Styling Tablescape With Sunshine Yellow Palette
May 05, 2026
Summer picnics, parties and gatherings are coming up! What better way to celebrate the sunshine than with a tabletop palette of yellow. Here are some of our favorite yellow tablescape pieces, how to style them, and multi-purpose pieces for your summertime parties (and really ~ your everyday meals)
Lemon Shaped Hand painted Bowl
Love the realistic lemon texture on these bowls. Adding texture and a variety of rimmed silhouettes (Like ruffle) creates interest and dimension to your tabletop. When I am serving family-style or buffet for summer parties, I love to use small bowls or plates like these as a spoon (or utensil) rest. If you love lemon, we chatted about Nostalgic Tabletop Items to Rediscover that features lemon salt and pepper shakers.
Multi-purpose your dinnerware pieces. This is a shot glass, but it could easily be used as a name platesetter. Add some water and a small floral and your guest's name and wa-la! ~ It's a place setting. OR, if you're serving buffet style, use them with floral to name dishes you are serving. OR you can use them as individual creamers for coffee. OR, if you are serving something like a strawberry shortcake, why not give your guest a extra "shot" of strawberry syrup to pour on their dessert? Guest love the inter-active! Get creative!
Coordinating pieces with the same palette and pattern make for a great coordinated table. Also, again ~ multi-purpose! Take a large bowl, turn upside down, place the small one upright and add some flowers and you have a centerpiece. Use large bowl as an ice vessel instead of using traditional ice bucket.
Portofino Stripe Pitcher
Multi-purpose your pitchers into vases. We chat about this in the Home Stylist Trade Secrets To Selecting Vases and Vessels. I'm sure you have SO many items in your home that can be used for vases.
Rinka Dinnerware
As we said before, select dinnerware pieces with variety of silhouettes and layer pieces. This one has a beautiful ruffle and would be paired nicely with a white round plate.
Both of these glassware styles can be use for appetizers! They can be used for shrimp cocktail, ceviche, anitpasto ~ everything. Even desserts, how about some beignets and dipping sauce. Get creative!
Gingham just seems like a summertime patten, right? We have entire Love Lately Gingham Edit featuring the pattern.
Bonnie ~
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If you want some more Tablescape tips, we have them in 10 Tips To Styling Beautiful Tabletops From Prop Stylist.
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