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    Updated: Apr 19, 2022 by Kris Jarrett

    Simple Easter Table Decor Ideas!

    Use these simple Easter table decor ideas to create a gorgeous holiday table! Ideas for centerpieces, napkins, place settings, & more!

    Spending holidays cooking in the kitchen is not my favorite thing but I LOVE decorating holiday tables! Easter tables are one of my favorites because with all of the beautiful tulips at the grocery store, it’s easy to create a gorgeous table without a lot of work. Today I’m sharing my favorite Easter table decor ideas that are simple to put together using what you already have at home along with a few things you can pick up at the grocery store. (post includes affiliate links – full disclosure statement available {here})

    1. Create A Simple (Yet Stunning) Centerpiece With Tulips!

    Tulips are the perfect flower for Easter centerpieces because (1) they’re inexpensive, (2) most grocery stores have them so you can just grab a few bundles while you’re there, and (3) no flower arranging skills are required. Even the most inexperienced flower arranger can create a gorgeous centerpiece by simply throwing a few bundles of tulips in a vase. My grocery store sells them for $5 a bundle and I used a total of six bundles ($30) in a mix of pink and white for this Easter table:

    Easter table with vases of tulips and bunny decor

    If you cut off the bottom of the stems at an angle when you get them home and change out the water every few days, they should last at least a week. I placed mine in a pair of {these hurricane vases} that are my go-to vases for cut flowers:

    Dining table decorated for Easter with tulips and chocolate bunnies

    If you prefer faux tulips that you can use year after year, I’ve used a combination of {these faux pink tulips} with {these faux white tulips} on a spring table and found them to be incredibly realistic:

    These tulips look SO realistic! You'd never guess they are artificial flowers!

    2. Line A Vase With Lemons

    Want to kick your floral centerpiece up a notch? Line a vase with lemons:

    Easter table centerpiece with lemon lined vases

    A lemon-lined vase is perfect for Easter table decor!

    There’s a little trick to it since you don’t want to just throw some lemon slices into the same vase as your flowers – use a vase within a vase! It keeps the lemon slices sandwiched snuggly between the two vase layers instead of floating loose. Also, the water the flowers sit in is separated from the lemons so the acidity of the lemons doesn’t kill your flowers. For my centerpieces, I placed a simple glass vase similar to {this one} that was 8″ high and just under 4″ in diameter inside of {this hurricane vase}.

    Once you’ve layered your vases, simply slice a few lemons to a thickness where they fit snugly in the gap between the two vases. Starting at the base, layer them around the perimeter until you reach the top:

    Add lemons in the space between two vases for a lemon lined floral arrangement!

    Once the gap between the two vases is filled with lemon slices, add water to cover them (it keeps them from drying out so they last longer). Then add water and flowers to the inner vase and you’re done! Super easy and always a crowd pleaser!

    3. Shop Your Grocery Store Veggie Aisle

    Want another fun centerpiece idea? Hollow out a cabbage to use as the perfect Easter “vase”:

    Twine Easter bunnies flanking a tulip filled cabbage

    It’s so simple to do! First find a glass jar, vase, or short drinking glass to nestle into the cabbage. Then use a knife to cut a deep circle around the top of the cabbage that’s slightly wider than the glass vessel you’re using. Hollow out the cabbage until the opening is deep enough that the top of the vase is just below the top of the cabbage:

    Hollowed out cabbage for making it into a vase

    I put a little bit of clear plastic wrap under the cabbage so it wouldn’t stain my table runner and then filled the glass vase with water and some tulips. It takes only about ten minutes to do and will be the talk of your table!

    Cabbage filled with tulips

    4. Use Chocolate Bunnies As Place Cards

    I decorated each place setting with a chocolate bunny (again, picked up from the grocery store) and tied a pink ribbon around it’s neck with the first initial of the person who will be sitting there – who doesn’t love an edible place card?!

    Chocolate bunny on plate with vase full of tulips

    Everyone at our Easter gathering had a different first initial but you could always tie on two letters for first and last names or first and middle names if you need to. I already had the brass letter charms in our craft room stash but you can find them online {here} or {here}. Or keep it simple and just use the ribbon alone! I put unwrapped Lindt chocolate bunnies on the plates on the ends:

    Chocolate bunny placecard with initial tied around neck with ribbon

    and flat chocolate bunnies on the sides:

    Chocolate bunnies on each plate for Easter

    Chocolate bunny placecard

    If you have any kids at your Easter table, there’s no doubt that these yummy bunnies will be a hit (and I don’t think the adults will complain either 😊).

