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Whether you’re planning a romantic dinner à deux or having one or more of your best friends over, Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to go all out with romantic details when dressing a table.
Today, on our Monday Morning Blooms, I’m sharing how to style a sweet table for Valentine’s Day that celebrates love with antiques, and of course, flowers!
At the end of this post, I’ll link to my friends, be sure to visit their inspiring posts, too!
I think that it doesn’t get much better than making memories with family and friends over good food and a beautifully set table. Valentine’s Day is a reminder to let all the special people in your life know how much they mean to you. If you are without a romantic partner, invite a friend, or a few!
{Or make this a fantastic treat for a little person or two to visit grandmama for this special day!}
For this setting, I pulled a small round table by the fireplace in the living room. I was really inspired by the soft designs and colors of the French patchwork cover, because the pinks, blues, golds, greens and cream colors hint at spring.
It’s such a soft, exquisite color palette to work with. I added the incredible gilt encrusted floral plates, and with a bohemian florals theme, the beautiful flowers tied the whole look together in an elegant way. This table is set for two, but you could easily set it for four.
The flower arrangement is so simple that even some of you who’ve told me you are “creatively challenged” can pull this together with elegant style.
Just three kinds of flowers are nestled into the antique Paris Porcelain container {which is embellished with more flowers!} – pink mini spray carnations, roses in a beautiful rosy coral, and a few pink ranunculus flowers left over from last week’s flowers. Just three sprigs of seeded eucalyptus – also from last week – add a pop of green.
I made a very simple grid with the clear floral tape included in our FrenchGardenHouse French Flower Arranging Kit on the antique porcelain “vase” – really it’s a huge sugar bowl!
See? So easy.
To complete each place setting, I added a gilt crown name card to each place setting. Giving each guest a name card makes them know that you think they are special. Especially in this age of texting and emailing, I think writing out someone’s name with a pen is a much appreciated personal touch.
What to serve for a holiday lunch or dinner is never that difficult for me. I have a love/hate relationship with cooking, I’ll be honest. When I have all the time in the world, I love to cook! But just between you and me, when I am having my nearest and dearest over, I’d much rather spend the time setting an exciting table and/or spend time with them.
I’m a huge fan of simple food presented in a beautiful way! Someone who always inspires me is Ina – I’ve never not loved anything she tells me to make!
For lunch, a great salad, a crusty loaf of bread, this butter, and this dessert plus a few pastel macarons thrown in for fun are on the menu. Serve with a glass of champagne, to toast to your love, friendship and the day.
As a parting gift, my friend was given my new favorite gift, {part of the Spring Collection coming soon!} a delicious sugar body scrub and perfume with a wonderful lavender scent. I hope that whenever she uses them, she’ll remember our sweet time of fellowship on this afternoon with joy in her heart.
I hope this has inspired you to style a sweet table setting for Valentine’s Day, too!
Whether you are single, in a relationship, have one or a hundred BFF’s, Valentine’s day is about love. Every single one of us can celebrate this delightful holiday in the midst of winter! If you are stuck on an uncharted island all by yourself, celebrate YOU, for goodness sakes!
Please be sure to visit my friends for their Valentine’s inspiration….you won’t be sorry.
SHIRLEY at Housepitality Designs
and me, LIDY at FrenchGardenHouse.
A BIENTOT
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Swoon Lidy! I have dish and tablecloth envy…what a gorgeous patchwork tablecloth and my inner dish lover is drooling over those beautiful floral plates! So many gorgeous details from your Paris Porcelain container, sweet heart locket and beautiful blooms. As always it’s a treat to join you for some flower therapy, Happy Monday. <3
Mary, it’s always such a pleasure to share our Monday Morning Blooms with you! Flower therapy is just what we all need on Monday. Thank you for bringing beauty, inspiration and love in by the truckload today! xo
What a most romantic setting, especially in front of that magnificent antique French armoire! Of course you would use a beautiful sweet sugar bowl for your Valentine floral container…perfect! Your friend had to feel very special when sitting at this table that you so exquisitely set. Oh those plates! … and you also had me at “the locket”!! As always a most beautiful flower arrangement and setting Lidy….Happy Monday Morning Blooms day!….my favorite Mondays with you all! Have a most beautiful week Lidy!
My favorite Monday too, Shirley! Hope you have a wonderful day, it’s always such a joy to share our Monday Morning Blooms day with you sweet friend. xo
Lidy, your romantic setting is elegance at its finest. The patchwork tablecloth with the floral plates are stunning. I must admit along with Mary, I have dish and tablecloth envy. What an honor for your friend to sit down at your lovely table and enjoy conversation, sweet treats, and your gorgeous floral arrangement. It is always a pleasure to join you for Monday Morning Blooms! xoxo
Pam, thank you so much. It’s always a treat to see what beauty you have made for our shared Monday Morning Blooms days. I wish you were here at this table too! xo
Lidy, your table is styled beautifully. I can just image the lovely time you had with your friend. I agree with you, the cooking part is my least favorite.
