Simplest spring decorating

Yes, it was time to change some things in my decor.  I kept my maple sugaring themed items out for a long time, clinging to the fact that a friend who does sugaring as a business was still at it.  But finally I just had to change things, though I had no idea what to change them to.  The snow was gone (though it came back!) but really, no flowers, or even buds, and no leaves on the trees yet.  Flowery spring decor seemed out of the question.

Since I had seen a few daffodils, I decided they would be okay.  (I'm wondering now what has become of the drifts of daffodils I saw Monday.  They have been thoroughly snowed on!)  So for the dining table centerpiece, I simply swapped out my sugaring scene cake dome for a pitcher of silk daffodils.  Kept the little brown birds.  I like them.

On the hutch, I thought the simplicity of the jadeite and milk glass together was quite pretty.   I've had the sugar and creamer for eons, since the 1970s, I think.  Just located the jadeite plates in a box of old dishes  rescued from our family's little vacation place.  (Sometime I need to blog about this cottage in the woods.  It was not my idea of a vacation -- no plumbing, no running water, although there was electricity and a phone and even a TV set that may have gotten one channel.  Now I look back on it with nostalgia, although I still wish it had had plumbing.)

Don't remember where I acquired the little oval platter in the center, but it looked springlike to me.  All of the little birds (intended to be salt & pepper shakers) were gifted me by my friend Lynne.  Next shelf down holds some pretty teas for one, plus an antique card and a quote from the poem "The First Spring Day."

 

The bottom shelf holds a lustreware sugar bowl, a chintz mug from a thrift store, my silver baby mug, some of the family transferware, more daffodils and green & white Fiestaware salt and peppers.

And then you see the hutch in its entirety below.  Simple, but I like the look for this in-between time of year.

Hope you have enjoyed this look at the simplest spring decorating!

(I'm sharing today with  Sandi's No Place Like Home and Bernideen’s Tea Time, Cottage and Garden Blog Party.)  Also sharing with Share Your Cup Thursday and Vintage Charm.