    5. Repurpose Mini Apple Juice Bottles

    Another sweet touch is to put a small vase with a single tulip at each place setting  – it’s the perfect little filler for that bare space above your plates:

    Mini vase filled with tulip at the top of an Easter place setting

    And the best part about the vases? They’re free! Well… technically not totally free because you do have to pay for the apple juice that comes in them but you’re probably buying juice at the store anyway, right? Simply take single-serve Martinelli’s apple juices, pour them into a pitcher for breakfast in the morning, soak off the labels, and then wipe off the printed expiration date and the remaining sticky residue with some Goof Off. So cute!

    Small apple juice bottles turned into vases

    6. Add Whimsy With Striped Straws

    Putting your drinks in special glasses with striped paper straws will add a little whimsy to your Easter table! You can find straws similar to mine {here} but there are tons of other color and pattern options too:

    Glass with striped pink straw

    7. Shop Your House

    Want to add more Easter decor to your table? Shop your house! Almost all of us have some cute Easter bunny decor – placing that in the center of the table with some tulip bunches will do the trick. I added two twine bunnies that I had in my decorating stash from a previous Easter (aren’t they cute?!).

    Centerpiece of bunnies and tulips

    To add a little color, I tied bows on them using 1 ½″ pink ribbon:

    Centerpiece with twine bunnies and tulips

    {These stone Easter bunnies} and {these wood bunnies} would also be cute to use for Easter decorations around your house leading up to Easter and as your centerpiece for Easter dinner.

    8. Have Fun With Your Napkins

    There are tons of fun ways you can fold your napkins including turning them into bunnies!

    The cutest, simplest table decorations for Easter - napkins folded into the shape of bunny ears!

    I tried several different tutorials and got the best results with {these bunny napkin folding instructions}. I used a bobby pin to clip the two ends of the napkin together in the back once I was done (I placed the pin on the inside where you can’t see it). Bigger napkins (mine are 20″) and napkins that are stiffer work best.

    If you’re looking to create a table that’s more classy than cutesy, one easy option is to tie your napkins in a simple knot as with this beautiful Easter place setting:

    Fold your dinner napkin in a simple knot - a favorite Easter table decor idea!

    Sources: Tablecloth  |  Rattan charger plate  |  Scalloped dinner plate  |  Lily of the valley salad plate  |  Napkin  |  Flatware

    I hope you all found an idea or two to add to this year’s Easter table! If you’re new here and want to stick around, you can sign up to get notified of new decorating, DIY, and seasonal posts by email {here}. And if you’re working on adding some spring touches to your home check out my post on beautiful spring wreaths for your front door {here}.

    XO,

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    Comments

    1. Karen B. says

      April 03, 2022 at 3:35 pm

      Kris,
      What pretty ideas. I’m having a hard time realizing that the calendar says
      Easter is only 2 weeks away.
      Happy Spring

      Reply
    2. Karen says

      April 03, 2022 at 4:51 pm

      I love your twine Easter Bunnies. Do u know where you purchased them?

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        April 24, 2022 at 10:26 am

        I found then at HomeGoods! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Pam Chowning says

      April 03, 2022 at 10:19 pm

      Kris,

      I know you have probably shared where you got your light fixture but could you do so again? If it is on a list on your site please let me know. I’m betting it is no longer available but maybe they have similar fixtures. Thanks so much.

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        April 24, 2022 at 10:25 am

        Hi Pam – the light fixture was from Ballard Designs but you’re right – they no longer have it. The closest that I’ve found to it is this one: https://rstyle.me/+2uj_Cxj-Y6jX5ITa9SceoQ

        Reply
    4. Patti says

      April 04, 2022 at 7:58 pm

      Love this! Shared the cabbage head vase on my stories! Irresistible!

      Reply
    5. Jan says

      April 16, 2022 at 9:17 am

      How far in advance can you make this? Will it still look fresh if done one day ahead?

      Reply
      • Kris Jarrett says

        April 24, 2022 at 10:19 am

        You could make it a day ahead if you’re able to keep it in the fridge but if not, I’d wait until day-of to do it!

        Reply

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