Thanksgiving Table Ideas with Linen: 4 Easy Looks for Your Harvest Dinner

A good Thanksgiving table doesn't need a lot of decorations. A few well-chosen colors, soft linen and some candles will set the mood, and the same linens carry on through every autumn dinner after. Here are four easy looks, with the colors we sew them in.

Before You Start

• Pick two or three colors. Warm autumn shades work best together: terracotta, mustard, honey, cacao, sage and natural beige.
• Count your seats. One napkin and one placemat per guest, then a runner or tablecloth sized to your table. Not sure of the size? See our linen size guide.
• Plan ahead. Everything is sewn to order. Most orders are sewn within 1–2 business days, and delivery to the USA with FedEx takes about 7–14 days, so we recommend ordering at the start of November.

1. Classic Harvest

Terracotta napkins on natural beige placemats, with a cacao runner down the middle. It looks warm in candlelight and hides nothing it shouldn't: linen is happy being a little rumpled.

Shop the look: Thanksgiving linen napkins, Thanksgiving linen placemats and the Thanksgiving table runner.

2. Golden Hour

Mustard and honey napkins on a neutral tablecloth, with wooden chargers and a few stems of dried wheat. It is bright without being loud, and it works for a daytime dinner as well as an evening one.

Shop the look: a rectangular Thanksgiving tablecloth for a long table, or a round Thanksgiving tablecloth for a family table.

3. Modern Farmhouse

Sage linens with white ceramics and a bare wooden table. Keep everything else simple: one candle at each end and a bowl of seasonal fruit.

4. Friendsgiving

Mix the colors on purpose. Give each guest a different napkin from the harvest palette and let everyone find their own color. It's an easy way to use a few extra shades without buying a full set in each one.

Easy Napkin Ideas

• The relaxed drape: no folding, just lay the napkin across the plate and let it fall softly. Washed linen looks best when you don't fuss with it.
• Twine and a sprig: fold the napkin into a rectangle, tie it with jute twine and tuck in a sprig of rosemary or a dried leaf.
• The classic triangle: fold in half diagonally, once more into a smaller triangle, and set it on the plate with the point toward the guest.

Kitchen Towels for the Cook

Thanksgiving is a lot of kitchen time. Linen kitchen towels are absorbent and dry quickly, and they also make a nice small gift for the host.

Why Linen for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving dinners are long and a little messy. Our linens are made from OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified European linen: soft, absorbent and machine washable, and they get softer with every wash. The same napkins and placemats will serve you at Friendsgiving, at Christmas and at every dinner after.

Shop the Collection

See everything in our Thanksgiving collection, or browse all linen napkins in more than 50 colors. If you are not sure about a shade, order our fabric samples first. For a custom size or a large order for a restaurant, wedding or event, see our wholesale and custom orders page.