Here we are with another Thanksgiving upon us! Are you ready? It’s funny how you never know how fast a year has gone by until the holidays hit, isn’t it? I was in a big push to get our coffee table completed for the living room before family arrived.
One thing that I didn’t think about was the Fall decor I’d need for the table because I didn’t really think it would get done in time, but luckily it did! Here I was at the 11th hour trying to decide how to style the coffee table before everyone arrives. I spent 3 days looking for Fall home decor and guess what? It was like finding a needle in a haystack! I finally did find something at Pier 1, but it took going to 10 different stores to find something because stores were either completely out or they had put everything away to make room for Christmas decor.
Before I found Fall decor at Pier 1, I really had to think about how I was going to add Fall to the table so that it wasn’t so plain and bare. I came up with 3 ways to style the table had I not found anything in a store.
Pumpkins, Gourds, and Other Foods
Now I don’t grow pumpkins, but there are plenty as the grocery store! Our local Lowes Foods (yes, there is a grocery store here in North Carolina called Lowes) has the most amazing looking pumpkins and gourds.
You don’t have to stick with just pumpkins and gourds. Think of all the other colorful foods like eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes, and squash.
They are not expensive and with all of the natural, vibrant colors, they are sure to bring some pizazz to any room or tablescape! You can,
- Place them in a cornucopia
- Put one on top of a candlestick instead of using a candle
- Put them in a basket
- Place them in galvanized buckets
- Set them on burlap fabric
Pine cones
Pine cones are plentiful outside, thank goodness! Just a quick walk outside and you can grab as many pine cones as you need.
You can,
- Place them in a decorative basket
- Put them in a colorful mesh bag
- Use them as table decoration
- String them up and use them as your front door decor
Wish you had the scented pine cones? You can! Pour cinnamon into a plastic bag. Grab some good ol’ fashioned Elmer’s glue and place in various areas of the pine cone. Put the pine cone inside the plastic bag with the cinnamon and shake. Now your pine cone has cinnamon on it and smells wonderful!
Leaves
Y’all if nothing else, I know you probably have some leaves that have changed colors in your yard. Head on outside and grab as many as you want.
You can,
- Put them in a basket
- Let them fall (no pun intended 🙂 ) where they may on your table as a part of your tablescape
- Place one at each place setting and use as place cards
- Fill your mantle with them!
As you can see, you don’t have to spend a ton of money to decorate your home for the Fall and Thanksgiving!
Well, y’all my house is getting fuller by the minute with all the family we have coming into town to spend Thanksgiving with us. I just heard the doorbell, which means someone else just got here! I better head on downstairs and see who it is!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Great tips, I didn’t decorate because we won’t be home. I love the idea of adding cinnamon to pine cones. I love the smell of cinnamon.
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Wow that is some tablescape for Thanksgiving. Think it is really pretty and have to have a huge table. Using different foods from the garden is wonderful.
I hope you are having a lovely Thanksgiving, these are some lovely ideas on ways to quickly decorate should the need arise.
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I have always wanted to put food in a cornicopa! It just looks so festive. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!
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Lots of lovely ways to decorate for the holidays. I got a head start on Christmas since we didn’t host this year!
I love the idea of decorating with veggies and other foods. That is such a creative and simple way to decorate! The colors in pumpkins, gourds, carrots, and even sweet potatoes are the perfect fall colors.
Great tips!! Love this time of year! The colors are the best!
I love this! We have an abundance of pine cones around! 🙂 This could also be applied to quick Christmas decorating too! <3 Also, it's extremely frugal, beautiful decor!
I’m so bad about doing things last minute that this is totally going to come in handy next year lol
Decorating with pine cones is such an easy way to decorate for fall and then switch to winter.
So true Lynn, we can decorate with the abundance of nature’s creations and often this makes the most beautiful centerpiece of all!
Those are such great Thanksgiving decoration ideas! I love decorating with fruits — they always look so festive no matter what.
Those are such great decorating ideas. I love that Thanksgiving is one of the easier holidays to decorate for. You can bring in so much from nature and create a lovely display.
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