I am excited to be sharing my outdoor Friendsgiving tablescape with you today as party of the Friendsgiving Tablescape Tour put on by Bre from Room’s For Rent. If you are visiting for the first time, welcome! I will be linking to all the other talented bloggers at the end so be sure to check them out as well.

For this table I wanted to try something I haven’t done before and do an evening setting. I also wanted to pull the look together without purchasing a single item. I feel like it’s so tempting to want to go out and buy something new for a dinner party, but really we don’t need new stuff to make a pretty table. Usually I’ll pick up some flowers for a table, but even without them I was still able to create a beautiful table. I hope you enjoy this take on an outdoor Friendsgiving tablescape! And for another Fall table I recently put together, you can check out this simple indoor tablescape.

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Inspiration

The main reason I wanted to do an outdoor evening table was because I wanted to have our patio fireplace glowing in the background. I just love the coziness of an outdoor fireplace and being outside after the sun sets. You can see through the progression of photos how quickly the sun sets this time of the year and how pretty the sky gets.

So, about that fireplace. You might notice it’s not on. After everything was set up my husband went to turn the fireplace on and it wasn’t working. Ughhhh. Story of my life. Same thing happened a couple of years ago when I set up to take photos of our Christmas decor and half of the tree lights went out as soon as I switched them on. Oh well, imagine there’s a warm fire going in the background.

Mood Lighting

You just cannot beat the beautiful glow of candlelight at a table. I have a collection of brass candleholders that I have picked up over the years from estate sales and thrift stores and I wanted to use some of those as the jumping off point for this table. The mixture of different styles and sizes keeps it interesting. Cafe lights strung up immediately make any area feel like a special destination. These were added one year for a party and I have never taken them down because I love them so much.

Outdoor Furniture

No outdoor dining set? Not a problem. I don’t have one either. Just like I showed you in my summer dining post, I cleared my patio chairs off and used a folding table. For seating, three of our dining chairs were pulled outside along with our entry bench. To make sure the table legs were well hidden I had to use two smaller white tablecloths to drape all the way to the floor. My favorite hand blocked tablecloth not only covers the overlap of the two white tablecloths but adds some pattern. Beauty and function!

Pumpkins

By the time Thanksgiving comes, most of us will probably have caved at the grocery store and picked up some small pumpkins to decorate with around the house. I did early last week. Those pumpkins were all pulled together and mixed in and around the candles. I like how the lighter colors of these pumpkins blend in with the cream and white setting for a monochrome look. They add an organic element to the table in place of flowers.

Little Details

I have never purchased napkin rings. It’s not that I don’t want them, I love them and have found plenty of beautiful ones out there, but they have just never been on my list of things to purchase. That’s ok, because you can do just fine without official napkin rings. To add a little contrast to my place settings I pulled out some brown velvet ribbon I had and used that to tie the napkins together. Simple and sweet.

And if you’re going to be outside it’s nice to add blanket or two incase guests get a little chilled. Throw them over a seat or two. Even if they don’t get used they’ll add a nice layer to the look.

Shop the Look

Sources

• wishbone chairs
• bench
• white tablecloth
• napkins
• block print tablecloth – no longer available (similar here and here)
• green blanket
• brass candlesticks – vintage (similar here)
• cafe string lights
• curtains
• DIY rope tiebacks
• DIY mirror

Another Fall Look

For another Fall tablescape you can check out this simple Fall tablescape I put together earlier in the season.

Check out the rest of the Friendsgiving Tablescape Tour!

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my take on an outdoor Friendsgiving tablescape. I hope you enjoy finding even more inspiration from the other ladies participating!