“Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”
Psalms 106:1
Roasted Turkey. Mama’s cornbread dressing recipe. Butch’s rosemary mashed potatoes. Green beans seasoned with ham. Sweet potato casserole. Four- cheese mac & cheese. Cranberry sauce from the can for my Daddy. Homemade rolls. Carrot cake with cream cheese icing, and of course pecan pie! My mouth is watering just thinking of these dishes that will grace our table on Thanksgiving Day! There’s no place I would rather be than Home for Thanksgiving, where we cook and host each year. It’s a tradition handed down by my Mother. The most important element will gather around on November 22…our family! The food will be delicious and the laughter will be endless, but it is our prayer that our eyes will be taken higher and placed upon our Heavenly Father who lavishes His love and blessings upon us.
I am glad you stopped by today…you are in for a real treat! I am joining Chloe from Celebrate & Decorate and 20 other bloggers to bring you a tablescape blog hop. You don’t want to miss a single one!
I chose to do a very scaled down tablescape for Thanksgiving, which is most unusual for me. I wanted the classic elements to stand out and for the faces around our table to be the spotlight.
You will find all the links at the bottom of this post for lots of tablescape inspiration!
For the centerpiece, I used a trio of velvet pumpkins placed in an Italian tray.
The salad plates are a new purchase this fall from Williams Sonoma. The dinnerware was inspired by a Dutch still-life painting. Ripe gourds, fruit and leaves play vibrant counterpoint to the bold black glaze, and each rim is hand painted in 14-karat gold alloy. The salad plates rest on white dinners plates with a gold band and gold chargers.
Feathers embellish one of the pumpkins!
This is a closer view of the table runner and the beautiful needlework artistry. I found this exquisite silk piece several years ago in Rhodes, Greece.
Each velvet pumpkin has natural stems.
Vintage napkins, pumpkin rings, and gold flatware complete the place setting
There are four different plate designs!
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Amber stemware always graces our Thanksgiving table!
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.”
Proverbs 25:11
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Thank you so much for your visits and the comments you leave! May we have hearts of gratitude each and everyday, not just on Thanksgiving!
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Knock it Off Kim
Home is Where the Boat Is
Everyday Living
Living With Thanksgiving
Tuesday
Panoply
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Red Cottage Chronicles
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Wednesday
Me and My Captain
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Thursday
The Painted Apron
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Celebrate & Decorate
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Just beautiful Pam and your menu has me drooling this morning! It’s more about the sides for me than the turkey…sacrilege I know, but that leaves more room for potatoes, (sweet & mashed) , cornbread stuffing, green beans and pie of course! Your WS plates are perfect for a Thanksgiving table and so pretty with your centerpiece of velvet and feathered pumpkins in your Italian tray. What a beautiful embroidered runner…I feel like I must have seen it before but I don’t remember it. I was hoping we were going to get a peek at your dining room reveal. I guess we’ll have to wait a bit longer. 😉 As always it’s a pleasure to blog hop with you. ♥
Thank you Mary. I have never used the runner before, and I am not sure why I haven’t except I seem to forget that I have it. I am still waiting on window treatments for my dining room, they should be finished and ready to install by the end of the week❤️
Pam, from the exquisite scarf softening your box of velvet pumpkins to your new dramatic salad plates your table is elegant and inviting.
Your menu sounds wonderful. You have a heart that is so generous to look forward to sharing time and a special meal with your family that includes a lot of work.
Thank you Bonnie. It is work, but I love it❤️
Your menu sounds to die for and the table setting is divine! Might we stop by for dessert?! (Just kidding but wish I wasn’t!). What a feast you’ll enjoy — especially with all the joyful news your family has!
Jeanie, thank you so much. Please drop by for dessert❤️
Pam, you definitely accomplished a classic look on your table! I really am drawn to the simple base cloth with the sharp colors popping. Love the napkins, and those WS plates are really pretty, but it’s the beautiful silk hand-embroidered runner that has me drooling. It’s gorgeous! Your menu would have anyone drooling, me included. Enjoy your days as your prep to welcome family around the table.
Thanks so much Rita. I can’t believe I had never used the table runner before. I also have a gorgeous tablecloth that I bought in Greece that I must use for a tablescape.
Pam, as always, everything is gorgeous! I adore the rich color palette, and I have been admiring those pretty pumpkin plates. I almost bought them the other day! Your pretty velvet pumpkin centerpiece is perfect and the table runner is beautiful and the perfect compliment to your table. The menu sounds most scrumptious, and I’ll have to admit it is making me hungry this morning! I hope that you and your family have a most blessed holiday. Happy Thanksgiving, sweet friend!!!
