Good morning! How about creating a children’s breakfast setting to battle the usual Monday morning blues?
I found these adorable dog bowls at Homegoods the other day and I simply couldn’t resist the idea of delighting children with this unusual setting.
For those of you that may already be terrified, let it be known I won’t actually serve their meals out of them. I’ll just use them to anchor their cereal bowls. Relieved? Well, let’s continue.
As I usually do with my rustic settings, I am lucky enough to have the distressed wood table that serves as my perfect backdrop. I then set the two gray plaid runners (which I usually use for winter settings) sideways to give the illusion of dog blankets and then place the galvanized metal chargers to match my dogs’ kibbles bucket which I use as my centerpiece.
I love the layered look to add texture and drama to my settings so I first place the main meal plate to anchor the dog bowls.
Finally, I place the white linen napkins inside the matching white mugs and add hurricane lamps with white pillar candles to add height to the overall look.
The recommended menu is Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Sunday Morning Oatmeal:
As promised, the “human cereal bowl” is placed inside the dog bowl. Chow down!
