Monday, April 3, 2023

Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds

Setting the table for a special holiday meal is something I have enjoyed doing since I was a kid--special dishes, a tablecloth, napkins folded, fancy glassware. Easter brunch is a perfect time to set a simple, pretty, and eclectic table. I enjoyed hunting for mix and match items at the thrift stores to create an Easter tablescape on a budget.

Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
I wanted to create a table setting that went with the table centerpiece tray I already have on my dining table. I shared the details of this centerpiece that I plan to use year round HERE. I set out to find more green for my spring tablescape. 
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
I knew green salad plates would be a great addition to the floral spring dishes I had thrifted last year. I found a variety of green plates, and ended up buying 10 green salad plates.
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
If I had to store holiday dishes in a plastic box in the garage or basement, I would not own extra dishes for only special occasions. But, because I have ample cupboard space, I don't mind having sets of dishes that only get used once or twice a year. 
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
After laying down a tablecloth, aka a piece of springy fabric from the thrift store, I placed thrifted, rattan chargers at each place setting. These add texture and a casual feel to the tablescape. The thrifted dishes are Rose Land by Gibson and are vintage. I bought five place settings last year for $10 total.
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
I set the green dishes on top of the dinner plates. This green plate, a Bordallo Piehiro Green Majolica one is my favorite green plate find.
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
The Rose Land Gibson bowl was set on top of the green salad plate. 
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
The blue green napkins are from the thrift store. I folded them into a tulip shape.
Napkin Folding Tulip
These aren't the best napkins for folding as they don't hold their shape real well.
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds

Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
But, I made them work.
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds

Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
The smaller green plates (dessert or roll plates) I found at our town's annual garagarama--an indoor garage sale at he fairgrounds. 
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
They are Aloha Dinnerware French Saxon China from the 1950's and I paid only $1 for all five, small plates. 
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
No, we are not having scotch on the rocks with our Easter dinner, but I think these Valencia Culver glasses match the tablescape well with their green and gold coloring. So, they will be used as water glasses. I brought these home from my last visit to my mom's as they were collecting dust at her house. I know my parents had them in the seventies.
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
The Le Creuset butter dish was a gift from my daughter. The green bunny, butter knife is from the thrift store. 
Set a Sweet Easter Table with Thrift Store Finds
Excluding the centerpiece (which I created for less than $15) I spent less than $30 at the thrift store to create a sweet and charming table setting for our Easter meal. The colors and textures and eclectic mix of items are the perfect way to celebrate spring.

1 comment:

  1. I love it all! green gold and bunnies, what's not to love? I especially like the green aloha plates (what a deal!) and the glasses are SO COOL 😎

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