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A Daffodil Table Setting on a Beautiful Snow Day

Today we’re flashing back to a beautiful snow day last year, when I made a daffodil table setting!

View out the window across daffodil table setting

I’ve been so looking forward to daffodils lately, and looking through my photos, I found these. I took them in early spring when I was home from work one day because of snow.

We don’t get snow very often here in Portland, Oregon, but when we do it’s a big deal! Everybody suddenly forgets how to drive, so we stay home and make hot chocolate and build fires. Watch kids build snow people. And set tables!

The Flowers for the Daffodil Table Setting

Our daffodils were in bloom, and the snow and wind were beating them up a bit. So I went out and grabbed most of them, as well as some oregon grape leaves and blossoms.

Closeup of daffodils in front of the window

I honestly didn’t arrange them much – just popped them into a pitcher and set them on the table. I do love a casual bunch of flowers. Especially when they’re so bright and sunny!

Daffodils and oregon grape in a tan and pink pitcher

The leaves of the oregon grape bush are almost like holly, only not quite so stabby. And they have lovely yellow flowers for just a bit in spring. They made a pretty accompaniment to the daffodils.

Daffodil table setting from above

The Dining Room in Daylight

I’m almost never in the dining room in the morning sunlight, even on weekends. I admit, I sleep in Saturday and Sunday until a shocking hour. And by the time I finally make it downstairs, the sun has moved further around the house.

Daffodil table setting - full view of dining room

So all this bright light, and the reflection off the snow, was super exciting! Even if I hadn’t been making a daffodil table setting, I would have been hanging out in the dining room!

The Daffodil Table Setting Proper

In order to complement my daffodils, I used some soft yellow linens. And to honor that lightness and brightness, I went with silver and white.

Single white and silver place setting on yellow placemat and white tablecloth

That really set off the colors in the pitcher, and the flowers themselves.

Daffodil table setting with one place setting and centerpiece

And of course, my favorite silver flatware is always a nice touch.

Closeup of silver forks beside white and silver plate stack, yellow napkin in silver ring

Cut crystal water and juice glasses provided some sparkle. (Ok, they’re really highball and sherry glasses, but who’s counting?!)

Closeup of crystal glasses and flowers in the daffodil table setting

Add some silver mercury glass votives for candlelight, and there you go!

Closeup of votive candles, crystal, and daffodils

Some Extra Pictures Just Because We Have Them

Daffodil table setting side view

I’ve always wanted to take a photo from this angle!

Looking up at the daffodil flower arrangement from the placemat
Close up of napkin on the plate stack looking toward the daffodil pitcher centerpiece

The Snow Behind the Daffodil Tablescape

I messed around with the interior lights and my camera until I got a decent picture of the snow coming down. You can see it falling if you look closely out the left window.

View out the window of snow covered bushes and daffodil table setting in candlelight

Or the right window too, I guess. Plus, our tablescape looks romantic in the dusky light!

I know it doesn’t look like there’s so much snow that we need to stay home, but there’s really more than it seems. Those bushes are up against the house under the eaves, so they don’t get as much as the roads!

Any Little Excuse for a Snow Day

See how good we are at making excuses too? We only get one or two snow days a year, so we’ve learned to exaggerate as much as possible!

And if you know there’s snow, you can imagine you see more out the windows in this picture too!

Bright view of bushes out the window

But no matter how much snow is actually out there, we have beautiful flowers inside. And a lovely daffodil table setting to enjoy while watching it fall!

Closeup of plate stack in daffodil place setting

Thanks so much for stopping over and sharing this sunny table. Here’s to a lovely day!

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Shop the Daffodil Table Setting

Click on the pictures for links to pieces I used for this table.  If the exact item isn’t available any more, I chose a similar option.

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White Jacquard Tablecloth
Silver Charger
Rose Point Sterling
Crystal Port Glass
Silver Mercury Glass Votives

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Comments

  1. Rachelle says

    Barbara, I love this post where you show us your dining room table. It gives me an even better idea of your beautiful home! The shot of daffodils against the cold outside is a good contrast and what we go through here in Idaho 🙂

    Thanks for sharing at the FWF link party!
    Hugs,
    Rachelle

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Hi Rachelle – I guess I don’t realize how little I show of the actual house. I’m always more concerned with the table! 🙂 See you next time at your Friday with Friends party!

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  2. Lynn says

    Barbara – Thank you for rescuing the daffodils from the snow 🙂 – I won’t see my daffodils for a few more months here in Illinois. Yours look so cheerful on your beautiful table.

    Thank you for sharing with Fabulous Friday Link Party

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Hi Lynn! You’re so welcome – I love Fabulous Friday! I just can’t stand to see a lovely flower in the mud, so lots of them end up on my table around here! 🙂 Thanks for popping over!

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Hi Nancy! Thanks so much for coming by, and pinning! I was thinking about avocados the other day for some reason, and you popped into my head! 🙂 I bet you have an avocado post I should check out – I always love all your great info and ideas. Happy Thursday!

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Oh Bev – thank you – how sweet of you! Thank goodness for florists so we can all share each others’ flowers, right? 🙂 So nice of you to stop over – see you tomorrow at TFT!

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  7. Julie says

    For a moment there I thought you had daffodils already!
    The UK sounds the same as Portland then, when it snows here everything seizes up and we all forget how to drive too! Apart from the north of Scotland where they get a lot so are used to it!!
    Your table is beautiful, I love how cheerful daffodils are.

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Hi Julie! Wouldn’t that be fun to have them already?! 🙂 I think the UK is about the same climate as here – at least we both grow wonderful roses! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by – popping over to your blog soon!

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Hi Kim! Thanks so much for pinning and featuring – you all are so sweet!! We have a few daffodils coming up in our garden now, and I imagine yours are too. I bet your garden is stunning in spring! 😉 Can’t wait to see it!

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Thank you so much Rachel! I’m so glad you like it – those daffodils are calling to me! You ladies at Charming Homes & Gardens are so sweet – thanks so much for the feature!

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Hi Linda! I was going through a particularly severe Spring Fever last week, so needed something bright and cheery! 😉 Hope your daffodils come early and strong this year too! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  15. Kim says

    Barbara, I’m certainly glad you were able to rescue those daffodils from the snow – such a beautiful color! And I love your table with the white and soft yellow – perfect pick-me-up for a (not looking much like spring here) January day. Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Cindy says

    Hi Barbara,

    You’re bringing me joy with these Daffodils. I can’t wait for mine to bloom this spring.

    I planted 175, can’t wait to see my favorite spring bulbs bloom.

    Wish we’d get snow in NJ.

    Cindy

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    • Barbara Leone says

      Hi Cindy! I’m so glad you like them too – I’m really on a daffodil jag lately! Your garden is going to be so beautiful. I can’t wait to see your photos! Hope you have a lovely non-snow day today! 🙂

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