Traditional Home – September 2019

Maple syrup and other tempting fall flavors are on the menu at this brunch,

where the table is set with fresh blue-and-white ceramics

WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY KRISSA ROSSBUND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BLAINE MOATS

Sweet Beginnings

utumn, how sweet you are! Cool, crisp weather

piques the appetite and transforms maple leaves

into dazzling red, orange, and gold. Celebrate this

glorious season with a brunch that highlights another of the maple

tree’s sweet gifts—maple syrup—and a host of fall favorites, includ-

ing butternut squash, pears, and apple cider.

To complement the tempting menu and make the meal even

more memorable, set the table with a collection of new ceramics

from global arbiter of good taste Ralph Lau-

ren. The color scheme—beloved blue and

white—isn’t unusual, but the collection’s in-

triguing patterns and history are.

In creating the ceramics, designers for

Ralph Lauren Home—a brand that represents classic American

style—looked across the pond to England’s Burleigh, maker of

earthenware since 1851. The pieces marry timelessness and

a

A creamy ivory dining

room serves as a

classic canvas for an

equally classic

tabletop. The

chandelier is from

Circa Lighting.

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62 THSeptember/October 2019

GATHERINGS