11.21.2011

Thanksgiving Table Setting: Antique Keys

For the next couple of days I will be sharing a few table setting ideas to make your Thanksgiving table festive and unique.  The first setting is rustic and neutral.  I used simple twine to attach antique keys and and name tags to natural cotton napkin.  The keys are ones that I collected from the souq in Sanaa, Yemen when I lived there.  But, you can find old keys at Flea Markets and antique stores.  The color palette is really the lack of color.  I find this relaxed and unfussy.


Dinner Plate: Homegoods
Salad Plate: Bought in a tiny shop in Japan 10 years ago
Table Cloth: Natural Burlap (Joannes)
Coaster: Southern Highlands basket from Papua New Guinea
Keys: Bought in the old city in Sanaa
Stem Ware: Toasting glasses from my wedding
Napkin: 100% unbleached cotton (have had them forever)


How are you planning to decorate your table?


4 comments:

  1. Must admit that you do inspire me to "decorate" our house more. Thanks! Maybe the boys will notice the "pretty" and not mess it up! Janice

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  2. Love your ideas...they are very inspiring!

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  3. ... thought I recognized those keys! Good memories of shopping together in the Old City! I made wind chimes of mine and hung them in the garden. I think the fellow in the market was looking at me funny because I was knocking the keys together trying to find the ones with the best sound!

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  4. Great ideas, love it....don't know if I'd seen the salad plates before. Linda M.

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