13 Cheerful Easter Table Ideas From Our Favorite Tastemakers

Interior designer Alexandra Kaehler and stylist Cate Ragan give dainty spring florals a major upgrade with the addition of sculptural flower arrangements set in bowls, gilded candles, and napkins tied in the shape of rabbit ears.

Red, white, and blue doesn't feel out of place at Easter—especially when you sprinkle your tablescape with bowls of colorful jellybeans, add customized egg place cards, and set rabbit-ear napkins at each setting, a la Fete Home.

Keith Smythe Meacham says, "I fell in love with Lisa Fine’s gorgeous Charlotte fabric and imagined it with our amethyst goblets and a riot of fresh lilacs in low vases." She adds, "It just happened that the cloth also looks beautiful with my wedding China, Herend Chinese Blue Bouquet."

Mary Celeste Beall, proprietor of Blackberry Farm, says, “For a spring table, we like to mix patterns and florals and make sure the color palette is bright and cheerful. Of course, let the flowers be the hero!”

"Wherever I am—in the city, countryside or by the sea—I draw upon the environment around me to decorate," says Zoe de Givenchy, the founder of the recently launched home goods brand, Z.d.G. "I find the best tables always have that sense of place. Easter brings with it a new burst of life and color that always feels fresh and optimistic. Whatever one has on hand can be made to feel special."

Givenchy loves simplicity when creating a scene, and she relies on her own garden for the florals to decorate the table. Handmade French faïence plates boasting dainty cornflowers, carved flatware, and a checked tablecloth lend a ladylike aesthetic.

"The impact is always in the mix," she says. "The mix of high and low, the mix of the functional and the natural—shells with flowers and greenery or branches of blossom with alabaster eggs, as I have used here, chocolate eggs or even eggs painted by children—together with elegant plates, glassware, cutlery and linens," says Givenchy. "All of it mixed confidently is an expression of yourself and sets the scene for the kind of happy occasion you dream of!"

Here: an Easter extravaganza for the books! Cris Briger and Charles Peed, the mother-and-son geniuses behind Casa Gusto in West Palm Beach, Florida, are all about a mix of textures for their spring table. A centerpiece of cascading papier-mâché vines with tole flowers and sweet blue eggs tucked in between leaves bring the natural element, while the shop's Chromatic ceramic chargers and Lunéville Floral Montpellier-designed plates create an entrancing setting. Embroidered seats on the 18th century Swedish dining chairs add one more tactile element, as well as an antique bent to the entire look.

Eric Goujou, the founder and proprietor of La Tuile à Loup, uses new beginnings as inspiration for his spring table setting but takes pieces from his collection to imagine a fresh tablescape. "I often reuse the same set of dishes over and over again throughout the year, with other accessories on the table that vary to highlight the season we are in," says Goujou. "The flowers in this centerpiece, for example, provide a clear indication that it is springtime. As often as possible, I choose the flowers currently in season to compose my bouquets."

Goujou also uses his personal finds through his travels for his shop that he has gathered over the years to bring a personal touch to his tables. "On this table, the plates are dark blue, but the use of white and light blue table linens, along with shades of green, white, and light pink brought in through the centerpiece set the tone," says Goujou. "Overall, the tablescape is cheery and inviting, but in the end, I am very much value-driven, so it is all about authenticity, personality, understated elegance, simplicity, and quality."

Hosting expert and author Kimberly Whitman knows how to set a fabulous table, and her Easter one is no exception. The holidays are a time to break out treasured collections, and here, Whitman's mix of Ginori 1735 Oriente salad and dinner plates—along with the large hand-painted eggs—paired with dainty Herend porcelain bunny figurines and silver baskets filled with green moss and marbled eggs come together to create a colorful and layered tablescape.

