“Feminine Industrial!” What a perfect description for a simple, streamlined, but romantic decorating style! I was so proud that I’d made up the name all by myself! After receiving some lovely handmade plates as a gift, the name just popped into my mind!
Wild and rapid visions of being hailed as the ‘Creator of Feminine Industrial Style,’ ran through my head! I saw myself receiving honors and accolades years into the future! Graciously and humbly accepting the adulation of everyone in the design world ….
… Oh, but oops – wait. That style already exists! Feminine Industrial Chic is out there, and it’s as streamlined, exciting, and beautiful as I imagined!
So after selflessly renouncing my future would-be title, I got busy setting a table with my gorgeous new plates!
The Feminine Industrial Spark
My darling mother is a talented ceramics artist, and frequently makes our presents. That’s where these lovely plates came from. I also got a bowl! I love their heft and weight, and especially this silver-grey glaze!
I asked, but apparently Mom doesn’t want to go into the stoneware plate production business! However, I did find some plates almost exactly like hers from Juliska, which you can get HERE. (Or scroll down to the Shopping section below.)
The second I unwrapped them, I knew the plates would go perfectly with these matte chalkboard-style chargers I’d gotten a while ago.
Actually, trying to describe the vibe was what got me started thinking about the feminine industrial idea! Then I was off and running!
The Industrial Part
For the Industrial part of Feminine Industrial, I had the charcoal chargers, pewter stoneware, flower bowl, and heavy metal napkin rings. Our old (and distressed) wood chairs add another Industrial style element.
The Feminine Part
Then, the Feminine part of Feminine Industrial. I admit, this was the particularly fun part for me. For the foundation I used a delicate blush tablecloth I’ve had forever. I noticed that it was starting to show its age a little, but for this style, worn is good!
As is often the case with my settings, I didn’t have enough of the same kind of napkins or rings to go around. So I alternated the matching blush napkins with some newer jacquard ones. Same with the napkin rings. I have both round and square in this style, so I just mixed them up.
Another distinctly feminine touch is my favorite Rose Point silver. This pattern is so beautiful and delicate. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know the story – it came from my hope chest! (You can read more about that in this post.)
Ok, I may have gone a bit heavy on the Feminine side here, but we had to have crystal!
In fact it turned out to be a whole forest of crystal! But since it’s one of my favorite things in life, that was ok with me! These beautiful crystal glasses are available here and here.
Candles & Flowers
I put a few silver mercury glass votives in the middle of the table for some elegant sparkle. You can almost never go wrong with candlelight! It adds such a cozy gleam to make your guests feel extra welcome!
And then – the flowers! It’s really so amazing how different flowers can change the whole feel of a tablescape. Or of an entire space, come to that!
I used my new bowl and added the most feminine blooms I could find. Peony tulips and lovely pale pink carnations. The contrast with the industrial style of the bowl summed up my Feminine Industrial look exactly!
More Feminine Industrial Touches
Also, I like to add extra touches to carry my theme into other parts of the room. This style makes me happy that we still have our worn and mismatched chairs! (But actually the dining room is slated for an update soon, so this might be my “Before” picture someday!)
So, I put some of the extra pale carnations, and some deeper stripy pink ones, on the buffet.
Even though I didn’t actually create this exciting Feminine Industrial style, I can still invoke it to set a lovely table for family and friends to gather around! We can talk about decorating and experimenting and doing whatever makes us happy!
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What a great names!! Love this table and your photos too.
HA! So glad you like them all Linda! 😉 I was so looking forward to being famous – but I guess I’ll just settle for a pretty table! 💗 Take care over there!
You have taught me a new description Barbara, I have not heard of feminine industrial style. I will keep the title with you as creator of feminine industrial style, as you are the one who introduced me to the style 😉 Hope you are doing well out there too!
heehee! 💗 Thanks Denise! So many good descriptions to find! 🙂 Take care my friend!