Stylish Essentials to Help You Host Thanksgiving

These kitchen and dining items will have you excited for fall entertaining.

By Erica Moody • Posted November 12, 2024 at 4:04 a.m.

woman setting table for Thanksgiving (Jordan/adobe.stock.com)

Whether you’re prepping a festive feast for Thanksgiving or hosting a cozy dinner, these thoughtful touches will bring warmth and elegance to your table.

A pumpkin-shaped braiser — *Courtesy Williams Sonoma*

Pumpkin Prep

If you must spend the day cooking, a stylish, stain-resistant, French-made pumpkin braiser is the way to do it. Available in four colors. Le Creuset enameled cast iron pumpkin braiser, 2 1/4-quart, $359.95 at Williams Sonoma, multiple area locations

Earthy Essential

Protect your feast-prepping hands with an autumnal oven mitt. Fall foliage classic oven mitt, $14 at Le Village Marché, 2800 S. Randolph St., Arlington

Plaid napkins are timeless at Thanksgiving — *Courtesy Crate & Barrel*

Timeless Touch

Go classic with plaid napkins in warm shades for a vibe that’s elevated but not overly formal. Marin walnut brown linen buffalo check napkin, $11.95 each at Crate & Barrel, multiple area locations

Trim the table with Thanksgiving colors with this table topper — *Courtesy Ten Thousand Villages*

Table Trimming

Add flair to a round table with a handcrafted, 100 percent cotton centerpiece table topper made in India. Rajodi Kalamkhari round tabletopper, $39.99 at Ten Thousand Villages, 915 King St., Alexandria

Thanksgiving turkey name holders — *Courtesy Pottery Barn*

Turkey Titles

Show your guests your thoughtfulness with seasonally appropriate place card holders with vintage charm. Set of four gold turkey place card holders, $24.50 at Pottery Barn, multiple area locations, potterybarn.com

Feature image of a Thanksgiving table by Jordan/stock.adobe.com

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Erica Moody

Contributing Editor

Erica Moody is Northern Virginia Magazine’s Contributing Editor. She has been a lifestyle journalist and editor for more than 15 years, with previous staff roles at Philadelphia magazine, Washington Life Magazine, and Travel Leaders Group. She’s consulted for brands including American Express Travel and Royal Caribbean. Her writing has appeared in Ad Age, The Telegraph, InsideHook, Technical.ly, DC Inno, and more. She holds an MFA from Antioch University and a BA from Tulane.