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Spicing up Dining Room Table for Thanksgiving & Holidays

As the holidays approach, I always want to invest in items that will grow with us for years to come. I’m a huge proponent of staying within your color scheme for your home and implementing accent colors throughout the holidays. It also creates a welcoming dining tablescape for your guests if you’re hosting.

I chose a cream, black, and gold color scheme for the plateware, and serving dishes tie it all together. The pie dishes are adorable and dishwasher safe. The pumpkin-shaped wooden board is perfect for a pre-feast appetizer or charcuterie board. The faux garland is a nice touch to your dining room table.

This year, I wanted to decorate our table for Thanksgiving with these items from Walmart. Walmart Home has such a wide variety of items to choose from and free shipping of over $35 worth of items makes it easy to shop from the comfort of your home. Walmart has affordable and stylish decor for your home for all seasons.

If you’d like to replicate the same look, I tagged the sources below in the image. Just hover over the items you’re interested in. I also linked similar items in case the specific ones I used are out of stock. While you’re browsing holiday decor, they also have great gift options for those who love home decor.

Pie dishes | Napkins | Pumpkin-Shaped Cheeseboard | Cake Stand with Glass Cover | Pumpkin Garland | Placemats | Gold Flatware | Dinnerware

I like how this turned out and may keep a similar set-up for the Christmas holiday season! Let me know if you try this at home. I’d love to see it!

Dining Room Floral Arrangement

Hi there! I’ve been playing around with decorating our formal dining room. More specifically, the centerpiece for it. I think classic and neutral centerpieces are great as you can always add seasonal decor to the table setting. They’re timeless and won’t need to be changed out constantly. I try to look at some decor pieces as investment pieces.

I hope our home is a place where we can host our loved ones and gather around this dining table (once this pandemic is over, of course.) I wanted a beautiful flower arrangement instead of the glass candle votives, so I made it!

I used faux flowers to re-create a hydrangeas arrangement for our dining table. Don’t get me wrong, I love beautiful fresh flowers. But, I also wanted a centerpiece that would last a long time and didn’t have to change out constantly.

I headed over to Michael’s and got about 15 of them to create the arrangement below. The vase I purchased from Home Goods. It has a nice blue undertone that goes with our dining room, and it’s so pretty. I was originally going to add and simulated water kit to the vase to give the impression that there was water in it. I decided not to because I like to change my mind often 🙂 and may want other florals in that vase in the future. I cut about two inches from the stem and started filling the outside working my way to the center of the vase.

I hope you enjoy the faux floral arrangement and get inspired to create one for your home.

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