Thanksgiving at the Junction

November at the Junction is a beautiful time of year. There is a crisp breeze, punctuated with the familiar aroma of the first burning logs of the season. The leaves have performed their annual display of color and now crunch underfoot. Time to head indoors! I was so excited to plan this years tablescape for Thanksgiving - I was up at 4 AM!! This is one of my favorite holidays. It combines all of my passions - decorating, cooking, baking and of course, family. Weeks before I'm in the planning phase. Days before, I'm decorating the house, setting the table and baking! The night before is when the fun begins as all of my "little chicks" come home to roost. Heaven!

However, because this is the first tablescape for my blog, I was super excited and I have to admit, a little nervous! Undaunted, I forged ahead doing what I have been doing for years - creating a space I hope is all at once elegant, warm, and inviting.
It is a beautiful sunny day, perfect for admiring the polish of the wood and the gleam of the china. So here goes!





Welcome!



When you think of Thanksgiving I know roosters don't come to mind.
 However I love them, and the colors in this one work so well with my fall color scheme.

My son liked how proud the rooster appears presiding over the

table in this picture, so I had to include it!





Perfect little tea set from Wegmans grocery store.




Ahhhh the details.



A quiet corner in the diningroom to take in the view.





 

This is the full setting.




First taking away the little pumpkin soup tureen, you can see the little bread plate.

The dinner plate is Myott Factory "Thanksgiving".

The host seatings boast this beautiful ceramic charger.

Sadly I was only able to find four of them, so the

guest seatings have a solid brown charger as the

background.

I found these several years ago at Target! Love them.

Mmmmm soup...and in such a sweet little Tureen!

Details of the tureen top. Just precious.

I think if you look closely you can see the little pumpkin place card holder.

A view of the opposite side of the dining room.

Closeup of the sideboard arrangement.

View into the foyer. Thanks for dropping by!