Federika Longinotti Buitoni, found of Collecto, an online tabletop destination, knows the power of the layered look. "Easter tables traditionally embrace pastel hues," she says. "I loved the idea of doing something quite fresh and contemporary for Easter this year, combining whites with different shades of blue, and mixing more traditional patterns, like the dinnerware's delicate lace print with the glassware's modern sculptural design."

To add some more saturated color and unexpected edge to the table, Buitoni mixed in shades of royal blue and purple, thanks to the Macchia su Macchia vases from her line and Globe thistle flowers.

"Back home we used to celebrate Easter with a big lunch at my grandmother's house with all my cousins," says Buitoni. "Now that I am in Miami and far from my family, I celebrate with my husband and a group of close friends at home. I also love the idea of a daytime celebration. I usually host Easter brunch or lunch. It's generally more laid back and often extends until late afternoon or sometimes evening!"

Christopher Spitzmiller, author of A Year at Clove Brook Farm, draws upon his idyllic surroundings in New York's Hudson Valley when setting an Easter lunch. Spitzmiller reached for his vintage Dodie Thayer cabbage plates and a striped tablecloth to layer underneath.

Narcissus and ranunculi are some of Spitzmiller's go-to spring florals when arranging, but here, he gravitated towards daffodils and a mix of brown, white, and blue eggs from his chickens as a lovely centerpiece. Peeping chicks from the farm, a serve-yourself-bar for guests so the party remains relaxed, and his traditional bake-off with neighbor and friend Ashley Whittaker and her family all add to the jovial spirit.

Event planner and designer extraordinaire, Rebecca Gardner, of Houses & Parties, channeled the childhood story of Peter Rabbit when setting her lush spring table.

"We may be home—still—but the sun is out, and we have so much to celebrate," she says. "I'm riding the 'coat tale(s)' of Beatrix Potter with a table featuring Jemina Puddleduck and Pigling Bland set within my own treescape of towering tomato plants, lacy fennel bulbs, and a manicured parsley lawn. See how Benjamin Bunny tills his soil with an Asprey fruit fork?"

Vintage animal figurines and sterling Cartier baskets add a collected feel to the table, while appliqué scallop napkins in cheery shades of yellow and green made in Portugal and marbled party crackers bring the playfulness.

"I've been daydreaming about parties, greeting friends with tight hugs, drinking Champagne in the sun and laughing like mad," says Gardner. "Maybe each guest has to make a toast in their best Peter Rabbit voice. He's definitely British. I don't know, but I'm going to have a great time."

Table linens luminary Lily Lanahan - founder of Elizabeth Lake - set a fresh table adorned with her covetable linens. All of her designs are made with linens sourced in Belgium, Italy, and Ireland and decorated in Portugal using age-old embroidery and appliqué techniques. Her bamboo placemat and palm tree dinner napkins are no exception and pop when styled on a floral tablecloth and paired with a simple, but striking, floral arrangement that bring a modern bent to the mix.

“We loved collaborating with Mieke ten Have on a photoshoot for our new spring collection," says Lanahan. "Mieke paired our new Palm Tree dinner napkins and Bamboo placemats in lime with vintage lusterware and antique vessels to hold an assortment of tropical botanicals. Our new collection is vibrant and optimistic with handcrafted details that transport us to coastal lunches and dinners al fresco.”

Lauren Lowe, of Atlanta-based Lauren Elaine Interiors, leaned into a color palette of lavender and mint green to create her Easter tablescape.

“My starting point was the India Amory napkins. I fell in love with the trellis pattern," says Lowe. "It gave me an excuse to buy a bunch of the mint shell plates from Carolina Irving & Daughters that I had been eyeing!"

The handmade shell plates provide an entrancing shape when layered on top of classic white dinnerware, while textured goblets add more interest, but the real showstopper here is the floral-heavy centerpiece.

"I always love using hyacinth in the spring, and, since I selected a more solid colored tablecloth, I decided to use a mixture of spring-colored flowers for an eye-catching centerpiece," says Lowe. "Then I scattered some robin’s egg candy as a playful little finishing touch.”