Big Easy Style Thanksgiving Table
New Orleans-Style Table
Hostess Melissa Rufty shares her secrets for setting a stylish and festive holiday table. Start off by never being afraid to mix your patterns.
Source Guide
Tablecloth fabric: Florentine Bargello in Olivine (#64662) by Schumacher & Co.; available through DCOTA; 954/921-7575
Wallcovering: Brighton Silk Damask Parchment (#51491) by Schumacher & Co.; insidefabric.com
Drapery fabric: Antoinette in Zircon (#10047-19) by Donghia, Inc.; available through DCOTA; 954/921-7575
Chair fabric: Cavallini in Vanilla (C27) by Edelman Leather; available through DCOTA; 954/921-7575
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Pile Gold on Gold
For a less formal place setting, use wood Florentine trays as chargers underneath gold Wedgwood dinner plates and vintage glass dessert plates.
- Source Guide:
- Wood Florentine trays: vintage, Antiques on Jackson, 504/524-8201
- Fabric pouches: by Becky Vizard, New Orleans; bviz.com
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Create a Showpiece
Tuck stems of roses, succulents, pepper berry, and eucalyptus into the holes of an 18th-century glazed ceramic French brazier for a dramatic cascading effect.
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Mix and Match Stemware
Add saturated color and eclectic style with a combination of colored and clear glasses. Buck tradition and use small aubergine juice glasses for red wine.
- Source Guide
- Clear glasses: Diamante by Arte Italica; available through replacements.com
- Green glasses: vintage cased glass by Carlo Moretti; similar items often available on eBay, search "Carlo Moretti"; ebay.com
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Start a Thankful Tradition
Hung on a festive fall garland, antique-textile pouches made by Louisiana artisan Becky Vizard hold guests' handwritten notes of thanks; bviz.com.
Source Guide
Garlands: by Ambrose Garden, New Orleans; 504/861-1953