We are only a couple of weeks away from Thanksgiving! It’s one of my favorite days. Family, lots of food, football, cozy sweaters, remember everything we have to be thankful for & cold weather. Ahhhh, just thinking of it is making me giddy inside. This year Thanksgiving is going to be very strange for us. The day before Thanksgiving is the day that Mr. LMB is saying goodbye to the military & a day or two later we will be traveling home to Michigan. It will be a Thanksgiving we will never forget! For those of you hosting Thanksgiving, or if you just want to decorate for the wonderful holiday, Me & a few of my friends wanted to show you different ways to decorate your dining room for Thanksgiving. I created a lovely simple neutral Thanksgiving centerpiece & I hope you love it as much as I do!
I’m swooning over these white & blue pumpkins that I found abandoned on clearance at our local Walmart. Who wouldn’t want these cute guys? For the base I used two burlap grain sacks just laid on the table. I then placed some lovely items I got from Mariposa. The cake stand, The bowl, The tray, & the candlesticks make the centerpiece & they make me feel like a grown up. At 26 my collection of fine china & beautiful serving trays is slim to none so these are completely treasured & special to me. I figured using something so cherished & special in our dining room for Thanksgiving would be really special & could start a great family tradition for us. On top of my serving trays & bowls I used my clearance pumpkins & a couple of faux pumpkins along with some vines I cut from my backyard. By mixing the free items, the clearance items, & the lovely treasures it creates a a beautiful balance.
The dining room table is a thrifted find, the bench is a DIY {DIY shutter bench here}, & the buffet is also a thrifted find that we re-did. & what table wouldn’t be complete without napkins, a leaf tray, some turkey salt & pepper shakers, & some lovely serving spoons all from Marshalls.
Even though I am about to take down our Thanksgiving tablescape because we won’t be here for Thanksgiving, it meant a lot to me setting a Thanksgiving table in this house. It’s a memory for me & it’s fun thinking about what Thanksgiving would be like if we were staying here. What do you think on my take on a Thanksgiving table this year? What special traditions do you use in you thanksgiving dining room each year? I want to hear all about it! Let me know in the comments below, find me on Facebook, & chat with me on Instagram. I can’t wait to read all about it!
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Beautiful Liz, as always!!! Have a great weekend! Jen
Its fabulous and classically beautiful ! It would look great at my house, even without the rest of the room being “vintage”. This set up would work in just about any decor and I love it! How can you make something so simple look so great? It is a talent for sure and you were doubly blessed. I hope next year to see something similar as all the DeBruins gather in one incredible holiday Thanksgiving! We sure have a lot to be thankful for! Stay calm…things will work out fine. Saying prayers for safety and low stress over the next few weeks !
I love it Liz!!!! Those pumpkins are SO swoon worthy, and those have to be the cutest turkey salt & pepper shears I’ve seen 🙂 XO
I had a couple pumpkin plants come up voluntarily in my garden this year and I got lots of the sweetest white pumpkins with yellow stripes. A couple were pure white. But I was thinking I would do something like this but was afraid too many would be too busy, but it isn’t. I think keeping the colors to a minimum makes it just look lovely instead of too much. Thank you for sharing, seeing it tells me mine won’t be over the top.
LOVE IT, LIZ! I love how the branches work with the Mariposa pieces and the white pumpkins. And I feel the same way you do about the pieces… like a grown-up owning them. 🙂
So darn beautiful ! you are so, so , so good at this Liz….and may I ask why you think your photography is lacking? LOVE it so much…xo
I love the simplicity of this, Liz. x
Gorgeous! So many pumpkins 🙂
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“Simply Elegant” is what I would call it. In addition…that bench is such a great repurpose.
Beautiful Liz!
love it.
beautiful. classic. simple.
So pretty Liz! I love the serving trays!
I just found your blog via a pinterest entry on tablescapes. I would LOVE to know where your table is from? Any help would be so greatly appreciated. thanks so much!
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