Last minute ideas to spruce up your home & table for company.

The Holidays are a celebration of gratitude and abundance centered around food and fellowship. What type of celebration are you planning? Your style might be elegant and refined or super cool and casual. Let your table, meal and home reflect that style and nourish your guests.

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Here are some tips on how to make the holiday a success:

1. Set an intention–kindness,abundance,health forgiveness,acceptance etc…Use your intention to create the mood and inspire you. Decorate your table and home with items that reflect your intention.If “kindness” is your intention you could write each guest a small note on their place card.

2. Set your table–(formal or informal) gather together what you have and figure out what you need. Use the holiday as and excuse to freshen up your tableware. Buy a new piece or two to add to existing sets.

3. Ready the home–have plenty of seating, food surfaces and space. Do include a place for Aunt Mae to set her cocktail when she’s watching the Cowboys play football on the sofa (intention=acceptance). Make your home cozy and comfortable for everyone. Place a coffee table book out that will spur conversation. Cue up some happy music.

Preparing the dinner and readying your home might require a little “joojing”….you know, a little adjusting or fixing. We checked in with some local Home and Garden stores for the Thanksgiving Decor inspiration.

B.D. JEFFRIES

Juliska Country Estate Collection

Juliska’s Country Estate Collection (flint) features multiple narratives of the English countryside portrayed on each piece. The ceramic stoneware is made in Portugal and is oven, microwave, dishwasher and freezer safe.

Layering the place setting

Feathered napkin ring $38 Chocolate cotton/linen napkin $25

Juliska country estate serving platter in flint. $128.

Juliska Country Estate – Creamer $58, Sugar $64,Oval pewter platter $98

BEDSIDE MANOR

Plush Pumpkins $16-$46

24″ round wood tray with tree design – $255

Sferra Celano cashmere/merino wool throw in Gray – $425 Maya Boucle Alpaca throw in oatmeal $435

Fall note card sets $32

ABODE

Elegant accessories for the table

Garden stools, throws, glass pumkins

Gorgeous votives, stunning embellishments, coffee table books

ALEXANDER SCOTT

Antelope chairs, bamboo & cotton throw in orange, assorted glass pumpkins, $30 – $65

Additional seating or maybe a few new accessories can make the home “guest ready”

Champagne flutes $100 set 4

Flameless Candles

A great alternative if you have kids or pets or if (like me) have the tendency to forget—Flameless Candles have paraffin wax coatings, 5 hour timer and take 2 double A batteries (last 120 hours).

Pillar sizes 5″,7″,9″ Tapers ( They sit flat so they would be great for your windows this Holiday!) 8″, 10″