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Thanksgiving table setting ideas9/23/2023 ![]() Resist your natural inclination to pair these plates with deep yellow or mustard hues. Liven up the usual brown-and-white (or turkey-themed) plates by mixing in cool colors and warm woven textures.Ä«rown plus even more brown often results in a lackluster holiday table. Make sure the berries are long enough to drape loosely over the sides to achieve a more dramatic effect. Then give a little extra texture to the two arrangements with a few scabiosas and berry clippings. Fill each of the vessels with a combination of white roses and dried hydrangeas to set a calm, neutral tone that won't compete with the vibrant patterned tablecloth. Start out with two similar-but not identical-vases to help create an effortless, pulled-straight-from-the-cabinet effect. Calligraphed place cards rest in rattan holders that could easily appear on a casual spring table. Mixing high tapers and low votives provides the optimal candle glow. Perforated votive holders and the Sunday Shop's Rope Taper Candles in Terrain brass candlesticks create flickering light in an offbeat way. ![]() Low, amber-colored water glasses from Hawkins New York counter the dressiness of bell-shaped goblets (Blanco Wine Glass cb2.com). ![]() The napkins may be starched, but we chose dusty blue from Sferra Fine Linens rather than pure white. The trick to keeping fancy tables from feeling fussy is compromise. The bright block-printed tablecloth (made of Schuyler Samperton's Woodley in Poppy) pushes the palette toward teal, deep rose, and straw rather than browns and golds. While there's no changing the formality of these two heirlooms-Haviland's Silver Anniversary fine china and Gorham's Strasbourg silver (both available from )- you can infuse modern energy into the table with colorful linens. We decided to go with bold teal and rose accent colors instead of the traditional autumn-themed accents. ![]() If your special occasion china is simple like the one here, that means you have an unlimited amount of choices when it comes to setting the table. Hector Manuel Sanchez Produced: Page Mullins ![]()
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