I’m awesome at cooking a meal for one or two people. Four people tops, but when you start getting into catering numbers like the 17 people that will be at my house for Thanksgiving, I pass the torch to my sister. The trade off is that I’m always in charge of decorating the dining room. Seems like a fair trade until you factor in how neurotic I am when it comes to staging the perfect table. There are so many things to consider. Color scheme, seating, floral arrangements. The list goes on.
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. What I usually do to get inspired is I scour the internet for snapshots of beautiful tablescapes, and then I just recreate them in my own dining room, usually at a fraction of the cost thanks in large part to stores like Michael’s, Target, Thrift Stores, and even the Dollar Tree! I rounded up some of my favorite tablescapes so you can get inspired too! It’s not too late to create a beautiful and elegant Thanksgiving.
For more dining room inspiration, check out my Pinterest board Because Dining Rooms & Because Homewares
Oh, that second one is STUNNING! I wonder if I have time to paint at least a few pumpkins…
I love that one too! If you don’t have time to paint a lot of pumpkins at once, I just got back from Target and I saw some matte colored decorative pumpkins for sale. Maybe you can find them already painted!
I love them all! Makes me want to go shopping hahaha
Ha! Totally! Real talk, I went shopping right after I shared this post. #priorities