The beauty of a French themed tablescape is found in the ooh la la factor, and this We’ll Always Have Paris French themed tablescape focuses attention on the it’s all in the details appeal of understated elegance.
Soft lighting, informal china and crystal, and benign neglect to formality describes the European sentiment.
Wacker Table Lamp- Classic Favs!
I absolutely love to incorporate a table lamp(s) into my tablescape scheme.
Chelsea Blue Accent Table Lamp – Chelsea Blue Hardback Fabric Shade
Soft candlelight sets the night and the table in casually elegant fashion and romantic ambiance.
Distressed White Ornate Candle Holder
French decor elements bring a palette of both deep and soft blue and green, crisp white, rich brown and citrine, soft gray, and deep wine red to the table.
Below is an assortment of tabletop accessories, serveware, and thoughtful accoutrements to illustrate the point.
Charge It Brown Emboss 14-inch Charger Plate
Food Network Resin Wicker Charger
Villeroy & Boch Marmory Dinner Plate
Lenox Chelse Muse Fleur Dinner Plate
Arte Italica Merletto 11″ Square Dinner Plate
“The service and mood should be informal, and the food, wine, and presentation extraordinary.”
—Tomas Maier
Elama Indigo Lotus 16 Pieces Square Dinnerware Set
AERIN Scalloped Rim Salad Plate, Each, Blue
Royal Norfolk Blue and White Stoneware Dinner Plates, 10.5 in.
Juliska Berry & Thread French Panel Stone Gray Dinner Plate
Certified International Firenze Ivory Dessert Plates Set of 4
Corelle 18pc Vitrelle Embossed Bella Faenza Dinnerware Set White
Pillivuyt Queen Anne Porcelain Dinnerware Collection
Burleigh Faded Peony Salad Plate
Brasserie La Francasie Restaurant Dinnerware
Vintage pieces make a wonderful contribution to tablecsapes, lending an air of distinction that exemplifies the art of classic French themed tablescape savoir faire. 
Vintage Black & Brown China Plates- Set of 3
Restaurant.
Bistro.
Home sweet home.
Ambiance is paramount to setting the scene and the table for the dining experience.
I call it an experience because dining should be exactly that- a social, sensory and scrumptious experience.
Sight (we eat first with our eyes) sound, touch, smell and taste anchor ambiance.
Faux Ivory Hixon Laguiole 20 Piece Stainless Steel Flatware Set, Service for 4
Zwilling JA Henckels Vintage Stainless Steel Flatware Set, Service for 4
French Antique Tureen Luneville 19th Flowers Fontainebleau Pattern
Fleur De Lis Square Fruit/Cheese Platter
Oval Platter in Cobalt by Fiesta
BFK Dauphin Antique Tureen, Boch Freres Keramis, Late 1800s
Burano Platter by Arte Italica
Antique Choisy le Roi ROCHANBEAU Faience Gravy 1860’s
Musee Five-Piece Place Setting
DII Printed Dishtowels Style Tabletop Collection, French Stripe 3 Piece
Heather Bullard thoughtfully turns antique ephemera into these free printable French baguettes wraps perfect as take away party favors.
Click on the link below to see her post and download instructions. Merci beaucoup, Heather.
French Baguette Wrap Printable
Libbey 8.5 oz. Cocktail Decanter
Libbey® Cobalt Blue Goblets 8 pc Box
La Rochere Versailles Tumblers, Set of 6
El Mueble
The ooh la la of the French tablescape and copper accents.
Relaxed refinement is not an oxymoron.
C’est magnifique!
Williams Sonoma Vintage Etched Goblets
French Bistro Appetizer Plates, Set of 4, Mixed Blue
French Bistro Appetizer Plates, Set of 4, Mixed Blue
French Antique Digoin Sarreguemines Grey Poupon Mustard of Dijon Pot
Adeline 33″H Distressed Blue Resin Table Lamp
Fennco Styles Hand Hemstitched and Embroidered Swiss Dot Table Runner
Homestead Rajasthan Block Print Cotton Tablecloth
I absolutely ooh la la love adding a few vintage and antique items to my tablescape and decorating plan.
Antique Large Round Blue Wood Cheese Box
A large antique cheese box makes a fantastic decorative accent for a cheese and fruit display.
Grab a free place card template printable, pop over to your photo editor of choice, add your own favorite French themed embellishments, colors and fonts and voilà!
Frame prints or printables such as this menu écrit en français as conversation pieces.
Wall shelf-wall sconces plucked from the clearance shelves at Hobby Lobby have served as my go-to tabletop décor accessory at shop and at home.
The decorative duo immediately caught my eye as tabletop gotta have it rather than wall décor.
When you like the details, finish and presence of a decorative piece, but not in the context of its original purpose, repurpose.
Antique Silk French Subdued Blue Ombre Ribbon
From place setting to ambiance, a destination themed tablescape travels well.
Part III of Themed Tablescapes Table Escapes features decorative accessories and accents of Chinoiserie chic to set a Far East Fabulous tablescape.
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