As the days grow warmer and nature bursts with color, green takes its place as the star of the show, giving life to all it touches. Draw from all shades of this lively hue to fashion tablescapes fit for spring’s most anticipated occasions, from Easter and St. Patrick’s Day to afternoon tea in an awakening garden. Browse five of our favorite green tabletop looks.
1. Artful Layers
Global motifs in a range of lime to forest green harmonize upon the timeless gold-and-white Silver Anniversary charger by Haviland. A bread-and-butter plate calls to mind Japanese gardens, as an Indian block print serviette accents a bowlful of bright citrus.
2. Alfresco Charm
In this lush outdoor setting, a tablecloth covered in watercolor garden scenes is perfectly on point. A glazed dinner plate pairs with embossed white plates, raffia place mats, and napkins tucked into wooden rings with a single fern frond and personalized place cards.
3. Sprightly Appeal
Accentuate green’s lighter side with dabs of purple. Bernardaud’s Frivole place setting features a duo of plates adorned with swirling leaves and a charger encircled by amethyst brushstrokes. Play up the palette with chambray linens and a centerpiece of parrot tulips, star of Bethlehem, and white delphinium.
4. Classic Grandeur
A perennial favorite, Herend’s Chinese Bouquet Green china shines all the brighter amid crystal finery and golden accents at this table set for a St. Patrick’s Day gathering. The artful runner and matching napkins mimic the design of the dishes, as flickering votives and lush blooms interspersed with clover enliven the scheme.
6. Fanciful Flourish
Stylized flower garlands and scrolls swirl along the gold-trimmed border of Ridgway’s Roxbury Green luncheon plate, setting a lavish tone for this open-air scene. Napkins embroidered with dainty bows nestle between each place setting, as tinted glassware, julep cups, and tortoiseshell flatware crown the look.
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