EASTER TABLESCAPE: HIP HOP PINK POP

For one last Easter tablescape idea, I used my white bargain bunnies, having them hop along a graphic black and white table runner (from HomeGoods) and play peek-a-boo between three repurposed white glossy Ikea pots. The white pots pop with pink hydrangeas, picking up on the simple pink napkins I picked up at Pier 1. A mix of textured and thrifted white dishes paired with everyday white dishes are piled onto a graphic Bblack and white round place-mat (also from HomeGoods), acting as a charger and adding another layer to the table.The place settings are very casual - not formal by any means - and just meant to be fun and festive, but still functional for a buffet type meal vs. family style...

The simple gold painted eggs set in nests refreshed the hip hop table with on trend newness. I relocated the bench to the living room, and brought over the two extra (thrifted) chairs for extra seating , for the six place settings.

Bargain Bunnies

Slip-covered Bench ...

relocated to living room

Thrifted chairs brought over for extra seating

After all the experimenting I did with the Easter tablescapes, I'm setting our table today for our Easter dinner tomorrow. I'll be mixing elements from all of them combined. Later today, I'll be monogramming the eggs, but I haven't decided if I'll be using the pink - I'd really like to use the pink for Mother's Day...

As part of the appetizers, I'll be using the terracotta pots with carrots (from the Easter Karats post), filled with ranch dressing, and served as part of a more individualized appetizer - en lieu of a veggie tray. Hubs is making deviled eggs. We picked up a honey-baked ham yesterday, and we'll be serving it with string beans and mash potatoes. I'm making some fresh brewed ice tea, but we'll also have wine. The meal will be set buffet style on the bar-top counter. For dessert, a guest is bringing a carrot cake & key lime pie - yum!

EASTER TABLESCAPE IDEAS RECAP:
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HIP HOP PINK POP

(you're here!)

A MODERN NEST

FUN WITH BRIGHTS

EASTER ELEGANCE

EASTER KARATS

How do you spend your Easter? Do you go to church in the morning? Do you have family over for brunch? or do you have an early Easter dinner? Which ever you do, enjoy your time with your loved ones and have a

Happy Easter!

(and don't eat TOO much chocolate!!)

Thanks for stopping by!

LINKED POST TO:

Somewhat Simple - Strut Your Stuff Spring / Easter Party!

Post Share Update:

 Also now sharing post to HomeGoods Happy by Design board on Pinterest

Note: Although I've shared this post with HomeGoods and the Happy By Design project, all thoughts and opinions are of my own.

EASTER TABLESCAPE INSPIRED BY CARROTS & KARATS

While experimenting with different color combinations and looks for Easter tablescapes, I also tried a challenge. I've usually posted tablescapes with two or four place settings - but no more than six. This time, I experimented with eight. I pulled a look together without the exact match set of dishes, and still maintained a cohesive look. The solution I used was mixing some of my everyday white dishes with textured white dishes I collected while thrifting. And then I started in on a play with words: Carrots (the orange) and Karats (the gold). To get the look started, I pulled together all the elements I thought I "might" use, and started to play around with pairings on the table before setting it.

Collected painted gold details to pair with my thrifted gold glasses - which were a huge find: they are iconic mid century shoji glasses!

Top shelf of wine glass cabinet in the kitchen...

Once the vision was sparked, I cleared the table and tried out some settings,

first using the original thought of orange and gold...

I tried rolled napkins tucked into glasses.

I tried fresh carrots tucked into nests.

I tried different looks with the napkin also.

Here I simply tied it in one knot.

I tried the carrots tucked into the basket.

Later, I shifted towards playing more with the green with the use of green apples.

Name cards can be added to the apples for place settings...

Gold rimmed plate - thrifted in the Fall.

White dinner plate, thrifted earlier this year.

The empty wine bottles came in handy as a versatile vessel for the center of the table. In lieu of a bow, I hung the gold eggs - off to the side- from them. I also tried adding palm fronds, but it was looking too summery. The bottles did created height and added shine on the table. I didn't have any, but they could be filled with jellybeans for Easter. For Summer, they can be filled in with sand or white pea gravel...

