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I always love an occasion to have a little hunt for some tableware goodies, and what better occasion than Easter. Creating a good collection of tableware is always an enjoyable activity; adding things here and there when you find the perfect item means that over time you’ll create a beautiful looking table.

Whether it’s for everyday dining with an added touch of glamour, or making sure that your table is ready to host a special occasion or dinner party, here are some ideas to give you table an extra helping of style, and some Easter themed treats to go along side.

Every perfect table starts with the perfect plate, and for dinner parties it can be a nice idea to which up your everyday plates for something a little more fancy. These Oka plates are reminiscent of Italian Majolica designs with their playful blue patterns and green leaves. These would make a great design to use for a side plate on your table.

Aragonez Side Plate from Oka

If you’re going to for a more exciting plate design, your place mats should be more of a muted neutral, or vice versa, these place mats from Rockett St George are simple but very stylish. They have almost a rippled effect and fade into different tones. They’re a great neutral design to use as a calming foundation to an elaborate plate, or to complete a more minimal look.

Round Grey and White Wicket Place Mat from Rockett St George

These khaki rectangular place mats from Holly’s House has lovely frayed edges, giving a warm and contemporary look, and would make a great everyday place mat for your table.

Pascale Place Mat in Green from Holly’s House

To accompany your table necessities, a few little extra items are what can really give your table some personality. Give your table some Easter charm with these little ceramic eggs from Oka; use them as name tags or spread around the table as a fun, relaxed display.

Ostara Ceramic Egg Decorations from Oka

These piglet salt and pepper shakers are another find from Oka. They avoid looking garish or gimmicky by sticking to the natural ceramic colour, which is a sweet off-white hue. Whether you’re actually using them as shakers, or just for decoration, they are sure to put a smile on your face.

Piglet Salt & Pepper Shaker Set from Oka

Sticking to the spring theme, these allotment napkins from Not on the High Street are a contemporary but elegant way to use a vegetable motif. There is a happy balance between contemporary and traditional in these designs, the vegetables are drawn in a classic illustration style, but the pop of colour makes them feel modern.

Allotment Vegetables Napkin Set from Not on the High Street

Add some more farmhouse style with these glass dishes from Oka the chicken shape tops are a super sweet detail, and could make a great juxtaposition in a contemporary apartment. The butter dish and honey pot could make a stylish breakfast even sweeter.

L’Oiseau Butter Dish and Honey Pot from Oka

I didn’t think a plate of cheese could get any better, but this rabbit shaped cheese board from Anthropologie is the perfect presentation. It would make a charming addition to an Easter table, but it’s also a great design for any occasion.

Lapin Cheese Board from Anthropologie

Of course a table wouldn’t be complete without some glassware, and there are hundreds of shapes, sizes, styles and colours of glassware available, and finding a set that suits your style and your table is all part of the fun. You may want to go for a matching tumbler, wine glass combo, or have a mix and match selection, either way there is always something for everyone. The pearl design at LSA International is the perfect collection for a special occasion; they have an iridescent finish, looking like little bubbles, a great way to decorate your table.

Pearl Glassware Collection from LSA International

If you like something a touch more bohemian with a laid-back style, these assorted tumblers from Rockett St George will make a colourful mark to your table, they are also the perfect way to serve a few cocktails before dinner as well.

Assorted Design & Jewel Coloured Tumblers from Rockett St George

Lastly, I had to show this beautiful jug from Anthropologie, from its gold bottom and handle, and the gorgeous glaze means this jug will be the centre of attention on any table; water never had it so lucky.

Karuma Pitcher from Anthropologie

Your Easter table never looked so good with all these gorgeous items to choose from, whether you’re finding last minute pieces to give some personality, or you’re slowly curating the entire table, getting the right items for you means your table will be the life and soul of the party.

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Easter Weekend is just a few weeks away, which means we have a fully-fledged excuse to update our dining room tableware in preparation for the occasion. Whether it’s a big affair or a quiet gathering, new glass and tableware helps create an exciting and sophisticated setting ready for however you choose to celebrate.

I’ve picked out some wonderfully charming items to fill your table with, that were made for spring in mind, each with its own lovely characteristics that will help to make your dining a thing of beauty this Easter!

‘Jackson Ceramic Collection’ from Graham and Green

This Jackson Ceramic collection from Graham and Green are full of light-hearted elegance, and the modern splattered design will add innovation and a contemporary sense of whimsy to your table. For a similar style, with a tad more dramatic feel to it, try these limited edition ink blot ceramics from Rockett St George, together the two designs will create a theatrical setting for your future dinner parties.

‘Ink Blot Bone China Side Plate’ from Rockett St George

There are some amazing ways to add a hint of nature to table, the perfect theme for spring. These garden party spoons from An Angel at my Table are utter perfection and will add so much charm to a table.

‘Garden Party Porcelain Spoons’ from An Angel At My Table

Another sweet, nature themed addition to a table are these beautiful hand embroidered napkins from Sibona. They really add a personal touch to a table for a light and delicate dining scheme. If you feel like something a little different than the olive design, Sibona, who are a fantastic company who have a complete range of wonderful hand embroidered napkins, from crabs to cupcakes!

‘Olive White Cotton Cocktail Napkins’ from Sibona

If you want to inject a little colour into your table design then some beautiful glasses is a great way to go. These glasses from Rose & Grey are full of character and will add a little amusement to any table, creating a delightfully relaxed and bright atmosphere.

‘Tiny Tall Glasses’ from Rose & Grey

For those who love a bit of the unconventional, why not wonder a little into the world of all things bohemian with these adorable cactus shaped salt and pepper shaker, ideal for not just special occasions but for adding flair and fun to the everyday!

