Skip to main content
To revisit this article, visit My Profile, thenView saved stories.
9 Designer-Approved Spring Table Decor Ideas
To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories
Sign In
- Directory
- Architecture + Design
- Real Estate
- Shopping
- AD It Yourself
- CLEVER
- Celebrity
- Lifestyle
- AD Pro
- Video
- Newsletter Sign Up
- AD Reviews
- Condé Nast Store
- The Magazine
- About AD
AD It Yourself
Fresh ways to think about florals, pastels, prints, and place settings
By Lori Keong
Spring is all about rebirth, so it feels entirely apropos to hit pause on any tiredentertaining ideas you’ve been cycling through and start scheming up springtable decor ideas that lean into fresh new palettes andtable settings. If you’re planning your next brunch ordinner party, or amicro-gathering for your nearest and dearest, there’s always room to get creative with your spreads, utilizing pastels, gingham linens, or muted palettes with plenty of fresh fruit and flowers festooned on top forguests. Get inspired by nature if you’re taking the festivities into the garden and the great outdoors, and don’t be afraid of doing too much. “Mixing and matching colors, prints, and different textures for spring tablescapes is always in,” Marie Joh, head of merchandising at Brooklyn home goods storeThe Six Bells, tells us.
Below, we’ve pulled together several swoon-worthy spring table decor ideas—culled from interior designers and homeware brands alike—that’ll help you get in the spirit of the season and serve up plenty of inspiration for your next meal around the table.
Dig into your dinnerware archives
London-based interior designerNatalia Miyar surfaced nostalgic objects from her own personal collection for this lively tablescape. “I was given the plates by my parents, who’ve had them for over 40 years,” Miyar says. “They are Mexican hand-painted Talavera, and each one is unique and full of vibrant colors.” Rustic stoneware pottery fromNOM Living and handwoven yellow raffia placemats round out the tableau, while the amaryllis flowers displayed in the center reference the bright pink blooms seen on some of the plates.
Double up on texture
Blink and you might miss the layered gingham tablecloths in this spread fromAnastasia Casey—the founder and CEO of Austin-based creative agencyIDCO Studio—which doubles up rectangular French linens, so they can gracefully drape on both sides of this six-foot table. Her tip for pulling off a similar look? “Don’t be too fussy with your linens,” she says. Casey line-dried hers to ease out the wrinkles, but recommends leaning into the “subtle, casual soft waves they create when not ironed perfectly smooth.”
Get wild with botanical arrangements
This Southern-style dinner party spread leans on a blue and white palette, from the plates down to the stripes on the tablecloth, contrasted with lemon-print napkins and yellow wine glasses. Austin-based interior designerAvery Cox paired everything with wildflower-esque blooms and wild native grasses she gathered from her family’s farm. “I wanted this tablescape to feel wild and joyful, like spring does when it rolls around each year,” Cox says. To nail a similar aesthetic, she recommends displaying a mixture of store-bought and salvaged florals and grasses in a vessel that can support tall wild bouquets—bundling groups of similar botanicals or grasses with a mixture of wire and twine.
Spotlight your natural setting
Most Popular
Architecture + Design
Three Multimillion Dollar Homes on a Cliff Appear at Risk of Falling Into the OceanBy Katherine McLaughlin
Celebrity Style
Usher’s Homes: A Look Inside the Musician’s Epic PropertiesBy Joyce Chen
Magazine
Inside Ryan Murphy’s Rule-Breaking Redo of an Iconic Midcentury House in LABy Ryan Murphy
“Sometimes the scenery just speaks for itself,” Houston-based interior designer and self-described “tabletop enthusiast”Devon Liedtke says of planning this serene candlelit dinner on a rocky shore. The ruggedness of the coast was the basis for the understated palette, Liedtke explains, with natural linens, speckled white pottery, cream candles, and beach rocks serving as decor. For a similarly styled tablescape, she recommends focusing on tones that enhance your natural environment and center the company you’re with.
Mix and match prints
Brooklyn home goods store The Six Bells is all about mixing up distinct yet complementary colorways and motifs in this spread for a bigger, better brunch. A tip from the brand’s head of merchandising? “Don’t worry about getting too matchy-matchy.”
Use fresh flowers as centerpieces
Most Popular
Architecture + Design
Three Multimillion Dollar Homes on a Cliff Appear at Risk of Falling Into the OceanBy Katherine McLaughlin
Celebrity Style
Usher’s Homes: A Look Inside the Musician’s Epic PropertiesBy Joyce Chen
Magazine
Inside Ryan Murphy’s Rule-Breaking Redo of an Iconic Midcentury House in LABy Ryan Murphy
Liedtke employs another simple color palette for this elegant Mother’s Day tablescape, which displays quintessential spring flowers like white French tulips as the centerpieces. “I love how sculptural they are, even with just one bloom in a vase,” Liedtke says. “It’s easy and chic; you can cut things from your own yard, or just buy one bouquet from the store.” Another tip of hers is to store finger foods and sweets like macarons in bowls around the table. It’s a sweet gesture for guests, and also “one less thing to think about when cooking,” she says.
Cozy it up with candles
This fetching tablescape is featured in the forthcoming bookJoie: A Parisian’s Guide to Celebrating the Good Life by Ajiri Aki—the founder of French lifestyle brandMadame de la Maison. Aki notes that she’s drawn to pastel palettes for spring, like the Ladurée-esque greens and pinks seen here. “You can mix all shades and almost can’t go wrong,” Aki muses. Another tip that she shares from her book is to sprinkle your table with petals from flowers that are dried or past their prime. She writes there, “It’s romantic and a tad messy, but very dramatic, and it makes the table look special.”
Keep it classic
Refael Zuraivin, cofounder and creative director ofTableau, was inspired by ancient Rome for this spread that’s steeped in classical imagery. The primary focus is the brand’s blue and whitetablecloth, a stainproof linen in case the festivities get rowdy, which was paired with 16 differentcomplementary napkin designs from its Flying Over Rome collection. Gatherings of fruit and flowers combine to create a scene that Zuraivin describes as “loose but still elegant, and heavy but still light, all at the same time.”
More Great Stories From AD It Yourself
Watch Lone Fox’s Drew Michael Scott Transform a Tiny Bathroom
31 Kitchen Decor Ideas to Transform Your Cooking Space
How to Set a Table: A Guide to Holiday Parties and Casual Dining
7 Small Closet Storage Ideas to Make Over Your Tiny Space
How to Prevent Bedbugs (and Detect Them)
17 Bedroom Lighting Ideas to Set a Serene Mood
How to Get Rid of Mold and Mildew and Stop It in Its Tracks
Not a subscriber? JoinAD for print and digital access now.
Browse theAD PRO Directory to find anAD-approved design expert for your next project.
Clever
14 Ceiling Fans That Deliver on StyleThese fashionable finds make any space cooler, in more ways than one
By Jessica Cherner
Clever
20 Best Outdoor Furniture Stores to Turn Your Space Into an OasisHere’s exactly where to shop for outdoor furniture that inspires and invites
By Erika Owen
Clever
18 Best Affordable Couch Options That Don’t Skimp on StyleWe scoured the internet for beautifully designed couches, all under $2,000
By Erika Owen
Clever
Aquarius Season: 12 Design Ideas From Aquarius CelebritiesUnleash your most bizarre possessions, it’s officially Aquarius season ♒
By Emily Thompson