For our table, we have combined pansies in blue-violet and delicate lavender with caramel-yellow tulips, grape hyacinths and blue asters in a white Ikebana bowl combined. The result: an arrangement that looks lavish at first glance, but extraordinary at second glance - because nobody expects to find pansies on an elegant table.

Caramel tulips - how the colour comes into bloom

Caramel does not exist in nature. No tulip bulb in the world produces this warm, golden orange-brown colour that we love so much on this table. What you see is the result of the Capillary force - of a physical principle that florists have been utilising for a long time.

Cut flowers without roots absorb water via their fine xylem vessels, the same conduits that supply a tree with water up to the crown. If dye is added to the water, it migrates with the water flow into the petals and changes their colour. Specialist florists use this effect for so-called Painted Flowers - Flowers whose sounds are so far removed from nature that they are hard to believe.

For our caramel tulips, this means that every flower is handcrafted. This is not a gimmick, but an aha moment - and one of the reasons why we are so happy to explain what is behind a table decoration.

Design that tells a story - Every part has a story

A table only tells a real story if the things on it have one. The Klimchi Hobnail carafe and -Glasses come from Kamenický Šenov in the north of the Czech Republic - a town with over a hundred years of glassmaking tradition. The factory was built in 1905, rediscovered in 2019 by entrepreneur Lukas Klimcak and brought back to life. The glassblowers need up to three days to make a single jug. You can see it in the glass.

Die Candlestick DORU and the Ikebana bowls from The Lime Tree come from a small German ceramics workshop and impress with their matt, velvety finish - unobtrusively present, like a good piece of furniture. The pastel blue stick candles from Kunstindustrien They are no coincidence: they echo the colour of the grape hyacinth flowers and complete the colour wheel of the table.

Das GUSTAVE cutlery from Sabre Paris with an ivory-coloured handle and mother-of-pearl look is inspired by the Montmartre neighbourhood and traditional Parisian gastronomy. Each piece is handmade in Paris - from polishing the steel blade to fitting the acrylic handle. The PEARL tableware from Costa Nova with its delicate pearl rim is a subtle allusion to the egg without being kitschy. The Linen napkins SAND are provided by BOW napkin rings held together from Iraca palm fibres in the shape of a butterfly. The latter come from the north of Colombia. This region is famous for its centuries-old wickerwork. The craftsmen collect the Leaves of the Iraca palm by hand, clean them, boil the fibres for 1-2 hours to make them pliable, then dry them in the shade. Depending on the quality, braiding takes between one week and three months.

If you want to make the set even more elegant or expressive, you can add the Adelasia placemat from Ceramiche Pattesi use. In the cream version, the hand-painted ornaments look like a whispered reference to historical tableware - the table gains elegance without losing its lightness. The blue version turns up the contrast even further: The strong blue of the ornaments directly picks up on the anemone blue palette and gives the set a special depth. Both plates show how a single swap shifts the overall look - from delicately romantic to confidently maritime.

 Each part is a rental item from our Rental, chosen because it suits the mood, not because it stands out.

Credits: Concept & Creative Direction, Floristry, Photography, Blogpost: Magnolias on Silk

When everything comes together

An elegant Easter table doesn't have to be thrown together from a furniture store. The most beautiful tables are created when high-quality individual pieces come together that were actually made for each other - and when the light falls through Klimchi glass and the caramel tulips are reflected in the mirror of the pearl plate, you understand why.

All items in this Easter table decoration with pansies and grape hyacinths are available as Rental items from Magnolias on Silk available - for weddings, family celebrations, Easter brunches or simply for the moment when you want to bring out the best.

Did you like this look? What ideas did it inspire in you?

Write to us - we look forward to your feedback and are excited to see what you make of it.

Do you need help with the table design?

Let our team advise you on which combination suits your occasion, your colour and your table shape. We will help you design a table that feels as if it has always been yours.