It’s almost hard to believe that we will be celebrating yet another Easter without friends and family. A year ago, we were in the early part of our city’s pandemic lockdown and to cheer myself and my Instagram followers up, I ordered a ton of flowers from Fauchois Fleurs and set an elaborately decorated Easter table for four. Two weeks later, on the actual Easter weekend, I ordered an obscene amount of tulips and set another chic table for our Easter brunch. I’ll share that one here, next week, but for now, this is the first table I decorated for your inspiration. I’ll include a shopping list below to help you get a similar style.
The best way to make the most of a small yet stylish Easter table, is to mix and match your own plates and décor items that you already have on hand. Below, I list the items I usually incorporate in a tablescape and, hopefully, this will inspire you to bring some seasonal cheer to your own home.
Table linens
I always start with a tablecloth or two to make a fancy or festive table. I usually find them at estate sales and antique or second-hand stores. In this case, I used an ivory hand-embroidered table cloth (a gift from my late grandmother) over a white Irish linen tablecloth. The cotton napkins are from an estate sale.
Tableware
For the plates, I mixed a set of dinner plates from Anthropologie and my German “Baronesse” plates, cups and saucers that were my Mother’s. Silverware and crystal coupes add another level of fancy to the setting.
Centerpiece
I used a collection of vases of various heights to draw the eye to the centre of the table. This is the fun part! Even if you don’t own a vase, you can still use varying sizes of bottles or glasses as vases. The English rabbit pitcher is a Facebook Marketplace find. I also incorporated some of my favourite porcelain knickknacks to add even more whimsy. Flowers are from Fauchois Fleurs.
Candles
I love candles and, to me, a table never feels complete without them. I chose votives since they are low and discreet, but they also match the turquoise of the Anthropologie plates.
Placeholders
I found the porcelain placeholders at an estate sale. I decided to paint each name on watercolor paper, but you could also use a dyed or chocolate egg as placeholder and write each person’s name on theirs.
Personalized Touch
Whenever I have guests over, I like to make them feel special by adding something small to their plate which is theirs to enjoy then or take home for later. For this setting, I baked individual braided bread loaves for each person. I also tied a few branches of florals with a paper ribbon, but you could use anything green. Even fresh herbs, like rosemary works nicely.
Similar Style Suggestions
Below are a list of items I found that can help you acquire a similar style for a fancy Easter table.
Anything from Montreal artist-ceramist Goye would make a lovely spring table. Find her creations on Etsy
Anthropologie always has fun tableware and linens. These bread plates in MINT are a nice shade for spring.
My champagne coupes are from The Bay. These are similar: Mikasa champagne saucers.
Or this set of 10 from Indigo.ca: Oui champagne coupe.
Flowers: Fauchois Fleurs
Candles: Bois & Cuir
