Picnic and Gingham

After my kid’s picnic post, I was inspired to write one for us adults. In the summer, I love a picnic and am always attracted to gingham. One of my favorite things to do in the summer is pack up a great picnic with the kids and go up to Franklin Canyon to feed the ducks. It’s so close to home but beautiful and you feel like you’re outside of LA. I wanted to share my favorite picnic accessories and my favorite gingham moments.

Accessories

Placemats and Napkins

I love MYdrap napkins and placemats. They are chic and disposable but you can also wipe them down and reuse them. I found them in red and white gingham and I love the placemats and napkins.

Plates & Cutlery

I’m always a fan of bamboo cutlery, and as you know – I love enamel plates. These white enamel plates with red rims work perfectly with the gingham napkins. For something a little easier that you can toss out, I always like bamboo plates.

Picnic Baskets

I have searched for the best picnic baskets and love the Peterboro Basket from Heath. I also like a pre-packed picnic basket and we have an amazing one at our house in Tahoe. Mine is very similar to these Sutherland blue and red plaid options. I also like this smaller red and white gingham option.

Picnic Blankets

To lay it all out, Pendleton blankets are my favorite and I’m partial to the Glacier National Park Blanket . I also like their Lumberman blanket. Other great options are Thunderbird Blankets in blue or red – I have a couple of these and they are great for a picnic or for the park with kids.

Gingham Clothes

For the Little Ones

I love gingham, especially for the kids. Ripleys’s friend Marlowe brought her these adorable red and white gingham bloomers for her 1^st birthday and she has been living in them all summer. Makie is one of my favorite kid’s collections for boys and girls and I can always count on them for amazing gingham pieces. Both my kids have had amazing gingham pieces that they’ve lived in. For spring, Makie did a great jumper that’s unisex in bright blue and in a black gingham. They also make their classic bucket hats that I am a huge fan of in blue and grey gingham. And for this fall they have an adorable vest and skirt coming in blue and black gingham that I can’t wait to get my hands on.

For the Grownups

J.Crew always has great gingham classic collared shirts for men and woman. For the guys I really like this Irish Linen Camp shirt that’s on sale right now. For the ladies I like the Thomas Mason shirt. XXJKE