Best Thanksgiving Table Decorating Ideas

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75 DIY Thanksgiving Centerpieces to Beautify Your Holiday Table

We'll show you how to set the stage.

Mikkel Vang

Cue the turkey, pumpkin pie, and stuffing! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means it's time to start dreaming up your Thanksgiving menu, from delicious Thanksgiving side dishes and delectable Thanksgiving desserts to help celebrate the holiday. It's also a great time to starting dreaming up a spectacular centerpiece for your dinner table. Whether you're leaning toward a centerpiece with gourds, opting for a gorgeous floral fall centerpiece arrangement, or looking to incorporate a little lace into the festivities this year, we're sure that one of our ideas will suit your style, taste, and skill level.

What's more, the perfect centerpiece will help give the rest of your tablescape a load of charm and cheer—and will make sure that your guests feel like you've gone out of your way to create a beautiful setting for them to give thanks. Much like the rest of the Thanksgiving quotes and Thanksgiving craft ideas we share, these handmade beauties come together quickly and easily. They're also incredibly inexpensive, rivaling the most gorgeous projects you've seen over on Pinterest, and at a fraction of the cost. That's just one more thing to be thankful for!

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Pinecones, Leaves, Fruit and Gourds

This centerpiece lets fall's bounty take centerstage, with a mix of fresh and dried fruit, pinecones, and autumn leaves. Extend the theme onto place setting by placing smaller leaves in the center of dinner plates.

SHOP DRIED FRUIT SLICES

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Wildflowers in a Pumpkin Vase

Gather a sweet grouping of wildflowers into a hollowed out pumpkin for an easy-but-show-stopping centerpiece. Place smaller gourds on guests' plates and accent the rest of the table with smaller arrangements housed in mercury glass bud vases.

SHOP VASES

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Sophisticated Painted Pumpkins

Five minutes and done! Paint a green or tan heirloom pumpkin with off-white acrylic paint and voila. Sophistication!

SHOP PAINT

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Use a Vintage Vessel

A vintage blue-and-white transferware tureen stuffed full of white and yellow flowers, with hints of greenery, looks great on buffet or as a Thanksgiving table centerpiece. Bonus: Decoupage a white pumpkin with blue and white toile wallpaper (you can use color copies, too).

SHOP SOUP TUREENS

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LED Lights in Leaves

Add a bit of extra sparkle to the center of your table with LED lights, arranged in a garland of faux autumn leaves. Vary the height of the centerpiece by placing small pumpkins on pedestals throughout, then tie guests' napkins with a tag that reads "thankful" for a finishing touch.

SHOP FALL LEAVES GARLAND

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Copper Milk Can

A copper milk can filled with greens and berries makes a bold statement as a centerpiece. Add a few orange taper candles to the table and you are ready to celebrate!

SHOP COPPER MILK CANS

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Turkey Salt and Pepper Shakers & Candlesticks

Feather your table with these turkey-shaped collections. Add fall-colored taper candles for a beautiful centerpiece.

SHOP SHAKERS

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Ombre Pumpkin Centerpiece

Paint small white pumpkins in differing shades of red and pink to create a lovely ombre effect down the center of the table. Add single maroon flowers in bud vases here and there for a light floral touch. Bonus: Wrap the ends of cinnamon sticks in red twine and slip place cards in the stick's natural crevice to create place cards.

SHOP PAINT

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Neutral and Sophisticated

Neutral tones, including whitewashed pumpkins and dried gourds, are layered on top of a smattering of green eucalyptus leaves to create this sophisticated, neutral-toned centerpiece. Bonus: Thread twine through wood buttons and use to tie up linen napkins.

SHOP NAPKINS

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Frilly Lace Pumpkins

Not just for wedding dresses! Hot glue lace and sewing trim on orange pumpkins and sprinkle them down the center of the table. Orange flower and bittersweet add a soft touch. Bonus: Form napkins into a bow shape and slip a gold napkin ring over the center.

SHOP LACE

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Go Green!

A scattering of green gourds and acorn squash laid down the center of the table and accented with orange and red flowers creates quite a pretty site. Bonus: Hot glue acorns to lengths of brown waxed twine and use to tie up rolled napkins. Apply gold leaf to a portion of a preserved maple leaf and use a gold paint pen to mark with guest's initials.

SHOP DRIED GOURDS

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Layered Elements

A plain cotton or linen table runner gets a personal touch when embroidered with the names of family and friends who have attended Thanksgivings past. Display and array of colorful flowers in a vintage trophy and add a scattering of small pine cones and tea lights to complete the scene.

