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Room Tour: Reinvented Thanksgiving Table
Create a beautiful Thanksgiving table with found treasures and handmade charm
Jennifer Bishop, met her passion for all things design at a young age. She was constantly inspired by color and pattern and loved how a beautifully designed space could have such an emotional effect on a person. There was no question she would choose Interior Design for her career. Jennifer went on to attend San Francisco State University and received her Bachelor’s in Interior Design.
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Ashley Russell has loved to create ever since she was a girl. She grew up with a passion for the home and was always inspired by her mother, a wedding florist. When she started her own family, she had to become a DIY gal on a very tight budget. She feathers her nest by reinventing things and loves "the mix and depth you can get by adding thrift and recycled items to new purchases." Russell, who describes her home as "Modern Cottage," chronicles her projects in her blog, The Quirky Sophisticate.
Photography by Shanna Michelle Photography
Photography by Shanna Michelle Photography
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Russell created this gorgeous tablescape for her own Thanksgiving with her husband and four daughters. It caught my attention with its fresh take on a Thanksgiving look. Gray and Tiffany blue replace traditional autumn colors, yet it still very much gives us a warm and fall feeling.
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| Choosing to use her wedding money for new tires over china, her crafting skills were put to the test to come up with a solution for dinnerware. She dressed up some simple chargers with a free printable of a turkey she found on The Graphics Fairy website. She decoupaged one to each charger and laid a glass plate from IKEA on top. Paired with a wicker charger and a striped, paper napkin that she ironed and starched, each place setting was gorgeous and rich looking for very little cost. |
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| It's the details that can make a tablescape look expensive without spending much. Layered scrapbook papers and wooden buttons dressed up napkins holding flatware. |
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| This centerpiece was originally a candle holder she covered in cardboard and then layered with different types of moss that she tucked in between. Large acorns her parents gathered on a fall walk became the perfect filler for this reinvented piece. |
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This sleek and modern table was once a retail display shelf she purchased from a store going out of business. She covered its original maple top in silver leaf and had a piece of glass cut to size to finish it off. "It's really great to protect the paint, and all I have to do is Windex it to keep it clean," she says.
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| The tablecloth is a burlap slipcover Russell made for "tailored-modern twist on the traditional tablecloth." I love her use of a rustic material and how she left a fringe-like border on the edges. These gorgeous vintage chairs were a Craigslist find. She lives in Utah ... the chairs lived in Florida. Clearly, I need to start searching outside my local area on Craigslist. I don't seem to be finding gems like this when I search! |
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| Russell used wooden cedar fence posts to make this clever sign. After coming up with the saying, she cut out white paper letters and decoupaged them onto the boards. An acorn garland finished off the top. |
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Modern meets rustic at its best with this beautiful vignette. Horizontal painted stripes on the wall create a beautiful backdrop for a sunburst mirror. A stalk of wheat against silver candlesticks illustrates what Russell means when she says her "style is a mix of everything."
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Russell and her daughters painted a dressing table that doubles as a worktable and holds their crafting supplies.
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juliebl11 it is beautiful. My only worry is what happens if the twine holding the burlap around the candle starts to burn
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mermelees I dont find this warm fall feeling at all-- it looks like the ice queen from Narnia is hosting. And where exactly will the food serving dishes go? Even the side table is full of junk. I dont think adding all kinds of random stuff is the best way to decorate when you actually have to function in the space-- this looks like a display trying to sell stuff, not a place a family would eat. Find creative ways to make it beautiful and functional, not full of stuff.
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vicy Mermelees why so harsh? Beauty comes from within and you haven't painted a very pretty picture of yourself. As for places for the food not everyone chooses to pass it round the table. At our house we usually have to serve buffet due to the fact that all the selections wouldn't fit on the table. This keeps the table looking nice and uncluttered during dinner. I personally like the colors of the room and find it a refreshing change from the typical oranges, golds and browns. I loved all of the great DIY ideas especially the turkey on the charger under the the glass plate. The whole point of decorating our homes is to create an inviting atmosphere where families and friends can gather and find joy and strengthen their relationships. I imagine that this table will be surrounded on Thanksgiving by a group of people filled with warm hearts and gratitude for their lovely home and each other. I'd say mission accomplished:)
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thingsilove @mermelees that was mean spirited.
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danijelaq I like it!
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jmmbd I, too, would never have the burlap on the candles - so dangerous!! And I agree that there really is a lot of 'stuff' - too much for me but I don't have to do the same. I'm in the frame of mind that: less is more. And it works for us! Pretty to look at. . .
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Roseanna Wow, so mean. I do like the style and the ideas presented. If you visit her blog (which has not been updated recently) you will find that she was involved in a contest for bloggers, on a local TV station and her room was probably staged for demo purposes. She was a finalist, by the way...voting done by viewers, and has since done craft segments on TV. Her Thanksgiving decorating was classy and different, not to mention done on a budget!
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Lesley Hartwell I love this room, its not my style at all but what a refreshing change. Some very clever ideas and I would never think it was done on a budget, it has a richness that I think comes from loving what you do..........Well done and Happy Thanksgiving
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Shelley Jacobsen Design Not only is this clever, but beautifully done! (I would think the twine issue on the candles is just for show). I am a big fan of mixing old with new and this room does not look like it was done on a budget. She knows what she's doing. Gorgeous. Happy Thanksgiving!
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venicebeach I have had this tablescape pinned to my inspiration file for awhile now. I think it's incredibly creative. I have used burlap wrapped around fake battery operated candles. It looks great at night. I also like the wide painted stripes in the dining area. I used this room as inspiration and painted my breakfast nook in stripes and it really adds a wow factor. I used totally different colors but the look is similar.
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Joy Overstreet I love some elements (the acorn centerpiece, the burlap tablecloth...) but I'd have to agree with Mermelee that the scene seems to be all about the Stuff, and not about the People and the Food. I'm sure it was fun to pull it together... now move it out of the way and let's eat!
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barb donohue meoooow!
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gwen mckay Where is thanksgiving warmth
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linbar It looks like a house fire waiting to happen. People have to start backing away from open flames in their homes.
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eyes2revise We luv Houzz and wanted to share our Thanksgiving tablescapes. 
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eyes2revise We mix old with new and formal with rustic to create warm and inviting tables. Visit our eyes2revise facebook page for more design. 
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Boutique-de-la-Mer.com I just love it - it is different! I love light colors all year so this is fabulous in my opinion
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Ideabook updated on Nov. 21, 2011.
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