Thanksgiving is the holiday that draws everyone home. Fragrant pies baking in the oven, families tossing a football, children playing in the leaves, couples cozied by the fire - when it comes to Thanksgiving, there's simply no place like home. Your sunroom is the ideal place to enjoy the beauty of fall while entertaining those you love. Here are 5 easy decor ideas to make your sunroom festive for Thanksgiving. Best of all, each of these ideas can be reused for Christmas too!
- Keepsake Runner- Buy a white or neutral table runner and
fabric markers. Use the runner during your Thanksgiving meal. Once
the meal is done and the table is cleared, ask each guest to sign the back
of the table runner with fabric markers, and include something they
are thankful for. Each year, your loved ones can add their thankful
thoughts to the back of the runner. The handwriting of children, the
growing list of blessings, and the memories of those you celebrated
with will make this an heirloom to treasure. (Reuse for any meal,
since your thankful thoughts are on the back.)
- Elegant Pinecones- Collect pine cones from your yard (or craft
store). Cover them with a coat of gold spray paint. Once dry, cluster them
around candles on your sunroom table for a luxurious yet inexpensive
centerpiece. (Reuse at Christmas atop evergreen or holly branches.)
- Dried Leaf Wreath- Attach a loop of ribbon to a foam wreath from your
craft store with hot glue. Collect colorful leaves from your yard and
attach to the wreath using hot glue. Hang in your sunroom for natural
splendor. (Reuse at Christmas by coating wreath in gold spray paint and
attaching clusters of red berries or buttons.)
- Cranberry Centerpiece- Fill a round shallow dish (like a pie
plate) with an inch of water. Pour enough fresh cranberries in the
dish to almost cover the surface of the water. Set tea lights among the
floating cranberries. Place on your sunroom table and light the tea
lights before guests arrive. (Reuse at Christmas, since
cranberries have the perfect hue.)
- Ambient Tree- Dress up a sunroom ficus or plant with a
string of warm glowing lights. As the sun goes down, the holiday
warmth will continue. Simmer a pot of cinnamon, cider and orange
slices on the stove to add to your cozy haven. (Reuse these lights
throughout Christmas, or even year round).
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