60 Beautiful Thanksgiving Centerpiece Ideas to Top Off Your Table

Fill a Faux Pumpkin

What’s more fitting as a Thanksgiving centerpiece than a faux pumpkin vase filled with autumn-colored flowers? Leslie from My 100 Year Old Home surrounded this stunning centerpiece with smaller pumpkins, all atop a gray runner which contrasts against the white tablecloth.

Put Pampas Grass on Display

Simple and organic—that was the plan interior designer Erin Gates had for this Thanksgiving tablescape. To achieve that look, she placed small white pumpkins amongst a tall white vessel to create some height variation, with a burnt orange silk velvet ribbon, pampas grass, white taper candles. and clear glass hurricanes.

“Word to the wise: pampas grass is very flammable, so if you light the tapers, make sure you have tons of breathing room,” Gates says. “I learned this the hard way."

Layer Atop a Punchy Print

Leave it to Reverie Social, which offers elevated linen rentals for celebrations of every size, to go bold for this Thanksgiving tablescape. The standout floral tablecloth has an autumnal color scheme that evokes the warmth and coziness of fall without limiting yourself to the expected neutrals. They added the floral centerpiece and table decor, highlighting a few colors in the tablecloth. 

“Keeping the accent colors and tabletop decor simplified complimented the linen’s palette, yet refrained from making the tablescape appear too busy,” Colby Radomski of Reverie Social says.

Add Candles, and Then More Candles

Cassandra LaValle of Coco Kelley knows the trick to create a warm, intimate Thanksgiving centerpiece: candles, candles, and more candles. This table endlessly glows thanks to inexpensive brown fluted vases of varying heights, which surround a full arrangement of mostly white flowers and wild grasses.

Elevate Modern Farmhouse

This Thanksgiving centerpiece checks all the boxes: welcoming, seasonal, modern, and sophisticated. To create visual interest, Kathy Kuo mixed textures in the floral arrangements, dishware, and linens. The dusty pink roses contrast beautifully with the greenery and sprays of pampas grass, while the blown-glass napkin rings add a modern edge to the more rustic linen napkins and placemats.

"This tablescape was all about infusing a little bit of moody glamour into a modern farmhouse setting,” Kuo says.

Design an Edible Arrangement

Not only can your favorite fall vegetables and fruits decorate your Thanksgiving plate (if there's room between the turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing), but they can also brighten up your holiday tablescape. Take this centerpiece from My French Country Home, for instance. The veggies’ colors and textures add a vibrancy and natural feel to the table, especially when mixed with a few florals.

Create a Centerpiece from Antlers

Another Thanksgiving centerpiece idea: if your family has a storied history of sporting and hunting pastimes, consider displaying respect for nature’s bounty, as Middleburg Hospitality did here.

Create a centerpiece sculpted from antlers and search for game-themed dishware, which Middleburg’s Matilda Reuter Engle suggests shopping for at reputable vintage and antique stores known for their authenticity and appreciation for the outdoors.

Match Your Fall Decor

Already hanging fall wreaths, perhaps in your windows or above a mantel? Match your Thanksgiving centerpiece to the rest of your fall decor, as Leslie from My 100 Year Old Home did here with a leafy arrangement in a wicker basket.

Forage Your Backyard

The Habitat Home & Garden team stayed close to home to create this garland. After foraging backyard hops, they dried them out a bit before arranging it into garland, weaving candles throughout. Look to your own backyard for greenery inspiration or get a similar look using eucalyptus or pine garland anchored by a variety of pillar candles.

Emulate California Cool

Jennifer Verruto of Blythe Interiors embraced the laid-back California lifestyle for this Thanksgiving centerpiece, ditching the traditional holiday colors for a more natural aesthetic. She paired simple neutrals with pops of burnt orange, with hints of natural wood and eucalyptus accents.

