Thanksgiving Table Setting Take 2

Ok, so gone are the Halloween table decorations and onto the more colorful Thanksgiving decor we go.  Here is my latest Thanksgiving table thought.

Here is a before picture of a table setting path I decided not to go down,

Yeah it kinda of... for lack of a better word... sucked.

Then I decided to go for a more colorful display!

I filled a tall glass container with gourds, water, and fall colored flowers.

Above I filled another glass container with oranges for color, and below the green leaves are Impatient cuttings.  The cool thing is they will sprout roots in the water and I can plant them when I am finished using them for a table display. Then I used mums and carnations, all in a wine glass.

I ran a piece of brown postal paper down the center of the table for a runner, and scattered paper leaves in fall colors and gourds around the table for a Thanksgiving Theme

Below, I changed out my pillows for fall colors, and used orange, browns, and creams for my place settings.

Smiles!

~Renew Redo~

Thanksgiving Decorating Inspiration

Just a little Thanksgiving decorating inspiration today.

Country Living

Country Living

Better Homes and Gardens

Better Homes and Gardens

Better Homes and Gardens

Smiles!

~Renew Redo~

Thanksgiving Decorating The Staircase Step 2

In case you missed Step 1, just click here to visit, and now step 2.

The base of the staircase!  It looked a little bare.  I knew what I wanted to do but...
I didn't have another buffet table or console table that I wasn't using and happy with, in it's current location.  I had to come up with another solution for a table.   What did I do... I grabbed two nights stands from one of my guest rooms, slapped on a piece of glass, and viola a new console table.  Don't worry my guest room is not missing the tables.  I had two other tables I found at a yard sale that I repainted and was wanting to use in that room to break up all the dark wood.  I''ll post a picture of that later but now back to the base of the stairs. (Sorry I ramble sometimes)  Here is the finished product.

and a close up

Banana chips, yummy and pretty!

Here is a repurposed light fixture, sitting over a potted plant

and my warty pumpkin and other fruits on brown postal paper.

and here is what you see when you walk down the stairs,

Now complete.

So what are your decorating plans for Thanksgiving?  Have you started yet?

Smiles!

~Renew Redo~

Thanksgiving Decorating With Mason Jars!

I always decorate my staircase for Christmas, and it's always one of my most favorite places to walk by (down or up) in the house.  So, this year it dawned on me... why not decorate the stairs for Thanksgiving!  Intro to the fabulous mason jar!  I found a box of mason jars in my garage a few weeks ago.   My Grandmother, who I refer to as Gram, had a vegetable garden for most all her adult life and would always can her excess veggies, some of which had ended up in my pantry.  I saved the jars of course.  I was so glad I came across them, just in time for my holiday decorating.  I used a few jars for shades on my chandelier, and the extra jars I decided to hang, going up the stairs. 

Here are a few pics of what they look like during the daytime.  I used dried flowers in some jars, with green potpourri type filler in the bottom.

I wrapped some of the jars with brown postal paper, and filled with dried flowers, and others I filled with coffee beans and tealight candles.

I also placed tealight candles on each stair.  I love the look of the stairs in the evening when I get to light the candles.  Here are a few pics when the lights go down... (sorry these pictures and kind of blurry)

I love these jars, and you can fill them with anything.  Like, fresh flowers, fruit, nuts, and combinations of the same.  You can write quotes on the brown paper, or wrap the jars with raffia, or twine, the possibilities are endless.  Ode to the mason jar!

Or... go jarless!  Just tie dried grass, wheat, or flowers to the rails with raffia.

Betters Homes and Gardens

 Smiles!

~Renew Redo~

Fall / Thanksgiving Decorating Inspiration

I love the holiday's, all of them, they are great excuses to decorate and entertain, party, party, party!  Like Halloween Party, Thanksgiving party...well dinner, Christmas Party.  It's funny though for Halloween I always decorate outside spooky and scary, but  inside I skip straight to Thanksgiving.  I love the fall colors.  Pottery, Glass, Pumpkins, Gourds, Corn?  Yes please!

Inspiration drum roll...

Images from Pottery Barn.  One of my favs for the holidays!

So how do you like to decorate for Thanksgiving?  

Smiles!

~Renew Redo~

Fall / Thanksgiving Decorating With Paper

This year I have been playing with paper decorations for the fall season.  I made the paper leaves garland for the mantel, and now I have made larger leaves to use in other areas of the house.  They are great to stick on mirrors for just a little hint of the fall season

I also used Microsoft Word to type up a few lines of Thanksgiving oriented words, printed them out and used zigzag scissors to cut them into strips.  Then I tied them around my glasses, and candles for a festive detail.

The ball above is made out of dried yellow rose petals and a foam ball.  I told you I'd hot glue anything to a foam ball and call it pretty!!

Smiles!

~Renew Redo~

Fall / Thanksgiving Table Setting Decoration

Before,

One of my favorite things to do is decorate the dinner table.  I don't know why, I just enjoy it.  I think it's back to that instant gratification I have mentioned before.  My latest Fall / Thanksgiving table setting is,

I used the basic fall colors for my color scheme.  Yellow, green, and orange.  I layered my tablecloths.  The bottom cloth is green and then a white cloth on top.  I tied all four corners up with a yellow ribbon.  You don't see a whole lot of the green tablecloth, it mainly just hangs out from under the white cloth on the corners. Even though you can't see what I'm talking about at all in the picture above! 

I used my little settee on one side of the table for seating, and two wood backed chairs on the opposite side

I used a wicker like wood table runner down the center of the table, and then this year seems to be my year for decorating with paper, so I added a few strips of Thanksgiving oriented words, and thoughts, around the table as well. To make the strips, I used Microsoft Office Word, typed up a few lines then changed the font and size of the lines.  I used black and orange for the colors of the words, then printed them off and cut them into strips with zigzag scissors.

I used unripened oranges and pine cones in a wooden bowl in the center of the table.  I used the unripened oranges because we have a tree in the back yard, but lemons and limes would work just as well.

 I went back and added the paper strips around the glasses, and tied them with raffia.  Just a pretty little detail.  You could also put your guests names on the paper, and use them as place cards.  I used a cream colored parchment paper because it's thicker and more sturdy.

Smiles!

~Renew Redo~