A Seasonal Table for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and has always been so! Gathering together to give thanks for the good things in life. Sharing food, traditions and memories with family and friends. I can't think of a more wonderful way to spend the day — or the weekend!

Setting a lovely table adds another layer to the scents and sounds of Thanksgiving and lets my guests know I'm thrilled to have them. Today I'm joining a group of stylists for a blog hop hosted by Rita of Panoply to share a variety of approaches to designing Thanksgiving tablescapes. If you've come from one of my fellow bloggers, welcome! You'll find all the links to their tables listed at the bottom of this post.

  

I designed my table using seasonal colors and items to have the feeling of abundance. The dominant colors are greens and oranges in their muted shades with a liberal sprinkling of neutrals. A beautiful jacquard runner and placemats depicting oak leaves and acorns bring rich color to the warm tones of the wood table. They contrast with the green of the chargers.

 

I placed white dinner plates on the chargers, the better to emphasize the dramatic black salad plates patterned with a variety of pumpkins and fall fruits. There are four different salad plate designs, each of which reminds me of Dutch still lives from the 1600s. I added matching salt and pepper shakers.

  

For a centerpiece I arranged vibrantly colored silk flowers in a vintage glass vase I found last weekend at the annual glass show. I took lots of photos at the show and plan to share them all with you soon in a series of posts. I liked the vase's generous size and its flared shape. Though produced from 1933 - 1938 it has a very contemporary feel!

  

On either side of the flowers are crystal candlesticks with candles in a dark shade of copper. The candles first graced a table in Easing Into Fall. They're joined by figural bowls decorated with fall vegetables, fruits and flowers. One bowl is round, the other is oval. They were generously given to me by my mother-in-law to go with similar pieces I had.

 

 

When I set a table in the dining room, I usually like to decorate the buffet as well. I added a coordinating turkey nested in a bowl and a small platter.

   

The turkey is more of a covered vegetable bowl than a tureen. The turkey and platter sit between two botanically detailed candlelabra, one of which played a supporting role in Autumn Tones for a Tray.

  

You might have noticed that each end of the table had solid pumpkin napkins rather than the jacquard ones. I wanted to vary the look of the place settings.

 

 

I still love the classic pattern of the flatware we received as wedding gifts and never tire of using it!

  

For glassware I chose vintage green water/wine goblets and mid-century champagne glasses. The latter belonged to my husband's mother. 

  

In keeping with the richness of fall colors, I mixed metals — the warmth of copper napkin rings, the soft glow of sterling silver flatware, and the sparkle of gold on the edge of the salad plates.

  

I hope my interpretation of fall's bounty has given you ideas to style your Thanksgiving table!

  

   

Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to thank Rita from Panoply for organizing this Thanksgiving tablescape celebration. I hope that you'll visit each of my fellow stylists — you are sure to be inspired!

 

Debbee's Buzz - Liberty BlueThanksgiving Table with Turkey Napkins

My Hubbard Home - Thanksgiving Table With Brown and White Traditional Colors

Everyday Living - WeGather Together

Home is Where the Boat Is - The Softer Side of Thanksgiving

Panoply - Thankful

Tablescapes at Table Twenty-One - Home for the Thanksgiving Holiday 2021

Pandora's Box - Leopards and Checks

Hyacinths for the Soul - A Place at the Table - A Harvest of Ideas

Celebrate and Decorate - Set a Heartwarming Thanksgiving Table with Neutral Colors and Natural Elements

My Thrift Store Addiction - Vintage Thanksgiving Breakfast Table

The Little Yellow Corner Store - Celebrating Thanksgiving a Little Differently

Me and My Captain - Football AND Thanksgiving

Life and Linda - Thanksgiving with Elegance

Sweet Sensations - Dining with the Gents for Thanksgiving

The Painted Apron - Pumpkins and Pickups

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Thanksgiving 2021 - A Bit Boho

Living With Thanksgiving - Blessings at Thanksgiving

Belle Bleu Interiors - A Heart Full of Thanksgiving

Bluesky at Home - 9 Steps to Set a Thanksgiving Table

Dinner at Eight - A Seasonal Table for Thanksgiving (you're here!)

The Bookish Dilettante - We Gather Together

Zucchini Sisters - Vintage Thanksgiving Table Setting

 

 

Table details 

Jacquard table linens | Williams-Sonoma 

Chargers, dinner plates | Villeroy & Boch   

Salad plates, salt/pepper shakers | Williams-Sonoma 'Harvest Pumpkin' 

Figural bowls, platter, tureen | Fitz and Floyd   

Flatware | Reed & Barton 'Eighteenth Century'   

Vase | Fostoria 'Lafayette'  

Champagne glasses | Libbey Glass Company 'Windswept'