I must decorate! What can I decorate for Thanksgiving! I am always so lost this time of year.?
My decorating is mainly color scheme oriented. Halloween and Christmas have such clearly defined color schemes. But Thanksgiving??? I am filled with dread at the thought of deciding between all the possible colors schemes that have been appropriate in the past. What if they aren’t appropriate this year? What will my friends – dedicated decorators one and all – what will they say about me behind my back if I choose an unfashionable Thanksgiving color scheme??? Help me. Help me please.
"I am filled with dread at the thought of deciding between all the possible colors schemes that have been appropriate in the past."
Are you kidding? In the grand scheme of things a color scheme is very unimportant. It should not be a decision that fills you w/ dread. You should not be so overly concerned w/ what your friends think.
Classic fall colors are always appropriate. Actually, anything that looks nice w/ the decor of your home is appropriate. You can go outside the box.
I once did a formal Thanksgiving dinner in navy and pink. It went w/ the Evesham china I had and the navy was a nice under cloth for an ecru Victorian crocheted tablecloth my grandmother had made. In the center of the table I had a collection of mismatched brass candlesticks of different heights w/ dusty rose tapers that matched the napkins (yes, it was the eighties).
Use what you have and put it together in a new way. Since gold is so abundant in nature you can work it into your palette as either a color or a metal.
If you want to have a fashionable color scheme, then use chocolate brown, turquoise, and rust.
If you want to go traditional (can’t go wrong with that), just use autumnal colors.
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Since you asked this in R&S, I’d advise you to pray about it.
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Go with purple. Everybody likes purple. And if they don’t, screw ’em. It’s your place.
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I’d go with a deep red to symbolize the spilled blood of all of the Native Americans that were butchered. And maybe a lush green to symbolize all of the fertile farmland that we stole from them.
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I hope you’re kidding because if you really have friends like that you might try making new ones or set an example of how a friend should be. As for decorating for Thanksgiving go to Target, Walmart or someplace like that and they have plenty of beautiful fall table cloths and decorations.
P.S. Make sure if you keep your friends you don’t tell them you shopped at Target or Walmart. It might offend them. 🙂
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Hobby Lobby, my dear. They have wonderful decorations.
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"I am filled with dread at the thought of deciding between all the possible colors schemes that have been appropriate in the past."
Are you kidding? In the grand scheme of things a color scheme is very unimportant. It should not be a decision that fills you w/ dread. You should not be so overly concerned w/ what your friends think.
Classic fall colors are always appropriate. Actually, anything that looks nice w/ the decor of your home is appropriate. You can go outside the box.
I once did a formal Thanksgiving dinner in navy and pink. It went w/ the Evesham china I had and the navy was a nice under cloth for an ecru Victorian crocheted tablecloth my grandmother had made. In the center of the table I had a collection of mismatched brass candlesticks of different heights w/ dusty rose tapers that matched the napkins (yes, it was the eighties).
Use what you have and put it together in a new way. Since gold is so abundant in nature you can work it into your palette as either a color or a metal.
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