“By ridding your home decor of bright, garish colors, you'll create a more calming and inviting space, which is the perfect feeling for fall–warm and cozy,” Verruto says. “The best part is that most of these items can transition into year-round décor.”

Display a Gratitude Tree

We especially love a centerpiece that reminds us why we gather on Thanksgiving. The House That Lars Built created this pretty DIY gratitude tree with a base of bare branches arranged in a vase, and you can too. Encourage your loved ones to write down what they’re grateful for on colorful paper leaves, then hang them on a branch.

Mimic Still Life Photography

One stroll through any art museum and you’re bound to find a romantic tablescape still life. Use that as your inspiration for a Thanksgiving table, like this romantic Lustre Theory creation. Breads, fruits, and nuts create an interactive feel, especially when placed around a floral centerpiece, a vibrant arrangement of peonies, ranunculus, sweet peas, poppies, and more.

Go Glam

Modern Glam lives up to the name with this ultra, well, glam Thanksgiving centerpiece. A dramatic bunch of pampas grass takes center stage, giving a warm golden tone to the entire table. Vintage glassware, turkey plates, and pear place settings finish the look. 

Decorate With All White Everything

Forget the warm tones normally associated with Thanksgiving. Amanda Saiontz Gluck of Fashionable Hostess gave this holiday table a light, bright feel with a monochromatic white palette. A mix of faux and real pumpkins pair beautifully with textured glassware and white linens. The tone-on-tone look makes the fresh eucalyptus branches placed under the pumpkins pop all the more.

Look to Your Natural Surroundings

A Thanksgiving centerpiece can feel all-the-more personal by tapping into your natural surroundings and pastimes. In the Virginia Piedmont, for example, where Middleburg Hospitality is based, centerpieces are often crafted from the plumes of pheasant and quail, reminiscent of the region’s revered field sports.

“Intentionally intertwining these feathers amidst cascading autumn leaves or greenery and golden candlelight is a simple yet sophisticated design that ties in the area’s heritage and spirit of the season," says Matilda Reuter Engle of Middleburg Hospitality.

Arrange a Bouquet of Dried Flowers

To create this show-stopping centerpiece, Holly Charles of Habitat Home & Garden added a dried floral arrangement from Idlewild Floral Co. in one of Habitat’s vintage dough bowls and voila! Recreate this look by arranging dried florals in a dense foam base, then placing the entire creation in a bowl. It's both simple and stunning.

Keep It Classic

A Thanksgiving centerpiece equation, courtesy of The Drifter: warm red roses + dusty pink blooms + foraged fall foliage = a particularly pretty way to make a classic floral centerpiece feel Thanksgiving-worthy.

Display Pumpkin Terrariums

Quick, add a couple terrariums to your Amazon cart. They’ll add a polished look to your Thanksgiving tablescape when placed over mini pumpkins. Here, Mrs. Barnes spruced up her terrariums with fresh ivy curled around the pumpkin stems, and by adding vintage-style candlesticks of different heights between the terrariums.

Go for a Light Feel

For a light and fresh feel to your Thanksgiving centerpiece, recreate Fashionable Hostess’s light green arrangement with pillar candles. Consider it an excuse to purchase pistachio green pumpkin soup bowls for every place setting too.

Create a Centerpiece from Driftwood

To create a Thanksgiving centerpiece that captures the essence of the season, take inspiration from this Middleburg Hospitality tablescape. Embrace the rustic allure of autumn by adorning your table with a centerpiece fashioned from weathered driftwood, artfully juxtaposed with gourds and foliage from the season.

Incorporate a Citrus Arrangement

Picture it: this citrus tree, placed in the center of your Thanksgiving table, getting “oohs” and “ahhs” from all of your dinner guests. Courtney Zentner of The Drifter loves to incorporate citrus into fall tablescapes, as it adds a colorful, unexpected, down-to-earth twist on a tablescape.

