Thanksgiving Table Options

Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week?  I’ve been enjoying my lolly-gagging November and just like that, turkey day is around the corner! I ordered my fresh turkey this a.m. and have begun meal planning.  The good news is that I will have my foodie son home from Washington, DC. I will be so grateful to have his cooking expertise in the kitchen.

Today, I am sharing some place setting thoughts with you.  I typically use the same dishes (Johnson Brothers Windsor Ware) for Thanksgiving because they represent the colors of the season. This was last year’s table. See post here.

Once I decide on a place setting then I can start creating the centerpiece. Here are some centerpiece inspiration photos that I like.  Below is from Casa de Perrin:

From Birch Lane:

I have several different chargers.  I tend to do the same one every year, but maybe it’s time to mix it up a bit. Today, I spent some time playing around with two different plates styles and various chargers.

Here is what I typically do…dark wood scalloped charger with my Johnson Brothers plate. For this photo shoot, I used some vintage muslin sheets as a tablecloth because they are more cream than white.

Same plate on a silver beaded charger.  I didn’t think these would go together, but what do you think?

This brass charger seems a bit too small.

Larger brushed gold one-a bit better.

Here is the largest of the chargers. Designed by Leslie Roy, the underside of the scalloped glass is gold leaf.

The white with gold trim place setting is from Pottery Barn~~ on the dark wood charger.  I think if I were to use this, I would jazz up the tablecloth with a pattern or color. Not sure I like the cream napkin against the white plate.

I don’t know which combination I like the best, however, I will probably do my napkin on the plate or to the side with a sprig of rosemary or thistle.

I have these wood chargers on order from Home Depot (on sale), however, they might be too rustic or too yellow? Decisions…..decisions!

Do you have a favorite?

What makes your Thanksgiving table special?