by Amber Shannon

Created on: October 16, 2009

Bright bold colors, decor straight from the farm and all things cherished give way to a great gathering place for a fall harvest gathering, Thanksgiving. Use this Thanksgiving as a fresh palate to make a bold statement, make this years centerpiece your own and make your dinner table the most inviting it's ever been with colorful arrangements, great linens and beautiful tableware mixing vintage with new.

Thanksgiving is the time of year to make your table a canvas, painting it not only as a great harvest but as an arrangment of thankfulness and of home. The Thanksgiving table can be the perfect setting to remind your family of not only their many blessing but of simplicity and the country. The table is where your artistic ability comes to life giving your family this holiday a taste of country style and pleasure while dining from a bountiful feast, incorporating classic linens, assortments of silver, glass and vintage dishes, bringing in new memories, old memories and as always sharing these elements with the people we love. Cluster together your favorite styles among the harvest table this holiday adding heirlooms, rustic, old and new, creating stunning inexpensive centerpieces for your Thanksgiving.

Start off decorating your table for this harvest by using great timeless textiles, nothing can dress up a table like a commanding fabric. Pick something with a bold print staying in rhyme with your color scheme, stripes of fall color, prints with a cohesive color palate or even something plain such as wheat, ivory, or brown.

Dress it up

Using clear glass vases you can create any style of centerpiece, clear vases off all shapes and sizes add timeless characteristic to a center piece. Using acorns, pine cones or even wild berries give definition and texture to any arrangment, garnish around your table and around your center piece with cherries, figs and herbs adding more vibrant color to your table. For making a tall statment use flowers, flowers come in all colors complimenting any season and holiday. Arrange your flowers then tie them together using yet another fabric with a different color or pattern, such as if your table linen is a printed cotten with lots of colors use a silk ribbon in a contrasting color giving the eye something softer to look at. You can use small pumpkins, tea lights and squash along with fruit baskets to enrich the flavor and desgin of your Thanksgiving table. When adding napkins to the setting choose a cloth napkin that is darker in color

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