Stylish Easter Decorating Ideas Using Pantone's Color of the Year: Radiant Orchid

Entertaining for Easter?  Your decor does not have to be over the top or cheesy with the typical Easter fixings.  Here are a couple of ideas to help get you started towards a stylish Easter party.

1. Pick a color theme.  This year Pantone's color of the year is radiant orchid, a delicate pastel hue that is a perfect color theme for Easter. A table linen in this color in a lighter shade and your accessories such as napkins, napkin holders or plates in fuscia, purple or pink would match perfectly and look elegant.

2. Less is more.  Entertaining can be overwhelming, and when it comes dishes, a centerpiece and all the essentials needed at the dinner table where do you start!? Begin with your china. Instead of having your fine china displayed only in your china cabinet, display it for special occasions like this and accentuate it with a beautiful floral centerpiece complemented by the radiant orchid color theme.  Adding a simple, elegant candelabra adds to the elegance, along with simple Easter themed napkins, egg cup holders, serving dishes adds a touch of style.

Planning a party can be stressful. Make it easier by picking a theme and a color and sticking to the basics of keeping it simple, but attending to the special details such as napkin rings, name cards and other personal touches help in making your party like it took weeks to plan.  These little things add a unique touch to your party and keeps it stylish. 

Easter Table Scape Ideas

April 8th is Easter and the time has come to plan your Easter festivities. What color linen to use? Which china to serve? What type of glassware to set? So many questions, so little time! To lessen the chaos of those holiday dinners, here are some ideas to make your dinner preparations go a little more smoothly.

Linens: Spring is a wonderful time of year. The beautiful subtle colors of new beginnings are slowly emerging from the cold winter. The soft colors of Hyacinthia's, the vivid brightness of daffodils, and the crisp clean look of crocuses. All of these colors can be incorporated into your table scape for Easter. A subtle change in the color of your linens, changes the look of your place setting.

White Table Linen:















Lilac Table Linen:
















Name Holders: If you are entertaining a number of guests, it’s a good idea to use name holders to let your guests know where to sit. Stores have a wide variety of name holders or place holders for every season and occasion. Pier 1 has a great selection for those one of a kind trinkets to make your entertaining extra special. For Easter, you have an array of choices, such as the chick and egg place holders, used in the following pictures.

Centerpiece: A table is not complete without "dressing" it up a bit. Whether it is a traditional floral arrangement or an Easter wreath with plastic pastel eggs (pictured below, an elegant or fun centerpiece is always a nice touch. Also, adding the green grass and placing the candlesticks in or around the wreath lets your guests know that you care.



















Table Decor: Setting a table entails a great deal of preparation and detail. Choosing the right linens, centerpiece, flatware, and china are all very important in setting the mood for the party, but adding a little pizazz like themed statues or topiary (picture below) encourages table conversation and sets the ambiance for the night.



















Whatever the occasion, whatever the theme, choosing the right table presentation ensures for an elegant, successful party and it will definitely be stylish.