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
37 comments
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
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!
Oh this is gorgeous! I love all the pattern and your spectacular flowers! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
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. : )
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
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
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
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
Thank you Nancy! I wish you could all join me here….at a slightly bigger table, of course. : )
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. : )