40 Easter Table Decorations and Centerpieces for Spring

By Southern Living Editors
February 27, 2009
Laurey W. Glenn
Spring is the perfect time for a lush tablescape, and Easter is the best day to show it off. With these Easter centerpieces and table decorations, you can show off the prettiest spring flowers alongside fun pastels and springy brights. With cute place card ideas and gorgeous floral centerpieces, your Easter table will actually look like the one you saw on Pinterest. Whether you have 10 minutes or two hours, there is an Easter centerpiece you can do yourself. Don’t spend tons of money getting a centerpiece made for your Easter table this year. Even if you’re not into DIY projects, these Easter table decorations are so easy—we promise. There are even some fun DIY Easter crafts the kids can help with, too! Every bunny will be impressed at the sight of your Easter table with these beautiful ideas.  
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Purple Party Table

Laurey W. Glenn

Forgo plain white for a mix of fresh colors and motifs. Here, designer Jane Scott artfully layered Raynaud's Festivite and Herend's Fish Scale china with lavender Anna Weatherley chargers. But even when you're thinking outside the box, keep the classics on lock: Old standbys, such as your grandmother's silver flatware, can ground even the most contemporary scheme.

See more of this Spring Garden Party Table Setting

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The Garden Party

Robbie Caponetto

Easter is the perfect time for a gorgeous garden party. Personal touches like monogrammed napkins and handwritten place cards. Get the details on this place setting here.

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The Can't-Be-Beat Blue and White Table

Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

For the most classic Easter celebration, there’s nothing like old-school blue and white. Get all the details on this table and its individual place settings here.

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The Cabbage Centerpiece

Laurey W.Glenn

Your guests will be impressed by this fun, springy arrangement, but it’s actually so easy to DIY. Get the instructions here.

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The Carrot Centerpiece

Laurey W. Glenn

The Easter Bunny might try to get a bite of this adorable carrot centerpiece. Get the step-by-step written instructions here and watch the tutorial video here.

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Elegant Floating Flower Arrangement

Laurey W. Glenn

How beautiful is this simple centerpiece? If you’re hosting your first Easter, don’t stress about making everything absolutely perfect. Everyone will wonder, “How does she do it?” with this minimally gorgeous arrangement. Get the instructions here.

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Candy-Colored Easter Table

Photo: Helen Norman

Set an Easter scene that is both classic and modern. The simple place setting includes details such as gold bands on the china and etching on the stemware, while beautiful Rit dye eggs complement the lush, rosy centerpiece.

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A DIY Centerpiece in Your Signature Color

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Whether you love pink or keep it white and green, we have a foolproof guide to creating a beautiful floral centerpiece in your color of choice. Get the instructions here.

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A Whimsical Purple and Teal Table

Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

This fun table is perfect for spring, and it’s just the right mix of traditional and funky. Get all the details on this tablescape and its place settings here.

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Pink Peony Table

Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Invite spring into your home with a fun pink and orange table centered by a bountiful peony arrangement. Get all the details and instructions here.

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Tulip Water Arrangement

Laurey W. Glenn

Run to the grocery store and grab some tulips, get out any varying clear vases from your cabinets, drop a votive in one or two of them, and you’ve got a classy centerpiece! Play with which way the blooms face, as shown here. Find more easy ways to dress up tulips straight from the store here.

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The Asparagus Arrangement

Laurey W. Glenn

Spring’s favorite veggie just got a promotion from center of the side dishes to center of attention in this pretty DIY arrangement. Get the instructions here.

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Gold Leaf Egg Place Cards

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

These golden egg place cards will make every guest feel like a winner. They look beautiful with gold-rimmed plates. Get the instructions for the gold leaf eggs here and details on the entire tablescape here.

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The Collected Arrangement

Laurey W. Glenn

Gather up those vases, jars, and glasses you never use and make a beautifully simple arrangement for your table. Get the instructions here.

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Kid-Friendly Easter Table

Van Chaplin, Laurey W. Glenn / Styling Lisa Powell Bailey, Julie Feagin Sandner

For a centerpiece, give a sugar mold an Easter theme; you can find them at antiques shops and flea markets. Fill several plastic egg halves with wheat grass, and then place the eggs in sugar mold holes. Wheat grass can be grown indoors from seed or purchased at a pet store or nursery; it is usually sold in flats. If you purchase flats, pull the grass apart, and insert into eggs. If you decide to grow it from seed, allow 7 to 10 days for germination. Tuck in fresh-faced daisies and bright purple tulips for a spectacular spring display. Finish the table setting with small, pastel-colored buckets filled with treats for the kids.

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Butterfly Garden Centerpiece

Beth Dreiling Hontzas

A colorful combination of snapdragons, ranunculus and silk butterflies in a ceramic pedestal bowl creates a unique centerpiece for your spring party.

