Good morning and happy Sunday! Today we are going to share a Thanksgiving table setting. Well, it really it could work any time throughout the fall all the way through the entire holiday season. We have another table setting we will share later this week that is a little more of a true Thanksgiving tablescape but first wanted to share this one. For this setting I used all items we already owned and clipped the greenery from the yard (and just added some seeded eucalyptus from Trader Joe’s) and made the cake so it was fun to put together pretty quickly. (You can see some of our previous Thanksgiving table settings here.)
This is not a pear flavored cake because my children would not have eaten that – haha! It was just garnished with a pear on top. It’s got one layer of chocolate cake between two layers of yellow cake and there is a thick layer of chocolate frosting between each layer. Then I made buttercream frosting with just a tiny hint of cocoa powder for the outer layer of frosting to give it that pale caramel color. I used one of these cake scrapers to give it the edge. And then drizzled some caramel on top of that and then made some simple buttercream rosettes with this tip (although I didn’t make it quite as stiff as I usually do on accident and they were a little bit droopy – whoops!) AND PLEASE NOTE: THE BERRIES WERE JUST DECORATIVE! They are not to be eaten. When it was time to cut into the cake I removed the berries and greenery – they were just gently resting on the cake.
BREAKFAST NOOK SOURCE LIST:
Wall Color – Snowbound by Sherwin Williams in Eggshell Finish
Trim Color – Existing
Floor – Heart Pines stained with Minwax’s Weather Oak
Chandelier – Visual Comfort
Table – At Home
Black Dining Chairs – World Market
End Chairs – World Market
Plaid Pillows – Walmart
Throw on back of Chair – World Market years ago
Rug Under Table – Serena and Lily
Drapery Rods – Amazon
Drapery Rings and Hooks – Amazon
Drapery Panels – Ikea Ritva Panels (similar here)
Runner – World Market years ago
Cake Stand – Walmart
Cake – I made it
Gray Plates – Target
Black and White Dotted Plates – Walmart
Soup Bowls and Plates – Birch Lane years ago similar here and here
Napkins – Target years ago
Gold Flatware – World Market
Gold Rimmed Glasses – World Market
Gold Candlesticks – Hobby Lobby (similar here and here)
Taper Candles – can be found here
Counter Stools – Serena and Lily
Greenery – Cut from the yard and some eucalyptus from Traders Joe’s
Pears – grocery store
Dried Pods – Can be found at craft stores like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby
Other Kitchen Items not shown in this post:
Footed Wood Tray – Heritage Lace
Copper Colander – WalMart
Soap Dispensers – Amazon
Faucet – Can be found here and here
Mounted Soap Dispenser – Here
Greenery – Clipped from outside
Sphere Light Fixture – West Elm
Wingback Chairs – Can be found here, here, and similar one here
Pillows – Minted
Brown Faux Cowhide Rug – Loloi
Brown Throw – HomeGoods years ago
Warmly, Jenni
