Fall Dinner Party With Gold Accents

I love it when company comes to visit us at the beach! The perfect opportunity (excuse) to use a little creativity to plan an extra special dinner party; delish seafood, fab California wine and an inviting dinner party themed for fall our long time friends, Jim and Mary.

Inspired by my gold sea shell dish finds, this year I decided to create a coastal dinner tablescape combining our beach found shells, fall-colored sea glass with lots of gold accents. (oh, and maybe a few little pumpkins and fall leaves too!) 

Starting with a trip to Michael's for a roll of burlap netting with a touch of gold, and a roll of all gold netting to use as a layered table runner. I then added some plain white plates ($1.99) and large gold chargers ($2.25) from Home Goods to set the base for the rest of the dining table beachy setting. (loved the fun scalloped edges on both plates)

Love my new gold shell dishes from my friends at Nasturium - one of my favorite escapes for a quick shopping trip when I NEED inspiration away from my desk.  My friend Sudi is the designer and her elegant Red Pomegranate dinnerware is hand-crafted in Turkey. Exquisite pieces!

I think we had a good time! (hence, the few blurry photos!)

P.S. you can find these fun glasses on our site  - Sea Breeze.  Love them!