How to Upgrade your Home for Thanksgiving 2009

Learn how to create the Thanksgiving appeal in your home with simple decorating ideas by professional designers from remodeling companies

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and many households are preparing their homes for their guest arrival. Interior designers from many remodeling companies offer some helpful tips on how to upgrade your home for Thanksgiving 2009:

Fall Colors
Thanksgiving is all about fall colors like golds, yellows, reds, browns and greens. Add decorative pillows in falls shades in your living room or throw blankets of the same color palette on the arms and backs of chairs and sofas. For a special Thanksgiving touch you can place bare branches in an urn or pot and wrap around them ribbons in reds, yellows and golds.

Thanksgiving Dinner Table
The dinner table is the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving decorations. The table decor should be kept simple, low and scentless so it will not impede conversation or overwhelm your dinner. Keeping Thanksgiving shades in mind - start with a neutral table cloth and add a table runner in gold or yellow to enhance the thanksgiving feel. Complete with neutral cloth napkins and rings that match the shades of your table runner.

Finishing Touches
Let your guests smell the welcoming scent of Thanksgiving by placing some cinnamon in the oven, or alternatively arranging aromatic candles around your living room. Light up fireplaces for a cozy and comfortable feel. For a true Thanksgiving touch - place wheat sheaves with fall colored ribbons in corner of rooms.

The above decorating ideas will upgrade your home for Thanksgiving 2009 and make your guests feel welcome and comfortable to celebrate with you this season.