5 Quick Decorating Ideas For A Special Thanksgiving Dinner
Author: Angela Tyler // Category: foodWe think of Thanksgiving as a special holiday in which to give thanks for the people who fill our lives with joy. Make this year even more special by honoring your guests around the dinner table with very special decorations.
Here are 5 ways which you can spruce up your dining room and table with some very simple but lovely decorations fitting the Thanksgiving season.
1) Linens: Make your Thanksgiving table a thing of beauty with a table runner or table cloth of brilliant gold, warm browns, or burnt orange colors. Emboss with stamps in fruit and nut shapes or use iron-on decals to decorate your table runner. Use table clothes, runners, and placemats in layers of different sizes, colors, and fall patterns to create depth and interest.
2) Candles: Gather several heights of pillar candles together and surround them with natural fall elements like gourds, nuts, pine cones, and leaves. Place the candles on top of bronze or golden plates for a soft, autumn color.
3) Fruits & Vegetables: Decorate your Thanksgiving buffet table or side board with fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts in decorative bowls and baskets. You can also use artificial fruits and vegetables if you want to keep your beautiful buffet table in place for several weeks or months.
4) Place Cards: Place cards are an intimate way to show your guests that you are thankful for them. Include a special message in a card at each place setting to share your feelings in private with each guest. Your thoughtfulness will not be forgotten.
5) Garlands & Swags: Make garlands or swags of leaves, fruits, pine cones, berries, and fall colored ribbons to hang from your dining area doorways. You can also purchase bundles of wheat and tie wide, wire-edged ribbon around the center to decorate your dining room. Don’t forget your lighting over your dining room table. A few bundles of fall colored leaves will give a soft light and homey feeling to the atmosphere.
Consider all the places you drape Christmas decorations and then think about what you can do to create the same festive feeling for Thanksgiving. With a few simple ideas, you can turn your holiday table into a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds!
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