EntertainingPretty, Natural Thanksgiving Tablescape November 3, 2014 This week, I’m joining a group of some of my favorite bloggers to share our take on Thanksgiving. We’re sharing tablescapes, recipes, traditions, and thankful hearts. Come gather ’round my table and join us! I’ve been so excited about this series because Thanksgiving is one of those times that reminds me why I do what I do. I love pretty things. I love discovering style and beauty in the everyday and surrounding myself with it. It’s easy to get lost in the details. It’s easy to get lost in pretty vintage fabrics and pattern mixing. Metallics. Textures. Details. It’s so easy to forget. Easy to forget that setting a pretty table isn’t about all of these little things. It’s about the people that will gather round. It’s about the reason that we gather and share over the breaking of bread. Thanksgiving reminds me of what all gatherings should be. At Thanksgiving, we gather with a distinct purpose. Gratitude. Giving of thanks. Each person around us has meaning and each day has purpose. But oh how easy I forget. When I design a tablescape, it isn’t for the flowers and the ambiance. It’s for the people. But I always have to remind myself not to believe the lie that this purpose and this meaning is somehow above or holier than creating beauty. Recognizing the meaning in gatherings, relationships, and life doesn’t take away from our calling to create. They go hand in hand. And that’s why I do this. I create because something inside me is drawn to beauty and I can’t not create. It’s my way of giving of myself and sharing love with those that matter to me. It’s not about showing off or supporting some image of the perfect entertainer, designer, homemaker, mother, wife, or friend. It’s about opening up a home that you’ve made and welcoming others into it with hospitality and transparency. I don’t set a pretty table to say I’m perfect, but instead to say, “Come gather round. I created this because that’s who I am. And because you matter.” In the purest, deepest way, we all matter. The creators matter. The style-seekers matter. And this beauty we create MATTERS. It’s a simplistic, life-giving truth. This Thanksgiving, I want to dwell on this and live in the simple. Not a simple where pretty tablescapes and decorations don’t exist, but a simple where life is shared around the table, perfection is a four-letter word, and beauty is embraced. The beauty of a well-set table. The beauty of laughter drifting over candlelight. The beauty of lives lived well and lives about to begin. That beautiful place where vintage florals mix with sage dressing and copper mixes with clinking of glass, and we all take deep, satisfying breaths because all feels right in our worlds. Sparkle meets the rough. Hands are clasped, prayers are said, and though the sadness and loss of the past year lingers, the hope of the new fills the spaces in between. Tablescape details and sources: The vintage floral fabric was my inspiration for this entire tablescape. I had enough to stretch across as a tablecloth and love the backdrop it provides. The polka dot napkins are fabric from Joann’s cut using my 1-minute DIY napkin tutorial. The place cards are navy glitter scrapbook paper also from Joann’s. The names are written in my favorite gold paint pen: Decorator’s Touch in Gold Leaf (Joann’s). Copper Candelabra – DIY Navy Candles – Wilson’s Eucalyptus – Trader Joe’s Wood Chargers – DIY Blue Glasses – Yard sale find Brass and Copper Vases – found at thrift stores and yard sales *** This week, I hope you’ll join me and some lovely friends of mine as we share our take on creating thankful beauty for our families. The next stop on our tour is my talented friend, Shannon, at Burlap and Lace. And don’t forget to stop in at the rest of Monday’s Tours: Run to Radiance Eclectically Vintage Simple Stylings Tuesday’s Tours: Jones Design Company Brittany Makes Primitive & Proper Charming in Charlotte Wednesday’s Tours: Southern Hospitality My Fabuless Life Dwellings by Devore Rain on a Tin Roof Dimples and Tangles Thursday’s Tours: Number Fifty-three DIY Playbook Sand & Sisal This, That, & Life Friday’s Tours: Tatertots and Jello Julie Blanner Fieldstone Hill Design The Chronicles of Home Finding Home *** For more Entertaining and tablescape inspiration, click here. Check out our most popular topics: Subscribe to our daily feed to make sure you don’t miss any Daily Doses of Style!