Go Dark and Moody

Cheetah Is the New Black knows the recipe for a moody and sophisticated Thanksgiving tablescape. Top a white tablecloth with black plates, a mix of black and white taper candles in brass candlesticks, and an arrangement of dark florals with pops of pink and purple as the centerpiece. The results? An intriguing, near gothic table that’ll get your guests talking.

Embrace Color

No one says you need to stick to a couple autumnal colors for your Thanksgiving table centerpiece. Casa Watkins Living went into full maximalist mode for this tablescape, mixing colorful glasses and plates with maroon candles placed in candlesticks of varying heights. Add some live and dried flowers in bud vases and you’ll have a vibrant holiday table to match the mood.

Add a Touch of Nature

Utilize a mix of natural materials, like branches and birch logs, to create a festive Thanksgiving centerpiece, as The Drifter did. The hints of nature particularly pop against antique trays and metallic elements. Owl optional.

Balance Bright and Moody

For a more minimal Thanksgiving centerpiece, take inspiration from this Mavinhouse Events tablescape. The base of this table setting is a neutral tablecloth, which allows the scattered seasonal fruits, candlelight, and in-season floral centerpieces to shine. 

“The contrast of the light pink hues, maroon, and rusty tones made for a warm and welcoming environment,” Mavinhouse Events’s lead planner and designer, Sarah Lema, says. “It was the perfect combination of bright and moody.”

Pick Pumpkins in an Unexpected Color

Spice up traditional fall motifs, like pumpkins, by featuring them in an unexpected color. That’s what Joanna Buchanan did here for this Thanksgiving centerpiece, mixing blue ombre pumpkins with nature-inspired amber foliage. 

“Fall tables are all about texture and rich pattern, so the damask tablecloth paired with the striped tray gives much more dimension and visual interest to the table,” Buchanan says. “And I matched the glasses to the foliage color for an additional flash of traditional autumnal color.”

DIY Paper Pumpkins

Represent your celebratory Thanksgiving mood with a rainbow of colors, like The House That Lars Built did here. Using Roy G. Biv 3-D paper pumpkins and simple leaf decorations, she lightened the mood of this table—an especially good fit for a Friendsgiving dinner or a kids’ table.

Use Dried Florals in Muted Tones

The pièce de résistance of this Thanksgiving tablescape is the beautiful array of dried florals in autumnal tones. Instead of one main centerpiece, clear glass vases filled with blooms of various heights span the length of the table. The best part of these dried florals, perhaps, is that once you polish off the last piece of pumpkin pie, you can scatter the vases around your home as seasonal decor.

Display a Message of Gratitude

Don’t forget why we gather for Thanksgiving in the first place. You won’t with this simple centerpiece of punched tin votive candles that spell out “thanks,” an idea via A Beautiful Mess.

Shop Your Own Plant Collection

There’s no need to spend a small fortune on an over-the-top Thanksgiving centerpiece. You can adorn your holiday table with petite potted plants, which you might already own. They’ll add a touch of greenery to your tablescape, and then continue to brighten your home decor long after your turkey stupor subsides.

Raise Them Up

For this Thanksgiving table, Cassandra LaValle of Coco Kelley aimed for what she calls a "slightly Swedish farmhouse vibe." The centerpiece of the look is two elevated terracotta planters filled with dried flowers, though you could easily switch out the flowers for a cornucopia of seasonal fruits and vegetables, if you prefer.

"This table is proof that things don't have to be expensive or fussy to be beautiful, and that feels like a true expression of what this holiday is all about,” LaValle says.

Opt for Humble Materials

Interior design Kate Marker veered towards natural colors and materials for this Thanksgiving table. Amber-hued glassware brings warmth (“and pairs beautifully with a sprig of rosemary in a cocktail,” Marker says), especially when topped on a burlap runner. Finish the look with a cluster of assorted potted herbs in ceramic or terracotta planters as an unstructured centerpiece that celebrates abundance.

