My Thanksgiving Table {DailyBuzz Moms 9x9}

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to submit a proposal to the editors of DailyBuzz Moms, a publishing community I belong to - they were looking for 9 bloggers to put together Thanksgiving table decor over a 9 hour time period and then share their fabulous creations (hence the title "9x9").  

Never you mind that I am not even hosting Thanksgiving this year... I had already been mulling over an idea in my head, and this was just the opportunity I needed to drop everything "important" and focus on something fun and pretty.

Lucky for me, I was selected as one of the nine bloggers! I was raring to go, but had to spend a couple weeks twiddling my thumbs and resisting every urge to start on my table decor until yesterday. Finally though, the big day arrived, and I attacked it full force; by which I mean I sat around and pondered Christmas gifts, shoe styles and the meaning of life, wasting several of my allotted nine hours.

 

I work well on a deadline, okay? Blame my journalist mother.

My initial inspiration for the entire table was this photo I stumbled across on Pinterest:

(Original source unknown, via Pinterest)

I wanted to capture a combination of rustic and chic (y'all know I love those juxtapositions in design), and my goal was a design that was elegant, but also very simple. You see, I'm not usually a ruffles or 7-different-glasses kind of a girl and I wanted to create a table that I could see myself actually sitting at for Thanksgiving with my family. I wanted an earthy, limited palette so I chose white, colors of brown and green as an accent.

It's impossible and/or expensive to find a tablecloth for my large square table, so I ended up making one from a full-sized flat sheet I bought for $10. The burlap I bought at JoAnn, and cut to length since I really liked the way it looked as an extra-wide runner. 

 The champagne-colored chargers and faux greenery I bought at Michaels, and everything else on the table I already had, even the wood. Yet another use for scraps from the removal of three old aspen trees last month!

I love the combination of the rough burlap and bark with the crisp white cloth, satin ribbon, and shimmery chargers. Though I think the candles might be my favorite part! I think it turned out beautifully, and I'm a little sad we won't get to eat Thanksgiving here (although Mike did ask that I leave the centerpiece up because he liked it so much).

What do you think?

P.S. Fig is my cat. Ha!

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