Lifestyle Kitchen 14 Ideas to Make Your Thanksgiving Table a Joyful Space Add a little something extra this year. By Megan Soll Megan Soll Megan Soll is a senior commerce editor for Food & Wine. She joined Dotdash Meredith in 2015 and has over 10 years of experience writing and editing food, entertainment, and lifestyle content. Her work can be found on Food & Wine, Shape, Travel + Leisure, The Hollywood Reporter, and Racked NY.Expertise: food, drinks, cooking, entertaining, kitchen products.Experience: Megan has been a senior commerce editor for Food & Wine since February 2022. Previously, Megan worked across several Dotdash Meredith brands editing content for People, Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, Southern Living, Food & Wine, and more. She has worked at Dotdash Meredith for over 6 years.Starting with a role as digital intern at Travel + Leisure, Megan was immediately immersed in all aspects of the digital landscape, from coding in HTML to social media and (of course) writing. She reported and wrote for Racked NY about fitness and fashion, for The Hollywood Reporter on red carpet premieres, and for Travel + Leisure on long roundups and city guides. After taking a course on front-end web development she became a freelance producer for Food & Wine, building articles, galleries, and photo assets for the website.After a year in an editing and writing role at Shape, Megan returned to Food & Wine for a staff role and became an associate editor in 2018 primarily focused on commerce content. She wrote, edited, and updated hundreds of articles and galleries including product roundups and gift guides, all optimized for SEO and affiliate revenue. She was promoted to ecommerce editor at F&W in the fall of 2020, ecommerce editor across several Meredith brands in the summer of 2021, and has been senior commerce editor for F&W since January 2022. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on November 5, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Photo by Noah Fecks / Food Styling by Drew Aichele / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer / Set Construction by Johnny Figueroa This holiday season, Food & Wine is going over the top with our series "Give Thanks, But Make It Extra"—a celebration of all things opulent, glittering, rich, delicious, and joyful. This year for the fall holidays we're taking a break from the moody hues and traditionally serious table settings. Thanksgiving is about sharing things—celebrating both the family and the community we care for with great food and drinks. To make things feel a little more special we suggest amping up the ambiance with fun, festive additions from cookware to candles. Items here run the gamut in terms of investment, but there is something great to elevate every table and space for every budget. Read on for some of our favorite tabletop ideas for Thanksgiving in 2021. Cool Carafe Biboquet Carafe. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer This modern carafe comes in four colors and holds 32 ounces, great for water, wine, or whatever you love to serve to your friends and family. We don't mind that it's dishwasher safe, too. To buy: Biboquet Carafe, $165 at nordstrom.com Colorful Wine Glasses Estelle Colored Glass Wine Glasses. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer If we could own these glasses in every color, we would. This set looks as great on a table as it does on display in the kitchen. Add a set to your glassware collection or give it as a gift for the holidays. To buy: Estelle Colored Glass Wine Glasses, Set of 6, $175 at nordstrom.com Textured Napkins Hawkins Stonewashed Napkin. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer Make the table more inviting with cloth napkins all to-tone with your place settings. Great reusable napkins are the most underrated element in modern dinner parties. To buy: Hawkins Stonewashed Napkins, Set of 4, $72 at food52.com or verishop.com Stoneware Trivets Sin Handmade Twist Trivet. Food52 If you're often taking hot dishes from oven to table to serve the group, an attractive and sturdy trivet is necessary. This stoneware piece can also work to anchor napkins during outdoor dining, or become a permanent fixture on the kitchen counter. To buy: Sin Handmade Twist Trivet, $38 at food52.com Gold Serving Trays Dypsis Cast Aluminum Serving Tray. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer These serving trays are simply so cool we can't look away. The champagne gold finish adds a vibrant edge to any classic Thanksgiving table. To buy: Dypsis Cast Aluminum Serving Trays, from $16 at cb2.com Fun Dessert and Bread Plates Loki Lavender Dessert Plate and Versace Animalier Bread and Butter Plate. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer The fall color palette doesn't need to only rely on the regular warm tones we default to year after year. Dress up classic desserts with lavender or turquoise bone china plates, or a porcelain Versace statement piece for your usual bread and butter. To buy: Loki Lavender Dessert Plate, $11 at cb2.com To buy: Versace Animalier Bread and Butter Plate, $90 at niemanmarcus.com Bold Candles Areaware Totem Candles. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer Set the mood with pillar candles of all colors and shapes. These unscented styles will look great and won't mess with the aromas of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes. To buy: Areaware Totem Candles, $16 at areaware.com To buy: British Colour Taper Candles, $40 at urbanoutfitters.com Groovy Coasters Areaware Dune Coasters. Areaware These funky coasters will add a bit of texture and color to any dining room table. To buy: Dune Coasters, $45 at areaware.com Agate Cheese Board Quincy Composite Agate Cheese Board. Anthropologie Put those nice cheese knives to work on an equally glamorous cheese board. The 9-inch size is perfect for fitting on a crowded table or to set on the kitchen island. To buy: Quincy Composite Agate Cheese Board, $68 at anthropologie.com Bright Casserole Dish Great Jones Hot Dish. Photo by Noah Fecks / Food Styling by Drew Aichele / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer The standard 9-by-13-inch baker doesn't need to lack character. Use this ceramic dish for everything from pasta bakes to a giant platter of mashed potatoes, and feel good about putting it on full display. To buy: Great Jones Hot Dish, $75 at greatjonesgoods.com Rainbow Steak Knives Laguiole en Aubrac Rainbow Steak Knives. Williams Sonoma What's better than the best steak knives for the dining table? A colorful set, of course. This Laguiole set is something special and will delight friends and family alike. To buy: Laguiole en Aubrac Rainbow Steak Knives, Set of 6, $700 at williams-sonoma.com Insulated Water Glasses Yield Design Double-Wall 6-Ounce Glasses and Quincy Composite Agate Cheese Board. Photo by Noah Fecks / Food Styling by Drew Aichele / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer If you'd rather not fuss with coasters, an insulated drinking glass is a smart option. This set is good-looking to boot and comes in three colors great for holiday tabletop styles. To buy: Double Walled 6-ounce Glasses, Set of 2, $50 at patternbrands.com Seasonal Cocotte Staub Cast Iron Pumpkin Cocotte. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer It's hard to deny the appeal of Staub's signature cocottes shaped like seasonal ingredients. The pumpkin is a perennial favorite, and for an extra special tabletop we'd accept nothing less than this iconic shape (and incredibly useful tool). To buy: Staub Cast Iron Pumpkin Cocotte, $300 (originally $457) at zwilling.com Quartz Corkscrew William D. Scott Corkscrew. Photo by Noah Fecks / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer We always love a corkscrew that looks great while doing the very important job of accessing a great vintage. To buy: William D. Scott Corkscrew, $210 at neimanmarcus.com Large Punch Bowl Viski Punch Bowl. Photo by Noah Fecks / Food Styling by Drew Aichele / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer Nothing screams "party" like a good punch bowl, and this one will have your guests enjoying every minute. Keep it accessible on the table or on display nearby. To buy: Viski Punch Bowl, $52 at wayfair.com Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit