Decorating an Easter Table & Fuss-Free Centerpiece
Easter is just around the corner. Do you have any plans to host an Easter gathering for family and friends? I don’t decorate my house for the holiday, but I do decorate my dining table in a different way each year for my family’s Easter brunch.
Setting a dinner table may seem like a chore, but I truly enjoy playing around with the plates, platters, utensils, napkins, candles and more that I already own to come up with new ways and combinations to use them to create new looks when setting a special occasion table.
My personal style for all the table settings I create is casual and this year is no different for Easter. I like to make sure what I come up with is colorful and fun for kids of all ages by adding at least one fun element and one pretty element so the table is appealing for everyone.
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This year I made bunny goodie bags for the fun element and an easy no-fuss table centerpiece using faux flowers in a totally new way I hadn’t considered ever doing before.
How to Set an Easter Table
To create my Easter table setting this year, I looked at all the plates, napkins and utensils I own and started to play around by layering different combinations of them until I found a combo I liked.
It is the best benefit of taking the time to experiment with mixing and matching items to find new possibilities, not just for table settings but for decorating in general.
After playing around with a few different items, I came up with a color scheme of pink, purple with a touch of yellow for the table and then proceeded to set it.
Some of the items, like my white basket weave dinner size plates I have had for over 20 years. A few of the items are from thrift stores and the rest I found at stores like HomeGoods and Hobby Lobby.
Layer Plates at Each Place Setting
To make a place setting look more interesting, l think layering the plates you will need to place food on is key. I like to to use a placemat, plate charger and a small and larger plate for each person.
Here is the place setting without the woven plate charger.
And here it is with the plate charger. The plate charger is not needed, but it does add another layer of interest that I like to see.
The topmost flower plate is for decor only. When I am ready to serve brunch, I will remove them. The smaller purple plate is used as a side plate for cinnamon buns and then the white plate is for the rest of the brunch food.
The bunny goodie bags are filled with Easter candy for each person. Head to this post: How to Make a Bunny Goodie Bag to learn how easy it is to make.
No-Fuss Spring Dining Table Centerpiece
When trying to decide what to use as a centerpiece for the Easter table, I knew I didn’t want it to be a tall vase of flowers. I also wanted to keep it simple.
I like the centerpiece so much that I am going to keep it on my dining table all spring long… and perhaps even into the summer. :-)
If I hadn’t taken the time to play with my dinnerware and more to come up with new ways to use them, I would have never come up with this idea.
And if you are thinking that I damaged the stems to remove the blossoms, I didn’t. Once I tire of the centerpiece, I can simply push the flower blossoms back onto the stems to use once again in the way they were attended.
Resources
I know many readers like to know where I bought items I show in my posts. Some are no longer available or I found at a thrift store. I try to find similar items. What I could find is listed below.
- White Dinner Plates with Basket Weave Pattern
- Purple Plates – no longer available.
- Woven Chargers – Thrift store. Here are similar.
- Bamboo Utensils
- Napkins, Woven Placemats, Flower Plates – HomeGoods
- Rattan Wrapped Bottle – TJMaxx
- Wood Bowl – no longer sold – Here is similar.
- Large Blossom Faux Peonies – no longer available at Crate & Barrel