Add Candles on a White Runner

Draping your tablescape with a soft, delicate white table runner creates a dreamy, ethereal feel. Place your centerpiece candles and greenery along the runner for a timeless aesthetic—that’s what Middleburg Hospitality did here.

Group Plants Together

Plant parents, this Thanksgiving centerpiece idea is for you. Bloomscape recommends grouping small potted plants together to create a stunning centerpiece, or you could scatter them around along the length of the table. Just remember to keep the plants on the small side so you have plenty of room for the mashed potatoes and don’t disrupt conversation across the table. 

Based The Centerpiece Around Vintage Chargers

Let the colors and details of your chargers lead the design, says Matilda Reuter Engle of Middleburg Hospitality, which allows your floral displays and candlestick centerpieces to enhance their refined style. 

“Vintage heirloom chargers are a great accent to keep on hand, each a cherished link to the past and a reminder of the memories that are to be made around the table during harvest season,” says Reuter Engle. 

Complement Florals with Terracotta Dishware

Terracotta dishware lends itself to nearly any occasion—including Thanksgiving, when an organic look feels especially right. Take this table by Cassandra LaValle of Coco Kelley. The not-too-orange tone of the dishes add an organic feel, especially when paired with a floral centerpiece.

Let the Scenery Stand Out

If you're hosting Thanksgiving outside (lucky you!), let your surroundings be the star. Keep your centerpiece simple—a few blooms and pillar candles will do.

Highlight Pinecones as a Centerpiece

Take it from this Weston Table tablescape: a small centerpiece of glammed up pinecones is a winner. Head to the local craft store for faux pinecones or keep your eyes peeled for real ones, then hot glue them to sticks and spray paint the bouquet gold. Voila!

Fill a Vase With Faux Branches

For a striking centerpiece, go big and bold with autumnal leaves on branches. Chances are the colorful leaves in your neighborhood will have fallen by Thanksgiving, so go faux. A Thanksgiving centerpiece doesn't get much easier.

Feature Pine Risers

Add a rustic touch to your Thanksgiving table by setting pillar candles on pine risers. The more, the better—especially when set on risers of different heights nestled between beautiful pumpkins.

Light a Geometric Candle Set

Simple, warm, effortless—this geometric candle set with various sizes and shapes is an easy-as-can-be Thanksgiving centerpiece. Best yet, after you've finished the last of the turkey leftover, these candles can be moved to a mantel as holiday decor.

Arrange a Cheese Plate

Flowers and candles not your style? Get right to the good stuff with a cheese plate centerpiece. Not only does it look beautiful, but guests will be encouraged to mingle around the table, which should satiate them if the turkey takes longer than expected.

Opt for a Low Floral Centerpiece

Eden of Sugar & Charm is no stranger to setting tables. For this tablescape she featured a beautiful bouquet that feels both autumnal and unexpected, adding color, texture, and a serious dose of charm. Keeping the flowers low is key—that allows conversation to flow across the table.

Feature Pheasant Feathers

'Tis the season! Whether or not pheasant hunting is a tradition in your household around Thanksgiving, you can give a nod to the beautiful bird by including their tail feathers (real or faux) in a centerpiece full of lush greenery, petite pumpkins, and citrus fruit—like Grey Joyner Interiors did here.

Repurpose a Pitcher

A pitcher one day, a means to hold a Thanksgiving centerpiece the next. This pewter design by Weston Table is an eye-catching way to hold golden leaves, making for a stunning yet simple centerpiece.

Use a Main Dish as a Centerpiece

Forget an oversized bouquet or arrangement of pumpkins. If you're an outstanding chef, let your food do the talking—especially when it's served in a vintage-style copper casserole dish, like this one from Weston Table. Making room for your main dishes allows guests to refill their plates without leaving the table.

Choose a Color Story

Overwhelmed by options? Designing your entire Thanksgiving table around a color scheme makes for a cohesive look. SFERRA chose green and orange, coordinating a plate of artichokes with a bouquet of flowers and crisp linens.

