The dining room is already wearing the green — in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day— with an elegant metallic gold and emerald shamrock tablescape.
I frequently set the dining room table and decorate the kitchen area to reflect the seasons and holidays for several weeks at a time. That includes two chandeliers, an island bar, countertop and open shelves.
This past weekend, I took down Valentines Day and began to pull out decorations and tableware for St. Patrick’s Day. But, since today is Presidents Day, the kitchen is still set with dishes, pewter and figures featured in Set a Presidents Day Table with Liberty Blue.
The shamrock tablescape is the first of several St. Patrick’s Day themed settings I plan to share with you. See how quickly and easily you can create an elegant dinner table. Mix china and crystal with inexpensive shamrock-shaped ornaments,and napkins folded into a four-leaf clover shape.
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Leprechaun Gold
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve set the mahogany dining room table for six. Once again, I used a length of metallic netting as a runner down the center of the table. It’s the same gold fabric used in New Years Eve Tablescape: Diamonds & Top Hat and Celestial Tablescape Rings in New Year. An inexpensive, no sewing necessary runner.
Because I also used the netting for Decorating with Red Heart Ornaments for Valentines Day, I just left the runner in place for the shamrock tablescape. An easy switch!
Here’s a daytime view of the table setting from another angle, without the candles and chandelier lit.
Spilled the length of the table is a bag of gold, clover-embossed coins. It’s as if a leprechaun had a hole in his pocket or purse!
Shamrock Swap
Shamrock placements instantly and simply transform the dining room setting into a St. Patrick’s Day table.
I placed three clover-shaped placemats on top of the gold runner. The center placemat will evidently be topped by a crystal cake stand and Irish-themed dessert. With St. Patrick’s Day several weeks away, cake will have to wait.
The table is set for six, but I only have four shamrock-shaped placemats. So, I placed one shamrock on either end, under the host and hostess place settings. Felt placements were from Kohl’s several years ago.
Making the switch from Valentines to St. Patrick’s Day was easy, because I reused multiple elements for both tablescapes; gold chargers, Lenox Eclipse plates, and Waterford Kenmore crystal. No investment (or subsequent storage) of special Irish or holiday themed dishes, glasses, or flatware was necessary.
I also used round, metallic gold candle holders on both holiday tables. For the shamrock tablescape, white candles were replaced with sparkly green ones.
For more golden glow, I did insert green and metallic gold tapers into pairs of Waterford crystal and brass candlestick holders.
Clever Clover Accents
The color scheme for the St. Patrick’s Day table is deep, Emerald Isle green with metallic gold.
Much of the St. Patrick’s Day colors come from the table linens — clover green placemats and napkins set on a golden runner.
Most of the shamrock embellishments came from Michaels, including little gold pots of silk clover.
Sparkly shamrock floral picks were inserted into each pot to create a little height.
Shamrocks Dangle Overhead
Shamrock-shaped ornaments hang from the chandelier overhead.
Decorating the chandelier for the shamrock tablescape was fast and easy! All I did was swap the heart ornaments from Valentine’s Day for the emerald green clovers.
They hang from the brass chandelier by gold Christmas ornament hooks.
I also placed one clover-shaped ornament in each Waterford wine glass as a guest favor.
Irish Origami
Napkins folded into a shape reminiscent of a clover, incorporate more emerald green into the shamrock tablescape. In the center of each napkin is a leprechaun’s lucky gold coin.
Of the six folded napkins, the one pictured above turned out the best. They are supposed to resemble a four-leaf shamrock. What do you think? Maybe better from a distance? You might need to use your imagination a wee bit.
The napkins aren’t hard to fold using an iron. It’s the last step to puff-up the edges that takes some finesse.
Or in my case, not so much finesse? I was never that good at origami either, LOL!
Update: Since my first napkin folding foray, I really expanded my repertoire! See them all in Napkin Folds for All Seasons, Holidays & Occasions.
I even adapted the shamrock into a Lucky 3 Leaf Clover Napkin Fold Tutorial. Better right?
Shamrock Tablescape Sparkles
With Easter so close to St. Patrick’s Day this year, I wanted to get a jump start on the holiday to enjoy it for a wee bit.
