How To Set Happy St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape

Today I’m going to show you how I created my festive St. Patrick’s Day tablescape using a beautiful green and gold color scheme. I started with a mix of green and white plaid napkins, but since I only have four, I paired them with simple white ones to keep the look cohesive. For a unique touch, I’m using green and purple candle rings as napkin holders. Gold chargers provide a stunning base for classic white dinner plates, while green goblets add a vibrant pop of color. To tie it all together, I created a simple yet elegant centerpiece with glass candle holders and tall white candles. Keep reading to see how it all comes together!

How to Begin Setting the Table for a Festive St. Patrick’s Day

To start setting the table, I begin with gold chargers to add a touch of glamour and sparkle. The warm gold tones look beautiful against the wood table and create a stunning base. Next, I layer my everyday white dinner plates on top of the chargers for a clean and classic look.

St. Patrick’s Day Goblets

Now it’s time to bring in the St. Patrick’s Day charm! I place my green stemmed goblets at each setting—they add such a pretty pop of color and tie in perfectly with the theme. Silverware is next, keeping everything polished and elegant.

St. Patrick’s Day Napkins

For the napkins, I use my green and white plaid ones, pulling them up from the center and cinching them with candle rings that double as napkin holders. I used them on another St. Patrick’s day tablescape inside little copper pots here.

To add a fun leprechaun-inspired touch, I place a gold foil chocolate coin on each napkin—because who doesn’t love a little extra luck at the table?

Simple Centerpiece Idea

I bought these large glass jars from Ikea years ago and I love using them on my tablescapes. You can see how I used them here on my outdoor garden dinner party for 20 here.

To bring in a fun touch I simply added a candle ring to the top of each tall white candle. Just by doing that made these simple candles look elegant.

Green and White St. Patrick’s Day Tablescape

I love the simplicity of this tablescape. Sometimes you just need a few things to create a pretty festive St. Patrick’s day tablescape. Just by using green, white and a touch of gold made a magical tablescape for the whole family to enjoy.

The napkin rings are actually candle rings that I have had for years. You might remember how I used them in this Easter Buffet table.

Family at the table

I originally set the table for 11 but had one more show up for a total of 12 🙂

I am so grateful to my sweet hubby and son in law for their amazing work on enlarging this table. You can see the planked table top tutorial here.

For the dinner I served traditional corned beef and cabbage with carrots, spinach quiche, green fruit kabobs and a spinach salad.

My daughter made Irish soda bread. Dessert was mint chocolate chip ice cream pie with an Oreo crust.

This is all 12 of us plus baby Harper in the high chair at the Kottage wishing each of you a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Green goblets

White napkins

Gold chargers

Glass candle holder

Green plaid napkins