Pretty Pink and Blue Summer Tablescape

I’m really excited to be blogging again after a wonderful summer vacation. We still have four more weeks of summer remaining until the kids are back to school and I want to make the most of it. What better way to celebrate summer than to prepare a menu of fresh garden produce and serve it on a beautifully decorated table. In this post, I’m sharing my pretty pink and blue summer tablescape. This is a traditional-style tablescape that has a pretty pop of pink. I might be hopping on the pink Barbie trend just a little with the pink and fanciful styling!

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Kitchen Tablescape

I tend to share tablescapes in our dining room as we have a much larger table there. As a result of that, we often host family gatherings in the dining room. For everyday meals and smaller gatherings, I do like entertaining in our kitchen dining area. It’s more casual and closer to where the cooking takes place. The tablescape I’m sharing today is for our kitchen table, which seats six people. However, this tablescape could easily be scaled up to any sized table. I would simply add an additional flower vase and lantern if you exceed eight place settings.

Tablecloth

I knew I wanted to do a pretty pink and blue summer tablescape, and since the pink peonies were in bloom, I decided on blue and white for the tablecloth. I chose this lovely striped tablecloth from Solino Home. It’s their Capri Ticking Stripe Tablecloth. Ticking stripe is typically more casual and helps to depict Farmhouse style, but I dressed it up a little and made it more traditional in style. To do this, I chose a high-quality 100% linen fabric tablecloth and paired it with a few elegant dining choices. The white cane-back chairs are elegant and traditional (you can read my review of these chairs here). Gold cutlery and an oversized vase of pink peonies also elevate the look.

I also chose matching linen napkins for cohesiveness and a dose of traditional charm.

The Blue Elements

In addition to the blue used in the table linens, I added blue patterned plates and blue pillows at the head chairs. The blue and white plates, from Pier 1 Imports, have an energetic pattern. Here’s a little tip- since I only had four of the blue and white plates, I used them only at the four place settings on the long side of the table. For the two end place settings, I layered a white salad plate on top of the white dinner plate. It’s perfectly fine to mix and match plates as long as the overall look remains cohesive.

For another subtle touch of blue, I used a small pillow on each end chair. The pillows have a muted palette of white, baby blue, and light beige. You don’t need to match all your blues perfectly. A lighter shade can pair beautifully with a darker shade.

The Pink Elements

With the huge popularity of the Barbie movie right now, pink is having quite a moment. If you want to inject a little pink into your decor without any commitment, a tablescape is a good place to do this. A big part of what makes this tablescape come together is the very large vase of pink peonies. This centerpiece is easy to assemble if you have access to fresh peonies. Since peonies grow only during a small window of time, you may need to find a substitute. If you want the same look as this, you could purchase artificial peonies. If you want the real flower look, then roses, ranunculus, or hydrangeas would be great options. I used a large urn as the vase with the lid removed.

I also added a single peony stem to each place setting and a pink glass lantern to each end of the table. It was a really simple tablescape for me to pull together and the only new items were the tablecloth and napkins. I know that I’ll be able to use these beautiful linens in a variety of other tablescapes. Blue is such a versatile colour and pairs beautifully with yellow, orange, red, and other colours if you want to step outside the box a little.

Summary

I hope you got a little inspiration from my pretty pink and blue summer tablescape post. I love outdoor dining in summer, but sometimes dining indoors is good too, especially if you don’t have the setup for outdoor dining. This tablescape can be set up in your dining room or kitchen dining area like ours was.

I hope you’re all enjoying the summer and all it has to offer. Next week I have a special DIY wedding flower post and the following week will be my fall home tour and the start of fall decorating around here.