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Last Minute Thanksgiving Table Decor Ideas

November 25, 2013 by Lydia Ellison Howerton

I’ve been compulsively pinning Thanksgiving Table Decor this month. Grab a few mini pumpkins, some white candles and maybe a can of spray paint and call your table decorated. You can pull most of these items from your home or pick them up at the grocery or hardware store. I organized these Thanksgiving “tablescape” ideas by theme into 6 Pinterest Boards for easy reference. Feel free to mix and match.

Black, White & Sparkle

Whatever your table looks like, I hope you have a wonderful and delicious Thanksgiving!

xo,

Lydia

Nature Gloss Table

November 22, 2011 by Lydia Ellison Howerton

Personally I like a Thanksgiving table with a natural vibe. Save the glitz and sparkle for next month. Flickering candles and fall foliage are all you need to set a cozy, festive and elegant mood for dinner. Grab some nature to gloss up your table this time of year. Any old nature will do…

colorful garden vegetables

dried wheat bundled in a satin ribbon

a large vase of local greenery

fresh satsuma oranges or clementines

coppery gold pumpkins (ok a little shine is nice)

feathers and twigs

pears + berry branches

All images from MarthaStewart.com and Pinterest.

xo,

LEH

Tenugui Cloth Napkins

October 28, 2011 by Sarah Lagrotteria

Lydia and I were so excited to see gardening editor Stephen Orr’s Thanksgiving table setting in the new Martha Stewart Living. The picture hasn’t made it online, but if you flip to page 106, you’ll see why. Stephen set his table with a few of our favorite things! Lots of natural elements like branches, quail eggs and individual flowers in low vases as well as Lydia’s Heath plates in mixed colors (French grey, mist and aqua) and my tenugui cloth napkins in mixed prints and different shades of blue.

The article inspired me to purchase a new fall collection (you can see my old one here) so that I’ll be ready for my Thanksgiving guests.

I’ll be doing all-white plates and mixing napkins in navy, burgundy and gold. Each tenugui costs $13 at Tortoise General Store and each cloth makes 2 napkins. You simply cut them in half and toss them in the washing machine. They come out as soft as an old T-shirt with frayed edges. Use scissors to clip any long strings and press with a hot iron before setting your table.

Can you believe we’re already thinking about Thanksgiving? We’ll be sharing our centerpiece decor, tips for executing your feast in a small kitchen and our Turkey Day countdown in the next few days. Number two on the countdown? Make sure you have enough napkins. Check.

Have a wonderful, candy-filled weekend!

xoxosl

Thanksgiving Menu 2010

November 24, 2010 by Lydia Ellison

Drew and I are having Thanksgiving this year with some of our closest friends at Mary and Stefan’s house. Mary, Elan and I are each contributing a few dishes which makes it so much easier and this is what we have planned for our menu!