Transitioning Your Tables for Spring

My my my how the tables have turned… turned into spring that is! It seems like just a few weeks ago I was making sure that Santa didn’t come crashing down from his centerpiece perch and now we are already getting the shop ready for our upcoming Spring Open House event! I wanted to capture a bit of the shop before our huge swing into spring because I love a time of transition, especially when it comes to tabletops! As seasons end, I sometimes find myself not quite ready to put away my favorite dishes and place settings.  This is when the fun begins, and the creativity starts to flow!  I’ve gone back into our photo archives from 2019 (how is that nearly 2 months ago?!) to show how a few simple moves can create a whole new seasonal look while still using some of the same plates.

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Hand Painted Birds Available – HERE

One of the biggest ways to transition a tabletop is by transitioning your textiles.  A change of a table runner, tablecloth, and napkin can not only transform your table but is a great foundation on which to build the rest of your look! As we move towards springtime, we trade our heavy and dark holiday-hued traditional plaids for fresher alternatives, like simple black and white designs that support a lighter, brighter color scheme.

2019 Holiday Setting featuring Cabbage Plates
2020 Spring Transition Setting featuring Cabbage Plates

 A small change like that can completely change how your plates look and to me it is especially obvious with the cabbage leaf inspired plates.  They look so at home on my winter table and then when I see them in my spring settings, I wonder how I would ever see them in any other way!  Now is also the time to break out the floral patterns, leafy greens, and sky blues that have been hibernating all winter.  It is so fun to meander through our fabric department to see what fresh linens they are turning into beautiful custom tablecloths and browse our table linens wall to see what’s new!

Beautiful spring fabric that is ready to be made into lovely tablecloths

After textiles, I like to focus on changing up my chargers and accessories.  With accessories you can take your favorite place setting from a reindeer forest theme to a fresh outdoor garden look quicker than a dinner guest can say pass the salt!

Holiday 2019
Spring Transition 2020
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Without all the fanfare that accompanies the holidays, it is the perfect time to switch your sparkled and intricate chargers for natural alternatives, like wood and marble, to create a clean and simple backdrop for your dishes.  Speaking of simple, while we tend to bust out our showstopping holiday spectacular during the cold months, once the sun starts to peak through, I crave a simple and bright table.  By editing down some of your dish selections, you will have a better canvas for the fresh accessories that come along with spring.   Then, once you’ve traded out your evergreen wreaths for boxwood and your Santa statues for lemons it will be a whole new view to enjoy during dinnertime!

While transition times between seasons can be tricky, I like to think of them as a great challenge and a segue into the next big change of home décor.  I can’t wait to show off our spring goodies during our Spring Open House March 6th-8th.  We have some fun surprises planned for the weekend and our Easter bunnies are already trying to hop out of the shop! Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook for event announcements and updates! Until next time – happy decorating!