Design: Holiday Table Styling

Hi everyone Amanda here, back with a few inspirations on dressing the Thanksgiving table! I thought it would be fun to dream up a city vs. country take on it. 

If you're a hostess this year, I am sure by now you have already planned what to serve, but may or may not be a little stuck on the table decorations. Although, I'm thankful to have snuck out of the role this year, I still plan on breaking out the china. 

Please keep in mind, these goodies below would look just as gorgeous if you're hosting a Holiday dinner in December!

1 Highball Glass | 2 Crocodile Old Fashioned Glass |  3 Bloom Bowls | 4 Chalkboard Tray | 5 Planter | 6 Sphere Salt and Pepper Shakers | 7 Serving Bowl | 8 Gold Flatware/Gold Stripe Cocktail Napkins | 9 Brushstroke Dinner Plate | 10 Patent Stud Place Mat |  11 /Stripe Place Cards

1 Milk Glass | 2 Placemat | 3 Nail Head Placemats | 4 Gold Accent Plate | 5 Greek Key Cocktail Napkins | 6 Fallen Birch Branch Votive  | 7  Woven Bread Bowl | 8 Rose and Silver Antler | 9 Flatware | 10 Vintage Harvest Bouquet

Here's what I'd love to know: What is your hostess style?

-post by amanda dietz

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Design: Festive Fall Tablescape

Halloween has past & we're onto the next Holiday, Thanksgiving. So let's start setting the table, shall we? Hi everyone, Katie here from H2 Design. Since we are officially into the holiday season, I thought it would be fun to put together a festive fall tablescape. Being a simpleton at heart, my tablescapes are usually just that... simple. 

I find myself being drawn toward off-white linen tablecloths, champagne colored linen napkins, white porcelain dinnerware, silver flatware, clear glass stemware... you get the idea. However, knowing the MBG followers, I thought I'd throw in a bit of romance and femininity, with my signature vintage mix, of course!

1 - highball glass and water glass.

2 - wine glass.

3 - goblet.

4/5 - dinner plate and salad plate.

Thank goodness for Anthropologie!

6 - flatware via Pottery Barn.

7 - linen napkin via West Elm.

8 - salt and pepper shakers via West Elm.

9 - candleholders via West Elm. (You can never have too many candles! Buy an assortment and scatter them throughout the table.)

10 - flower arrangement via Jayson Home and Garden. 

(As a tip, smaller arrangements can be striking in groupings on a table. Three to five matching arrangements placed down the center, or gather together various sized arrangements as a centerpiece.)

-post by katie hackworth

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MIKASA....Chevron Plates & Mugs (Via Made By Girl)

I've been looking around for mugs lately & came across some on the Honey We're Home Blog. Of course, I had to buy some! I'm thinking of getting the matching set of plates as well. The chevron mugs & accent plates are all from a store many of you know called MIKASA. They have a ton of dinnerware for you to browse through. If you go to their site you'll also notice they're offering 20% OFF as well as FREE SHIPPING on orders over $99! 

You can check out the cool CHEVRON items by going directly to this link. Happy Shopping!!

images via mikasa

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Mary Wibis - Free-hand Painted dinnerware

Planning a party? How about some one-of-a-kind dinnerware? Mary Wibis offers just that. I've always loved peacock patterns/illustrations on items. I can honestly say, I've never seen them on dinnerware though...nice! All free-hand painted!

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Rust Designs...

Jessica Rust Designs has some amazing dessert plates that you can personalize with your initials . Even though my style is slightly wilder than this, I can appreciate the simplicity. Hope you can check out her website, she has quite a collection I'm sure you'll LOVE!

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