copper-y spring table

This table design was inspired by copper pieces and is set to welcome the spring season. Green accents and pretty blooms give the spring feels while the copper pieces ground the table styling. Copper walks that fine line between fancy refinery and rustic farmhouse feels. Come on in to see all the details of the table design.

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The copper pieces are old and some of them are new. The copper has come to me in so many different ways. Some pieces I inherited, others I picked up while thrift shopping and others I simply bought brand new. They all play well together, and I love the warmth copper gives to a setting. I am excited to share and tell you all about these different pieces.

place setting details at the copper spring table

The table is set in the kitchen with a relaxed feel. The plate stack starts with a copper charger. I inherited these chargers from my parents, and they have a wonderful aged vintage patina to them. You can read more about them here {copper trend}. They usually grace our Thanksgiving tables which you can see some examples here {rustic Thanksgiving tablescape} and here {Thanksgiving tablescape with mixed metals}.

On top of the copper charger sits a Williams Sonoma Bistro plate followed by Royal Stafford black transferware accent plate. These are both our everyday dishes. The crown of the plate stack are these amazing individual copper dutch oven pots.

Aren’t they fantastic? I’ll tell you a secret. I got them at Home Depot. I found out about them from Barbara @ Mantel & Table, who found about them from Karin @ Karin’s Kottage. They are an awesome deal and exceptionally made. I love the brass handles.

For the flatware I just used our everyday set, which was also from my parents. Yup, the same utensils I grew up using, my family uses now too. I love that. Full circle.

The drink ware is an eclectic mix which is one of my favorite ways to set place settings. The water goblets are a recent thrift store find, while the copper mugs are an old thrift store find, which you can read all about here {why you should always thrift shop while on the road}. The green aperitif glasses were a gift from my mother-in-law. She passed them down to me, because she knows I love the color green.

Can we just stop a minute and admire the crest engraved on the copper mugs. That’s what stopped me in my tracks at the thrift store. I didn’t want or need copper mugs, but that little detail got me. Flax linen napkins are tucked into the mugs for a casual accent.

centerpiece details

The centerpiece is grounded by a rustic flax runner, coordinating with the napkins. A distressed shutter sits in the center of the table on top of the runner to ground the centerpiece. The chippy shutter was an upcylce project from a few years ago {chippy shutter centerpiece}.

On top of the shutter a collection of green vintage bottles are scattered about. You can read about the {green bottle collection} here and see how I styled the mantel for spring using the bottles here {easy spring mantel idea}.

Our rosemary bush in the veggie garden has these pretty blooms right now so I snipped a few branches to add to some of the bottles. The blooms are super dainty with a soft lavender blue hue. I love using herbs from the garden in tablescapes, like in this table {a bohemian tablescape}.

In between the bottles, copper mercury glass votives sparkle and shimmer. These glass votive holders were a great find at a recent thrift store haul, which I shared here {thrifted goodies – insights & inspiration}. The coppery shimmer is everything!

other details about the copper-y spring table

I added a wide burlap ribbon with green stripes across the table, acting like a place mat of sorts. I like the texture the burlap adds, and the colors blends all the elements of the table together.

With all the green, this table design could also serve for a rustic St. Patrick’s Day celebration. And on that note, I used the cute copper dutch ovens to make individual shepherd’s pie, a traditional Irish dish.

The little copper pots were amazing. I washed them in the dishwasher and they came out shiny as ever. It wasn’t until afterwards that I read the tag instructions. Handwash Only. Whoops. Well, they did just fine in the top shelf of our dishwasher. Our dishwasher is pretty old and not very gentle on my dishes so that’s impressive.

I have also used the little pots for chicken pot pies, using puff pastry. I hope to use them for French onion soup soon, and I will share here when I do.

“Just because there’s tarnish on the copper, doesn’t mean there’s not a shine beneath.”

Laurence Yep

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sharing @ between naps on the porch