design. simplified.
You know I love a simple decorating idea and this can’t be any easier. It also proves that you don’t have to have a ton of collected Christmas decorations to give your home holiday sparkle. You can use this idea for a coffee table, entryway vignette or a dining room centerpiece. You just need a tray, a glass hurricane candle holder, fairy lights, votives and some fresh greenery. (Leftover Christmas tree clippings work great.)
See my step-by-step set up here:
The word tablescape in itself sounds elaborate and intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be a stressful part of playing hostess this year. I’ve put together several combos for your Thanksgiving table all built around the basic white plate. Take any of these combinations and add a little greenery or some fresh cut branches and you–and your table–are all set.
Today, I’m playing “Thanksgiving hostess” and setting up a little table to hopefully give you some fresh ideas for your own. (The twins thought I had set it up for their breakfast. Poor kids. . .) I knew I wanted to use rich, deep colors and landed on a non-traditional navy and plum combination.
I used my blue and white plates and some fun cabbage leaf placemats. I could only come up with four plastic chargers (I should get more) but it’s just enough “plum” to give the table some unexpected color. (The chargers are those inexpensive plastic ones that I spray painted for this tablescape.)
For my centerpiece, I used a grouping of these taper candle holders and made simple little floral arrangements in milk glass goblets. I used cabbages, wisteria (from the yard) and a little red cabbage (from the fridge), taking a color cue from the chargers.
I also set up a small serving station on the chest in the corner. To add more Fall color, I popped a mum in a planter that I already had.
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