Easter is two weeks away and there is no buzz about it whatsoever. In the time of this uncertainty and global health crisis, it is really hard to look past what is happening around the world. But remember we have a family, we have little kids who are looking forward to some sort of Easter celebration. They've already been subjected to a lot of change, from homeschool, to not being with friends, to eating home-cooked meals all the time, to limited outdoor access. It is our responsibility to maintain normalcy and they shouldn't be deprived of things and moments that bring them joy. So, I came up with an easy tablescape that you could recreate using pieces that you already own or if you are comfortable receiving packages, you could order them using the shoppable links, as most of the items featured here are on sale.
My tablescape is springy, festive and you could totally mix and match your dinnerware and other props. Honestly speaking, you don't need a lot to put together a tablescape, just a few basic rules ( see below) and a handful of Easter props and your tablescape would be ready for entertaining at home in no time. You could do this on nights when you want to feel more restaurant-like and fancy.
The first step in curating any tablescape is to decide the theme. A theme could be character-based, story-based or color-based. Having a theme not only will make your prep work easier, but your shopping gets streamlined too. As obvious, my theme for this tablescape was Easter and my color choice was WHITE, GREEN, AND YELLOW. I wanted to achieve a more earthy and textured look for the base, and hence the patterned napkins, and straw bunnies . Most of the pieces including the dinner plates, salad plates, napkins, and napkins turned placemats I bought which are now on sale with an extra 30% off and the remaining stuff like silverwares, runner, flower vase, candle with candle holders and egg nests are my own.
For starters have a focal point, it facilitates branching from the center out. The yellow and green floral arrangement c/o FTD flowers was my color inspiration. There are other color flowers in the arrangement but the striking yellow caught my eye and serves as an inspiration. The classic-casual order in which the plates setting is laid out is placemat first for which I used another set of printed napkins, then the charger, then dinnerplate, then salad plate, and then bowl ( if using one), otherwise topped off with the napkin. To the right of this plate- setting goes the knife first and then fork on the extreme right. To the left of this setup goes the dinner spoons. I bought some bunny painted goblets both stemless and with stem which made a good mix. The straw bunnies are just an extension to the rustic flow and so are the straw egg nests and the painted eggs. Any Easter tablescape would be incomplete without some candies and candies, so I had to bring them on board.
This is my simple take on the Easter Inspired Spring Tablescape, how are you setting up your table this Easter?