Have you decided on the colour palette or theme of your Easter table this year? If you have friends and family coming over for the long weekend, setting up the table with a selection of seasonal homewares is an excellent way to bring some joy into your home.
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Whether you’re planning on a sophisticated and elegant table or something more fun and vibrant for Easter this year, there’s something for everyone. Stuck on ideas or needing some inspiration? We got the low-down from the founder of Mrs Tablescape, Carolyn Dorrian, for all her best tips and tricks to create a stunning Easter table.
Table decor that doesn’t break the bank
- Use hot cross buns as table decor to imbue your space with a sophisticated rustic feel.
- A cluster of different jars or glassware as flower vases adds vibrancy to your table, with greens and pinks being the colours of Easter over the past few years.
- One simple table decoration I love at Easter is to fill a teacup with Cadbury mini eggs and place a couple of small fresh flowers on top. The pastel colours of the eggs look beautiful in a teacup, and best of all, it’s a table accent that is quick and easy.
- Make your own Easter treats or chocolate. They’re an easy way to add different colours and textures to your tablescape.
Add your own personal touches
- Use satin or gold ribbon for napkin rings.
- Try using Easter egg sugar cookies as place cards, it’s a great way to get the kids involved too.
- Get creative and add some personalised place cards.
Pick a theme
- This could be a colour scheme such as Autumn tones, rabbits, eggs or chickens. Start by looking at what you already have and you can build on your theme from there.
Decide on a centrepiece for your focal point.
- Your centrepiece can be either fresh flowers, a bowl of assorted Easter eggs, ceramic bunnies, candles or a combination of items.
- For long tables, have either smaller multiple centrepieces or a table runner down the centre of the table. Your table runner can be a combination of linen, flowering tree branches from your garden, candles, DIY craft items such as painted eggs and smaller Easter decorations.
Switch up your dinnerware
- Opt for festive Easter-themed dinnerware, such as bunny or garden sets, or you could also use this time of year to pull out the ‘good’ dinnerware or China.
- Don’t be afraid to mix and match your settings. There’s no rule to say every setting needs to match and Easter tends to be a bit more relaxed than a Christmas tablescape.
- An easy way to weave Easter into your day-to-day table setting is to incorporate festive napkins, napkin rings, table decorations/accents and serveware such as platters and serving dishes.
Outdoor entertaining
- Easter can be a great time to move the festivities outside. One benefit of moving outside and tablescaping your outdoor table is that you can be a bit bolder with your colours.
- Your colour scheme can pretty much be whatever you would like it to be as you’re no longer trying to fit in with your living or dining room colours. Now could be the time to colour theme a table how you’ve always wanted!
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