The Little Yellow Corner Store: A Winter Valentine's Day Tablescape--The Heart of the Matter

Happy Valentine's Day Friends!

I hope each and everyone had an enjoyable Christmas holiday. I think we all can agree how fast the holidays came and went. One thing is for sure, winter is still going to linger. We seem to bounce around with temperatures in Wisconsin. However, with each year, the upcoming Valentine's Day always seem to be more of a winter celebration. Even though the day is celebrated with chocolates and roses, I can't help but include winter elements like snow, pine branches and berries and cozy fabrics and textures.

First let me welcome you to this year's Valentine's Day Tablescape Blog Hop 2026 hosted by Rita from Panoply beginning on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. It is such a pleasure for The Little Yellow Corner Store to join this wonderful and talented group of designers who put their "heart" and soul into creating exquisite holiday tables. So "feel the love" and visit each and every link at the bottom of this post to view and enjoy the endless ideas for a Valentine's Day tablescape.

So lets begin with the warmth and color of a Valentine's Day tablescape by The LittleYellow Corner Store. The inspiration for this holiday of love came from the red and blue April Cornell tablecloth, Timeless Tapestry. We can all agree, the color red is very prominent in Valentine's Day decor. Adding a bit of light blue and denim blue with this pattern has given a subtle and different twist to interpreting Valentine's Day.

A simple centerpiece of pine branches and berries with red glitter hearts and folk-art stars are delicate details that enhances the colors and patterns in the tablecloth and does not distract from it's beauty.

Each place setting is also adorned with the folk-art heart which matches the stars in the centerpiece.

A red tapered candle with a cedar candle ring and a red heart is also a small detail for the holiday.

There is still plenty of red in the tablescape with red salad plates, flatware and vintage compote dishes.

I chose stemware and glassware which had a touch of blue at the bottom of each glass to give more interest to the blue accents in the tablecloth and place mats.

A delicate way to give change to all of the red of Valentine's Day.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, a mini dessert rose of chocolate cake dusted with powdered sugar is light and delicate. Sprinkled with red and white hearts, white pearls and chocolate jimmies, it is a treat which will satisfy any chocolate craving.