Holiday entertaining (especially, planning and setting up the décor) is one thing I look forward to most every year. One of the highlights of last year was coming up with this ‘Harvest Chic’ theme for Thanksgiving…
Each year I like to challenge myself to try different colors/styles, and this time around I decided to design a tablescape that would work throughout the entire holiday season—fall through winter. I dug into my Pinterest archives and put together my plan—landing on a palette of rich burgundy, ivory, sage green, mercury glass, wood and warm gold:
With my color and material choices guiding the way, I scoured the internet looking for budget-friendly finds to curate a beautiful and attainable table display anyone can recreate. I’ve rounded up this year’s top picks below, along with a few of my favorite entertaining essentials *(the asterisk indicates the products I own/purchased this year).
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1. Ivory rope candles // 2. *Floral printed napkins // 3. Gold metal compote bowl // 4. *Fern leaf branch // 5. *Gold flatware // 6. *Green glass goblets // 7. *Earl gray ceramic plates // 8. *Dried German statice // 9. *Cast iron dutch oven // 10. *Mercury glass votive holders // 11. *Autumn Harvest dough bowl candle // 12. Green stoneware salad bowls // 13. Wood pepper mill // 14. Linen-blend tablecloth // 15. *Acacia wood cutting/serving board // 16. Woven serving tray // 17. Fluted ceramic bowls // 18. Brass candlestick holders
I love that this look is neutral enough to be used all season long, but can also be easily adapted for Thanksgiving/fall or Christmas/winter. For Thanksgiving, simply add in amber/rust tones or dried grasses. For Christmas, mix in bright whites and pine needles.
At the last minute I decided to use this burgundy gauze fabric as a table runner for a more romantic look, and I can’t wait to show you how it all turns out over the next couple weeks! I’ll share a few closeups of some of these products today in my Instagram stories.
Speaking of inspiration, I wanted to share a few images that caught my eye and inspired the look this year—maybe they’ll give you a few ideas, too! Pro tip: search Pinterest using terms like ‘fall wedding tables’ or ‘holiday wedding tablescape‘ for the top-notch design inspiration—these wedding planners/floral designers deliver with the dreamiest ambiance!
Are you hosting any gatherings over the next few months? I hope this post sparked some ideas or helped with your holiday entertaining ( I can’t believe the holidays are almost upon us again!) You can find more inspiration in my Tablescapes folder on Pinterest.
Floral centerpiece tutorial—coming next week!
Mindy Stanfield says
Can you tell me where to find the tablecloth in your photo?
Jenna Sue says
Hi Mindy, do you mean the linen blend tablecloth from the roundup? It’s linked on the image and also linked underneath– here it is again! https://bit.ly/3lQKMyn
Mindy Stanfield says
It’s the first photo at the top of this page… they are dark brown laying vertically, did you use scarves?
Jenna Sue says
Hi Mindy! Yes, you can find all the details about last year’s tablescape in this post: https://www.jennasuedesign.com/2020/11/a-harvest-chic-thanksgiving-tablescape/
Teddee Grace says
I love your tablescape, floral arrangement and color palette. Thanks for all the wonderful links! Floral arranging is my hobby and I love these fall colors.
Jenna Sue says
Thank you, Teddee! I’ve only recently started floral arrangements but they are so much fun. I can’t waitttt for this year’s!
Susan C Evans says
I LOVE all of this! Gorgeous! Love the colors too. Here is a question and it may be too specific to me, but I purchased a round dining table and I am having to get used to setting a table with items that are for a round table (ie: round placemats, which are never wide enough). My question, are there any inspiration tables you can show with a round table? Thank you!
Jenna Sue says
You know, I’ve never done a round table setting so I didn’t even think about it being different. I will say that I don’t think placemats are required so I’d skip that if it’s presenting challenges. Pinterest is always the first place I look to find examples — try this link! https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=round%20tablescape&rs=typed&term_meta%5B%5D=round%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=tablescape%7Ctyped
Susan says
Thank you! I will look. (The other part of round tables that can be trick is centerpieces. I didn’t think about it until I had a round table.) I just love your work.
Susan says
But your gorgeous first arrangement would look beautiful on a round table and I can’t wait to see how you made it
Katie Gunzenhauser says
I love all of your choices. I also love the content of your blog and Instagram. Lots of hard work. Thanks for sharing!
Jenna Sue says
I really appreciate that, Katie! ❤️