SHOP LINEN TABLE RUNNERS

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Pumpkin Vase

Transform a pumpkin into a planter with these easy steps. Remove the top quarter of a small pumpkin. Scoop out the seeds and pulp and fill with floral foam and flowers (here, dahlias, scabiosa, strawflowers, zinnias, forget-me-nots, and nigella). Surround your centerpiece with acorns, squash, and other seasonal elements.

SHOP WOOD SLABS

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Bud Vase Centerpiece

Who says your centerpiece has to be lush and overflowing to be beautiful? Here, individual bud vases make for a lovely-looking table.

SHOP TARTAN BLANKETS

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Foliage-Inspired Florals

Bring some autumnal beauty indoors with this arrangement inspired by the yellow, orange, red, and purple leaves on the trees. A vintage trophy (with a flower frog inside) makes the perfect vessel for a big bunch of blooms.

SHOP VINTAGE TROPHIES

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Plaid Tidings

We're mad for this plaid look featuring patterned table runners, vases, and fabric-covered pumpkins. Flowers featuring the various colors in the tartan prints bring the whole look together.

SHOP PLAID FABRIC

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Seasonal Spices

Mix and match wildflowers and vintage spice cans in autumnal hues according to the length of your table. Display two for small settings, and a series for longer setups.

SHOP SPICE TINS

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Metallic Maize

Give a plain ol' vase some fall flair with this easy idea. Start by coating roughly 14 cobs of dried corn with metallic gold and copper spray paint. Once dry, hot-glue cobs to the perimeter of a 6-inch round vase. Tie it all together with gold raffia. Fill vase with floral foam and add seasonal flowers as desired. (This sampling includes dahlias, zinnias, and mountain ash berries.)

SHOP DRIED CORN

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Potted Green Centerpiece

Embrace your green thumb with this centerpiece idea! Bamboo leaves or palm fronds might seem like a decidedly different way to decorate for the holiday—and they are. But make no mistake: Green is an all-season hue.

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Wheat Cloches

This seasonal staple makes the perfect focal point for your holiday table. Start by bundling a small handful of wheat and tie with twine. Turn a cloche upside down and place the wheat inside, then top with base and invert. Add leftover snips of wheat to votive holders (securing with twine).

SHOP CLOCHES

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Bold Red Centerpiece

A vibrant arrangement is a guaranteed head-turner at any dinner party, but it'll be especially appreciated on Thanksgiving Day. Dahlias, roses, and ranunculus will fit right in with all the red-hued pies and cranberry sauce on your table.

SHOP RED ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS

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Galvanized Bucket Centerpieces

It's the ultimate rustic-modern table accessory—a galvanized bucket! Simply place your bouquet of choice into one, and watch as your table transforms into a country-chic paradise.

Get the tutorial at Sugar and Charm.

SHOP GALVANIZED BUCKETS

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Apple Candleholders

Utilize your latest farmer's market finds to make this fast display. Use a paring knife to cut a 1-inch-deep hole in the top of a few apples, slightly narrower than the candles, and wedge the candles in. Display alone or with stacked apples and seeded eucalyptus on a neutral cake stand.

SHOP TAPER CANDLES

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Perfectly Imperfect

A gold-patterned table runner, mismatched vintage china, and a vibrant bouquet of seasonal blooms are all this Thanksgiving table needs to stand out. For a personal touch, use family photos in lieu of place cards.

SHOP RATTAN CHARGERS

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Retro Cooler Vase

If Thanksgiving tends to be a casual shindig in your home, use a vintage jug cooler and foraged branches, leaves, and flowers from your backyard.

SHOP VINTAGE COOLERS

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Natural Reeds Centerpiece

Dried reeds and grasses make for a totally unexpected Thanksgiving centerpiece. Evoking the earthiness of the fall season, their muted tones and subdued color palette is sure to elicit more than a few oohs and aahs from your guests.

Get the tutorial at Sugar and Charm.

SHOP DRIED REEDS

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Varied Heights

Bookmarked by stacks of dishes, a wire centerpiece filled with leaves and hydrangeas adds a festive touch in blogger KariAnne Wood's dining room.

Get the tutorial at Thistlewood Farms.

SHOP DECORATIVE GOURDS

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Succulent Centerpiece

Let your centerpiece handiwork live on after Thanksgiving with a hardy succulent display. Place a few of these vibrant plants around the table, then simply keep them there—they'll last you well into winter. Red taper candles, brass planters, and a blue runner add a splash of color.

SHOP SUCCULENTS

Carly Breit Web Editorial Fellow Carly Breit is a freelance writer who loves to write about health, wellness, and strong women.

Rebekah Lowin Senior Editor Rebekah Lowin is a Senior Editor at The Pioneer Woman, covering home décor, food, entertaining, crafting, gardening, and holiday.

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