Embrace Autumn With These 20 Thanksgiving Decoration Ideas
Show your gratitude with stylish decor.
Whether you're hosting your entire family for Thanksgiving dinner or are just looking for ways to style your fall decor, these festive ideas have you covered. Keep reading for all the Thanksgiving inspo!
1. Roll Out Festive Greetings
Greet guests with a Thanksgiving doormat featuring a festive greeting, a holiday symbol, or a combo of both. You'll also be thankful that your floors stay clean since everyone's shoes will be rid of dirt or fall leaves.
Give your fireplace a festive makeover with a few pieces of harvest-themed decor like gold candle holders, gourds, and greenery. In the image above, we love how the soft neutral palette and greenery works well for Thanksgiving as well as the rest of autumn.
Emphasize Turkey Day with one, two, or several turkey figurines. Place them on your entryway table or use them as fun dining table accents.
Add pops of Thanksgiving hues like orange, red, and yellow to your home with a few well-placed floral arrangements. Start with a bare corner that could use some autumnal charm and go from there.
Replace or add to your existing throw pillows with Thanksgiving- or fall-themed throw pillows. Opt for pillows with holiday slogans, charming fall symbols, or turkeys for the best look.
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You can always use Thanksgiving pillow covers to transform everyday throw pillows. Once the holiday is over, you can replace them with Christmas-themed covers.
6. Use Seasonal Serveware
Elevate your kitchen shelves, stovetop, dining table, or sideboard with serveware for the season. We're talking pumpkin-shaped Dutch ovens or soup bowls, plates or serving platters with painted turkeys, or turkey-shaped gravy boats.
Mushrooms are in – and they're making an appearance in Thanksgiving displays. Use felt mushrooms for a rustic, cozy feel or elevate your space with gold or carved wood mushrooms. Add to the fall woodland vibe with decorative acorns, woodland creature figurines, and faux moss.
Cast a warm glow on Thanksgiving gatherings with candle lanterns. These cozy decor pieces add rustic charm wherever they go, whether they're used as part of a front porch display, as a dining table centerpiece, or as bookends on a fireplace mantel.
Beautiful centerpieces can help convey the care and gratitude you have for your friends or loved ones at Thanksgiving. Try a largescale display of fall branches or a decorative bowl filled with an assortment of gourds, pumpkins, or pine cones to capture the harvest feel.
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Check out our guide 14 Thanksgiving Centerpiece Ideas to Transform Your Dining Table to find even more inspiration for setting the table in style.
10. … Or Make the Most of Your Sideboard
If you don't have enough room on the dining table, a sideboard is the best spot to set up a showstopping autumnal display. Place a large vase arrangement in the center and fill in around it with candles and serveware.
Ideal for both Thanksgiving dinner and more casual fall meals, plaid tablecloths are great for making the table feel cozy. The warm fall colors and clean-lined pattern works well with any Thanksgiving spread. Include matching plaid napkins for each table setting to keep the tablescape cohesive, or go for a set of mismatched plaid napkins in similar colors for a more eclectic look. Aside from tabletop decor, plaid throw blankets and pillows can be used to decorate your seating area.
Have fun with a harvest wreath display! Incorporate wreaths with faux or dried sprigs of hay, berries, fall foliage, faux pumpkins, and warm florals to fill your walls with abundance.
For this Thanksgiving display, you'll need two cake stands (the base cake stand should be slightly larger) and an assortment of decorative pumpkins or gourds. You can recreate this look on your dining table, entryway table, sideboard, or kitchen counter for an equally stylish result.
One easy way to switch up your seasonal decor is by adding Thanksgiving-themed wall art. Painted signs with harvest-inspired phrases are the perfect piece to complete an inviting entryway or above the serving station.
Wow your guests by adding twisted branches and berry sprigs to your dining room chandelier! This elevated decoration leaves plenty of room on the table for food and tableware.
Make sure that your front porch feels as inviting as your dinner table with a bit of festive decor. Set the tone with a vibrant orange wreath and encourage post-dinner hangouts by adding cozy outdoor throw pillows and blankets to porch seating.
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Looking for more ways to decorate your front porch? Check out our guide 20 of the Coziest Outdoor Thanksgiving Decor Ideas to find inspiration.
17. Play With Plum
Create a fun, moody atmosphere with plum purple details on your tablescape or throughout your home. This elegant table setting shows that you don't always need the color orange to convey a Thanksgiving theme.
Go for a French-country vibe this Thanksgiving with a few well-placed bird cages and seasonal foliage. Fill the bird cages with mini pumpkins, pomegranates, or pears for a cool look.
Welcome guests or help your neighborhood get in the spirit with a turkey inflatable. If Thanksgiving inflatables aren't your style, there are plenty of festive signs and outdoor figurines to dress up your yard.
Decorate with white, pink, or gold faux pumpkins and dyed fall foliage to show your gratitude and demonstrate your glam-i-fied Thanksgiving style!
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Need more inspiration? Check out the 16 Best Thanksgiving Decorations To Elevate Your Seasonal Style.
