Thanksgiving Décor Styles & Decorating Ideas for Your New Home

What are you most grateful for this Thanksgiving? Perhaps your new home? Whether you are hosting just you, or a few, showcasing Thanksgiving-themed decor is a must.

While it can be tempting to remove your year-round decor and swap it out for cornucopias, pumpkins and other Thanksgiving trinkets, the general advice from the pros is to use your permanent aesthetic as a backdrop, and to integrate the seasonal decor instead.

Not only is this easier, it elevates your everyday style by infusing it with a celebratory vibe.

The key is to nail down the dominant aesthetic in your new home, and to blend in Thanksgiving-themed pieces for a seamless, authentic look.

Here are some Thanksgiving decor styles and decorating ideas for your new home.

1. Contemporary Thanksgiving Style

Would you say that your home decor leans towards Contemporary style? Are there clean lines, glossy surfaces, and a generally minimalist vibe?

A lot of holiday-themed decor veers on the kitschy, so choose wisely if you are opting for a contemporary Thanksgiving style.

Pick sleek and stylish, whether for table toppers, linens or accent decor.

Choose a rich and warm fall-color palette to dress the table. Glass, silver, brass or matte black accents work well on your tablescape, and don’t overload the table.

Set the table with simple but elegant china, silverware, and glassware. When in doubt, choose understated rather than pieces with embellished designs.

2. Traditional Thanksgiving Decor

For many of us, the look and feel of timeless, traditional Thanksgiving decorations are “the only way” to celebrate this beloved holiday. Think fall foliage in nature’s beautiful hues. Turkeys, pumpkins, and gourds should abound, and if you’re into super-traditional, even Pilgrim figurines are appropriate.

3. Transitional Thanksgiving Style

If you have a few family heirlooms or retro decor, but you want to forge on with your own traditions, consider the middle ground between trend and tradition in a Transitional Thanksgiving style.

Incorporating vintage with modern is very much on trend right now, as homeowners embrace the opportunity to express themselves.

For example, set your table with vintage china and candlesticks, but use crisp linens, neatly folded napkins and square, polished napkin rings.

Choosing this style will give you the best of both worlds.

4. Euro-Inspired Al Fresco Thanksgiving Feast

Are you blessed with a sublime outdoor space that lets Mother Nature be your designer?

For those who live in warmer climates or have large outdoor heaters for the deck or patio, having a massive al fresco Thanksgiving feast may be just the thing.

Take this idea even further with a European-style tablescape, where creating spaces for al fresco dining is a cornerstone of design. Picture French Country, with rolling hills as your backdrop, a bonus if your interiors reflect French Country, as well.

European style decorations might include charcuterie boards piled high with meats, cheeses, fruits, nuts, and bread or crackers, done in rich wood, making your centerpiece a focal point, and functional in serving your meal. Add sprigs of your favorite herbs and berries for color Other elements to include fresh pine bough wreaths, wrought iron candelabras, and colorful tapestries.

5. Rustic Thanksgiving Decor

There is something genuinely earthy about Thanksgiving, and if you are a fan of the rustic style, you are already half-way there with your Thanksgiving decor.

Play off the nature-inspired hues you likely already have at home: Earthy browns, beige, and rusty corals. A tablescape that includes all-natural elements will add unique style. Your table might be decorated with leaves, branches, pinecones, acorns, rustic candle holders, and a centerpiece of autumn flowers. Add to that table runners, placemats, and fabric napkins for a homespun look and feel.

6. Farmhouse Style – Tailormade for Thanksgiving

Traditional or Modern Farmhouse style lends itself naturally to celebrating and decorating for Thanksgiving, with farm-to-table flair.

Along with elements from nature’s bounty, vintage kitchen utensils and tableware are perfect additions for wide, wooden farmhouse tables. Gather your crew around your deep Farmhouse sink, which is probably your kitchen’s focal point, to help with food prep, with Thanksgiving-themed towels and linens.

A must on your table is fresh-cut flowers in a down-to-earth container, such as a watering can, brass vase or aged bronze bucket.

7. Coastal Thanksgiving Style

If your home already has beachy vibes, like less saturated colors and sandy hues coastal- themed Thanksgiving décor is the right choice.

Swap pumpkins for sea glass and seashells to show off against your table’s ocean-inspired linens. Watery colors range from pale sea glass to deep stormy greens, while sandy tones come in many shades. These holiday decorations meld beautifully in new homes in warmer regions.

8. Thanksgiving at the Cottage (Style)

Get your Cottagecore on this Thanksgiving with textured decor, botanical prints, and live greenery. Be sure your cottage tablescape includes mounds of flowers and vintage china (a staple of Cottage-style home decor), flatware, and glassware.

9. Mid-Century Modern – Retro Memories

If you are a lover of Mid-Century mod, with its cool-cat clean lines and curves, mingled with delicate wooden details, embrace this for your Thanksgiving celebration.

Focus on your table with a little Mid-mod DIY. Mid-Century modern’s iconic wallpaper and fabric designs are readily available online as reproduction fabrics by the yard. These cool fabrics look hip and happening, fashioned into table runners, tablecloths, placemats, and napkins or whatever fits into your retro tablescape plan.

Similarly, look to accents for your Thanksgiving decor, including patterned throw cushions or Mid-mod artwork in Thanksgiving colors.

And for an after-dinner treat for your guests: a retro-style turntable to spin some records while enjoying time together after your Thanksgiving feast.

10. Use Curated Eclectic to Find Joy and Celebrate

What’s trending no matter the season? Infusing your home with joy, with pieces that you love, and that deliver that dopamine decor effect.

The canvas for your holiday-themed self expression is curated eclectic, which could mean family treasures, meaningful word art, or something you just had to have on your Pinterest page, because it made you smile..

Create your very own eclectic style by combining carefully selected pieces together in meaningful way- for you. Even things that don’t fit into the décor style you’ve infused into your new house can be used at the holidays if you choose an appealing, eclectic look.

What better time than the holiday season to decorate with what makes you happy?