Aim for a Rustic Look

Toast nailed the feel of dinner in an English countryside. Want to mimic the look for your Thanksgiving celebrations? Mix and match handmade pottery with foraged greenery and natural-toned candlesticks.

Play With Height

Mixing up the heights of your decorations is key for a dynamic tablescape. Take this one by Half Past Seven as example. Low pumpkins and artichokes are balanced with tall candlesticks and plants, yet every piece is airy enough to keep the conversation flowing across the table.

Add Copper Accents

Add this Thanksgiving recipe next to the one for your Grandma’s famous stuffing recipe: brass candlesticks + a copper vase + eucalyptus leaves + fresh pairs. That’s the formula Lucy Akins of Craftberry Bush used to create this charming Thanksgiving table, anchored by a bouquet of dried flowers.

DIY Turkey Gourds

Up for a quick crafting session? Your guests will get a kick out of these charming DIY preserved flower turkey gourds, like these that The House That Lars Built created. They can be used year after year, so consider your Thanksgiving centerpiece checked off your to do list, for, well, ever.

Create a Country Feel

Leslie from 100 Year Old Home styled this front porch Thanksgiving table setting country-style. A simple bouquet of dusty rose-colored flowers is surrounded by clear glassware and ornate dishes, all atop a bare table. It’s equally casual yet put-together. 

Arrange a Delectable Dessert Bar

No one can deny the charm of this light and airy dessert bar. Amanda Saiontz Gluck of Fashionable Hostess brought this look to life, and you could recreate it with a trio of cake pedestals surrounded by personalized pumpkins and other natural materials. (The desserts themselves, on the other hand, are likely not light and airy.)

Create a Cute Kids' Table

A kids’ table deserves some thought too. This one by Danielle and Michael of Clark + Aldine includes a sprinkling of leaves and pumpkins in place of a centerpiece, along with kids’ size silverware and cute-as-can-be turkey dishes. 

"I want to make sure to keep the table aesthetically pleasing for everyone but additional fun for the kids," Danielle says. "Be open to letting your kids explore the table. A hands-on table allows for some interesting conversations and even longer time at the table."

Enhance Your Everyday Decor

Choose a Thanksgiving centerpiece that feels very you. No need to get serious when your vibe is more lighthearted and stylish. This holiday table by Annie Diamond of Most Lovely Things includes a centerpiece of colorful candles and a graphic striped black and white table runner. It fits effortlessly into her decor, whether on Thanksgiving or any of the other 364 days of the year. 

Go Traditional

This timeless Thanksgiving table could have been arranged by your grandparents decades ago, or it could be arranged by you this year—the elements are that classic. Here, Fashionable Hostess mixed Christofle silver candlesticks and flatware with a lush centerpiece made with faux green ivy garlands and plum-toned faux florals.

Arrange a Trio of Small Bouquets

No need to display one oversized bouquet. Instead, split up your florals into three (or more) bouquets, so the entire table can enjoy the fresh blooms, no matter where they’re sitting. That’s what Leslie from My 100 Year Old Home did here.

Mix Vintage Pieces with New Ones

A little vintage, a little new, and a whole lot charming. On this Thanksgiving table, simple bud vases with foraged dried flowers and foliage are placed on a striped runner and gingham tablecloth. The look wouldn’t be complete without the vintage candle holder though, which adds warmth and light.

Arrange a Set of Pillar Candles

There are plenty of ways to arrange candles, but for a simple centerpiece opt for a trio of pillar candles of varying heights on a nest of branches. When paired with a linen tablecloth and textured chargers, you’ll have a holiday table setting that works year after year.

Go For Pretty in Pink

You don’t have to stick to traditional autumnal hues for your Thanksgiving table. This one, with faux leaves and velvet pumpkins, is inspired by the rich colors of cranberries and merlot, which brings the look and feel of fall to your Thanksgiving centerpiece without a single orange element.