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Garden Table Setting

Read more about our garden-inspired table setting

Celebrate Easter by setting a pretty table that echoes all that you love about spring. With shades of pink, lavender, green, and white, your garden and flower pots resound with color, so why not your table? Gather fresh blooms, vibrant moss, glass vases, and colorful wooden eggs. Soon your table will grow into a fresh and cheerful display.

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An Egg-cellent Idea

Photo: Helen Norman, Styling: Matthew Mead

Colorful natural containers pair prettily with classic silver pieces to create an elegant spring tablescape.

Find out how to create your own decorations.

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The No-Arranging Iris Arrangement

Laurey W. Glenn

If you’re short on time, this no-fail arrangement keeps it sweet and simple. Get the instructions here.

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Baa Baa Black and White Sheep Treats

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Make your own adorable sheep for Easter baskets or a children’s table.

To shape the body, use melted white candy coating (found in the baking aisle) to secure miniature marshmallows to one Pepperidge Farm Milano Black & White cookie. Attach Peanut M & M’s for hooves. Use a second Milano cookie for the head, and attach miniature marshmallows and miniature chocolate morsels for the eyes. Use flattened marshmallows, pinched together at one end, to make ears.

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Ombré Easter Egg Centerpiece

Laurey W. Glenn

While you prep your menu, the kids can help dye eggs for this easy arrangement. Use any vase, container, or various bowls to showcase your ombré eggs, and have fun with your color scheme. Get the full tutorial here.

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Easter Egg Carton Planters

Laurey W. Glenn

Use these sweet crafts as centerpieces or place holders and let guests bring them home as a favor after dinner. Get the step-by-step written instructions here and watch the video tutorial here.

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Paper Mache Egg Place Setting

Laurey w. Glenn

This DIY place setting is the easiest Easter craft ever. Guests can take them home, and you can get creative with colors and patterns. Get the instructions here.

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DIY Easter Napkin Rings

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Personalize these DIY napkin rings with the colors of your tablescape. You only need four items to make these casual and cute additions to your table. Get the step-by-step written instructions here and watch the video tutorial here.

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Robin's Egg Place Cards

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Decorate your spring table with a speckled surprise. A tiny nest makes an ideal place card holder when filled with an egg that’s been dyed a soft shade of blue. For an authentic robin’s egg look, use a toothbrush to add delicate markings with brown craft paint.

See step-by-step instructions for making robin's eggs.

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The Easter Basket Flower Pot

Laurey W. Glenn

If you want a floral centerpiece that will seriously wow guests, this potted arrangement that looks like an Easter basket is the one for you. Get the instructions here.

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Beautiful Spring Bouquet

Charles Walton IV

Read more about how to create this and other stunning arrangements.

Combining fresh roses, peonies, and hyacinths in exciting new ways allows us to enjoy their beauty each day. Fashion this delightful bouquet as a centerpiece whenever company's coming or any time you're ready for a wonderful treat.

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Easy Chair Decoration

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Tie pretty bows on the backs of chairs. Do it in two steps. First loop ribbon over each chair back, and tie it in a knot. For the bow, make two loops with a length of ribbon, and secure by tying with the tails from the first knot. Insert a silk butterfly.

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Wheatgrass and Flowers Centerpiece

Photo: William Dickey

Wheatgrass is the easy-to-grow base of this display. Two weeks prior to your event, fill an empty plant tray with moist potting soil. Press winter wheat seeds on top in one thick layer. Cover the container with clear plastic wrap, and place it in a warm spot, such as the top of the refrigerator. After seeds sprout, remove the plastic. Place the tray in the sun, keeping soil slightly damp. The sturdy grass blades stand up straight and tall, and a thick root mass quickly forms.

Take a small container filled with warm water into the garden. Cut a few stems of the season's current offerings. We used miniature daffodils and jonquils, wild sweet Williams (Phlox divaricata), and a few late-blooming Lenten roses (Helleborus orientalis). Small flowers work best.

Assemble the cake stands. Moisten the wheatgrass, and slice the turf into pieces using a sharp knife. Lift the grass gently from the flat (a spatula helps), and fill each tier, keeping soil and roots intact. Cut daffodil stems about 3 inches long, and gently push them into the moist soil, clustering blooms for maximum effect. surround the base with small vases and bottles. Fill these containers with the remaining flowers. If you like, add small garden statuary pieces among the vases. Look for these at flea markets and antiques stores.

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The 10-Minute Centerpiece

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If you’re in a last-minute pinch, this centerpiece is here to be sure none of your guests will notice. Easy, elegant, and quick, this submerged centerpiece is perfect for when you’re short on time. Watch the video tutorial and get the instructions here.

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Easter Flowers

Decorate your Easter table with colorful blooms, candies, and bunnies. Hide the flowers' container with moss for a fresh, Spring look.

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Flights of Fancy