Thanksgiving is two weeks away! I can hardly believe October has come and gone and now we are already twelve days into November. I can feel the air getting chillier, the leaves are falling and now the holiday season is upon us. I wanted to share some photos of how we decorate for Thanksgiving around the house. We fully embrace the calmness of the Autumn season. The uncluttering of Halloween decorations for a clean house filled with little hints of fall. Thanksgiving time has always been a time for reflection and giving Thanks in our home and giving back to our community. We have a reset button before all of the Christmas decor comes out. A time to breathe and relax before the hubbub of the gift giving season arrives.
On my living room table, I display a muted earth toned vintage paisley tablecloth with my usual coffee table books. I just add my thanksgiving coasters, a vintage gold ribbed leaf plate and a floral pumpkin.
In the eat-in-kitchen I found this Bountiful Harvest tablecloth at Home Goods by April Cornell. I love the rich colors and pops of orange which my house sometimes feels like it’s lacking. For the centerpiece there is a rattan/wicker basket tray with a gold mercury pumpkin and one of my houseplants.
In the background on the blue credenza I left a silver platter to display some seasonal craft pumpkins and some apple cinnamon potpourri in a glass jar.
About a week into November I was able to cut some roses from the garden in shades of apricot to display on this table. There is so much joy in being able to cut flowers from your own garden.
The foyer is a great location to display seasonal decor. Here I have wheat grass bundled with black and white striped ribbon, a little embroidered crow print, and some faux burgundy mums. If you are a plant person, you know Mums would do very poorly inside for an extended amount of time. They needs lots of sunlight and water. I like to mix in seasonal items with my every day items like books and candles so it doesn’t look too forced.
When my children were little I made this acorn garland using real acorn caps, white felt, glue, and jute string. It has lasted many years and I always enjoy hanging it from the mantle. I often display a woodland creature, my little pilgrim boy, owl candles, and four ceramic acorn and pinecone candle holders.
In the kitchen this year I hung this embroidered Turkey tapestry that I found while thrifting. I added the dowel and ribbon to hang it and it’s just perfect for November.
I already talked about my Thanksgiving table in my last post. But wanted to share it again here. I just love these pink milk glass cornucopia filled with faux red/orange poppy flowers. They work so well with my paper accordion pumpkins. I was able to acquire four of them for my table. They will surely get used and appreciated for years to come.
Look how lovely the fall colors look at our home this year. Something about the weather made everything go in full bright colors early. Normally we don’t see this level of color saturation until late November.
I snapped this one on the way to the store. It’s just at the end of my street overlooking the park. The cloudy sky really made the trees pop.
And like I said earlier, November is for relaxing and being thankful. Here is our kitty Aurelia fully relaxed in my lap. Her belly is shaved because she had her spay surgery two weeks ago. Healed like a champ.
Happy Thanksgiving ya’ll!
xo
Cathleen