‘Cactus Salt and Pepper Shaker’ from Graham and Green

To keep things simple yet stunning, opt for something that oozes laid-back sophistication, this elegant vase from Rocket St George will let the flowers do all the talking, making a wonderful centrepiece for a busy table.

‘Glass Jar Vase’ from Rockett St George

Or for something with more of a rustic, country style feel try these Potter jugs and bowls from An Angel at my Table. The slightly off-centre finish to the ceramics gives them a lovely homemade feel making them the perfect farmhouse chic style.

‘Potters Jug and Bowl’ from An Angel at my Table

Houseology is full of amazing products, especially if you’re into your contemporary style. So if you want to make your table shine with some modern accessories, take a look at their website for some great ideas. I particularly love this wood and slate serving board, it’s full of style and will look superb as a minimalistic centrepiece.

‘Just Slate Sheesham Wood Serving Platter with Slate Insert’ from Houseology

And lastly, for a subtle sense of cool, these black and white mugs with terracotta bottoms are perfect for the chilled out mornings when the hustle and bustle has been and gone and you can relax with a warm cup of coffee.

‘Moroccan Mugs’ from Rose & Grey

There you have it, a few treats for upcoming Easter that prove not all good things come in chocolate egg form!

For more information on these companies and many others don’t forget to check out Angel + Blume’s Address Book, http://www.angelandblume.com/addressbook.php

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Easter excitement has hit the Angel and Blume office and we have gone a little bit chicken and egg mad but with an eye on trying to keep our good taste on track, we have found things that we would genuinely want to keep in our homes after the Easter celebrations (and the chocolate) are finished.

Sophie Allport chinaware

This delightful range of fine bone china from Sophie Allport features hilarious little Speckled Maran hens

Red Lilly egg holder

Lovely ivory metal egg holders from Red Lilly – perfect for all your eggs, chocolate or otherwise.

Vanessa Arbuthnott Cockerel fabric

Brilliant designer Vanessa Arbuthnott’s first fabric collection was the Cockerel Collection which looks as good today as it did when it launched.

Dibor hen basket

Bring a little bit of French country living into your kitchen with this charming egg holder made from chicken wire, of course. www.dibor.co.uk

The Easter Home chicken jug

Lovely little chicken jug which is perfect for flowers from The Easter Home at Not on the High Street

The white company wooden egg tray

Perfect for more contemporary interiors, this smart egg tray from The White Company is made from a lovely grainy ash wood.

Wendy Bray Campine fabric and wallpaper

The most gorgeous Campine design from Wendy Bray is produced as wallpaper and fabric by the Warner Textile Archive

Wishing you all a very happy and restful Easter break

 

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Wishing you all a very happy and restful Easter break, from all of us at Angel and Blume.

Cup-of-flowers-Gail Abbott

Image by Mark Scott, styled by Gail Abbott

 

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With the Easter weekend nearly upon us, we just could help but bring you one or two bunny related home accessories. We’ve majored on items we like rather than keeping strictly to bunnies, so please forgive the inclusion of the odd hare or two. Wishing you a lovely Easter break, from all of us at Angel and Blume.

Nervous stitch tea cosy

Knitted bunny rabbit tea cosy from Nervous Stitch at Not on the High Street

Rockett St George ceramic bunny £60

Ceramic bunny table lamp with light up LED tail from Rockett St George

 

Father Rabbit Divine Baby Bunny

Baby bunny tea towel from Father Rabbit – this fabulous company is based in New Zealand but will ship to the UK, so it makes economic sense to order lots of things at the same time 🙂

 

HAM bouncing bunny

Hilarious rabbit screen prints from HAM – impossible to choose which to show you as they all made me smile

HAM flying bunny Re Found Jelly Mould

Lovely second hand rabbit jelly moulds from Re-Found

St Judes Harvest Hare

Beautiful Harvest Hare fabric from Mark Hearld available at St Judes Fabrics

Thornback and Peel

Loads of gorgeous things to buy featuring the Rabbit and Cabbage design on from Thornback and Peel – and 15% off rabbit accessories right now!

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 Happy Easter from all of us at Angel + Blume. We hope you have a lovely, restful break. We will be back in the office on Tuesday 2nd April.

Image credit: Simon Whitmore, taken from Secrets of a Stylish Home 

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Easter just isn’t complete without an egg or two (or more), and whether your Easter table centre piece features delicately painted hardboiled eggs, or foil wrapped chocolate versions, one of the best ways of making a feature of your eggs is with an artistic egg cup. We have searched the high street and beyond to find our favourites and here is our short list. Happy decorating and Happy Easter!

grahamandgreen

Graham and Green Soldier egg cups £3.40 each
www.grahamandgreen.co.uk

Linda Bloomfield - Thrown Porcelain

Linda Bloomfield handmade porcelain egg cups £12 each
www.lindabloomfield.co.uk

cecily vessey not on the high street

Lodon Skyline egg cups from Cecily Vessey at Not on the High Street £7 each
www.notonthehighstreet.com

ark cambridge

The Easter Bunny from Ark Cambridge £7.50
www.arkcambridge.co.uk

Magpie Living not on the high street

Set of four glass chicken egg cups by Magpie Living at Not on the High Street £12
www.notonthehighstreet.com

portmerion vintage egg cup

Portmeirion Vintage Kellogg’s egg cups set of 2 £6.50
www.portmeirion.com

occa home

Occa Home Menu Vernon Panton egg cups – set of 4 £26.95
www.occa-home.co.uk

Rockett st George

Rockett St George Game egg cups (owl, fox, hare and otter) £16 for a se of 4
www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk

This blog first appeared on the Cambridge News website

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Happy Easter from everyone at Angel + Blume!

Hope you have a lovely relaxing break. We will be back in the office Tuesday 26th April.

Image Credit: John Lewis

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