From Our Home To Yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
I thought I might share with you a few things I have done to get ready for Thanksgiving this year. I started planning my decorations, table, and menu, and it occurred to me that I was using many of my guiding principles. Want what you have, and use what you have. Simplicity is elegant, and incorporating “less is often more.” Mother Nature is astonishing and enduring beauty. Gratitude often follows thinking outside the box in surprising ways.
Vintage European Copper Milk Cans Are A Nice Welcome At The Front Door
Pretty Vineyard Leaves
I can’t remember a time when our vineyard and vineyard leaves have been prettier than this. The vineyard is a soothing golden hue overall, with a few grapevines displaying this reddish garnet color with subtle green veins. They were begging for a place at our Thanksgiving table.
I immersed and soaked them in water. Dried them, and flattened them with books to press them flat.
I wanted the leaves to stand out, so I used an ivory tablecloth, ivory napkins, and our ivory wedding china.
Picking up the subtle green veins in the leaves I repeated the subtle green color in my candlesticks. I used my beautifully etched wine glasses with vines and grape clusters, that further emphasize the grapevine theme and color. These wine glasses have been waiting up in the cupboard for just this occasion. The jeweled napkin holder matches the garnet color of the leaves and gold trim repeats the gold in the silverware and gold rim on the china. Small ivory votives add a touch of light and sparkle to the table.
My antique table is long and narrow, and it is always challenging to place candles, votives, flowers, plate settings and glassware together comfortable spaced. The grapevine leaves add amazing color and contrast and maybe a bit of surprise. I might add a few more on each end of the table.
Yes, the vineyard table is ready for Thanksgiving, but don’t forget how the Thanksgiving menu is really the star, and will be deliciously enjoyed in this setting.
A Vineyard Table Ready For Thanksgiving
I know you all are so talented in your decorating, menus, and tablescapes. I would love to hear from you what you have done for your Thanksgiving day!
Wishing you all a Thanksgiving full of love, gratitude, and deliciousness…Bonnie
