Table centerpieces are an integral part of the decor for a special meal. In the fall, centerpieces adorn many Thanksgiving dinner tables. Take advantage of the abundant fall harvest season to incorporate the warm reds, browns, yellows and oranges into your table’s autumn decor. Fall table centerpieces can be made with a variety of seasonal items and assembled to suit the style and formality of your occasion.
Select a seasonal container for your piece. Line a wicker basket with a fall-color cloth. Use a hollowed-out pumpkin or gourd as a fall container. A large pumpkin can hold an array of fall-themed items, while small gourds or miniature pumpkins can be used to hold tapered candles.
Collect a variety of fall fruits, vegetables and leaves to brighten up your centerpiece. For a harvest centerpiece, fill a bowl with yellow and orange vegetables, such as pumpkins, squash and kumquats. Or, use a shallow dish and arrange various-color fall leaves on its bottom, interspersed with bright berries or grapes. For a floral fall piece, use an abundance of brightly colored flowers such as roses, tulips and daffodils in orange, red and yellow hues.
Fall is a time to celebrate nature’s bounty. Take a trip to the farmer’s market or simply collect some beautiful items from your backyard. Bring them into your home for use as an artistic and unique table centerpiece. If your centerpiece relies on fall leaves, place a foil-wrapped leaf-shaped chocolate on each plate as a favor. If the centerpiece contains pumpkins or gourds, provide a snow-white or orange mini-pumpkin for each guest.
A nature-inspired bag of potpourri poured onto a platter or any shallow container is the beginning of a beautiful and aromatic centerpiece. Place pillar candles of differing heights in the center and surround them with the potpourri. Add natural items collected from your yard, such as seed pods, pine cones, buckeyes and acorns. The result is earthy, rustic and autumnal.
Apples are the fruit most associated with autumn, and they make a colorful seasonal centerpiece. Whether it’s apple-green Granny Smith, Red or Yellow Delicious, or any other variety, your guests will enjoy this pretty and edible centerpiece. Place the apples on a glass pedestal, hurricane or bowl, or pile them inside a grapevine wreath decorated with fall foliage.
Draw the focus to the center of the table with a seasonal autumn centerpiece. Cast a glow across the table with ambient candlelight or creatively carved Jack-o-Lanterns. Showcase the bounteous harvest with a mixture of pumpkins, apples and leaves. Anticipate the joys of the Thanksgiving feast with an elegant, homemade turkey centerpiece. Centerpieces are limited only by the bounds of your imagination. In every case, warm yellows, oranges, reds and browns cast a seasonal coziness around the house.
Decorate the table with deliciously beautiful reminders of the harvest. Fall is a season of pumpkins, apples and richly colored produce. Arrange these items in a circular shape to create a wreath, or try a more elaborate centerpiece. Add color by spray painting pumpkins or apples with gold, silver, black or other colors of paint.
Fill a hollow pumpkin with seasonal flowers, candles, candies or other fall produce. An elaborate cornucopia can be created by filling a large pumpkin with apples, cranberries, Indian corn, small gourds, wheat stalks, dried flowers, small pumpkins and other produce.
Create an elegant bouquet of dried grains and grasses. Divide more than a hundred stalks into bundles of about 15 stems. Wrap each bundle with floral tape and assemble the bundles in a spiral shape so that the stalks can stand upright. Cover the bundle marks with a large, lavish bow of satin or ribbon.
Toss red and green apples into a basket and mix in a few miniature pumpkins or waxed leaves for color for an impromptu centerpiece that is visually appealing.
Leaves can be waxed easily by ironing fresh leaves between two sheets of wax paper for approximately 30 seconds. The waxy sides of the paper should be pressed against the leaves. These leaves can then be strewn across the center of the table for a whimsical look.
