AUTUMN INTERLUDE

COMFORTS OF HOME

s autumn washes over the scenery outside your window, seasonal gourds and other natural finds dance across tables and mantels inside. Extend the parade of pumpkins and harvesttime treasures onto an enclosed porch to ready the space for a family supper. With dashes of blue, a traditional color palette of orange and earth tones takes on an updated look. French blue napkins trimmed in delicate fringe lend contrast to rust-and-white china bearing a fall motif. Layering the scalloped rim of porcelain plates with the curves of an all-white charger creates an interesting composition. Brilliant like a cloudless sky, aqua sofa cushions and cup-and-saucer sets, ideal for after-dinner coffee, harmonize with the scene’s warmer notes. Clear glassware and gold flatware catch the early evening light without distracting from an extraordinary centerpiece. Set