5 Tips for How to Set a Spring Tablescape

Ivory and Noire

1 year ago

Spring is here! It is such a perfect time to entertain, and I’m sharing five tips to help you learn how to set a spring tablescape. I call these my go-to elements that will easily get your table to just scream Spring. Let’s get into my best tips for setting a beautiful spring table!

***Blog post updated March 2023***

The florals on this table add the Spring feel to this garden party-ready table!

Small blue dessert wine glasses- similar can be rented from Houston based at Your Butler Pantry

Gold Salt and Pepper Shakers – no longer available, here are some options here, here, here

Embroidered Napkin: email info@ivoryandnoire.com to place an order

How to Set a Spring Table

Setting a spring table is pretty simple and I have made it even easier with my top five tips for setting a spring tablescape!

First, pick seasonal florals. Then add in tableware with spring accents (think florals and spring patterns). Next, tie in spring further with a floral patterned tablecloth. Then when it comes to colors, stick with pastels and a mix of white and green for a true spring POP of color! Finally, add plenty of layers of texture to the table.

Below I dive into these tips further and include plenty of examples for how to set a spring tablescape!

Tip #1 for Setting a Spring Table: Pick Seasonal Florals

This might seem like an obvious tip, but there is nothing like flowers specifically found only in the Spring to bring your table that feel of nature’s new blooming freshness. Showcase those, and combine them with flowers that are made up of tiny blooms, like the hyacinth, chamomile, and even hydrangeas. When they are coupled with flowers such as tulips or roses it just screams Spring.

I love using bright yellow flowers like daffodils and pastels like pink and purples when I pick my roses and tulips. Create a larger centerpiece with a combination of these flowers on your table. Another option is to lean into a bit of casualness, by making small arrangements with the flowers mentioned above and adding some wildflowers or greenery.

Tulips, butterfly ranunculus, and daffodils are all flowers that are in bright spring pastels that bring the season to the table.

This table’s green and creamy white base is punctuated by the color of Spring flowers and the pattern on the floral tablecloth.

Products in the three photos above:

Green glasses similar Large & Small

Gold Salt and Pepper Shakers – no longer available, here are some options here, here, here

White Charger-Actually a large dinner plate is back-ordered at this time will update when available.

Asian multi-colored Jar-owners personal collection

Green Vintage glasses rented from Houston based at Your Butler Pantry

Tip #2 for Setting a Spring Tablescape: Add a Plate with a Nature-Inspired Pattern

There’s no easier way to say Spring than by using a plate with a nature-inspired pattern. Florals, birds, butterflies, bunnies, and even cabbage-shaped plates, give a nod to the season on your table. I particularly love using dessert/salad plates with a Spring theme on top of a more neutral plate.

Using a beautiful white plate and embellishing it with greenery, an embroidered napkin, pastel-colored ribbons or a small arrangement of flowers is another great way to add that extra layer to your table

This beautiful floral plate adds such a feminine touch to the turquoise dinner plate & coordinates with the floral pattern of the fabric.

White Ceramic Pitcher (used as a vase) some options here, here & here

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Tip #3 on How to Set a Spring Tablescape: Use Floral Linens

If you don’t do anything else, use floral linens, it’s another easy way of giving a nod to Spring. Adding a floral tablecloth is the equivalent of setting your table in a beautiful garden. It adds so much to your table visually and gives you a base to pull out different colors. Depending on the floral pattern on your linen it can even give you an idea of the floral arrangements that would compliment your table. Napkins in smaller floral prints can complement and add more depth and color to your table.

Products in the photo above: Floral fabric | Bamboo Flatware | Linen dinner napkin-similar | Lrg White Ginger Jars-similar | Woven Napkin Rings-similar

Geranium Dessert Plates | White Geranium Dinner Plate | Cabbage Charger Plate | Cabbage Bread Plate-Homegoods

Clear green wine glass-similar

Tip #4 for Putting Together a Spring Table: Use Green and White

Bright greens are all around us in nature and are such a nod to the season. I love using this color combination to easily create a sense of clean newness to my table. Pair the same shades of bright greens you find in nature on your table with crisp or creamy whites. You can stop here or continue to add the Spring feels by bringing in pastel colors with your linens or flowers.

Products on the table above:

White Dinner Plate with Bamboo edge | White salad plate with beaded trim | Napkins |

Woven placemat- similar |Rose Gold Branch Flatware similar here & here | Gold Rimmed Coupe|

Acrylic Champagne bucket| Milk Pitcher-similar |

Silver Salt & Pepper are vintage possible choices here & here

A garden-themed embroidered napkin, bamboo flatware, a trellis tablecloth, and a white cabbage plate are a few of the things that together can create a beautiful Spring table.

Products pictured above:

White Geranium Dinner Plate

White Charger-Actually a large dinner plate is back-ordered at this time

Embroidered Napkin: email info@ivoryandnoire.com to place an order

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Plates

Gold Rimmed votive holders

Gold Accented Wine Glasses

Gold Flatware (similar)

Tip # 5 on How to Set a Spring Tablescape: Add Layers of Texture

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Last but not least, don’t underestimate the power of adding texture to give your table a nod to the season. Add texture to your table by adding items like woven plate chargers, placemats, flatware with woven handles, bamboo-shaped salt, and pepper shakers, and even glasses with woven sleeves. You can take this further by adding linens with embossed branch patterns or adding actual natural elements like branches and bird nests. It can also be added by using plates and platters, that have a basketweave or bamboo edge. The options are endless!

Hoping these tips and resources help you to celebrate the season with your own type of style!

For more spring tablescape design inspiration, check out these posts:

Spring Themed Wedding Table Setting Inspiration and Design

Red and Pink Butterfly Themed Table Setting Idea

Bridgerton Themed Brunch Party Table Setting Idea

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