When fall starts to roll around, the weather gets cooler and people tend to spend more time indoors. Whether you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner or simply want to enhance your home for your family and friends, consider spending a little extra time and effort decorating your dining room for fall this year. Here are some inspirational ideas and tips you can use to make your dining room extra special. Choose a Fall Color SchemeWhen decorating your dining room for fall, one of the most important things to consider is what colors you want to use. Fall is known for its warm-toned colors, so consider using decor in colors like deep reds, burnt oranges, golden yellows, rich browns, and rustic greens for your dining room. If you prefer a bit more sparkle, consider adding warm metallic hues of gold, brass, copper, or rose gold. For a more unique designer look, add in some less traditional fall colors, such as pink, navy blue, eggplant, and white. Don't ignore the current color of your dining room and other adjacent rooms in your home when selecting a color scheme. All colors need to work together to create a cohesive fall interior design. LinensTable linens are a key element of decorating your dining room for fall. You can select a table runner, tablecloth, placemats, and/or cloth napkins. Your table linens must work together to complement your color scheme. Linens can be basic so that they do not draw attention from your table decor, or your linens can be a focal point. If you want your linens to be a background element, consider selecting plain white for an elegant look or burlap for a more rustic look. If you want your linens to be a focal point, consider using linens with a pattern, such as plaid/tartan, or a bold color, such as cranberry or even a metallic bronze or gold. DishesYour dishes and silverware also play a part in your overall fall decor. Basic white dishes or plain clear glass dishes will allow your food to be the focal point. If you want your dishes to be a focal point, you can select dishes with a fall inspired pattern or fun color. Be careful not to go too juvenile with your patterns. A plate with a very detailed realistic-looking pumpkin is great, but a plate with a cartoon-looking pumpkin tends to look cheap. CenterpieceThe focal point of a dining room is usually the dining table centerpiece. Common centerpiece elements for fall include pumpkins, gourds, candles, flowers, and green foliage. Also consider some less common, but appropriate for fall, centerpiece elements, such as dried grapevine wreath, dried flowers, twigs, fruit, and fabric ribbons. The designer trick for making your centerpiece look extra special is to vary the height to add interest. Make sure you do not make the centerpiece too tall to block the view of people on opposite sides of the table. Extra FlairIf you want to add some extra flair to your dining room to take it over-the top, consider adding fall decor to other places in the room. You can decorate your sideboard or buffet with more fall items to complement your dining table. Also consider swapping out your wall art for different art with a autumn feel or color scheme. You can even add autumn decor to the top of your picture frames. You can swap out your dining room rug for one that has the colors in your fall color scheme. Also consider adding some decorations to your chandelier to make it feel more like fall.
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Thanksgiving is a time to gather with friends and family to celebrate. Decorating for Thanksgiving should show that the host or hostess was thoughtful of the guests and spent a little extra time to ensure that everything looks a little special so that people want to spend a little extra time together sitting at the dining room table. Some people prefer to decorate a dining table with bold colors, however others prefer neutral colors. Here are a few designer tips and tricks for how to decorate a dining table in a neutral color scheme. What is Your Definition of Neutral?Most people consider neutral colors to be white, gray, and black. Other people include beige, taupe, ivory, and cream as a neutral. Some people consider silver as a neutral, while others include gold also as a neutral. When decorating for Thanksgiving, some people consider orange a neutral because of the color of pumpkins. Some people also include green as a neutral because of the color of greenery. You decide which colors you consider to be neutrals for your Thanksgiving centerpiece. A designer tip is to make sure to consider your dining room color scheme and the color schemes of the adjacent rooms when selecting which neutral colors you want to include in your Thanksgiving tablescape. Texture is EverythingWhen decorating with neutral colors, the overall effect can be very boring if all of the items used have the same texture. In order to have an exciting neutral Thanksgiving tablescape, you must incorporate several different textures. You can use items that are soft, rough, bumpy, spiky, fluffy, velvety, silky, smooth, coarse, fuzzy, or wrinkly. Use Different ShapesAlso consider using different shapes in your neutral Thanksgiving tablescape to create variety. You an use round and rectangular, cylinders and boxes, pyramid shapes and spheres. A designer tip is to use abstract shapes because they are especially interesting. The Base LayerConsider what you want at the bottom of your tablescape. Many people will want to use a tablecloth on their dining table. Some people want to use a table runner. Others want to use placemats. You can use one or several of the base layers mentioned above to start building your Thanksgiving tablescape. You can use a solid base layer, a textural base layer, or a patterned base layer. A designer tip is that your base layer does not need to be made out of fabric - it can be made out of wicker, bamboo, rattan, moss, or most any material imaginable. The Right TablewareThanksgiving is a time to be a bit over the top since you will be spending so much time sitting at the table. If you have fancy tableware, now is the time to use it. Use your good dishes, silver, and crystal. For extra designer flair, purchase special Thanksgiving themed salad plates #ad to use with your basic white china. Feel free to