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
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.
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.
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!!!
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
"Coastal Breeze" from Wayfair.
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 .
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.
For a whale of a good time,
he'll be happy to spit up your favorite beverage
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
