Fall Vibes

Time flies... one moment you're sitting on the beach, enjoying summer, the next moment leaves are falling off the trees and you have to put your winter coat back on....
Yeah... we can't deny it any more: fall is here! And that means pumpkins, mushrooms, Halloween, Dia de los Muertos.... but for me fall means more than the typical fall symbols and colours. I love to mix my transseasonal outfits with summer colors, such as pink. The same goes for my fall tablesettings! 

Want to see more fall inspiration and fall tablescapes? Please continue here:
Fall Wreaths 
Hello Fall 
My favourite fall photos

More Easter Table Inspiration

Easter is coming up soon... with only ten days until Easter Sunday, I started thinking about my Easter table setting. Every year I try to decorate the table in a (slightly) different way.
Sometimes all you need is a different type of flowers. In fact, Easter flowers don't necessarily have to be yellow. I like to experiment with unusual colors, like pink or lilac.

The same goes for my tableware. Although I love the colorful ceramics from Vietri by Solimene Art, I also use white plates with a bamboo trim, square turquoise plates and "green cabbage" plates by Bordallo Pinheiro.

Other small details that can give your Easter tablescape a new look are (cloth) napkins, vintage glassware, bamboo cutlery, embroidered tablecloths and more. A must-have for any Easter table if you ask me is an Italian colomba cake by Loison! 

For more Easter table setting ideas, please continue here:

Easter Table Inspiration
Easter Home Decor
Easter Vintage pop-up sale

Chinese New Year Table Setting Ideas

Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is coming up soon. On January 29th, 2025 the beginning of the Year of the Snake will be celebrated. Although I am not of Asian descent, I do like to celebrate the Chinese or Lunar New Year.

Here in The Netherlands there is a big Asian population; in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague there are so-called Chinatowns. In The Hague the Chinese New Year will be celebrated with a festival on February 1st (including fireworks and the traditional Lion and Dragon dance). For more information please visit: 
https://denhaag.com/en/calendar/chinese-new-year-festival

I love setting the table for special occasions, whether it is for Easter or Christmas, Valentine's Day or a birthday party. For Chinese New Year I go all out. It's the perfect occasion to choose colors and flowers that I would usually not use. (Oh and it's a great excuse to order a cake at the Chinese bakery!) 

For the perfect Chinese New Year table setting the color red should be used! Red symbolizes good luck, happiness, as well as fertility and vitality. Gold is another popular color. If you don't have red tableware, you can simply add red touches, by using red flowers, candles, menu cards or napkins. I also like to add animal figurines that stand for that particular lunar zodiac sign, such as a tiger or rabbit.

Want to see more Chinese New Year table settings? Check out one of my previous articles about Lunar New Year:
https://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2024/02/happy-year-of-dragon.html

Happy Easter!

Wishing you a very Happy Easter together with family and friends, lots of good food, including many chocolate Easter eggs! 

I always love decorating the table for Easter. You can go overboard with spring flowers, cute bunnies, Easter eggs and colorful tableware! How do you like the result?

Traditional Easter cake by Wiener Kondirei

Italian colomba by Loison

White truffle chips by Sal de Ibiza

Want to see more Easter inspiration? Please continue here: https://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2023/04/happy-easter.html?m=0