10 Thanksgiving table settings that will impress your guests
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For as much as Thanksgiving is about being grateful for your blessings, it's also about the feast (turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, oh my!). But said feast needs to go somewhere. Enter the Thanksgiving tablescape, which is one of Pinterest's most-searched terms this time of year.
There are plenty of ways to make your table more festive. We've rounded up 10 of the best Thanksgiving place settings you can get online right now, from handmade place cards to festive dinnerware to cloth napkins. Happy feasting!
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1. These hand-cut word place settings
Grateful, thankful, blessed, gather—all words you'd use on Thanksgiving and thus, all words that deserve a spot on your table. These delicate place settings are cut by hand into a variety of holiday-themed words and are available in classy black or an unpainted version that you can decorate yourself.
Get the Carpenter Farmhouse Thanksgiving Plate Settings from Etsy starting at $4.92
2. These popular charger plates
Charger plates are an easy way to elevate even the most basic dinnerware. Wayfair has a lot of pretty options great for Thanksgiving. You can opt for industrial-chic galvanized metal chargers or beaded gold ones for a more elegant feel. Bonus: You can use these for any occasion or party the rest of the year, too.
3. These buffalo plaid napkins
Plaid is the unofficial pattern of fall. Sport it on your Thanksgiving table with these reusable cloth napkins, which come in 15 colors of buffalo plaid. They're wrinkle-resistant and machine-washable, and they're strong enough that they can withstand all the gravy, pumpkin pie and wine that might get spilled on them.
Get the Urban Villa Dinner Napkins (12-Pc) from Amazon for $20.81
4. These maple leaf place cards
For an autumn-inspired tablescape, sprinkle these maple leaf place cards around. Available in dark walnut, natural and red oak colors, they're hand-cut and made of durable plywood. You can order them blank or have them engraved with your guests' names. Plus, there's no minimum amount, so you can order as many or as few as you need.
Get the My Coaster Shop Maple Leaf Place Tags from Etsy starting at $1
5. This fall-themed bohemian dinnerware
Leave it to Anthropologie to have some of the chicest plates for your Thanksgiving setup. These plates—which come in a large dinner size and a smaller side plate size—feature a decorative "Autumn's Bounty" print designed by artist Inslee Fariss. If you want to round out the set, you can also pick up matching bowls and cups.
Get the Inslee Fariss Autumn's Bounty Dinner Plate from Anthropologie for $19.20
Get the Inslee Fariss Autumn's Bounty Side Plate from Anthropologie for $12.80
6. These Thanksgiving coloring placemats
Kids and adults alike will love coloring in these placemats while they wait for dinner to be ready. If you want something you can print at home, these 8-inch-by-11.5-inch sheets are delivered in digital form, so you don't have to wait for shipping. Otherwise, you can snag these larger—and slightly more intricate—coloring placemats that come in packs of 12 for the whole family.
Get the Sara Luke Creative Thanksgiving Printable Coloring Placemat from Etsy for $5
Get the Tiny Expressions Thanksgiving Coloring Placements (12-Pack) from Etsy for $16.99
7. These wooden turkey place cards
That juicy Butterball turkey doesn't have to be the only bird on the table this Thanksgiving. You can also honor the holiday's main hero with these turkey place cards, which are made from lightweight wood. At just under four inches, they'll fit nicely atop a standard dinner plate and are engraved with each of your guests' names.
Get the Riverbend Horse Ranch Wooden Turkey Place Cards from Etsy starting at $4
8. This DIY place card kit
If you're crafty, you'll love this Thanksgiving DIY place card kit from Etsy. The set contains everything you'll need to put together eight pumpkin place cards, from precut cardstock to sticky foam dots. Reviewers say the cards are very easy to assemble, so it's a task you could give the kiddos to complete while you're prepping dinner.
Get the Thanksgiving Place Card Kit from Etsy starting at $17.99
9. These festive utensil holders
These petite paper bags pull double duty: You can use them on the table as utensil holders for each person's cutlery or you can use them as treat bags for take-home party favors. Made of recycled kraft paper and available in packs of 25, the bags can be personalized with the text of your choice, like your family's name or the year.
Get the Details on Demand Thanksgiving Treat Bags (25-pc) starting at $23
10. These rustic place card holders
You have your place cards, but what about your place card holders? These wooden ones have hundreds of rave reviews on Amazon and are versatile enough that you can use them well after Thanksgiving. Made of real wood—that still has the bark on for a genuine forest feel—they're very sturdy and will look great dotting your holiday table.
Get the Toncoo Wood Place Card Holders (20-Pc) from Amazon for $13.99
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