About a week and half ago, I started pulling my fall holiday bins from our attic. In it, I found all of my favorite fall and Halloween decor items. When I pulled up our orange, leaf-print table cover, out came an idea: Make a mock tablescape for Thanksgiving! I’m 2 months early but you don’t mind, right? Here are some details I’d like to share:
1) NO FRILLS UTENSILS & NAPKINS
I deliberately used paper napkins, plastic utensils (in classy silver), and twine (in lieu of napkin rings). I don’t know about you but I’d like to spend my time enjoying the company of my guests versus wondering whether that turkey gravy will stain my napkins.
To complete the rustic, no-frills look, I used “twine” to hold utensils together.
2) BATTERY OPERATED CANDLES
I love candles but I’ve always had my reservations about using them due to fire hazard concerns. When battery-operated candles entered the market, you could imagine my excitement. The ones below happen to come with a scented, wax exterior coating. The batteries are time-controlled and even flicker like real candles. I’m sure you’ve seen these in stores by now.
3) TABLE RUNNER AND TABLE CLOTH CONTRAST
Because my tablecloth was orange and had leaves in the pattern, the last thing I wanted was a runner in the same color or pattern. I went with a runner with gold circles woven into linen fabric. I love how this runner can be used for Christmas as well!
4) WELCOME FUN, FESTIVE DECOR
I call this my “everything but the kitchen sink” look. Although this look tends to veer to the country style, I actually don’t mind. My kids love the Raggedy-Ann styled doll figures as well as the owl figurines.
Although I’m early for Thanksgiving, I’m definitely on time for fall. If you don’t know already, today is the 1st day of fall! Don’t be upset. Although always busy with lots going on, this is a beau-tee-ful season. There are so many things to look forward to and for which to be thankful. Let me begin by being thankful for that house down my block that keeps me aware of holiday celebrations ahead. 🙂
Beautiful! I love the contrast of the colors with the textures!
Thanks for stopping by, Marilyn. I appreciate your comment.
Thanks for linking up to Pin-Worthy Wednesday! I have pinned this to our group board.
Thanks so much, Roxanne!
Great decor idea for the fall, I’m taking notes! 🙂
That is adorable! I really love the touch of the battery operated candles & the owls.
Love that table runner. Really versatile, and would go with lots of different colours or occasions
I love your set up it is awesome and the table cover is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
I love the different napkin layers. I usually only use one color but I like the added dimension here.
Wow…that looks amazing and it never would have crossed my mind to use a different runner. I love it!
That is just gorgeous. I love the twine accent on the silverware.
This looks very cute, I need to do the same!
I really like this setup. it’s very subtle and understated, quite the contrast to many fall table sets I see.
I love your table decor, Fall is my favoritetime of the year. I am on board with the battery operated candles. I lost all my holiday decor (and my kitchen table) from a candle fire last Christmas
I guess you are right to enjoy more of your friends company than worry about stains. This would be an elegant setup.
That is so festive. I love it! Makes me want to decorate now. =)
So beautiful. You’re a great decorator!
Thanks so much, Miriam!
Wish I read this before I went to kohls for fall decor.. Looks very pretty 🙂 need one of those orange flam less candles 🙂
Decorating should be my middle name because I’m always decorating for whatever season/holiday it is. I love it. Your table is wonderful. Great job.
Thank you! Decorating may as well be my middle name too 🙂
I love decorating for fall and for Christmas. Your table looks pretty!
That really looks wonderful! It’s like you’re celebrating something really special when you actually do not. If my tablesetting looks like that everyday, I think I wouldn’t dine out! LOL!
This would be so cute for a fall party! I love the table runner
Oh wow this is so cute and perfect for Thanksgiving!
I like these table ideas. The simple idea of adding twine to the napkins is great. I love me some twine! I think this week I am going to really start adding my fall additions, there have been a few here and there. But the itch to get them out is becoming unbearable! Bring on fall!
I love twine too! This is the best time of year to use it :). Can’t wait to see your fall decorations!
I like how fun and simple this is.. it changes up the atmosphere completely..
This is beautiful! I love fall and I love to decorate!
That looks really nice. I used to decorate like this a lot, but then I had kids who destroyed anything nice I had, so I stopped for a while. I will start back up when they are older.
I hear you. 🙂 My table isn’t “dressed” daily because of my kids. Fortunately, they have gotten so much better with distinguishing toys from decor.