Easy Fall Tablescape [Thanksgiving Style Ideas]

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so I wanted to bring you some ideas for an easy fall tablescape. Check out my fall outdoor table below for a neutral and natural look using many items you can find around your home and garden.

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Fall tablescape decorating ideas for 2020. Neutral black and white table runner, fringe linen-cotton napkins. Wrought iron snail napkin rings with natural Pennisetum alopecuroides “Little Bunny” ornamental grasses and horse chestnuts on the place se…

Decorate your fall table with items from home and garden

If you’ve read my other posts on fall decorating, you’ll know I’m all about making a few changes to create a seasonal look that can easily be swapped in or out over more time consuming decorating.

So don’t worry - no pumpkins were eviscerated to create living centerpieces holding fresh fall flowers (I love that look but just don’t have the stamina to carve out a squash vase that will last a couple days.)

Instead, I once again decided to stick mostly with décor I already had; natural materials but not fresh, with versatile neutral dishes and accessories, so they can all be stowed away and reused for other seasons and holidays. My purchases were the cotton linen-like napkins with the fun fringe-edge and the pillar candles. (Of all things, I didn’t have any white pillars!)

Moroccan style arabesque-quatrefoil pillar candleholders in dark oil rubbed bronze decorate the center of the tablescape. Pinecone and feather garland with citrus and gourds decorate the table too. How do you decorate for fall on a budget? I’m here …

Fall tablescape setup - natural elements

I decided to set up the table outside instead of in the dining room. It seemed appropriate for this year, plus I finished my landscaping last spring.

I bought this travertine-limestone table from eBay circa 2003, always planning to have it outside. Fast forward to 2020 (better late than never…), it finally stopped being my office desk and made it into the garden. No easy feat since it weighs in at more than 300 lbs.

I used my white petal stoneware plates with Anthropologie wrought-iron snail napkin rings - both discontinued now, but check out the “Shop the Look” below for similar items.

A black and white table runner and green-gray cotton napkins soften the stone table and stoneware plates. The fringe edges help tie them together.

Fall tablescape decorating ideas for 2021. Pinecone and feather garland with citrus, horse chestnuts and walnuts make a casual, quick and easy centerpiece. Neutral black and white table runner, fringe linen-cotton napkins. Wrought iron snail napkin …

Shop The Look

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To add some natural elements to the table, I clipped some Pennisetum “Little Bunny” ornamental grass (I’m totally seduced by that oh-so-cute name) and tucked them into the napkin rings. On top of the napkins, I dropped a few horse-chestnut conkers and walnuts collected by my boys years ago.

Fall-Thanksgiving outdoor tablescape decorating ideas for 2020. Fringe edges on netural cotton-linen napkins and table runner ties the textiles together. Pennisetum alopecuroides “Little Bunny” inflorescences poke out of wrought iron snail napkin ri…

I arranged the pinecone garland around the table in a serpentine manner, snaking it around the candles, and plates.

How to decorate a fall table on a budget? Go neutral and natural using materials found at home and in the garden. Pennisetum alopecuroides “Little Bunny” inflorescences clipped from the garden poke out from wrought iron snail napkin rings. The dark …

My neighbor gave me these white volunteer gourds that appeared in her garden. I love them and am attempting to dry them so I can display them year after year. I did a little research and placed them on a heater vent. We’ll see how that goes…

How to decorate a fall table on a budget? Keep your budget in check beautifully. Go neutral and natural using materials found at home and in the garden. Pennisetum alopecuroides “Little Bunny” inflorescences clipped from the garden poke out from wro…

I picked a few oranges along with more nuts and Little Bunnies Pennisetum and placed them on a Target Hearth and Hand with Magnolia organic-shaped plate for a (very) quick decorative centerpiece of sorts.