Thanksgiving Decorating 101

With Halloween now out of the way, we must now turn our attention to one of my favorite holidays – Thanksgiving. So today, I thought I would discuss one of the more neglected Thanksgiving Day topics – decorating. It seems that between the haunting of the house at Halloween and the decking of the halls at Christmas, many people overlook Thanksgiving Day decorating. But don't worry, with a few helpful tips from me, your home will be ready for Thanksgiving in no time at all.

• Perhaps the simplest way to decorate for Thanksgiving is to fill your home with as many fall colors as possible. Reds, oranges, yellows, and browns – disperse items of this color throughout your entire home for a festive look. And the more autumnal colored items you put out, the better – not only will it make the house look even more festive, but the more clutter – the less likely people will notice that some of your “Thanksgiving” decorations are actually repurposed Halloween and Christmas decorations...
  
  
• Though Thanksgiving is a holiday devoted to food, avoid decorating with wax fruit – somebody will just end up eating them...
  
  
• The cornucopia seems to be the centerpiece of choice for this holiday. But if you don't have such an oddly shaped woven basket, then arrange your gourds and mini pumpkins in that Halloween witch's hat. It's the same shape, so why not go with it?
  
  
• And finally, be certain to dig all the pillows and blankets out of the linen closet and disperse them throughout the house on every chair, bed, sofa, and plush carpet. Because let's face it, after Thanksgiving dinner everyone is going to be laying down for that customary post-holiday food coma.