For two more festively settings, see Casual St. Patrick’s Day Table & DIY Shamrock Glasses and Ireland Pursuit St. Patrick’s Day Table.
Will you set an Irish-themed table for March 17th?
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Hi Debbee, The table looks so elegant and pretty. I love those two colors together. in fact, this morning I was working on my St. Patrick’s Day table. I am also using gold and green. I love dressing the chandy. A showstopper indeed. beautifully set Debbee. I hope you share at our link party on Sunday, Dishing It & Digging It.
Thanks Linda! I look forward to seeing your St. Pat’s table. Thanks too for the opportunity to share in the link party.
I do love the green and gold combo- very pretty. I like the way you did the napkins- very cute idea! The gold mesh through the center along with the pretty dishes and crystal step this St. Patrick’s table up to be an elegant setting!
Thanks for going to all the effort to compliment the table and leave a comment. You are a trooper! Without your persistence, I’m sure I wouldn’t have gotten the problem resolved.
A lovely table, with style and elegance! The gold mesh makes a great table runner and allows your beautiful table to shine. Your Waterford stemware is gorgeous and I particularly like its shape. And I’m right there with you in the napkin folding department!
Thanks Sandra! I love my Waterford too, I’m fortunate to have received 9, 3-piece place settings of it when we were married. For a newly engaged couple, I can’t imagine registering for Waterford because of the high cost of each stem! Hopefully, my sons and the girls they marry will want my crystal sometime down the road.
Debbee, everything about your table setting is elegant, yet fun–love it! I’m new to your site so I went through all your archives, and I have to say, you are so talented! I’m really looking forward to all your future posts. I once lived in Fox Chapel, PA and my hubby was born just north of Pittsburgh, so I’m very familiar with your neck of the woods. We still reside in PA, but on the far east side, across from beautiful Longwood Gardens. Hope you have a lovely day.
I’m glad you liked the table Bobbi – that’s just what I was going for, elegant but fun. Very flattered you spent time reviewing my archive of posts! I just started the end of October. Fox Chapel is such a beautiful area! And, now across the street from Longwood?! I adore Longwood and mentioned it in my blog post about Christmas at Phipps. Phipps isn’t Longwood, but we’re fortunate to have it here in Pittsburgh.
Your Shamrock Tablescape is lovely. I love all the gold touches you added to it. I’m using a shamrock napkin fold on my breakfast nook table for St. Patrick’s Day. It is tricky to get them to look just the way you want. The gold mesh runner really adds a touch of elegance to the table. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle party.
Thank you for inviting me to join the Snickerdoodle party Beverly. I think the trick with the napkin is the thickness, stiffness of the fabric? Mine were maybe a little too soft. Looking forward to seeing yours.
This table looks great! I especially love the clover ornaments!
Those inexpensive ornaments from Michael’s make it easy to decorate the chandelier or give as cute favors. I used hearts for Valentine’s Day too. I think they come 8 in a package for $5, but with coupon or sale $3. A bargain.
This is so pretty and I must practice the napkin fold. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story and we hope you will join us again next week.
I’m still perfecting that fold…although I think some spray starch might help them hold the proper shape?
Your green and gold table is lovely and so festive for the holiday!
Hi Carol, thanks for stopping by! My husband particularly likes this tablescape because it doesn’t mean any more tableware or theme dishes to store LOL! I like it because it so easily transitions from Valentines.
Very pretty. I like the gold accents.
Thanks Thelma — you think like a leprechaun LOL!
The gold and the green looks so elegant. Your tables are always beautiful!
Aw, thanks so much Jenny. That inexpensive piece of gold tulle sure helped up the look. I’ve used it in at least 4 different tablescapes from New Years Eve to Valentines Day.
The color combination just awesome. Everything looks so pretty. Sujatha:)
Thank you Sujatha! Emerald or deep green is my favorite color.
What a beautiful table setting, I love everything about it. And the green you chose is stunning.
Thanks Anita! Emerald green is my favorite color (maybe bee-cause I have green eyes lol?). Even my 12 year old Mini Cooper is classic British Racing Green. And, my everyday dishes, Ireland Pursuit, have a dark green band. Check them out in, Casual St. Patrick’s Day Table & DIY Shamrock Glasses. On March 3, I’ll be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day Table Setting blog hop. Hope you’ll stop by!