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Pastels With Punch

March 30, 2010 By Merri Cvetan 12 Comments

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Pastels With Punch

Pink and grey are perfect for an Easter meal.

Pink and grey are perfect for an Easter meal.

An easy way to introduce retro into your home decorating is at the dinner table.  Unpack grandma’s good china and use it every day.  Sets of dishes from the 50s and 60s can be found for a song at flea markets, resale stores and antique shops.  Make an investment before the market realizes their popularity and their value sky rockets.

I love the little handle on this bowl.  It's a perfect dish for kids.

Check out the little handle on this bowl. It's a perfect dish for kids.

Speaking of bargains, I love this set of pink and grey dishes I found at Goodwill.  Although they are unmarked, the hand drawn lines are reminiscent of a few decades past.  The best part of collecting dishes, it doesn’t matter if they coordinate with your interior design, dishes do not have to match anything!

The touch of grey keeps the placesetting from being too feminine.

The touch of grey keeps the place setting from being too feminine.

What could be more perfect for an Easter luncheon?  The square salad plate offers a nice contrast to the round dishes.  Even if I don’t serve a meal with multiple courses, I still use lots of dishes just to make the setting more interesting.  If you aren’t having a salad, save the plate for dessert.

The most interesting tables have layers and contrast.  The square salad plate gives an edginess to all the curves.

The most interesting tables have layers and contrast. The square salad plate gives an edginess to all the curves.

If your dining room table has a beautiful finish, no need to cover it up with a table cloth.  These pink linen napkins are big enough to serve as place mats and offer a nice contrast.

The napkins almost looks like bunny ears!

The napkins almost looks like bunny ears!

There are dozens of ways to fold napkins.   Tucking a grey cotton napkin into a frosted polka dot glass keeps the table from being too serious.

Instead of the usual Easter basket, serve candy in old-fashion apothacary jars.

Instead of the usual Easter basket, serve candy in old-fashion apothecary jars.

Have fun with your centerpiece.  Instead of flowers, fill apothecary jars with jelly beans, chocolate eggs and Easter grass.

Plastic Easter eggs can hold love notes, wishes of thanks or even gift cards.

Plastic Easter eggs can hold love sentiments, notes of thanks or even gift cards.

Hide little surprises in the plastic eggs for your family to discover while you’re dining.

Celebrate the season the old-fashion way with Retro dishes.

Celebrate the season the old-fashion way with Retro dishes.

Celebrate the season!

Filed Under: Color Chic, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Table Manners, Vintage Chic Tagged With: Brunch, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, dinner party, Dinnerware, Easter, Entertaining, Fabric, Goodwill SEW, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, party planning, Place settings, Tablescape Thursday

Comments

  1. Kristy says

    March 31, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    Very nice! I’ve been thinking about buying gray dishes myself, I’m beginning to really enjoy gray around my house! I once regarded it as a dreary color, but have found that it can really make a room elegant if mixed with the right colors! Thanks for sharing!

  2. Cindy says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:12 am

    I love the idea of using the candy filled jars for a center piece. Fun!

  3. Sharon Haynie says

    April 1, 2010 at 6:42 am

    Love your table! I will certainly use some of your ideas for my tables.Have a Great Easter!

  4. Maria says

    April 1, 2010 at 7:48 am

    I love the simple elegance your table shows. The plates are really cute, they look like they would match any theme.

  5. Merri says

    April 1, 2010 at 8:28 am

    Grey is becoming the new neutral. We will be seeing lots of grey in interior design in the coming months. What color doesn’t go with grey?

  6. Merri says

    April 1, 2010 at 8:28 am

    Although I love flowers, they aren’t the only option for a centerpiece.

  7. Merri says

    April 1, 2010 at 8:29 am

    Thanks! Have a great holiday too.

  8. Merri says

    April 1, 2010 at 8:30 am

    A great Easter table doesn’t have to scream bunnies and jelly beans!

  9. chie says

    April 1, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    Wow! so much fun here. I really love your creativity of those gorgeous jars as your centerpiece.

    One of my fav table so far. It’s very simple yet elegant. Seems so real.

    Scandinavians will love this settings for sure.

    Happy EAster.

  10. Mimi says

    April 1, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    I love your ‘retro’ Easter table…brings back memories.

  11. Johanna says

    April 2, 2010 at 7:51 am

    Grey and pink is really nice togehter. I like your table.

    Wish you a happy Easter.
    Johanna

  12. Bruce says

    May 19, 2010 at 9:59 am

    I love the idea of using the candy filled jars for a center piece. Fun!

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