Thank you Shannon. Wishing you and yours a most blessed Thanksgiving dear friend!
Pam, your table is gorgeous. The velvet pumpkins are so happy to be accompanied by the beautiful silk table runner. And, your menu sounds delicious. Everyone who will be seated at your lovely table will be so grateful for the goodness you so graciously share. Wishing you and your family a happy and blessed Thanksgiving.
Thank you dear Sandra. You are so gracious and kind❤️
Strikingly beautiful table. Love these plates so much. I bought some of them. You have paired them so well with white plates and chargers. Your centerpiece works beautifully and the embroidered piece from Greece is amazing. Your heart is reflected in everything you do and what joy you bring to your family and the world. I think It was Bonnie who said she wished more of the world would share the kindness of her blogging friends. I agree with her. Much love my friend.
Thank you sweet and kind Dianne. You are a true gift, blessings to you!
Your setting is beautiful! I saw those lovely plates the last time I was in WS.
Thank you Penny!
Oh wow, Pam, this is so beautiful. I love the new salad plates and your centerpiece with your beautiful velvet pumpkins is simply stunning. Such a beautiful table.
Thank you so much Marty! I am enjoying the salad plates this season.
You had me at the Thanksgiving menu my dear friend. And then the beautiful velvet pumpkins that are so trendy right now are simply stunning in your pretty white tray. I love the WS salad plates and they go perfectly with your lovely table. God Bless you and your family as we take the time to reflect and be thankful, not just on Thanksgiving, but every day. Hugs, sweet friend.
Thank you so much Kari. Take care of yourself dear friend?
Awe…such a sweet tablescape to gaze upon this morning. My husbands family always spends Thanksgiving together at my Fatherinlove’s home and there is a pile of us! Your menu has me in NEED of some dressing and gravy! I am making a list now for items I need to purchase and make for Thanksgiving. It is right around the corner. Hugs and blessings Pam.
Cindy
Cindy, dressing is my favorite of the Thanksgiving meal! It is a must have. Have a wonderful week!
Pam, this is just lovely! I have to tell you though, I’m starving after reading your menu – I’ll never make it until Thanksgiving, or, they’ll need a wheelbarrel to take me home after I finally finish eating! I love the vibrant colors of your centerpiece and your tablerunner is just beautiful. So many fun details, laid out perfectly so that everything is visible.. I really like that! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Thank you Kim. I think the Thanksgiving meal is the best one all year. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Your table is so lovely and the menu sounds amazing. I would love to be a guest at your table. Those velvet pumpkins are like candy and you styled them beautifully. I am so loving your WS plates. My husband would frown if I bought anymore. How special to use your exquisite silk from Greece. Blessings to you and your family.
Thank you Linda. I didn’t need any more dishware, but I can manage to find storage for salad plates.?
As always, you never disappoint. I love everything about your table – the china, the centerpiece with the velvet pumpkins, and your choice of color. Just stunning! Have a wonderful week, Pam.
Thank you Katie. It is cold and rainy, a good day for reading!
Just stunning!Those black handpainted plates are to die for!Happy thanksgiving!
Thank you Maristella!
Hi Pam,
We don’t have a Thanksgiving holiday in this country. I hope you have a lovely day with your family. I really like your embroidered table runner.
Thank you dear Cath. I haven’t seen a blog post from you lately?
Never mind, I just saw a new blog post.
Oh the festiveness of this table will make anyone so happy to sit at your table and give thanks for their many blessings….The colors just make you so very happy and the warmth of the table is felt in every image….Beautiful table Pam!!!
Thank you Shirley❤️
Wow Pam, this is so different from your usual style, very modern with the black pumpkin plates and simple velvet pumpkin centerpiece! [love the one with the feathers!] This is beautiful, dramatic, and perfect for the background of letting family faces shine! Your menu is making me drool, wow, you have a lot of cooking ahead, I hope Renaissance Man pitches in!
Jenna
Thank you Jenna. You know me well and this is a very different tablescape for me. Renaissance Man always helps me, he likes to eat!
Oh good!! I know your family loves to come to your beautiful home and enjoy time together and wonderful food!
Just gorgeous, Pam! I pinned to my tablescape board! Did you make the pumpkins?
I wish I could say ai made them, but I didn’t. Thank you Julie!
Here the menu is part of the Thanksgiving tradition. Like you, I make mother’s dressing though this year I’m going to try with gluten free cornbread to satisfy the tummies of 3 family members. Your table will be a perfect gathering place. I like the way you rumpled the runner. I have a hard time leaving textiles flat!
