Hey guys! Today I’m excited to join a group of talented bloggers to bring you the Spring Ideas Tour hosted by Paula at Sweet Pea! The tour will run all week with a new category each day – fireplace mantels on Monday, tablescapes on Tuesday, DIYs on Wednesday, porches and decks on Thursday, and recipes on Friday! Be sure to check back here every day this week to see what’s new!
Today is Tuesday, so that means tablescapes! I set up a tablescape for spring and Easter in my dining room.
I planned to take my time and put this all together well before the tour started, but life happened and stuff came up. I had to set up everything, take and edit the pictures, and put together this post the day before it was due to go love. I’ve done posts from start-to-finish in one day before, but it takes up the full day with no time to do anything else. I don’t recommend it and the next day I felt like a truck hit me!
I do my best decorating when I have a lot of time to play with my decor as it gives me the space I need to be creative. I hate it when I paint myself into a corner time-wise and then have to essentially pull it out of my butt in order to get it done on time. But I have no one to blame but myself for not planning better!
The flowers I used for the centerpiece are overgrown argula salad that I planted last year. Since we are all social distancing right now I couldn’t justify a run to town just for flowers. But I like the natural wild look it adds to the tablescape.
I filled wire baskets I got from Decor Steals with Spanish moss and added speckled eggs as part of the centerpiece.
I bought these wood bunnies a couple of years ago. When I first saw them in the store, they had cheap looking plastic flowers glued around their ears and I almost passed them up. I bought them anyway and when I got them home I found that the flowers were easily removed. I’m so glad I didn’t pass these guys up! I decorated them with napkin rings and added a couple of flowers that look much nice than the ones that were on them originally.
If you couldn’t tell already, I have a thing for crocheted lace 🙂 I’ll use it in my decor any time I can sneak it in. I bought the table runner and doilies I used in the centerpiece from Amazon.
I used bird nests made out of dried grass and added Spanish moss and speckled plastic eggs as a plate topper. These would make nice party favors for guests as well. I added the nests just for pretties as Spanish moss isn’t the cleanest thing in the world and it sheds like crazy! If I was actually serving dinner I would remove the nests and switch out the plates for clean ones at dinner time.
I hope you enjoyed my spring tablescape in the dining room! Here are the links to the rest of the bloggers and their contributions to the Spring Ideas Tour:
Monday ~ Mantels
Hearth and Vine | Postcards from the Ridge | Marty’s Musings
Tuesday ~ Tablescapes
Lora Bloomquist | Our Southern Home | The Painted Hinge
Wednesday ~ DIY
Sweet Pea | 2 Bees in a Pod | The How to Home | Our Crafty Mom
Thursday ~ Recipes
My Wee Abode|Thistle Key Lane|Harbour Breeze Home|First Day of Home
Friday ~ Porches and Decks
Redhead Can Decorate | Worthing Court | Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Happy Spring!
Your table is so pretty, Michelle! First, I love how you placed a board on a runner for your table centerpiece. The layers with the tablecloth, runner and wood of the board look so pretty together. I also love how you decorated your bunny ears with napkin rings – so cute and clever! The nests on the centerpiece and in each bowl are the perfect spring touch for your table. I’ll come back later to enjoy reading what you have to say about each picture.
Thanks so much Paula! And thanks for inviting me to join the tour – it was so inspiring and a lot of fun! 🙂
What a gorgeous table! The layers and textures really caught my eye. How cute are those nests?!! I also love the first photo where you can see the rest of the room. Between the beautiful hutch and the softy, flowing window treatments, I could stare at that photo all day! Great to hop with you!
Shelley
Thanks so much Shelly! It was great to hop with you as well!
Beautiful style, Michelle. From the wood runner to the moss nests, it’s inviting and fresh.
Thank you for sharing this lovely tablescape.
Thanks so much Meegan! It was so much fun to tour with you this week!
Love all the beautiful textures you created here, Michelle! From the rustic wood to the doilies, to the nests and moss; it’s a feast for the eyes! You must feel like a truck hit you; that’s a lot to get done in a day! Make yourself a cup of tea and just enjoy your pretty scene!
Thanks so much Lora! And yes, I was pretty wiped out the day after! 🙂 So much fun to tour with you this week!
Michelle,
What a stunning tablescape! I love the use of the rustic board for the layered runner and those amazing bird nests on the plates! Happy spring!
Thank you so much Christy! Happy spring and happy to tour with you this week!
Your spring tablescape is lovely, Michelle! Those nests and the close-ups on the bunny… LOVE! Great photos, my friend! Pinned!
Thanks so much Julie! It was so much fun touring with you this week!
Oh , and be sure to share at Tuesday Turn About!
Done! 🙂 Thanks!
Rushed or not your table is fabulous Michelle! I spotted those little wire baskets with the moss nest which are just adorable. Beautiful photography for pinning. Hang in there and stay well
Thank you so much Michelle! It was a lot of fun touring with you this week! Stay healthy!
Michelle your table is right up my alley. I love all the neutral colors with a pop of green. So gorgeous!
Thank you so much Patti! So happy to be on tour with you this week!
Well I gawked at your photos with a grin on my face for several minutes… enough said. 😉 Beautiful!
Thank you so much Cindy! So much fun being on tour with you this week!
Michelle, your bunnies and eggs plus natural elements creates the perfect spring table! Seriously adorable! Don’t you wish we weren’t all quarantined in our separate homes? I definitely could do a little bit of entertaining about right now! Great job, girl!
Thank you so much Marty! And yes, this table would get some use if we weren’t all quarantined! So happy to be on tour with you this week!
Michelle, your tablescape is absolutely glorious! Seriously, this is my style and I love every detail of not only your tablescape but the decor in your dining room. So much inspiration and beauty.
Thank you so much Mary Beth! So much fun touring with you this week!
Michelle, I can totally relate to last-minute post writing! It’s no fun! You would never know how quickly you pulled this one together, though. It looks expertly styled. I know we feel constrained not having the freedom to go out and buy flowers and decor right now, but rest assured, your table looks absolutely beautiful just the way it is. Happy to be hopping with you! Pinned!
Thank you so much Chrissy! So happy to be hopping with you too!
Girl…I completely agree about not doing it all in one day! Let me tell you though, you’re table is absolutely gorgeous. I love it all! I’m also glad you didn’t go to the store!! Xo
* your not you’re 😝
Thanks so much Julie! Yes, I definitely don’t want to make a habit of it! 🙂 So happy to be hopping with you this week!
Girl, you did an amazing job pulling this out of your butt (LOL, your words). This would be my tablescape after weeks of planning. Love how you decorated table centerpiece and I studied it closely to try and do something similar for mine. The wire basket nest place settings are just lovely. Pinned
Thank you so much Marie! So happy to be touring with you this week!
Your tablescape was just lovely. Loved the bunnies and the nests. And the crocheted runner, and….it was all just so pretty!
Thanks so much Kathy!!! 🙂
This tablescape is overflowing with spring farmhouse goodness! AHHHHH!!!!! I just love it!
Simply gorgeous!
Thank you so much Amber!!! 🙂