Our Hopeful Home: Thanksgiving Tablescape and a Bouqs Bouquet

Flowers really can make or break a tablescape. We don't

entertain often since our families live so far away,

but when we do I love to create a tablescape

that is both inviting and colorful. I think I

achieved my goal this year with my Thanksgiving

tablescape, compliments of The Bouqs Co.

(In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm an affiliate for The Bouqs Co.,

which means that they provided the flowers for

this post. If you buy one of their awesome bouquets

from a link on my blog I will receive a small

monetary payment. All opinions are my own.)

The Bouqs, an online flower company, is a farm-direct
option for beautiful flowers at flat-rate prices.
They've received props from many big names in the
entertainment industry, including O Magazine's 2013 "Wow List":

The Bouqs offers 40 elegant, minimalist arrangements, with
nary a sprig of baby's breath in sight, for a flat rate of $40,
including shipping to anywhere in the United States.
Because they're sent straight from sustainable Equadorian
farms, where they're grown in sun-drenched, mineral-rich
volcanic soil, the flowers arrive just four days after being cut
(versus six to 14 for many florist-bought
arrangements). (thebouqs.com)

—Abbe Wright

When I picked up these deer head mugs at JoAnne's

for 60% off I knew I would be using them for vases.

But first I wanted to create a more traditional arrangement.

Here's what they looked like when they arrived.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I purposely ordered their "Dawn" bouquet, knowing that it

would make a great fall color arrangement for a Thanksgiving

table. And who doesn't love roses? When they arrived I was
pleasantly surprised to find that my dozen was actually
a dozen plus two, or 14 flowers. I added some pheasant
feathers and dried filler flowers I had on hand to create
more of a Thanksgiving vibe. I loved how they looked
in my enamelware pitcher on the foyer table.

After the foyer display, it was on to the tablescape! I was really

looking forward to this part, after having scoured Pinterest

and blogs to get an idea of how I wanted to decorate

my table this year. I embraced the fall colored roses

and kept things simple and natural.

The tablecloth is actually a woolen throw blanket we brought
home from our honeymoon in Ireland almost 20 years ago.
I thought it helped create a fall ambience, as well as
stir up memories of picnics and tailgate parties.