For the woman hosting Thanksgiving — or saving the one who is. Inside: the linen, candlelight, and serving pieces behind Vada Ellery's autumn table: burgundy, cream, and gold over good food and gratitude. Elegant Thanksgiving table decor and hosting ...
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Set the Autumn Table
Serve the Feast
Glow & Gratitude
Set the Autumn Table
The autumn table — burgundy, cream, and gold over good food and gratitude.
The foundation of the fall table. For harvest colors without a single cartoon turkey.
Burgundy Red Linen Table Runner
Everyday dishes become the holiday set. The host's highest-impact dollar.
Reef Acrylic Charger Plate - Gold
A table this size needs cloth. Fold, don't fuss.
Linen Cream Napkins- Set of 6
Down the center, around the candles. The centerpiece that never wilts during a four-hour dinner.
Eucalyptus and Berry Garland | Lifelike Fake Holiday Greens
Serve the Feast
Serve the feast — the platters, boards, and sauces, done elegantly.
The turkey or the roast needs a stage. Buy it once, use it every holiday.
White Lace Large Oval Serving Platter
For the cheese course while the oven finishes. Doubles as the pie board after.
Wood and Marble Inlay Serving Board
The small ceremony of the sauce, done elegantly. For hosts who sweat the details.
Glass Gravy Boat with Ladle | Elegant Sauce Server
Glow & Gratitude
Glow and gratitude — candlelight, thanks, and the evening's warm end.
On at 4 p.m. by timer, glowing till pie. Safe around garland, sleeves, and small hands.
Mainstays Flameless LED Pillar Candles White
Real tapers at the ends of the table, flameless in the middle. The stylist's Thanksgiving trick.
Emmett Antique Brass Taper Candle Holders, Set of 3
Seating, solved gracefully — and everyone photographs their name. For tables over eight.
Orange Pumpkin Place Card Holder (Set of 6)
Lit when the dishes start; the evening smells like the fireplace. The host's reward.
Fireside WoodWick® Large Hourglass Candle
Salad and sides, served with wood and warmth.
Crate & Barrel Acacia Wood Utensils
Burgundy at every place — color that flatters candlelight and faces.
French Toile 20"x20" Linen Napkin (5pc/pk) - Burgundy
Amber glass at golden hour — the table glows before the candles are lit.
Amber Glass Goblet
Pumpkin without the clichés — spice, warmth, glow.
