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Thanksgiving is just around the corner and if you are looking for ways to decorate beyond the traditional trappings, then here are a few great ideas for your consideration.

As an alternative to a fresh flower arrangement, combine backyard finds with fruit and elegant roses to create a display that is perfect for the season and an economical alternative to an all-flower arrangement.

Even floating a few carefully chosen flowers in a beautiful ceramic or fine art glass bowl would definitely help your tabletop take centre stage.

A beautifully designed bowl or platter might be carefully filled with nature’s bounty of squash, gourds and miniature pumpkins, along with a few candles to set it aglow. Or you could even take a more decorative approach and fill your centrepiece bowl with seed-studded balls in a variety of colours or even foods that reflect the shades of the season, like artichokes, pumpkins and gourds.

To complete your table settings, take a cue from the objects you’ve used to fill your decorative bowl to designate each place setting. If, for instance, miniature pumpkins are a part of your thanksgiving mix, give each guest his or her own. Carve out the centres and use them as mini-vases for appropriately scaled flowers. Or make openings large enough to accommodate votive candles. The same concept works equally well with artichokes. You might even feature seasonally themed stationery as place cards.

If one pair of candlesticks on your fireplace mantle or table is good, then a collection is even better. If you collect crystal, for example, pull together a grouping in all shapes and sizes, old and new. Add candles of varying heights and you’re ready to set a holiday mood in any room. And as the seasons change, simply change the colour of your candles! Don’t be afraid to mix and match the style of your candlesticks either.

An eclectic collection invariably says something about your personal style – something that’s sure to make any holiday decorating scheme more memorable.

Consider your lighting Is your family one that does Thanksgiving in a big way? Then you may want to consider making some changes to traditional accent lamps with white or cream coloured shades. Perhaps a lampshade style in one of today’s rich harvest hues would be the perfect “new” accent. Rich gold shades, for instance, will cast a beautiful warm glow throughout any room.

Sarah Pacey is the award-winning owner of the local Interiors by Decorating Den, which serves commercial and residential interior decorating needs from Oromocto to Grand Falls. Contact her office today with questions or to book an in-house consultation at 392-8882 or by e-mail at paceyteam@ decoratingden.com.