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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
That really set off the colors in the pitcher, and the flowers themselves.
And of course, my favorite silver flatware is always a nice touch.
Cut crystal water and juice glasses provided some sparkle. (Ok, they’re really highball and sherry glasses, but who’s counting?!)
Add some silver mercury glass votives for candlelight, and there you go!
Some Extra Pictures Just Because We Have Them
I’ve always wanted to take a photo from this angle!
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.
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!
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!
Thanks so much for stopping over and sharing this sunny table. Here’s to a lovely day!
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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
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!
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
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!
Oh my goodness, Barbara! Your daffodils are absolutely gorgeous! The vibrant yellow will brighten any day.
They really will! I hope you get some where you live too!
Pinned this post and congrats at being featured at #TFT. Love springtime and your gorgeous table setting. Thanks for sharing.
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!
Barbara,
Oh how pretty your table looks. I love daffodils , but they don’t come up in Florida. The weather doesn’t get cold enough for blub flowers. I buy them however. Congratulations, you are being featured on Thursday Favorite Things. I hope you stop by. https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2022/03/thursday-favorite-things-party.html
Hugs,
Bev
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!
Nothing says Spring like gorgeous yellow daffodils!
Hi Beth – I so agree with you! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping over, and Happy March!
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.
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!
It’s always so fun to see daffodils in the winter. And they’re even prettier on a snowy day. Loved your post and so happy that you’re being featured tomorrow at Charming Homes and Gardens. Pinned.
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!
Oh, I love this 😉
I’m skipping February and moving straight to spring!
hugs
RR
Right there with you Rachelle! 😉 Happy Not-Quite Spring!
Barbara,
This is so stunning. Look for your feature on Wednesdays Charming Homes & Gardens.
Rachel
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!
Looking forward to our daffodils! Sweet table setting in anticipation of early spring;s arrival!
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!
I PLANTED some DAFFODILS this weekend!I bit LATE but they never have failed me!
GORGEOUS!
YELLOW is always a MOOD BOOSTER!
Oh Yaay – daffodils are so fun, and they’ll be beautiful in your gorgeous yard! 🙂
Sigh, here it is Jan 15 and I am more than ready for Spring! Beautiful Barbara!
I know – we have a lot more winter to go up here, but I figure we can always get ready early! 🙂 Hope you have a great week Jenna!
Snow and daffodils, what a beautiful combination!!! The daffs are just so pretty and soft in the lighting. Such a lovely way to start my day!
Thanks so much Yvonne! I love the daffodils and snow combination too. So sweet of you to stop by, and I hope you have a lovely Sunday evening!
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!
Hi Kim! It’s not very spring here either, but I’m glad the yellow helped! 🙂 Hope you’re doing well and staying safe and happy up there!
This post made me smile. Yellow is such a cheery color and I can’t wait to see daffodils bloom in our area of the country too! Here’s to an early Spring!
Absolutely! Maybe the groundhog can help with that in a few weeks! 🙂 Hope you’re having a lovely day Denise! Thanks so much for stopping over!
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
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! 🙂