For a traditional Thanksgiving look decorate your wooden dining table with vivid red and orange plaid napkins and a matching runner. Clip the napkins with a sleek golden ring for a modernized look and lay them over white glass dinnerware. Finish the look with rattan placemats and white gourds.
30 Creative Thanksgiving Table Décor Ideas To Try This Year
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Published: August 21, 2023
Updated: November 22, 2023
One of the most fun parts of Thanksgiving, besides eating all of the food, is designing and creating an Instagram-worthy table setting to wow your loved ones with. Here we will discuss a few creative Thanksgiving table décor ideas to make you the host of the year.
Thanksgiving and Fall are all about warmth, color, and the incorporation and appreciation of natural elements. So to get you started on a creative centerpiece we’d suggest finding some traditional fall foliage pieces. These can be sprays you find at a local craft store placed within a glamorous vase. Or you can go natural and assemble branches or flower arrangements of your own using plants and materials from your yard. Candles and lighting are a great way to add cozy and mood-setting lighting to your dining space too. Get creative with your candle holders to make this feature more interesting. Using old wood rounds as tealight candle holders is a fantastic way to use natural materials and add a rustic look to your tablescape. Metallic or modern black candle holders are another great option too.
Then, of course, there are the pumpkins. We have seen folks paint these white, neutral tones, or even craft them out of burlap or woven materials. However you decide to fashion them, these are a staple for every Thanksgiving dining table.
There are far more ideas to consider here, hopefully, these will help to get you started. Feel free to check out the design samples below for more specific ideas, too!
02 of Thanksgiving Table Décor With Glamorous Gourds and Flowers
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Soft orange and deep burgundy autumn flowers are arranged within a shiny silver vase in the center of a long wooden dining table. A set of beaded gourds add a glamorous look to the centerpiece. Use hammered gold candle holders to match the metallic glam look.
03 of Classic Red and Orange Autumn Tablescape Setting
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Dark red candlesticks are placed within metallic golden holders along a woven sandy brown and white tablecloth. Arrange orange and white gourds within the center of the table for a classic fall look. Finish off the centerpiece with a large white vase of maple and birch leaves.
04 of White Farmhouse Dining Table With Neutral Thanksgiving Accents
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Woven round jute placemats hold white glass dinnerware over a black plaid runner laid across the center of the table. The metal black dining chairs contribute to a modernized look that balances out the vintage vibes of the fall decor. Add a garland of greenery for natural color.
05 of Simple Thanksgiving Decorations for a Modern Fall Table
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Glossy glass dinnerware is placed over copper charger plates along a wooden dining table. Stagger small tea light candles amongst faux orange and white gourds on an orange-striped table runner within the center of the table for a simple fall centerpiece design.
06 of Modern Farmhouse Thanksgiving Tablescape
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Natural wood candle holders are placed beside two wooden lanterns filled with an array of colorful mini gourds and vibrant fall flowers. For a modern touch use simple white glass dinnerware with matching natural wood charger plates placed beneath and lay neatly folded white napkins over the top.
07 of Thanksgiving Table Décor Ideas With Copper and Gold Accents
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A Thanksgiving dining table with warm fall decor is highlighted with a bold copper turkey centerpiece figurine and a matching plant vase with deep red and orange flowers. Add golden candlesticks, orange gourds, and white dinnerware with decorative orange maple leaf placemats to complete the setting.
08 of Rustic Autumnal Centerpieces for a Small Dining Table
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A wooden trough serves as a Thanksgiving table centerpiece on a white runner with large squat orange pumpkins on either side. Add a pair of smaller black pumpkins for a modern look, and to balance out the vivid red colors from the autumn cut flowers arranged within the trough.
09 of Red, White, and Gold Table Décor for Thanksgiving
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A red and white plaid runner is folded in the center of a table with a bright red tablecloth. White pumpkins are positioned over the runner. Add matching frosted green glass cups, vintage gold-lined white glass plates, red salad plates, and gold silverware to complete this setting.
10 of Unique Blue and White Dining Room Decorations
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Use a fun white globe chandelier like this one with golden accents as a centerpiece over a small round wood dining table with white upholstered chairs. The geometric blue and white drapes coordinate with the coffered blue and white ceilings and blue console table.
11 of Modern Thanksgiving Table Setting With Black Dinnerware
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Match the black accents of this open living and dining space by utilizing black glass dinnerware to set your Thanksgiving table. Matching black candlesticks are placed between colorful gourds in the center of the table. Use neutral gray striped napkins to finish off the look.
12 of Mercury and Frosted Glass Light-up Gourd Centerpieces
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Add a glamorous modern look to your Thanksgiving table with a beautiful mercury glass pumpkin with an interior light paired with frosted white glass-lit pumpkins. A simple magnolia garland adds a pop of green to the neutral runner and looks great with the pinecones and smaller white gourds.
13 of Alternative Colorful Thanksgiving Table Décor Ideas
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Turquoise napkins, gourds, and centerpiece foliage add a unique spin and pop of color to this Thanksgiving dining table. Use bright golden candle holders, candlesticks, and silverware to complement the white dinnerware with whimsical golden leaf detailing. A crystal chandelier adds an even more glamorous look to the space.