Even though it's not a perfectly matched 'set' of dishes, the repeating use of other elements helped to create a fresh look - for Spring with expected Easter motifs (eggs and bunnies) or even for Summer through the use of the colors: green, orange & white. Either way, it's a modern fresh approach for inspiration to decorate your table for Easter...

Table items used:

Natural & Gold threaded table Runner - After Holiday Clearance at West Elm

Green Moss - After Holiday Clearance at West Elm

8 Highball 8 Old Fashion Vintage Shoji gold bar glasses (thrifted 20 @ $12)

6 thrifted white textured rim dinner plates - $1 each

4 Thrifted gold rim salad plates - .50 each

2 Thrifted white textured rim salad plates - .25 each

2 Plain white dinner & 2 salad plates - our everyday dishes

3 painted white thrifted Easter bunnies

3 Emptied wine bottles

3 Faux orange blooms - 50% off at Michael's

4 green birds - Michael's

6 Mini Terracotta Pots - 3 for $1 Dollar Store

6 Birds Nests - had from HomeGoods

Embroidered runner on bench - HomeGoods

4 Gold painted baskets - as natural from $1 bin at Michael's

4 Orange eggs - picked our from multi-colored bags while making wreaths

4 green & 4 orange colored glasses - had from Pier One

8 White embroidered napkins - had

8 Fresh green apples - Publix

Tips to take-away:

1. When you see something - think about the ways you

could use it - in the season or the next - if the price is right, buy it!

2. Give yourself some time to experiment with different combinations, because your first thought may not be the best - your best may actually be something totally different and unexpected. You may even discover a variation you could use at a later date.

3. Use what you do have - even everyday items - in new ways - even as fillers and don't fret if everything isn't a perfect matched set.

4. Keep focused on a strong color point of view for wow, impact and drama.

5. Have fun - With the way design is today, don't fret if your wine glasses aren't directly above your knife. The tablescape police is not going to come barging in and rain on your parade. Try and do what looks and feels right on your table.

This is your home you are setting - NOT the Royal Wedding.

As stated in Black Swan -

"Perfection is not just about control. It's also about letting go."

Unless it's a formal setting, let go and have fun with your tablescaping!

Thanks for stopping by!

LINKING POST TO:

Somewhat Simple - Spring / Easter Party

Between Naps On The Porch - Tablescape Thursday

JOIN THE DEBATE ABOUT UNDECORATE

Apparently, not everyone agrees with the "anything goes" approach to styling your home. Understandably so IF you are selling it because it would be too personal. However, displaying those personal touches is what makes a house a home - not a model home and not a store display. In the recently released book, Undecorate, author Christiane Lemieux - designer & founder of DwellStudio home decor - beautifully demonstrates this trend in design today by featuring twenty uniquely styled homes in her book.

photo by Melanie Acevedo.

    

"It would seem that my new book Undecorate has generated some buzz and controversy.  I wrote the book in response to a sweeping trend I see.... The openness of the Internet and social media, the landslide of information, the advent of the style blog by professional and non-professionals alike  - all resulting in people designing for themselves the rise of great personal style.  Design has stopped being a start and finish process – we are looking at each other and learning and tweaking our spaces, our wardrobes our personal style all the time...hence Undecorate. I love a good debate."  -- Christiane Lemieux

Christiane Lemieux

I did try to pick up a copy yesterday at my local Barnes & Nobel, however it was out of stock &and needed to be ordered. For that, I'm ordering on Amazon today. I'm actually looking forward to getting the book - I thought it had a unique approach to the thought process of merging how we live today and design with the spaces we live in. Personally, I too have broken out of the "everthing symmetrical - everthing perfectly balanced" shell... and I have been enjoying our home more now experimenting with different colors combos, playing with patterns, mixing metals, and of course displaying pieces I love.

Order your copy of UNDECORATE on Amazon.



How about you? Are you still hooked on the hotel look? Or have you attempted to unleash your inner display diva from within and show all your collectibles for the world to see? You can join in on the debate to Undecorate during a tweet chat today at 2pm EST. Just use the "#" next to Undecorate (#undecorate) to join in the discussion or read what people are saying.

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