I’m Thankful for this table.
ByMy first year hosting Thanksgiving. Family=awesome. Turkey=delicious. Festivities=perfect. Let’s fast forward through all the hullabulloo and get to the important stuff: the decorating.
First up: Napkins. Let’s be honest, paper napkins are easy and can be thrown away. But do you really want to use paper napkins for a holiday get together for your family? I don’t. And my mom would be appalled (as would I.) Cloth napkins were definitly the way to go, but plain napkins just weren’t enough for me. So I settled on two colors, khaki and coral. I used brown fabric paint and a thin brush to paint “eat” in cursive on each napkin. They ended up being the perfect pop of color for the table.
Here’s the rundown on how the table decor is assembled:
Layer 1 = Linen tablecloth. I chose a very simple natural linen from the fabric store and had them cut 5 yards (we had our kitchen table at the end of the dining room table, it was rather long) I left the edges raw and didn’t add anything to the fabric, I wanted it to be a neautral background.
Layer 2 = Ribbon. Three widths and two colors (gold and dark brown) Are adhered to the table cloth with double stick tape. No pieces, three LONG strips.
Layer 3 = Candles. I wanted ridiculous amounts of candles. I bought the ball candles, small pillar candles and tea lights with glass holders at various heights. The different shapes of candles were then arranged on the table in “artful disarray”. It was pretty magnificent seeing them all lit up!
Layer 4 = I’ll call them ‘colorful balls’. These had been bunches on sticks meant to be additional decoration for floral arrangements, but I pulled them apart and spread them up and down the center of the table, careful to keep them away from the candle flames.
Layer 5 = Table setting. Our everyday white dishes and clear glasses looked pretty happy on the printed paper placemats (why am I okay with paper placemats but not napkins? Who knows, I’m an enigma) My pretty napkins topped the plates and plain ol’ silverware finshed ‘er off. Boom: perfect Katie table.