I adore your elegant tablecloth and beautiful french chairs. Your flowers, crystal flutes, floral plates and sweet place cards are stunning. That pot of orchids is gorgeous!
I’m off to get out my mother’s heart locket. Yours are beautiful!
I hope you wear your mother’s locket Bonnie! Lockets are such personal, sentimental pieces of jewelry. Thank you so much for sharing Monday Morning Blooms with us. And Mr. FGH thanks you for noticing his babies – the orchids- that he got to bloom really beautifully this year! Usually they stay outside, but this year they were allowed to be part of the indoor party since they went over and beyond with their blooming. : )
It’s perfect Lidy, flowers, macarons, champagne, antiques…beautiful, elegant, romantic and welcoming! The heart locket…swoon!
Jenna, it had all the things we girls love. Best of all, it had a sweet and special friend. Wishing you a beautiful week! xo
Lidy, I’m posting here since I’ve lost your own email. The yellow “Musicians” tablecloth with 12 napkins (from FrenchGardenHouse.com) is an extraordinary treasure! It exceeds all my expectations and I can’t wait to entertain my Philharmonic friends at tea!
Linda, I am so thrilled that this went to make your table and guests happy! It is truly so beautiful, isn’t it? Thank you again. : )
Oh so romantic!
From the elegant China to the sweet little locket to the special tablecloth and the champagne flutes!
Beautiful my friend!
Thank you Nancy! I wish you could all join me here….at a slightly bigger table, of course. : )
Oh this is gorgeous! I love all the pattern and your spectacular flowers! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
Thank you Barbara! I hope this Monday is filled with joy for you.
Oh Lidy, this is just gorgeous! Everything looks so pretty and elegant. You have such a gift at making everything look so beautiful! Happy Monday, sweet friend!
Shannon, thank you! I know that you love roses as much as I do! Happy Monday to you too. xo
Lidy, As always you never disappoint. Your valentine table and floral arrangement is soooo beautiful! I love you style and all your blog posts, I’ve been reading Monday morning blooms since the beginning. You gals always knocked it out of the park. Such a boost to your mood in the winter months. Flower therapy is always welcome!
Thanks, Denise
Denise, you are always so so kind!! Thank you….I think we all need a little boost in the winter months. Beautiful as they are on their own, somehow I always end up with wanting to hurry up spring! Hope your week will be a wonderful one, friend. xo
Lidy, this is so beautiful and elegant. The floral arrangement, the China, tablecloth, the flutes, the locket….all perfect. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent. Happy Valentines.
Thanks so much Dianne! It’s easy when there is something embellished with flowers to choose from.
Lidy,
This is such a romantic setting and you have many beautiful pieces on the table. Love how the flowers bring out the colors of the piece the flowers are in but also the dishes.
Gorgeous as always.
Cindy
The flowers were not the soft pinks I usually lean towards, but that coral really works, don’t you think Cindy? Note to self…be a little bit more color adventurous.
Exquisite use of your antique treasures, Lidy!
Thank you Rita! It was a lovely afternoon, too. Hope you are enjoying this Monday! xo
Hello, Lidy,
Everything is so pretty and great ideas, thank you so much for sharing your creativity. You have such a lovely family- what a beautiful new baby grand daughter you have, enjoy, enjoy~~~~~Happy Valentine’s Day~~~~~~~~~
Bonjour, Jean~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello, Lidy,
Everything is so pretty and great idea’s, thank you for sharing. Sent you a comment on the other Valentine site but never went through, so again what a beautiful grand daughter you have, enjoy, enjoy~~~~~Happy Valentine’s Day~~~~~~~~~
Bonjour, Jean~~~~~~~~~~~
Lidy, your table is beyond gorgeous. It is true perfection. Your china is so pretty and your flowers are beautiful. And, the tablecloth to the floor makes my heart pound.
I agree with you regarding cooking. I do love to cook, but I would rather prepare something simple and enjoy those at my table.
Happy February days to you, dear Lidy.
Sandra, thank you so much for your sweet visit. Happy February to you, too!
Lidy, ps. The question mark after your name at the end was supposed to be a heart. Oh, isn’t technology dreadful when it doesn’t work?
Love, Love, Love!!! Beautiful Valentine tablescape, flower arrangement and home. Thank you Lidy for posting such a beautiful setting. XO
Linda, thank you so much, you are so sweet! I hope you will have some lovely ideas for your own celebration.
Just read this post today again and coeur la cream is on my valentine menu because I have had the dish for years and never used it. I too love everything Ina makes. Thanks for the ideas.
Happy Valentine’s cooking! I agree, Ina is a rock star….she makes all of us look good in the kitchen. xo
Beautiful flowers-I love the color combination. Gorgeous dishes, lovely tablecloth-all so inviting and romantic.
Thank you so much Ruth! I hope you are having a lovely day!