10 Simple and Elegant Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas

10 Simple and Elegant Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas using natural elements and finds including pinecones, fruits, leaves and more. 

10 Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas Using Natural Elements and Finds

I personally love a beautiful tablescape, especially if they are easy to put together and use natural elements. After searching  Pinterest I found 10 Simple and Elegant Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas which all include natural elements including pumpkins, fruit, pinecones and even a little plaid.

After the Thanksgiving feast is planned, it is on to the table. Remember that you already have a lot going on with turkey day meal prep, cooking, baking and of course enjoying time with your family and friends. Don’t overcomplicate your thanksgiving tablescape, let the star of the show be the turkey and the pumpkin pie.

How to Make a Simple Thanksgiving Tablescape

Setting a festive table is easy especially if you take inspiration from the fall season. You can put together a beautiful table with natural elements from your garden, “leftovers” from Halloween and gathered items from your house.

• The first step to creating a tablescape is looking for inspiration, visit Pinterest, your favorite blogs, magazines, TikTok, Instagram, etc.
• Once you have your “theme” or color scheme gather your supplies.
• Pull out cloth napkins or linens napkins, napkin rings, fine china, name cards and flatware. If you do not have enough place settings simply mix and match with your everyday pieces.
• Add fruits, vegetables, pumpkins, gourds, twigs, antlers, leaves, you can use anything you can think of or that you can find, it will all look beautiful.
• Bring out your family table linens or a swath of fabric, a plaid blanket, a burlap table runner or even a scarf.
• Add votive candles, pillar candles and taper candles to your favorite brass candle holders for ambiance and light.
• Personalize the place-settings with place cards. Let the kids create the cards with colored paper and crayons or your could use your fanciest script to make your dinner party it a little more formal.

Looking for Thanksgiving centerpiece ideas?

Natural elements for a Thanksgiving centerpiece and tablescape designs

• mini white pumpkins, gourds and squash
• fall leaves
• foraged wildflowers, dried hydragneas, weeds, branches or leafy stems
• grocery store flowers
• pine cones and acorns
• cotton stems
• antlers
• seed pods
• seasonal fruits, pomegranate, apples, pears

White Pumpkins & Foraged Berries

Nora Murphy always creates a warm comforting home and tablescape. Here she used white pumpkins and foraged berries paired with vintage napkins and dishes.

Pumpkin & Dried Leaves

Image Pinterest via West Elm

This tablescape from West Elm is simple and pairs vintage plaid blankets, pumpkins and tree branches.

Apples, Pinecones, and Greenery

Cheirished Bliss

Ashley from Cherished Bliss created a beautiful tablescape using a plaid throw from Walmart, boxwood clippings, apples, mini pumpkins and pinescones. Simple and cosy.

Southern Living

This tablescape from Southern Living is easy to replicate. Fall foliage, apples, burlap and mismatched plates are used to create an old fashioned family holiday dinner, The more the merrier, invite your family, fiends and neighbors. If you need extra place settings mix and match with what you have or add some from the local thrift store.

Image Ruffled

Although this is actually a wedding tablescape there are so many great ideas for your holiday table; twigs, trailing ivy, pears, apples and pomegranates all elements that are easily found.

As for the stunning flower arrangement I personally would need a lot of help to create anything like that, flower arranging it not my forte but perhaps you are? If not you could make something a little more simple.

Image Frauherzblut via Pinterest

Isn’t this tablescape gorgrous? Fruit, candles, bottles, collected vases and a pop of color from grocery store flowers. The colors are not what one would think of as “traditional fall colors” but the jewel tones are moody and elegant.

Pumpkins

This tablescape is another that is easy to replicate, a plaid blanket or scarf, everyday dishes, vintage brass candle holders and a dough bowl filled with pumpkins.

Image Le Cultivateur

 Le Cultivateur created a diy tablescape with a riser and candlesticks that she made with simple items from Hobby Lobby and nature. Then she added mini pumpkins, crabapples and some touches of greenery.

Magnolia Leaves

Image Snippet & Ink

Make or buy a magnolia leaf garland, then add a few white pillar candles and your table is ready for dinner. You could also use this beautiful garland for Christmas, I would add a few colored ornaments along with the candles.

 Snippet & Ink has an easy tutorial if you want to make your own magnolia table runner for your Thanksgiving table or to use for Christmas.

A Solitary Pumpkin

Julie Blanner

An elegant table can be set with a leftover pumpkin on a bed of greens with a few grocery store white roses tucked in the sides. A beautiful, simple and easy tablescape which is exactly what we need on a day that is all about family and food.

Need more inspiration? Here are 11 more Fall Tablescapes you might like to inspire your holiday table.

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Until Next Time

Creating a festive feel this holiday season is easy, just use what you have or what you can forage. Scour the thrift stores ahead of time just in case you need extra flatware, glasses or plates.

Remember, the best and most beautiful Thanksgiving table is not about what is on it but who is around it.

I hope that you find a little inspiration here to create a beautiful table setting  to celebrate a wonderful day with your family and friends. Have a great day and a blessed holiday season.

If you need a few Thanksgiving dessert ideas why not try, Pumpkin Panna Cotta, 10 Thanksgiving Desserts That Are Not Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake with Praline Topping, Slab Apple Pie, Apple Blondies, Cranberry Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta, Cranberry Pear Crumble Bars. 

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On My Radar~ Thanksgiving