldn't love 

a Shark in a bikini?

But Mr. Lobster really caught my eye.

Sam doesn't share my love of the plates

but she puts up with my "vision".

I also picked up this Burton & Burton

"Nantucket" teapot by Paul Brent from Ebay.

It features a lobster on one side...

and a blue crab on the other,

with lots of colorful wood planks.

This crab shack birdhouse complimented

 the theme perfectly, so I hooked it 

from HomeGoods too.

Six years ago Mrs. Fields Cookies 

introduced this red 

"Beach House" cookie jar.

I found one on Ebay last year

and added it to the village.

Let's leave the shack and 

swim over to the tablescape.

Kind of a departure from the seaside village,

and more of a tide pool or coral reef vibe.

get them here

We find a pop of color with the beaded coral 

napkin rings on clearance from Pier 1,

along with the blue napkins with 

red-orange embroidery.

see them here

 Pier 1 melamine "Coral Reef" salad plates

really tie in all the colors on the table.

These blue rimmed stoneware dinner plates 

came from Walmart for 88¢ each!!!

I KNOWWW!!!

get them here

The galvanized chargers where another 

clearance item from Pier 1.
For some reason galvanized steel just
says seafood shack to me.

There be lobsters here Cap'n!

See how I tied it to the theme there?

This runner is called 

 get one here

"Coastal Breeze" from Wayfair.  

get them here

The nautical flatware also came from Wayfair.

They really do "Got What I Need!"

The blue rimmed glasses were sitting right 

next to the plates at Walmart for 96¢ ea.

We eyed this clam vase while

wading through HomeGoods and thought

it would make the perfect centerpiece.

This cute little siren lures sailors to their

sodium overloading doom with her salty melody . 

get one here

Found her on Amazon and knew she 

would add a little more whimsy to the table.

These delightful little Adirondack chairs are

 actually place card holders

We found them on clearance at Pier 1

along with their "Wallace the Whale" pitcher.

get on here

For a whale of a good time,

he'll be happy to spit up your favorite beverage

quick as you can say ambergris.

EWWWW!

That concludes our voyage around the table

here on Ozark's isle.

Thanks for stopping by

and as always, happy hunting.

I'm sharing today at Susan's