Christina Haire: Hi! I am Christina Haire. I am an interior designer and today, we are
setting a Thanksgiving table. We have set the table and the sideboard and
now we are going to do the centerpiece. Our Thanksgiving table
centerpiece is flanked by two candelabra at either end and for the actual
centerpiece, I have collected many things - pumpkins, gourds, sunflower
seed heads which I was able to get at my farmer's market that were offered
for free. I have magnolia leaves that I gild with gold spray paint. I have
many, many leaves that I collected from outside and then some wine
berries which are beautiful coral colored berries at this time of year and
then we will just put them all together and I don't really have a plan when
I start out. I just think that I want a long, visual display for the length of
our table and I will place the gourds in different positions to give it a little
height and a little texture and then add the wine berry branches so that you
can see them from both sides. It's important to remember that there are
people on both sides of the table so you can see the elements from each
side.
You can use items that reflect the season in your region as well as found
objects. The centerpiece of our centerpiece is a glass pedestal cake stand
and on it is what I think is spectacular gourd that is a silvery gray color
and I have used a little bit of gold leaf and just smooshed it around the
pumpkin and on the stem to make it reflect some light and make it as
special as I think it is. This is how we have set our table for this year's
Thanksgiving. Last year, it was different and next year it will be a little bit
different also. Next we will talk about some changes and variations that
you can make for your own holiday table setting.
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