14 of Plaid and Burlap Accents for a Thanksgiving Centerpiece
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A wooden pastry stand is placed in the center of a rustic wooden table with black plaid fabric gourds, wooden farmhouse signs, a candle, and cute burlap sunflowers. Complete the centerpiece with the addition of a galvanized sign and a larger wood gourd.
15 of Bright Farmhouse Fall Table Décor
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A magnolia wreath rests beneath a wood serving tray with two orange glass pumpkins positioned along the top with a wood bead garland. Add woven rattan placemats, white scalloped edge dinner plates, and vintage blue and white salad plates to the tablescape for a bright neutral look.
16 of Minimalist Fall Décor With Pumpkins and Gold Accents
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Sleek golden candlestick holders add a modern and glamorous look to this minimalist fall tablescape. Stagger varying sizes of orange gourds within the center of the table over a crocheted doily with a delicate white tablecloth layered beneath it.
17 of Antique Farmhouse Thanksgiving Table Setting Décor
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Intricately painted Thanksgiving dinnerware is placed over woven doily placemats and paired with red plaid napkins tied with green silk bows. Use matching green fabric gourds, tea light candles, a neutral gray plaid runner, and a full fall floral arrangement to complete a rustic and antique Thanksgiving table setting.
18 of Thanksgiving Décor for a Small Farmhouse Dining Table
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Drape a neutral white plaid tablecloth over a rounded wood dining table with vintage farmhouse chairs to lay a rustic foundation for a beautiful Thanksgiving table setting. Wooden candlesticks, farmhouse lanterns, and painted dinnerware are placed strategically around the table for a cozy fall feast.
19 of Modern and Minimalist Thanksgiving Table Setting Layout
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A modular wooden dining table with wooden and rattan chairs is set for the Thanksgiving holiday with neatly arranged mini orange gourds, gold candlesticks, and matching gold lanterns. To finish off this simple centerpiece, add a neutral beige runner and a white glass vase of eucalyptus stems.
20 of Modern Thanksgiving Tablescape With Olive Green Accents
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Beautifully painted white glass plates are placed over scalloped edge black charger plates around a wooden farmhouse dining table with black wooden dining chairs. The olive green paint on dishes is matched by the dark green gourds and large arrangements of white hydrangeas.
21 of Orange and Pastel Green Thanksgiving Table Décor
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Orange glass pumpkins are paired with smaller pastel cream and green pumpkins in the center of a dining table layered with a waffle-textured tablecloth and a grey plaid runner. Use orange candlesticks with golden holders to match the napkins and silverware. Natural rattan woven placemats add an organic look.
22 of Autumn Foliage Centerpiece for a Thanksgiving Table
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A paper flower bouquet is placed in the center of a black dining room table beside a glass terrarium filled with white gourds. Add a textured glass candle holder and stems of vivid red and orange fall foliage to add cozy fall colors to the neutral woven cotton runner.
23 of Modern Fall Table Setting With Black Plates
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A wooden dining table with woven placemats is decorated with black glass dinner plates and white textured salad plates. Add a neutral striped napkin tied with twine to the top of each table setting. Bronze silverware matches the sandy brown woven gourds placed in the center of the table.
24 of Maple Leaf and Pumpkin Autumn Tablescape
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Grey woven placemats are layered with white glass dinner and salad plates around a dark wooden dining table. Add tall black candlesticks with pinecones surrounded by candles, white pumpkins, and rusty orange maple leaves for a simple and organic centerpiece.
25 of Rustic Farmhouse Red and Green Plaid Fall Table Setting
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A red and green plaid runner with fringey edging is draped over the center of a wooden dining table and topped with white and orange pumpkins. Add black farmhouse lanterns and wooden signs over the maple leaf branches for an added rustic look.
26 of Vintage Plaid Table Décor for Thanksgiving
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A red and green plaid table runner drapes over a narrow dining table. Use white gourds to match the white farmhouse chairs and stagger them across the center of the table between pillar candles and a maple leaf garland. Add colorful dishes and chargers to complete the setting.
27 of Neutral Farmhouse Thanksgiving Table Design
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A lightly stained wood dining table is set with a beige cotton runner topped by pastel orange and creamy white pumpkins. Add white pillar candles between the gourds over brown and green maple leaves to contribute earth-toned color. White plates with wood tags and beige napkins complete the tablescape.
28 of Vintage Orange and Bright Blue Thanksgiving Table Setting
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Blue dinner plates are placed over white glass chargers with a boho woven grapevine placemat centered beneath. A vintage orange salad plate and a matching orange napkin with a leather clip complete the place settings, matching the orange and peach flowers and pumpkins in the center of the table.
29 of Neutral White Thanksgiving Table Setting Arrangement
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Paint gourds white and place them along a white wooden serving tray in the center of a natural wood dining table. Use rustic wood logs to hold white candlesticks, mixing in antiqued bronze holders for varying textures. A garland of green foliage with red cranberries adds festive color.
30 of Autumnal Dining Tablescape Idea
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An elegant autumnal dining table, featuring black-and-white pumpkin patterned dinnerware, a tasseled runner, and decoratively carved pumpkins. Set against the white farmhouse chairs you’ll find a matching cabinet adding to this picturesque scene with its own fall decorations.
