Even when you aren’t entertaining, it’s nice to keep your dining table fresh with simple, everyday décor. Instead of keeping your table blank or with a protector or table cloth on…consider these…
Tips For Everyday Decor On Your Dining Table
1. Uncover the Table
Let the pretty wood or marble or other finish shine through so that you can enjoy it all the time and not just on special occasions. Life is short!
2. Blue and White China Collection
Andrew J. Howard places the collection in the center with one vase filled with flowers.
Or even just one planter as below. This is my friend, Debbie’s dining room. The blue and white planter is pretty on its own as the inside is painted too, but often Debbie places potted flowers here.
3. Footed Fruit Bowl and Hurricane Candle Holders
An elevated fruit bowl and hurricane candles are one of my favorite combos. Here you can see I used this Hudson Grace footed fruit bowl for two clients. I like a raised bowl as it gives it more prominence. Melina switches out hers seasonally…
And Susan has air plants in her fruit bowl…
I bought my sister this footed fruit bowl and ceramic artichokes as gifts (from Homegoods) years ago.
4. Soup Tureen
A soup tureen with hurricanes is nice too like we did for Kim (the before and after of this dining room is here). 
In my dining room, I switch up using the soup tureen that is on the radiator by the window with fresh flowers on the table.
5. Clip Branches From Your Garden
Lucky you if you have branches that you can easily clip and enjoy in your dining room, as Lisa has here.
6. Plants As An Everyday Centerpiece
How about something green and fresh on your dining table?
7. Wicker Bowl For A Collection or For Seasonal Items
Melba collects hand blown glass balls. She could change this to pinecones or shells for other times of the year. (Before and after here).
8. Table Runners
As you can see in the previous photos, I like to use table runners for texture or to lighten and tone down a formal table. But I also like tables without them, too!
And those are tips for Everyday Dining Table Décor!
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I’m in San Diego right now. We are bringing my mom home from the nursing home this Saturday! Thanks for all your good wishes!
Thanks for all the great ideas! Lovely! I was wondering how you would change this up for a large round table such as we have. Thanks!
You could just use the one round fruit bowl, planter, or basket. Or group your collection of say, blue and white china in the center.
Would you know the source for wallpaper in the first dining room? Stunning
It’s the Lotus and comes in many colors… http://galbraithandpaul.com/wallpaper/lotus-2/
Lovely ideas for the dining room. I especially loved the glitz of the second one I saw; the chandelier and mirror were inspirational for a glamorous setting for a dinner party. Thank you!
My friend, Debbie has the best taste!
GREAT NEWS ON MOM!
DOES YOUR FRIEND DEBBIE live on LIDO?!!
HOW DO I KNOW THAT?!!
XX
Yes, she does!
I could tell from the WALL OUTSIDE!
Great news on your Mom. Happy, happy, happy. For my dining table, I do seasonal decor. So right now, I have a pumpkin with floral centerpiece and a cute wooden black cat with three little cats. For November, I will probably leave the pumpkin and floral but replace the cats with a turkey! Fun!
That is so fun, Linda!!
Thanks for the reminder to uncover our tables and let them shine , fear of scratches
( especially on my piano) causes me to miss the everyday beauty of some of my favorite
pieces .
So happy to hear your mother gets to come home from rehab this weekend, more then
ever our parents are happier and safer at home when possible.
Thanks, Alexis.
Mary Ann, I love your idea for enjoying the beauty of the table itself. It invites simplicity with objects already found like the soup tureen.
Blessings as you bring your mother home.
Diney on Camano Island
Thanks, Diney. I do like a simple approach for everyday!
Thank you for table centre blog today! I always love seeing a visual of decorating suggestions.
Thanks, Dee!
All of the ideas you present I find so inspirational. Would you please tell me again how to get in the queue to work with you on my dining room. The quick decorating project. Thank you.
Happy to hear about your Mom.
Eileen
Thanks, Eileen! Please contact me at mapickett@classiccasualhome.com
Great tips Mary Ann! We have a new table and chairs on order…finally after searching for months! The table will be a foot longer than the current one so I will have a tad more room to style it . Right now I have a table runner and a ginger jar.
So happy to hear your mom is coming home…that’s great news. Breaking a hip is probably my biggest fear in old age. I have some osteoporosis but do everything I can to help it. But I refuse to take those awful drugs!
Linda
That is so exciting, Linda!
Love the tips for center pieces. We are in the car on a trip, when my husband asked what I was doing. I told him I was reading and taking a class. Well, I am. I learned great ideas.
So happy your mother is going home. Now you can give her that hug! Still sending prayers.
Ha! You always crack me up, Kathy!! I’m so excited about your new banquette. Let me know when you want to Facetime fabrics.
Such great ideas and inspiration. Now that we’re home more, I find I want to refresh our dining room and enjoy it in different ways. Thank you! Great news about your mom – hope you all enjoy your weekend!
Always love all your ideas. Thanks!
Mary Ann,
This is great, there’s some fresh ideas. I do keep my dining room table decked out and sometimes even set (as if I were going to entertain. It’s fun to pretend we’re having dinner guests! 🤗
xo,
Karen
Great news on your mom, blessings! I love those ceramic artichokes and I love the fern on the tables. Such great ideas! I have a very old dining table and nothing is on it, shame on me! Good ideas here to help me out, I know what I need to do now, thanks!
Shelly, thanks so much for commenting!