Most people tend to have traditions they follow when it comes to Holiday Season decorating. Usually they pull out all the stops to create marvelous venues of scary scenes for Halloween, and then rest through Thanksgiving, and go all out for Christmas. Since Thanksgiving is an American Holiday, we always invite family and friends over to celebrate with turkey and all the dishes we traditionally serve. We spend hours laughing and talking and being thankful for all our blessings through the year. Why Thanksgiving does not receive the same decorating accents as the other Holidays is a mystery.

Yet, decorating for Thanksgiving is quite a effortless task, it does not require the grand shows of Halloween and Christmas pageantry when it comes to decorating. With a few basic purchases, a little creative imagining, and your next Thanksgiving can be a memorable one filled with autumn colors and accents that can form the perfect backdrop for the majesty of Thanksgiving dinner.

Using autumn colors this time of the year is a beautiful way to celebrate the harvest season that ends with the traditional feast of plenty. The abundance of diverse palettes available in the fall include; browns, dark earthy greens, mustard yellows, rusty reds, burnt orange, and beautiful hues of auburn. When making your purchases for the Thanksgiving decorating theme, finding rugs on sale that feature combinations of these colors can provide the perfect focus from which to draw inspiration for the other accents you need, and be a way of saving money. A large oval rug placed just inside the entrance to your home, can be a welcome mat for your guest to step on. One that features a Thanksgiving motif of harvested wheat and baskets of corn and apples would send a clear message of abundance of food within.

Using an area rug beneath your dining room table can make clean-up after dinner a breeze. An auburn red rug with hues of oranges and yellows can be of modern design even while your table is set with traditional foods. The use of rugs anywhere in the home can add depth, color and seasonal focus for your guest to enjoy.

Using pumpkins, gourds, and Cornucopias’ can bring harvest season into every room. The entryway can be used to place a focus point for your guests’ attention. Use a large red rug and place a small bundle of straw or wheat tied with raffia and a collection of smooth skinned pumpkins, and nubby skinned gourds.

The living room can be used to display a colorful collection of autumn leaves spilling over a small table top from a natural fiber bowl or basket. Beautiful faux turkeys can be found and can greet your guest from a prominent position near the doorway or top of the stairs. A collection of miniature pilgrims and Indians, or a copy of the Mayflower can be reminders of the first Thanksgiving.

Using fall colors for your textiles can brighten your bathroom and bedroom during the Thanksgiving holiday. Place a few small baskets of autumn color soap in your bathroom for your guest to use during their stay. Using a bright burnt orange floor runner down the hallway can direct your guest towards the bathroom. Place a long rug in front of a buffet table and it can be the perfect way to capture small spills.

Bring autumn wreaths indoors and their colors can be accented with scents of the fall and your entire home can take on the Thanksgiving theme. Using candles and wreaths in the kitchen can add a cozy comfortable feel to a room that will see a lot of traffic during the Holiday Season. Bring a few colorful yellow rugs and brighten up the appearance of your kitchen for the Holidays.

Decorating for Thanksgiving can be the easiest Holiday to decorate for during the Holiday Season, so bring out the pumpkin pie and celebrate with vivid autumn colors of the harvest season.

Author Bio: Senior staff writer Seraphina enjoys decorating at Thanksgiving starting from the floor up. She just adores using oval area rugs and flokati rugs on floors to bring a dash of panache to the room.

Category: Home Management
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