50 unique & inviting Thanksgiving table settings that won’t break the bank

Thanksgiving is one of the most important family gatherings of the year and everyone sits at the table ready to share happy moments and make wonderful memories.

The food you prepare will be tasty and comforting, but the decoration of your table is equally important, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere with the earthy colors.

1. Warm Centerpiece

Fall leaves are a distinctive feature of the season. Combine them with orange candles and have a beautiful centerpiece.

2. Pumpkin Decoration

What says “Thanksgiving” more than pumpkins? Grab a bunch of them and make a quick and easy decoration.

3. Pumpkin Nest

Use twigs to make a nice nest for your pumpkin and accompany it with white candles. Doesn’t it look beautiful?

4. Elegant

This is an elegant decoration option with flowers, pumpkins and pine cones. Inexpensive, easy and chic to the eye.

5. Pomegranate Touch

Here’s another easy decoration idea. It only requires flowers and a touch of pomegranates.

6. Mini Messages

A cute idea is to write short messages on leaf-shaped paper and tie attach them to the pumpkins. Some ideas are: grateful, thankful, blessed etc.

7. Apple Candle Holders

Why not carve some apples and put tea candles in there? They look cute and original.

8. Squash Tea Holder

Alternatively, you can use different kinds of squash, carve them and use them as candle holders for your dinner.

9. Bunch Of Goodies

Another centerpiece idea is a tray full of goodies that we’re thankful to have. You can put in there some veggies, fruit and even some leaves.

10. Simple And Chic

Simple is sometimes the best. Just a branch with orange, brown and yellow leaves on, mini pumk=pkins and tea candles are all you need to turn your table a little more festive.

11. 3D

If you want to go for a larger centerpiece, then why not stack a few pumpkins one on top of the other and accompany them with leaves and some nuts.

12. Glamorous Touch

We’ve seen pumpkins so far, but in this case we’re taking them to the next level: spray paint them fold or silver to give them a more glamorous look.

13. A-pear-ances Matter

Apples, pumpkins, pomegranates we’ve seen so far. It’s pear time- this too is a seasonal fruit and it can beautifully decorate your holiday table.

14. Notes

Supply every guest with a set for them to note down what they’re thankful for this year. It’s original and cute.

15. Pumpkin Vase

Carve a real pumpkin into a vase or buy one from the store. In any case, it’s a great decoration idea.

16. Thanksgiving Greetings

Apart from the centerpiece, it’s important that you personalize the experience for your guests. So, a greetings card for each one of them sounds like a good idea.

17. Rustic

If you’re on a budget and want to create a rustic atmosphere, you can simply decorate each plate with a mini pumpkin and you’re good to go.

18. Combo

Here’s how you can combine pumpkins, apples and pears in a beautiful setting.

19. Basket

What about a basket of goodies? It looks kind of sweet.

20. Personalized Decor

Personalize the plates by putting on each guest’s plate a store-bought thanksgiving message. They will definitely appreciate it.

21. Simple And Easy

For this one, you’ll just need some pumpkins and plain old candles. Just alternate them on a tray and you’ll have a warm and welcoming centerpiece.

22. DIY

Use a grater as a lantern and create a rustic table impression this year.

23. Burlap Wrapped Pumpkin

This is an easy DIY idea for your table decoration. See here how to make it at home.

24. Simple And Easy Decor

On the simpler side, you can just go for a candle and leaf centerpiece and opt for paint-coated pears for each guest.

25. Felt-Wrapped Cutlery

Apart from the centerpiece and the plates, don’t forget to brighten up your cutlery! Use warm, fall colors to wrap them up and make them unique.

26. As Simple As It Gets

Just put together some yellow and orange or brown leaves to decorate each guest’s plate. It doesn’t get any easier than that, but it’s still cute.

27. A Classic

Pine cones are a classic for this time of the year, so just arrange them nicely on a tray, put a cangle in the middle and you’re done.

28. Pumpkin Spice Lantern

Another original idea is to fill up a lantern with mini pumpkins instead of a candle. Isn’t it cute?

29. Individualized Place Setting

In the same line as a previous leaf decoration, you can take it a step further and write the initials of your guests on the leaves so that their experience is even more personalized.

30. Customizable Place Cards

Guests love anything customized. So here you can make place cards for them and make them happy.

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31. Napkin Folding

Here’s a simple and elegant way to fold your napkins. Doesn’t it look fancy?

33. Last-Minute Centerpiece

This is a quick centerpiece, consisting of just a hurricane lamp, candle and mini pumpkins and nuts.

33. Pine Cone Tags

As we mentioned above, personalization is everything. So, why not go for this quick, easy, yet fancy idea?

34. Elegant Candle Holder

Make an elegant and scent-sational candle holder using cinnamon sticks bound together around the candle.

35. Log Tray

Why not have a log serve as a tray for your candle setting? We thik it looks beautiful!

36. DIY Pumpkins And Snowman

Follow this easy DIY to make a stack of pumpkins for your Thanksgiving decoration and in a week or so turn it around and have a snowman for your Christmas decoration, too!

37. Cinnamon Sticks Alternative

Remember the cinnamon stick candle holder? If you’re not a fan of cinnamon, you can substitute it for orange and anice star.

38. Waxed Leaves

Leaves serve in almost every fall decoration idea. So, here’s how to make waxed leaves at home.

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39. Mason Jar Lid Pumpkin

Pumpkins, as you’ve realized by now, are the quintessence of Thanksgiving. So, here’s a cute idea for those craftsy ones who want to make something special this year.

40. Toilet Paper Roll Pumpkin

Can’t or don’t want to use pumpkins for your decoration? Make them yourself using paper rolls. And here’s how.

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41. Fancy Pumpkins

If you’re tired of the silver and gold pumpkins, you can paint them in more fancy colors and patterns like this.

42. Floating

Want stuff to float in the candle holders around your candles? Here’s how to do it.

43. Thankful Tree

Find out here how you can make your own “Thankful Tree” at home for this holiday season.

44. Cute Fall Luminary

This is how you can make a cute warm luminary out of a mason jar.

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45. Wine Cork Pumpkin

If you love wine and have on hand a few corks, just put them together like this to create a unique Thanksgiving decoration.

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46. Thanksgiving Banner

Make your own Thanksgiving banner following the directions here. We bet everyone will love it.

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47. Paper Leaf Mobile

This is how you can make your own paper leaf branch at home for this holiday season. Doesn’t it look gorgeous?

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48. DIY Wood Pumpkins

So far we’ve seen many ways in which you can make decorative pumpkins and here’s one more, using reclaimed wood.

49. Fancy Sing

This is a fancy Thanksgiving sign, decorated with beautiful feathers. The best thing is you can make it at home following these instructions.

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50. Mason Jar Vases

Paint some mason jars in warm, earthy colors and turn them into elegant vases for your dinner table.

Whether you decide to go for one of these ideas or not, we hope you have a great gathering with your friends and family.

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