I stepped outside of my normal neutral color scheme for Thanksgiving and decided to go for a rustic glam Thanksgiving table. I’m not entirely sure what that means, but I do know that I really wanted to use my grandma’s China, last seen in my the guest bedroom/office makeover. While the floral pattern leans more spring than fall, the navy napkins and dark pink roses offer some nice jewel tones more fitting for the season. I borrowed these plates from the wall in the guest room, though there is a lot more where this came from. Like two huge crates of China currently sitting in parents’ basement…
Rustic Glam Thanksgiving Table
I started withe three white pumpkins and my favorite neutral plaid table runner purchased from HomeGoods. Someone remind me next year to buy more white pumpkins when I see them. I wanted to add a few more, but they are nowhere to be found by Nov. 1. The greenery is mostly clipped from the yard. Happy to finally find a use for it! The vine actually made it really easy to work with and curve around the pumpkins and cascade over the glass cake stand. And of course, free is always good!
A touch of glam for Thanksgiving
A few roses are placed among the pumpkins, and a few more are at each place setting. The rest of the roses are housed in two glass vases, flanking the centerpiece. Quick tip – these are actually two clear glasses rather than vases. When looking for something to hold flowers, don’t limit yourself to traditional vases. Basically anything that holds water will work! I didn’t want the vases to compete with the centerpiece and the size of these worked perfectly for the amount of roses on hand and were also a perfect height.
Vintage China with navy napkins
Which leads me to another tip. Personally, while tall centerpieces look amazing in photos, they aren’t as practical if you want to actually use the table. Oddly, guests tend to want to see each other during a family meal 😉
Gold votives
Playing off the gold rim on the dishes, a few gold candle holders are scattered about the table. I use the little battery-operated tea lights in candles so no need to worry about them burning out.
Do you use family China or heirlooms during your Thanksgiving dinner?
Shared on Tablescape Thursday, Creative Circle, Chic on a Shoestring Budget
Beautiful!
Hi Jenn, Your table is beautiful! Pumpkins certainly do disappear earlier than I would like as I found when I wanted to replenish my planters after little yard creatures made off with some of mine. Your grandmother’s china is so dainty with such clear colors, and the rose/pumpkin combo works perfectly with them! I hope you will open those other crates and find more goodies! Linda
The table is so pretty, Jenn! I love the china and would like to have some beautiful ones. How great it is to have a cabinet full of them passed down? Anyway, I love your tips, too. I too would use anything that holds water to put fresh flowers. I set my table with a few tall candles but once it’s time to eat, you know they are coming off to make room for eating. Lovely table setting!!
Thank you so much Zan!
Your tablescape looks so pretty Jenn! I love that you were able to use china that was passed down to you, it adds so much character! What a beautiful and glamorous table!
Thanks, Sabrina! It’s way more glam than I normally go but it was fun to do something different!
I love your tablsescape!! All the fresh greenery and roses is just so elegant. Love the neutral table runner too. So sweet you were able to use the china – it looks like it matches perfectly with the roses.
Sarah, thanks so much for your comment! I did get lucky with the roses (from Costco) – the last pink bouquet they had!
I LOVE your tablescape, Jenn! It really does look glamorous!
And that china – swoon! What a great heirloom.
XO! Vanessa
Thanks, Vanessa! You all are inspiring me to use the china more often!
I love the look of the pink roses with the white pumpkins and your “roadsideia” greenery…absolutely charming and perfect with your grandmother’s beautiful china. I hope that you will dig the rest of it out of the garage and begin to use it frequently, even if just for tuna fish sandwiches or peanut butter and jam sandwiches. Your grandmother is smiling because you are a good steward of her lovely gifts to you. Is the china a Castleton pattern, one of the fine American companies that begin to flourish around 1938, right before WWII, when European chinas could no longer be shipped across the ocean because of the German ships of war. Anyway, great job and a good eye for design. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for inviting us for a peek. Cherry Kay
Thank you Cherry Kay! Great eye – it is Castleton in the Sunnybrooke pattern. Really appreciate you sharing some of the background on Castleton!
Oh my goodness LOVE THIS. So elegant and unexpected. The roses and pumpkins! You Granmother’s china! So lovely.
Thank you Lora!
Oh my goodness LOVE THIS. So elegant and unexpected. The roses and pumpkins! Your Grandmother’s china! So lovely.
This is beautiful! I love the roses! They’re so unexpected but just lovely.
Best,
Kelly
Kelly, thanks so much! Happy Thanksgiving!
this is such a sweet tablescape! I love the florals and the vintage china!
Thank you Colette! It was a fun one to do. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
This is gorgeous! Your family will be lucky to sit at such a beautiful table this Thanksgiving! 🙂 Thank you for sharing this on the Creative Circle link party! 🙂
Thank you so much! It was so much to do something different this year 🙂