I always looks forward to a traditional Thanksgiving menu. I am interested in how the GF cornbread works out. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Pam, your menu sounds fabulous and had my mouth watering. It also made me a little sad that for the second year and a row I won’t be hosting. But, I’m sure my sister will put me to work in the kitchen, preparing our great-grandmother’s recipes. You are absolutely right describing those plates as resembling a Dutch still life — and how perfect they are with that fabulous runner and velvet pumpkins. This table wasn’t you going “all out”?
Thank you Debbee. I know your Thanksgiving at your sister’s will be wonderful preparing your great-grandmother’s recipes.
I love your thoughts of having the faces around the table be the focus of the table. Even though you claim you have scaled back, the result is still gorgeous and festive, those black plates just pop off the white table! Your sweet little velvet pumpkins look lovely. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving, enjoy!!
Thank you Ann! Family around my table is always the best!
Pam, first to say that your menu sounds delicious. Your table decorations look good enough to eat. The velvet pumpkins add a bit of elegance and the table runner is divine. The plates are really pretty too gorgeous table – one I know your family will love.
Thank you Carol. I do love feeding my family.
Gorgeous! I love those velvet pumpkins with the natural stems, fabulous idea!! The table is lovely, the menu is superb. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Thank you so much Carole. Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s official! I want to come to your house for Thanksgiving! Not only is your menu mouthwatering, but your table is so pretty. I just love the pumpkin centrepiece with the velvet pumpkins and feathers. Your plates are so pretty and your attention to detail is spot on!
Come on over, Maureen. Thank you so much!
So beautiful Pam! I love the texture of the stitched runner and the beautiful velvet pumpkins. They pair up nicely! Your dishes are lovely and the menu sounds divine! I need to try adding ham to my green bean casserole- sounds delicious! We will actually be alone this year so I’ll be reflecting on past gatherings. Blessings to you and your family for Thanksgiving!
Thank you, Liz. Blessings to you and yours!
Just beautiful, sweet Pam! Your tablescapes are always stunning and leave me feeling very inspired. Your dishes are just darling and the embroidered runner is lovely.
I hope you and yours have a most blessed Thanksgiving. So thankful for you! Hugs!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family sweet Stephanie!
Pam, this is so lovely. I love the different pumpkin plates and the embroidered runner. I love how you nestled the velvet pumpkins into the moss and added feathers. Great job!
Thank you so much Rebecca.
This is stunning! I love the dark background of the plates with their vivid hues of fall depicting the various gourds and fruit. Thank you for sharing. May you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Thank you Linda. Wishing you and your a blessed Thanksgiving!
Oh, sweet friend! That sounds wonderful! Enjoy your Thanksgiving with your family. 🙂 God bless you.
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!
What a lovely Thanksgiving display. The rich tones are so inviting and so is your menu. Have a blessed holiday and it’s a pleasure blog hopping with you.
Thank you Sandra!
Oh my, I am ready for dinner with that line up of food! I have to admit I am ready to both cook and sit down to a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends next week. Your runner is absolutely so rich and elegant, perfectly paired with the velvet pumpkins. I am thankful for having you as a blogger friend and sharing your table styling talents. God bless you and your family this holiday season.
Thank you Chloe, Carol, I love your natural tablescape full of ideas that can easily be incorporated. Using brown craft paper and cutting it in the leaf shape makes a very organic looking placemat. The addition of the acorns on your napkin are a wonderful idea. The wooden disks are a perfect finishing touch. It is always a pleasure to blog hop with you. Happy Thanksgiving!ishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Those plates are gorgeous! I’ve never seen anything like those. I love the idea of keeping it simple for Thanksgiving and focusin on the faces around the table. Your runner is stunning as well – what a fantastic keepsake from your travels.
Thank you so much Jenn!
Such an attractive table! Will your dining room be ready?
Your menu sounds scrumptious! Set two more places at your table as Sweet Man and I are coming! ?
That table runner is gorgeous and looks great with your new dishes!
Thank you Nancy. The window treatments will be installed today❤️
Your table setting is wonderful…simple, classic and elegant. I’m with everyone else, I love the table runner. Your Thanksgiving dinner sounds like a feast. and I know will be very much enjoyed by your family.
Thank you Karen. Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Hi Pam! I love your traditional and colorful table setting. The velvet pumpkins in the centerpiece adds a nice warm touch. I love the pumpkin plateware too. So happy to be hopping with you.
Thank you so much Michelle, happy Thanksgiving!
Pam, beautiful table, simply and elegantly done! I love how you styled the centerpiece, you have a gift for making memorable ones. And the pretty tablecloth really lets the salad plates shine. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your comments.
Thank you dear Sandra!