How To Decorate Your Thanksgiving Table
Nov. 25, 2002 -- -- By now, the menu for Thursday's Thanksgiving dinner is probably set, but the next agenda item for all the divas of domesticity out there is decorating the table.
Rebecca Kolls, lifestyle contributor for "Good Morning America," has some tips to make your feast look even more festive, whether you are operating on a shoestring budget or can afford some extravagant touches.
Affordable "Edible-Table"
Grab $25 and head to a gourmet grocery store (Kolls visited Dean & Deluca in New York City) to get the goodies for an affordable table, which is an example of edible art. Kolls setting included a cabbage cornucopia as a centerpiece. It also shows off cornbread shaped like little baskets to hold a name card for each person (just 33 cents each), cloth napkins decoratively wrapped with green onions to hold the silverware, and chairs decorated with hanging root vegetables. Add a tablecloth runner for next to nothing by selecting some fabric from your local craft store. Fold it neatly and you'll add a touch of color and class to the table. The centerpiece can be a big bowl of squash and other vegetables too. The next day, take all of the food that you used as decoration and make a soup!
Comfortable Table: For a Thanksgiving table setting with a "comfortable" budget, Kolls headed to Crate and Barrel with $250. She bought chargers (which go underneath plates to keep food from splattering) and runners (which come in fabrics such as silk and velvet) to go on top of white tablecloth. For the runners, Kolls suggests picking festive colors like red and green that can be reused at Christmas time.
For the festive table, Kolls grabbed some festive garland from ABC Carpet & Home in New York City.
Also, take a look through the tables Kolls put together for last year's Thanksgiving.
Elegant, Red, White, Blue and Gold Table (for 6):
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