5 Creative Thanksgiving Decorations For Your Dinner Party
With the holiday weekend just around the corner, one would be knee deep in planning a festive feast suited to the large gathering of friends and family that will be coming home to mark thanksgiving. Undoubtedly a lot of thought would go into deciding how to make the dinner table and the space reserved for the party into a more aesthetic place complementing the festive theme.
Lots of decorations can be made either at home or sourced from a nearby glasserie or florist to bring into one’s hosting space different autumnal elements and colour tones which resonate with thanksgiving. Such decorations can range from painted pumpkins to scented candles to the more ostentatious candelabras adorning dinner tables.
So, there are a host of decor items to choose from while one conceptualises the aesthetics for a thanksgiving dinner party.
Read on below to know more about some of the creative thanksgiving decorations that one can come up with for a festive dinner party:
Wheat Stalks For Place Settings
Natural elements can be used widely during the holiday season for decorating one’s dinner table at a thanksgiving feast. One of the ways in which such components can be used as decor items is turning wheat stalks into little bundles that are used as table accents or place settings.
At a Thanksgiving dinner, one would spend quite some time elaborately laying the table for the holiday meal. What would bring a seasonal flourish into the decor for such an evening is these natural bundles that give a rustic finish to the dinner table.
Eucalyptus branches, magnolia leaves and ivy garlands can be incorporated into the mix as autumnal place settings.
Pumpkin Centrepieces
Another interesting decor alternative for accentuating the feel of the thanksgiving party is centrepieces made out of pumpkins. These can be more suited to a themed gathering such as a rustic barn night or a countryside holiday feast.
The pumpkins can be painted ahead of the party or carved into different shapes so they can be used to adorn a dinner table.
Alternatively, carved pumpkins can also be used as lamps or candle holders so they emit a warm yellowish glow at the dinner table when guests sit down for the thanksgiving meal.
Customised Pine Cone Place Cards
What brings a more elegant touch into a dinner party for thanksgiving are place cards. These come in handy especially when one is hosting a formal meal for the holidays. Add a decorative and natural element into the place cards by attaching name tags to pine cones which are then placed on each plate.
Alternatively, the pine cones can also be set in front of the dishes so they can also act as table accents decorating the space with a festive look. The pine cones will emit an autumnal fragrance, ideal for the holiday dinner.
Pillar Lighting
Another way to decorate one’s dinner space for the holiday is to set up pillar lights. These can either be DIY hurricane lanterns or candles arranged on trays at different heights to release a glow into the dinner space.
Fairy lights and DIY glass bulbs will also come in handy for emitting a festive glow at a thanksgiving dinner.
Brass or glass candle holders or candelabras can be used to house tea lights or long candles when they are placed on the dinner table as decorative accents.
Herb Bundles And Scented Candles
What adds a festive feel into different autumnal components at a thanksgiving dinner are bundles of herbs or potpourri which emanate a pleasing aroma. These scented bundles play a role in tying all the elements of the room together.
Scented candles can also be placed either on the side table or on the dinner table so they emanate a very subtle fragrance across the room. Select perfumes like cinnamon, apples, citrus or vanilla which resonate with the season’s notes.
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