8 simple ways to spruce up your home for thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is coming up in a few weeks and it's all about getting together with family and friends and giving thanks for all the wonderful things in our life, especially our health. Whether it's soft plush pillows, natural ceramic vases, rustic serving boards, or festive plants, today's Thanksgiving decorations don’t need to be adorned with turkeys, cornucopias, or pumpkins. They can be subtle and simple yet still evoke warm, sentimental feelings of this yearly holiday gathering. Here are 8 simple Thanksgiving decoration ideas that will be sure to inspire your home this holiday season.
1. Plush Pillows
Pillows are an easy and affordable way to freshen up your home for Thanksgiving, especially soft and plush pillows like this faux fur pouf. It’s a fun and snuggly addition to any space and works well with all styles from traditional to modern. Add variety to your pillowscape with visual contrast and texture by incorporating different shapes, materials, and colors. You will feel cozy and snug right on your bed while sipping on apple cider or hot cocoa.
2. Classic Tablecloth
A tablecloth adds an elegant touch to any table, especially for holiday gatherings. Instead of a festive tablecloth with turkey, pumpkin, and garland designs, opt for a simple tablecloth with a border in warm earth tones for a clean and classic look. If you want a more relaxed look, Belgian linen will do the trick. Incorporate a tablecloth year-round or for holidays. It will add an inviting elegant simplicity to any space.
3. Elegant Dinnerware
Food is a big part of Thanksgiving and a beautiful tablescape requires elegant dinnerware. However, dishes, platters, glassware, and cutlery aren't only used as dinnerware. They can also be used as decoration when displayed on a custom built-in niche, in a glass front bookcase, or on open shelves in your kitchen. Instead of the traditional turkey or pumpkin that adorn Thanksgiving dinnerware, opt for something simpler and more modern like these plates in a gold-foil botanical pattern. It presents a classic and elegant statement to any table.
4. Floral Stems & Branches
Poinsettias, amaryllis, and hydrangeas aren’t just for the holidays. You can add a bouquet of palm fronds, ferns, pampas grass, and eucalyptus on your bedside table or faux sumac stems on a console by the entryway. Pine, berries, ginkgos, and twigs can be used to adorn your fireplace mantel or your dining table. The vibrant colors and textures that characterize autumn foliage make a warm and cozy statement in your home that you can incorporate year-round.
5. Cozy Throw Blankets
There's nothing quite like wrapping yourself in a cashmere or chenille throw blanket while sipping hot chocolate in front of a warm fireplace. Throw blankets feel soft on your skin and keep you comfortable and warm. They come in all kinds of materials and textures from fleece to cashmere, chenille, faux fur, wool, and cotton. You can drape a chunky knitted throw blanket across the arm of your couch, across your bed, or over the back of your lounge chair. Your guests will love you for decorating your space with luxurious, soft, and cozy throw blankets keeping them warm and safe.
6. Ceramic Vases
Whether you're displaying a seasonal floral arrangement on Thanksgiving or decorating for any other time of year, neutral ceramic vases bring calm, serenity, and balance to any space. Incorporate ceramic vases into your holiday tablescape or style it on an end table with berries, pine, grass, or florals. It will be sure to elevate your home to luxurious sophistication.
7. Napkin Rings
Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks, so setting up your dining table with a gorgeous golden brass napkin ring that spells out "thankful" in a stylish script is fitting. Or opt for a simple napkin ring in organic shapes with a soft lustrous finish for formal table settings and special occasions while adding sparkle to casual linen and cotton napkins for everyday meals. Adorn your dining table with pampas grass, a stem of berries, a table runner, or a bouquet of colorful fall flowers.
8. Coffee Table Books
Freshen up your living room this holiday season with books. Style your coffee table with a holiday guest book, magazines, or cookbooks. Add Thanksgiving-inspired accessories such as glass pumpkins, holiday photographs on your bookcase, or a bouquet of fresh fall flowers on your dining credenza. Your guests will appreciate your beautifully styled home and you will be sure to entertain them this holiday season.
Giving your home a refresh for Thanksgiving doesn’t need to involve turkeys, pumpkins, or cornucopias. It can be subtle, simple, modern, affordable, and year-round. If you need a designer's expertise and guidance sprucing up your home for the holidays or have a design project that you are thinking about for the new year, please contact me for a 30-minute discovery call. To schedule your consultation, click here.