mix in some unique pieces in with your existing pieces, such as a rattan charger #ad and a cabbage dinner plate #ad. A Thanksgiving themed gravy boat would be a fun accessory. Create a Stunning CenterpieceThe centerpiece of your Thanksgiving dining table should be a bit over the top to catch everyone's attention and make a statement. Just make sure the centerpiece is not too tall so that people can see each other across the table. You can use different types of greenery, pine cones, candles of varying heights, flowers, pumpkins of various colors, pheasant feathers, or whatever you can dream up. Consider using greenery, twigs, and other items from your garden to supplement store bought items and enhance your Thanksgiving centerpiece. A designer tip is to consider how your Thanksgiving tablescape might transition to become a Christmas tablescape by simply removing a few items from your centerpiece and adding a few items in a Christmas style. Add Accessories and Personal TouchesYou might want to add some additional accessories or a few personal touches to your Thanksgiving tablescape to make it extra special. Some accessories to consider are cloth napkins folded in a unique way, Thanksgiving themed napkin rings #ad, place cards, and/or a small menu for each guest, Some personalized touches to consider adding to your tablescape are older family photos, thank you notes or notes of gratitude specifically created for each guest, or a small gift for each guest to take home with them.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to share food with family and friends. Many people like to decorate their home seasonally, and decorating for Thanksgiving is no exception. Whether your style is traditional or modern, colorful or muted, over the top or subtle, you can decorate your dining room to suit your personal style. Here are some ideas for decorating a dining table for Thanksgiving. Form Follows FunctionThink about what food items, dishes, glasses, and other items you want to put on your Thanksgiving dining table before you start decorating for Thanksgiving. Will the food be put on plates in the kitchen, on the dining room server, or will the platters of food be placed on the table? If you have a large decorative centerpiece and want to serve food on the table, make it easily removable so that it doesn't get in the way when dinner starts. If you wish to keep the decorations on the table instead of the turkey, make sure the decorations are low enough that everyone's sight lines to each other are not blocked. You can even create a basic dining room tablescape and add some items to it for fall, then add a few more items for Halloween, then remove those items and add some items to it to transition into Thanksgiving. Tablecloth or PlacematYour table cloth or place mat is the ideal place to create a color scheme for your Thanksgiving dinner table. You can even use a decorative scarf or accent fabric on top of a simple tablecloth you already own. Using the fabric as a jumping off point, you can select a traditional color scheme of fall colors using orange, yellow, and burgundy, or you can select a more modern color scheme using less color and more metallics. If you like pastel colors, then go with that. Don't be afraid to be a little unconventional and unique. For a more classic look, a white tablecloth is almost always appropriate. A textural neutral tablecloth adds warmth the dining table and serves as a calming element for a bold centerpiece. CenterpieceAn array of fall vegetables is a nice option for a Thanksgiving dining table centerpiece. You can use different sized pumpkins, gourds, and ornamental corn in a bowl, on a platter, or in a cornucopia to add to the Thanksgiving mood. A floral bouquet is always a nice touch, especially if the flowers incorporate the colors of your color scheme. Fall colored leaves are very popular as well as old family photos and bouquets of twigs or wheat. Pine cones and acorns add a nice texture to dining room tablescapes. Fine ChinaDon't forget to use your fine china and crystal during Thanksgiving dinner. Consider using a decorative charger to add color to your basic white china. A woven bamboo charger or another textural material makes plain white china look more interesting. CandlesCandles are a nice addition to the Thanksgiving dinner table. Make sure to keep fire safety in mind, especially if there will be young children passing plates at the table. Consider using non traditional brown metallic candle holders or orange candles to add color to the table. You can also use a hurricane glass filled with decorations and a candle (be careful the decorations don't catch on fire). The hurricane glass can be filled with small pumpkins, colorful leaves, pine cones, or most anything else you can think of. For a classic look, antique brass candlesticks with white candles is a timeless choice. Consider mixing and matching different candlesticks or different candle sizes for a more unique Thanksgiving tablescape. Napkin RingsNapkin rings on cloth napkins are a nice touch to add extra flair during Thanksgiving. There are many different styles to choose from. The napkin rings can even coordinate with your candle holders. If you want to be creative, you can make your own napkin rings with fall themes of pumpkins, corn, feathers, turkeys, and orange colors. Napkin rings can be all the same, or you can vary them slightly in color or pattern, but try to keep the shape and size consistent so your tablescape feels cohesive and well designed. Place CardsFor a more formal Thanksgiving dinner, consider using place cards with everyone's names on them. For an added special touch, you can add a personalized note on the place card saying why you are thankful for that particular guest. Instead of place cards, consider personalizing napkins with the guest's name on the napkin using paint or embroidery. Kids TableIf you have a separate kids table for Thanksgiving dinner, make sure to give just as much thought (if not more) to the decorations of that table. Make it feel less like a secluded table in the kitchen and more like a table that is better and more fun than the main dining table. Here are some dining room images for decorating inspiration.......
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