Lindsay says November 3, 2014 at 9:24 am Thanks Julia! I love taking a fresh spin on traditional holiday colors. Reply
Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage says November 3, 2014 at 7:31 am So true – we just can’t help ourselves – keep on creating! Gorgeous table – perfectly eclectic! Reply
Lindsay says November 3, 2014 at 9:24 am Thank you Kelly! “Eclectic” means so much coming from you 🙂 Reply
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says November 3, 2014 at 7:56 am I love the copper, so pretty. You always mix things together in such an uninexpected and lovely way. The wood chargers with the floral and polka dot fabrics is so perfect. Beautiful tablescape. Reply
Lindsay says November 3, 2014 at 9:23 am Thank you, Marty! I love this tablescape and want to host a dinner just to enjoy it! Reply
Lara says November 3, 2014 at 8:20 am Beautiful…..I love how you’ve put all the colors together! I live in Greenville too and have been looking for the eucalyptus like you have on your table setting and can’t find it in bulk at a good price. Would you mind sharing where you found yours? Reply
Lindsay says November 3, 2014 at 9:22 am Hi Lara! It’s listed at the end of the post in my sources: Trader Joe’s 🙂 They have a great selection and a great price! Reply
Lara says November 3, 2014 at 2:14 pm Thank you so much–my apologies! I got so excited that I failed to look far enough :/ Reply
Shannon says November 3, 2014 at 10:06 am This is gorgeous, Lindsay! I love your blue glasses so much. And the pop of copper! Love it. I also bought eucalyptus from TJs for my floral arrangement, doesn’t it smell fantastic? Thanks so much for hosting! Reply
Tania // Run To Radiance says November 3, 2014 at 10:45 am Gorgeous! I could see this in a magical woods setting with a few deers gracefully hovering in the background…it’s fairy-tale. I love it! Reply
Kim @ Sand & Sisal says November 3, 2014 at 12:41 pm What a lovely table Lindsay! You have created such a casual and welcoming tablescape that I know your guests will love. I’m giggling over your blue glasses…. I grew up with the same ones, but it olive green. Seeing those brought a rush of happy childhood memories back for me! Blessing to you this Thankful season! KIM Reply
Kayla @ KR Dixon Designs says November 3, 2014 at 2:10 pm Beautifully said. I’m looking forward to this month of gratitude and thankfulness. Thanks for sharing you heart as well as your lovely design skills! Reply
Lisa @ Shine Your Light says November 3, 2014 at 6:02 pm So pretty! I especially love your wood chargers and the copper elements!! Reply
Anneke at This, That and Life says November 3, 2014 at 11:47 pm It makes all the difference when a table is set with love ~ this is beautiful Lindsay! Reply
Summer says November 3, 2014 at 11:54 pm This is beautiful Lindsay! I love the rustic with the polka dots and copper! So perfectly charming and all you! Reply
Jenna Sue says November 4, 2014 at 5:38 pm This tablescape is amazing and your 1-minute napkin tutorial just changed my life! Thank you!! Reply
kathy says November 6, 2014 at 8:39 am Thank you for that lovely post. Pretty things are great but it’s the people that matter most. We all need perspective and you did that so eloquently! Reply
angela says November 6, 2014 at 9:44 am So pretty! Especially love the linens and copper! Angela @ Number Fifty-Three Reply
Jenna says November 6, 2014 at 4:04 pm I love all your touches of copper, Lindsay! Its the perfect touch to the table! Reply
Penny says September 13, 2016 at 2:30 pm I absolutely adore this table landscape you so artistically created!! So inspiring! I know I may be a bit late to ask but, would you mind telling me where you purchased the beautiful tablecloth/fabric? Thanks in advance! Reply
Lindsay says September 14, 2016 at 8:54 am Thank you so much! This is still one of my favorites ever. The floral background fabric is vintage and my mom has kept it in her stash forever. The napkin fabric is from Joann’s! Reply
Eden Passante says October 16, 2016 at 10:15 pm Beautiful! Love the colors and the combination of table cloth and napkins! Reply
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