End of Year Book Club Dinner- A Tablescape

I'll admit that this tablescape isn't much different from the Christmas table I just posted.

That's because I'm too busy and lazy to create a tablescape from scratch for our Book Club dinner tonight!

Besides, I love the vintage wool paisley and the tartan plates together. I think they are perfect for a Book Club dinner. There are a few changes though...

I made book marks out of upholstery webbing for party favors. They also do double duty as place cards.

For the napkin ring, I tied twine around a page from an old book.

The centerpiece is just some of my favorite classic books stacked on the table. I used marble book ends on either end. Winter greens, burlap webbing and red mercury glass votives make it festive. A linen runner anchors it all.

If you're wondering why a dog figurine is front and center, it's because the book we are discussing tonight is about a family in the midwest who raises a fictitious breed of dog.

Have you read it? I'm still trying to finish it before this evening!

It's a little slow, but I love the prose.

I'm going to suggest we read a classic next. Maybe Moby Dick or Shakespeare?

How about Doctor Zhivago or a little William Saroyan?

I like the idea of sitting by the fire in January, reading in my favorite chair while it storms outside. I think Doctor Zhivago would be perfect. We'll see what everyone else suggests.