Thanksgiving Table Set Up

I love watching a tablescape come together. There is just something about it that gets me really excited for the actual event.


When deciding what I wanted to do, there were a few things I had in mind. Since this is a family style dinner, I couldn't dress up the table too much, as we need room for the platters to pass. I'll have the sideboard cleared off so we can set a few of them back there, but we still need quite a bit of space. I didn't want to use the same centerpiece I've had up all fall, and I didn't want to spend much money, if anything at all. And then lastly, I wanted to keep it low. This group likes to chat, and I didn't want the decor to hinder the communication flow!


I used some glass hurricanes I had leftover from the wedding, as well as some candles I already had. You'll see the acorns and leaves I bought while we were up north. The only new materials were the ribbons, and even those were on clearance!



It's a simple set up, but the few pieces I want to point out are that there are two or more of a few things. There are two carafes which will hold ice water, four small white leaf plates for butter pats and two square cranberry colored bowls for what else...cranberry sauce. Since those items are passed quite often, I wanted to have them on both ends of the table.

I'm really pleased with how it turned out! Ok Saturday, I'm ready, bring it on! Are you entertaining this Thanksgiving? Is your table ready to go...at least in your mind??