Winter is the perfect time to gather around a beautifully set a cozy coastal winter tablescape and enjoy a warm, hearty meal. Today, I’m sharing how to style a simple yet elegant winter tablescape with a coastal, beachy vibe, paired with a delicious soup recipe from my blog to complete the cozy experience. Isn’t this photo so dreamy? I wish this was my house with an ocean view but a girl can dream right?
1. Setting the Scene: A Coastal Winter Tablescape
The key to creating a cozy and inviting tablescape is using elements that evoke warmth while reflecting your personal style. For my dreamy tablescape, I blended wintery whites, soft blues and even browns. Adding natural textures and some sparkle with glassware and flatware to bring a fresh coastal feel to the table.
2. Key Elements of the Tablescape
Start with a clean base using silver chargers, white dinner plates, blue salad plates and and crisp white linen napkins. These colors keep the look light and fresh, perfect for a winter setting with a beachy vibe.
Centerpiece with Coastal Charm
A wooden dough bowl filled with frosted pinecones, white candles, and seashells serves as the centerpiece. This combination of natural and coastal elements adds texture and interest to the table.
Layered Details for Warmth
Add natural woven placemats under each plate and use gold flatware to bring warmth and elegance to the table. Complete the look with small vases holding fresh white roses.
3. Elegant Napkin Fold with a Coastal Touch
A beautifully folded napkin can elevate any table setting. For this look, use a light blue linen napkins folded into a neat envelope shape, tied with twine, and adorned with a sprig of greenery and a small seashell.
For this place setting I used a blue patterned napkin cinched with a gold sea shell napkin ring.
4. Pair It with a Warm Bowl of Soup: Creamy Vegetable Soup Recipe
Nothing completes a cozy winter table better than a warm, hearty soup. Here’s a creamy vegetable soup recipe from my blog that’s a guaranteed hit:
Creamy Potato Soup Recipe
Easy to Make Creamy Vegetable Soup
Equipment
- Soup pot
- Hand held blender
- Ladle
- knife
- chopping board
Ingredients
- 3 Slices of bacon chopped
- 2 large Russet potatoes chopped into 1" pieces
- 3 large Carrots sliced
- 1/2 large Onion Chopped
- 1 head Celery Root Peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 1-2 tsp Webers beer can chicken seasoning
- 1 tbsp Fresh parsley chopped
- 6 Cups Chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/4 Cup Cream
Instructions
- Remove the outer edge of celery root, chop up the white flesh of the celery root into 1" chunks. Chop up the potatoes, onions, carrots and garlic.
- Cut up bacon in to small pieces and saute in a soup pot until almost cooked all the way through.
- Add in all the vegetables and saute in soup pot until the onion is translucent and vegetables start to become soft.
- Next add in broth and bring to a boil, turn down the heat and cook until vegetables are fork tender.
- Remove approx. 2 cups of vegetables from soup. Use a hand held blender and blend soup until creamy. Add the 2 cups of vegetables back into the soup, Add in 1/4 C cream and stir.
Final Touches for Your January Winter Table Setting
Lighting is essential for creating a warm, inviting atmosphere. Use soft candles and let in as much natural light as possible during the day. The soft blue and white tones of this tablescape are perfect for any winter gathering, whether it’s a dinner party or a casual family meal.
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All these tablescapes are so lovely! I love those mix of blues with the warm golden browns.
thank Joanne, I just love those colors together too.
I love the dough bowl, especially the pale blue glass fishing ball/ornament.
I to do …there is something about natural wood mixed with blue glass that just makes my heart sing. It is that fisherman or coastal grandma aesthetic look that is so popular right now. I think it has become popular because east coast Maine style. Which I love!