Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Besides enjoying the banquet of yummy food, it’s a time when our family all comes together to celebrate. The weather is usually gorgeous here every year for Thanksgiving and we all enjoy takingĀ a family stroll along the beach or playing a game of football in the sand and then heading inside to feast! The day is a relaxed and casual one.
Many people probably do not realize that the first Thanksgiving was a coastal Thanksgiving in 1621 in Plymouth, MA. The 1st Thanksgiving menu consisted of 5 deer given to the Pilgrims as a gift from the Native Americans, seafood like lobsters, clams, oysters, scallops and muscles which were plentiful along the shoreline and local veggies like onions, beans, cabbage, beans, lettuce, corn porridge. So today in honor of that 1st celebration of thanks, I’m happy to share my Casual Coastal Thanksgiving Tablescape with you!
The last coastal Thanksgiving tablescape 2 years ago was filled with white pumpkins, hydrangeas, burlap and aqua. This year a relaxed denim blue and white theme sounded good.
I paired my plain white dishes with blue and white striped tea towels in place ofĀ napkins and of course, my favorite, little white baby boo pumpkins.
I fully believe that you don’t need to spend a lot of money to have a gorgeous tablesetting. Cobalt blue bottles, which I bought at the dollar store years ago, serve as candle holders. The blue floral placemats were a gift from my sister 20 years ago. And the sparkling crystal goblets were a fab find from a thrift store. I paid only $1.85 a glass!
To brighten up the coastal tablescape, I walked the backyard and took clippings from my forsythia bushes. Their beautiful yellow and green leaves with bits of burgundy streaks add just the right amount of sunny cheerful color.
A soup tureen is piled high with more white baby boo pumpkins and yellow crookneck gourds, leaves, and scallop and clam shells from the beach.
I hope you enjoyed my casual coastal Thanksgiving tablescape!
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Be sureĀ to check out the rest of the beautiful Thanksgiving entertaining and place setting ideas by all the bloggers listed below. We are all participating this week in theĀ Style & Set Holiday Entertaining Blog Tour hosted by the lovely Lory from Design Enthusiasm.
If you missed Monday’s posts:
Designthusiasm | French Country Cottage | Cedar Hill Farmhouse
Kelley Nan | Bless’er House | Maison de Pax
Coming Wednesday:
Decor Gold Designs | So Much Better With Age | My Soulful Home
ZDesign At Home | Randi Garrett Design | Ella Claire
Coming Thursday:
StoneGable | The Enchanted Home | Savvy Southern Style
Shabbyfufu | On Sutton Place | Maison Decor
Coming Friday:
Sunny Side Up | Finding Home Farms | The Wood Grain Cottage
Setting for Four | Becky Cunningham
Love your denim blue and white color theme! The string of starfish hanging from the dough bowl is so endearing!
Thank you so much Jennifer! So nice to be on this blog hop with you!
I just love this color palette! Blue is my all time favorite š Your table is so refreshing, I love the easy vibe! Just gorgeous!
Thank you so much Tamara!
So perfect, Kim! Loving the little starfish details with the pops of blue.
Thank you Lauren!
Love the coastal casual setting, Kim. We are very casual folks so I prefer a setting like this.
Kim, what a fresh and happy table you’ve put together for this casual family oriented holiday! It’s so pretty and I love all your blues and whites! Also thanks for the tidbit about the first Thanksgiving… so now I know I can get away with serving seafood!! What could be better? š
Thank you so much Lory! I appreciate it! š
Kim, I just love your table! Love all of the blue and the mix of seashells with the pumpkins! Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thanks Bree! Happy Thanksgiving to you all too!
Kim I love the blues so much – this was just absolutely gorgeous!!
Thank you Annie!
I just love how you tie together such a beautiful fall look with your coastal style. The pops of blue are gorgeous!
Thank you Taryn!
So pretty as always Kim!!
Kim- that blue, the starfish… I can’t pick a favorite. Absolutely awesome!
Thank you Kelley!
Gorgeous!
I love your blue and white color scheme! You pictures are just breathtaking! xo
Oh thank you so much Randi!
So pretty Kim and it’s not always easy to mix in that coastal theme, but you do it so well my friend! Hugs…Janet
Thank you so much Janet!
Love! Want to come over to my house? Very nice post – will be sharing on our Pinterest Board –
C
Thank you Caron!
What an elegant and gorgeous table! I am sharing it on my HOLIDAY GROUP Board on Pinterest. Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving,
ciao ciao!
Thanks Fabiana!