For the first time in a long time, we are not traveling to visit family this year for the Thanksgiving holiday. While we love seeing our families, it is quite the relief to stay home because traveling with our three children under the age of 5 very much feels like a three-ring circus combined with planes, trains, and automobiles.
Staying home has provided ample time for decorating our for the holidays. For our Thanksgiving Tablescape, I chose a neutral palette with baby boo pumpkins, cool greys, lavender purple, and eucalyptus green with a few succulents added in as well. I plan to reuse the greenery and succulents for other arrangements during other seasons which is also part of my reasoning for buying artificial (budget friendly if it’s reusable) and it’s easy to set it and forget it. I blended the table with a handful of new items and decor pieces repurposed from around the house
For once, my lateness paid off in that Hobby Lobby and the rest of the world had already moved on to Christmas decor by the time I decided what I wanted to buy for our table this year. I was able to snag faux flowers and these white vases for 50-60% off. The dough bowl was something I already had on hand and repurposed to serve as the centerpiece. I used a few of the white pumpkins from our hearth and front entryway fall decor that were still in good shape despite the Georgia heat that continue to linger around this fall.
Filling the dough bowl with mini pumpkins proved a much simpler task. I trimmed the excess stems off of the eucalyptus and lined the bottom of the bowl with these pieces and then layered the mini pumpkins and succulents on top.
I also bought these simple cream tan edged charger plates at Hobby Lobby to add to our place settings. The china is vintage James Kent Cameo Peaches and was handed down to me from my grandmother. Since these are not in production anymore and replacements are hard to come by, I use them for only special occasions and while they aren’t particularly valuable in a monetary sense they are very dear to me.
The neutral hues will easily transition into Christmas decor which will be on the table approximately 5 minutes after we cut the turkey. While this holiday won’t be the same for many in the year of social distancing and COVID 19, I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We will continue to be grateful for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us.