STYLE } A Hip Thanksgiving Table




After an amazing weekend previewing my new shop Salt & Sundry at Union Market, I had the chance to style a table for Mosaic District's Fashion Night.

The kind folks at the fab new Langford Market hosted us to display some fun Thanksgiving inspiration. Longtime readers know I'm a bit contrarian when it comes to sticking to traditional holiday motifs for the table. Think outside the box and you're more likely to create a memorable meal for your guests.

For this Southern bohemian-inspired table, I pulled together colorful handpainted plates, gorgeous amber-toned wine glasses, a striped Turkish towel, indigo blue linen napkins and vintage silverplate flatware.

I love the unexpected mix of red, blue and amber. (Those wine glasses just make a fall table.)





And since I'm a newly minted small-business owner, I gotta promote! You can find all these lovely tabletop pieces at Salt & Sundry this weekend. We're open Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Come say hi and tell me how you're entertaining this Thanksgiving.

Comments

Ms. Frisch said…
What is the name of the white plates with blue trim? Can they be ordered from you online? I was in your shop with my daughter who lives there and she loved them. I would like to buy her a set, but I live in Georgia.
11/16/2014 8:21 AM
Amanda said…
Hi Ms. Frisch! Email us at hi@shopsaltandsundry.com or call 202.556.1866 and we can help you out. The plates are the Abbesses collection.
11/26/2014 11:13 AM
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