As a Design Editor, Here's How I’d Style an All-Target Tablescape Around 2026’s Biggest Trends – Starting at Just $5
Elsewhere, this spring-forward mix of cabbageware, woven textures, and whimsy would easily run you thousands
There are, at any given moment, approximately a million trends vying for a seat at the table. Financially and logistically, committing to all of them is impossible.
Still, after hours of trawling my favorite niche online retailers and insider Instagram accounts, there are a few design trends from the flurry that actually feel worth bringing home this spring. And amazingly, many of them are hiding at Target.
Once upon a time, hyper-real, hand-painted cabbageware from Portugal’s Bordallo Pinheiro cost an arm and a leg. How fortunate we are to be living in 2026: $5 for the salad plate.
One can’t help but notice how neatly this sweetened riff on the garden-party revival dovetails with the return of a certain quintessentially 2016 hue. Coincidence? Perhaps. All we know is that those hushly blushed radicchio salad plates are a sight for sore eyes.
And of course, it wouldn’t be a new Target season without fresh designs from Shea McGee and Joanna Gaines. Expect mixed-metal flatware (we're no longer choosing sides) and all-over antiqued florals alongside charming stoneware berry bowls and herb-detailed tea sets – respectively.
Easter is coming sooner than you think. Or perhaps you just want your spring tablescape looking really, really pretty. Either way, here’s everything I’d bring home from Target’s delightfully whimsical spring 2026 tableware drop.
If you buy one thing from Target this season, make it this. Vintage and antique versions of this leafy style are selling for hundreds a piece, and at $5, the nuanced ombré and veiny irregularities on this stoneware are an impressively affordable foray. Also available in white.
An easy way to make a table look designer is by layering. A salad plate over a dinner plate will get you far, but a charger takes things from thoughtful to photo-ready. This one, woven in neutral seagrass, doesn’t compete for attention – it simply adds fresh texture.
This beaded ceramic vase looks an awful lot like the artisanal craftsmanship of a certain Parisian design house… Several pieces from this antique-inspired collection have already sold out, and at this price point, my sixth sense says this vase is next. Style it with your favorite blooms, or nothing at all.
Hand-painted stoneware that feels like it could have been plucked from Mallorca is about to be everywhere in 2026. True hand-painted pieces usually denote a certain price tag, but these decorative borders, with their softly faded ‘brush strokes,’ scratch the itch for artisanal charm.
Also on the docket this season: antique florals. If you’re lucky enough to have inherited linens from a very chic grandmother, consider this your sign to finally use them. And if you’re not quite so fortunate, try this Target runner instead. It's perfect for elevating an everyday wooden dining or breakfast table, no full tablecloth needed. (It’s spring. Let it breathe.)
For years, designers were forced to declare allegiance: gold or silver? Increasingly, we’re over the one-metal-only rule. This Shea McGee–designed flatware set breaks all of the right rules, opening the door to a little more freedom at the table. Brass candlesticks with a pewter pitcher? Your mixed-metal instincts finally land.
Again, if it looks like an heirloom, it’s in. These napkins, done in cream cotton plain weave with delicate floral borders, are incredibly convincing. The barely-there botanicals also make layering in additional florals feel effortless. Pattern-drenching, after all, isn’t retiring anytime soon.
If you’re already buying the aforementioned salad plate, the matching dip bowl is a must. Even if you’re not, those surrealist pink stoneware leaves might give you pause. The quirk alone earns it a place setting, but with a five-fluid-ounce capacity for dips and sauces, it’s surprisingly versatile for warm-weather hosting.
Didn’t make it to the farmer’s market? No matter. Your grocery-store berries won’t know the difference once they’re poured into this stoneware bowl. Set it on the table at breakfast and watch everything feel (and taste) a touch sweeter.
From cabbageware to vintage florals, antique-inspired table trends are officially back on the table this spring. And they’re not confined to it, either – the recent lace decor revival confirms that yesterday’s ‘dated’ detail is today’s most interesting accent.
