05: Thanksgiving

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Pumpkin spice and everything nice. I love Thanksgiving. It’s the only holiday focused on being thankful and centered around family. The Thanksgiving table full of food—with some dishes made only this one time a year—is the star. Relatives and friends gather sharing memories, laughs, and hugs. Traditions are started at Thanksgiving, sometimes generations in the making. Our family starts the day with the Turkey Trot, followed by the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with appetizers all day until we sit around the table. Then we take turns sharing what we are thankful for that year. Sometimes after dinner we go to a movie or play board games.

So between putting away the Halloween decorations and putting up the Christmas tree, what do you do to prepare your home for Thanksgiving?

Click the magazine below for tips from Justine on how to solve your Thanksgiving decorating dilemmas on PAGE 28:

About the author

Justine Childs has loved design since she was a little girl and has operated a custom sewing business for almost 20 years. Currently, she works from her home studio, Vintage Hearts, creating custom-fit slipcovers, window treatments, lampshades, and a wide variety of home décor along with custom paint treatments. Justine and her husband, Kelly, have three adult daughters, one teenage son, and one granddaughter who is the light of their life. You can address your decorating dilemmas for Justine to vintageheartsis@gmail.com or visit her blog at vintageheartsathome.wordpress.com.