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Thanksgiving Entertaining Made Easy

Thanksgiving Entertaining Made Easy

Gather your guests and let us take care of the rest!

With a delicious menu of starters, mouth-watering sides, and everyone’s favorite turkey teed up, we gather our friends and families to celebrate gratitude and the tremendous blessings of the season. It is a time of traditions, resurrecting old family favorites and forming new ones with your guests as you enjoy a meal together around the table.

Whether you are aiming for a glamourous, elegant, or casual celebration, make sure to elevate your table with pizazz and charm. The many layers of your table will make your celebration more uniquely you. And, after all, your unique placemats, tapered candles, florals, and special centerpieces will remain on the table hours after the turkey has been polished off.

Read our favorite tips below and have fun scheming up your dream holiday dinner party. Happy Thanksgiving!

Stripes and solids lacquer placemat white turquoise
Navy and white lacquer stripe placemat

Glow Getter

The heart of your Thanksgiving celebration – your table, should be warm and welcoming. To achieve that inviting glow, start with a neutral tablecloth—a simple linen spread does the trick—and top it with these beaded Splatter Placemats at each place setting. We love fringed napkins rolled up inside these gold Rope Napkin Rings. Coupled with gilt flatware and simple glassware, your place settings will really shine.

Tasty snacks on golden platters, piles of Baldwin brass candlesticks fitted with slender, tapered candles, and a few vases of vibrant foliage add an extra dose of sophistication to your tabletop.

Navy rope napkin ring

Harvest Flair

Minimalism more your thing? Keep this year’s table clean and chromatic.

Lay down a solid tablecloth in your neutral of choice, and top it with these circular Reversible Placemats in shocking shades of orange and taupe. Switch sides as you move down the table to help each place setting feel fresh. For a double dose of orange, marry your placemats with sets of our Horn Napkin Rings. The lacquer and horn finish add another touch of modernism to your tablescape. For a metallic punch, try our Zinc and Leather Napkin Rings in taupe instead.

Next time you are at the market, take color and texture cues from nature (while supporting your local farmers), and snap up bouquets of foliage and flowers. Arrange these bouquets and clusters of plums, pomegranates, and citrus around the table for a chic and sustainable centerpiece. Even better, you will have plenty of produce to enjoy after the party’s end. Christmas orange garland, anyone?

Red ombre round placemat

Gilt to the Hilt

Elevate your dinner table with the glow of pearl and flashes of gold.
Let our rosy Pearl Placemats add iridescent shine to your tabletop and create your holiday color scheme. A pink-tinted tablecloth is the perfect backdrop for these elegant placemats topped with gold-rimmed china and gilt flatware. For delightful continuity, add an extra special sparkle with coordinating napkin rings. Use our Pearl Napkin Rings in rose or, for an added dose of flair, try our Pearl Cuff Napkin Rings in pearl and gold to tie up marbled napkins.

Make custom place cards for each guest with rosy accents to keep your color scheme consistent. For the centerpiece, we scattered vases of Tiger Lily and platters of charcuterie down the table for a look that is equal parts smart and chic.

Maasai multi beaded placemat

Color Wonder

For the color-inclined, we recommend a table that pops with fresh takes on traditional Thanksgiving hues. A brilliantly-colored linen tablecloth and coordinating napkins look stylish paired with our Lacquer Striped Placemats in stunning shades of orange and red. These oval beauties look simply stunning matched with our Horn Napkin Rings in a zingy orange.

Reference the brilliant colors of your place settings with your favorite floral china and bouquets of similarly hued dahlias and foliage.
Top off your table with another palatable layer—deliciously plated desserts and sliced blood oranges will have your table smelling divine when guests arrive.

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Virtual Thanksgiving: How to Make It Special This Year

Virtual Thanksgiving: How to Make It Special This Year

Like the rest of 2020, Thanksgiving might look a little different this year.

 
Many of us may choose to forego cross-country travel and large family gatherings in favor of pod celebrations or virtual Thanksgiving get-togethers. But there’s never been a more appropriate time to reflect on gratitude and thankfulness.

And just because you’re swapping family gatherings for Zoom screens doesn’t mean the holiday has to be any less special—in fact, just the opposite. Here’s how to make your virtual Thanksgiving the best one yet. Who knows, you just might find yourself continuing these new traditions year after year.

Set the Table Together

We believe that every good party starts with a thoughtfully-set table. So why not make that a (virtual) activity on its own? Share ideas with loved ones on Pinterest, then Zoom or FaceTime while laying out table settings—whether it’s one or ten. There’s never been a better occasion to go all out.

Start with the linens, then layer in statement placemats and add extra pops with napkin rings, coasters, or colorful glassware before getting creative with a centerpiece (some ideas on that next…).

Make It Personal

If your loved ones can’t be sitting at your table during virtual Thanksgiving, try topping it with things that remind you of them. It doesn’t just have to be family china, either. Set an aunt’s favorite flower as your centerpiece; incorporate mementos like small framed photos or heirlooms across the table to bring thoughts of family and friends to dinner.

Think outside the box: seashells, jewelry boxes, or decorative objects can all become table decor when paired with chic tabletop accessories. Try sterling silver framed photos beside these moonlight placemats and sparkle napkin rings for an elegant winter white look, or go colorful alongside eclectic accessories.

Give New Meaning to “Shared Plates”

While physically sharing might be a no-no right now, social media sharing certainly isn’t. There’s no better time than virtual Thanksgiving to show off your tablescape to the world beyond your dining room. And while we’d always argue that a solo meal is still worthy of a well-set table, if you’re dining alone, let this be another reason to get your table picture perfect

Swap Recipes

While cooking together is on hold, collaborate on dinner with a recipe swap before the holiday. Share your favorite with family and friends, and then incorporate theirs into your own spread—think of it as a new take on potluck style.

Find Gratitude

Finally, with a world in the midst of turbulent change, it’s never been a better time to stop and reflect on what’s good. If you’re with a group (physically or virtually!) have everyone share what they’re grateful for, and turn it into a list you can reflect on all year round.

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