St. Patrick's Day: Ireland > India

It's wonderful when inspiration hits twice! Initially, I intended to create just one tablescape, but while tidying up, I discovered another tablecloth and ended up creating two!

So why is this blog titled "St. Patrick's Day: Ireland>India"? While decorating for St. Patrick's Day, I noticed a tablecloth gifted to me by a colleague who has become a friend (isn't it wonderful when that happens?). During my work trip to Bangalore, India last month, my friend gave me a beautiful tablecloth. Having visited us in the US and seen our home, he knew my favorite colors and chose a tablecloth in greens and oranges. How fitting for St. Patrick's Day! So, two tables, one Irish, one Indian!

A few years back, I bought a beautiful St. Patrick's Day tablecloth with shamrocks and small yellow flowers. While planning the St. Patrick's table, this festive tablecloth was on my mind. I used this tablecloth last year: Éirinn go Brách, but this year arranged a completely different table setting.

Swap one tablecloth for another and presto, a new table! I changed a few items, but it's mostly the same. The plate stacks for both tables remained identical. I included an elf, pixie, or leprechaun at each place setting to celebrate the holiday with the wee folk.

The plate stacks were placed on placemats. On the Irish table, I used felt shamrock-shaped placemats from the dollar store, while on the Indian table, I used round woven placemats.

St. Patrick's Day is one of my besties favorite holidays. When we visited Ireland, we searched for dishes that would match our Fiesta collections but, alas, we flew home empty handed. However, on a recent trip to Homegoods, I discovered charming little shamrock plates and promptly added sets to our cart for both of us. My friend plans to use hers for a St. Patrick's Day charcuterie. We will likely do the same, but first, I had to set a table with them!

My everyday silverware, Mikasa Harmony, and Noritake Breeze goblets in green were used on both tables. The Noritake goblets in the muted green appear in many of my tables, they are such a versatile color. In my enthusiasm of tablesetting, I neglected to include napkins in either table setting!

The centerpiece also remained unchanged, featuring Bauer candlesticks in Bauer Orange and a trio of three vintage McCoy basketweave flower pots with mossy spheres balanced them, mimicking the green mosses in Ireland. Additionally, a charming pair of bunnies decorated with shamrocks has been added to the table!

A small digression; it seems that designing "shelfies" has become popular! What exactly is a shelfie? It's when you style the interior of your cabinets. I am saying here and now, I am not going to start doing "shelfies." Let me clarify, my cabinets are packed with dishes, and it's a challenge to keep them organized! Nevertheless... ta da! My first OFFICIAL shelfie!

My Fiesta has been swapped out from winter hues of blues and browns to the vibrant colors of the Irish flag for St. Patrick's Day. The colors I selected for the Fiesta are: Jade, Shamrock, Poppy, Chartreuse, and Linen. I collect small pixies, elves, and gnomes, and this little guy seemed just right.

Ancestry DNA testing revealed that I am 1% Irish on my mother's side, specifically from Donegal, Ireland, which I find incredible, I wonder how they know exactly where? I've always believed that any amount of Irish heritage entitles you to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Since green is my favorite color, I enjoy decorating for this holiday! I create small vignettes around the house with touches of Irish green!

No matter what your nationality is, on St. Patrick's Day everyone is Irish!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!