Easy Thanksgiving Centerpieces

Be inspired by this list of Thanksgiving centerpieces from holidays past and create a beautiful tablescape with your own DIY arrangments.

We normally host Thanksgiving dinner at our house and I always enjoy creating a beautiful centerpiece for the dining room table. Most of the time I work with natural elements from the backyard. I also like to include seasonal pumpkins and gourds that are so beautiful and readily available this time of year. 

Today I'm sharing centerpieces from recent years and I hope that they inspire you to create your own Thanksgiving table decorations to enjoy with your guests this holiday season.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece Ideas

Here's an example of a very simple centerpiece. I've reused a gray stained board from a Christmas centerpiece created a couple of years ago.

The great thing about using a board is that you can easily move it from the table to another spot in your home during dinner. This is especially useful if you want to serve your food family style. However, I think I need to add some handles on the ends to make it even easier.

This grouping of pumpkins, gourds, and clippings from the garden is low enough to keep on the table if you prefer a buffet style and don't need the table space.

This colorful table arrangement was created with fall foliage from our backyard. You might be surprised at what you can put together with branches, berries, and seed pods growing in the garden. Many are especially beautiful this time of year. See more details in the post, Fall Centerpiece Ideas.

Here's a fun centerpiece I made for my 2017 Fall Home Tour. It has one faux orange pumpkin mixed in with live white pumpkins and squash which can easily be found at the grocery store and farm stands this time of year.

The small rustic box is the perfect container. I lined it with a colorful fall plaid scarf and tucked in pine cones and sprigs of dogwood berries. One of the best things about this centerpiece is that you can easily move it for dinner to make room for the turkey.

This simple idea can be used as a centerpiece or placed on your mantel or buffet. A trio of apothecary jars filled with colored popcorn is festive and couldn't be easier. The middle one has a mason jar to hold sunflowers and the ends have candles. You can read all the details in the original post, Fall Decorating with Apothecary Jars.

After a huge Thanksgiving feast, you may not want pumpkin pie. Well, maybe a couple of people won't want a heavy dessert and that's where this simple fruit and nut Edible Centerpiece comes in. It's easy to put together and lasts for a few days so you can make it ahead of time. After dinner, you can set it back on the table with pumpkin pie as a lighter option for dessert.

This one contains basic apples, grapes, and pears. However, I also added clementines and pomegranates fresh for the season.

Here's another centerpiece from a Fall Home Tour. Here I've used another rustic box. I love the way they look and once again they are easy to move around making life a little easier. This one holds a few glass candles, plenty of dried hydrangea blooms, and a few colorful carnival green and white pumpkins.

This Natural Fall Centerpiece highlights colorful fall leaves that have been pressed around a group of candles and are scattered on a burlap runner on a neutral tablecloth. Little apples have been turned into votive holders. Sprigs of pyracantha berries add a pop of color and texture as they are scattered on the runner and used to adorn the napkins at each setting.

Next is a handmade cornucopia with real fruit. I had it on my sideboard but it would look great as a Thanksgiving centerpiece too.

This DIY Thanksgiving centerpiece is made from a foam pumpkin as a base. Then you add pretty artificial succulents to create a pretty succulent pumpkin planter. A great simple arrangement that's easy and will last a long time.

Here's another use for a foam pumpkin. Gather old or new fall artificial foliage and florals to create a beautiful pumpkin planter centerpiece.

Last, but not least, use a vase filled with pretty fall flowers and set it into a larger vessel filled with acorns. You could also fill the vase with mini pinecones or colorful popcorn kernels as shown above. See the entire fall tablescape with this pretty and simple Thanksgiving centerpiece.

Have you found a few ideas you want to use for your Thanksgiving decor this year? Let me know if you create your own special Thanksgiving table setting this year.