If you are planning to have family over for thanksgiving you should start planning now to make sure your dining room is equipped for a large family gathering. The typical dining room doesn't allow for an especially large gathering, so you will have to be creative to make it work. You will also have to gather a few items to make ensure enough comfortable seating in your home and to create a beautiful environment. Here are some tips you can use.
Extend your table with a combination of table leaves and smaller tables by putting them at the end of the main table. Have the table extend into an adjoining living room, or hallway or foyer if necessary. Use table cloths to make the collections of tables look like one cohesive diningroom table.
Gather all of your extra chairs or borrow some folding chairs to make sure everyone will have a place to sit. Use slipcovers to dress up the chairs that don't match your diningroom set, and use small pillows to make hard chairs more comfortable.
While table settings and centerpieces are wonderful, there is seldom room for them at a thanksgiving table. Still, create one large cornucopia piece will with fruit and nuts for before dinner grazing, and remove it when it is time to serve dinner.
Add finishing touches to the room by hanging a autumnal wreath on the wall or adding a fall spray arrangement over your
wall art. Place vases on plaster columns in unused corners filled with fall flowers. Add fall scented candles to your
candle wall sconces.
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