Tablescapes for Thanksgiving

Cortney Novogratz borrows items from around the house and garden so “things are pulled and natural,” she said.

The Novogratzes like to use vintage souvenir plates.

Vintage plates in the home of Robert and Cortney Novogratz.

Vintage plates at Thanksgiving tablescaping in the home of Robert and Cortney Novogratz.

Thanksgiving tablescaping in the home of Robert and Cortney Novogratz.   (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times )

Thanksgiving tablescaping in the home of Robert and Cortney Novogratz.

A bottle of Blank Canvas wine was decorated by one of the Novogratzes children.

Cortney Novogratz believes making a tablescape is “about creating that love and energy” rather than striving for perfection.

Shannon Wollack, David Ko and Julianne Goldmark, designers with Studio Life.Style, decorate a table for children.

The cake is from Au Fudge on Melrose Avenue. Copper foil leaves are from Paper Source, and wooden utensils are made by Meri Meri are available on etsy.com. The rose gold-tinged cups are from Nordstrom, and plates are Crate & Barrel over stump wood accents. Floral designer Elizabeth Bailey created the hollowed-out white pumpkins filled with succulents. Kids will love the Fire and Creme turkey place cards.

Fun embellishments for the children’s table.

Macarons from Bouchon Bakery provide a delicious and festive fall touch.

Wooden, disposable utensils, copper leaves, and a lollipop on the place setting are part of a kid’s tablescape for the holidays, arranged by Shannon Wollack, David Ko, and Julianne Goldmark, designers with Studio Life.Style.   (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times )

Another edible seasonal accoutrement: leaf-shaped lollipops from Au Fudge.

A tablescape by Yifat Oren of Oren Cove.   (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times )

Oren’s “edited, restrained” approach allows all the components to shine, including the smoked bush leaves tucked into classic white linen hemstitch napkins.

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A tablescape by Yifat Oren of Oren Cove.

A tablescape by Yifat Oren of Oren Cove.

A tablescape by Yifat Oren of Oren Cove.

A tablescape by Yifat Oren of Oren Cove.

A tablescape by Consort Design.   (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times )

Making place cards is an easy and important way to make guests “feel welcome, and lets people know you thought of them,” Sanders said.

A tablescape by Mat Sanders of Consort Design features handmade ceramics by Lux/Eros

A tablescape by Consort Design.

A tablescape by Consort Design.

A table scape designed by lifestyle expert Heather Taylor at her home in Hollywood.   (Stuart Palley / For The Times )

Taylor’s French-made plates come from a shop in Sun Valley, Idaho, but have local significance at home in California.

“I love pulling out this combination for fall” she said of her Blanc tablecloth and Sand napkins from her eponymous company’s collection, which is all handmade in Chiapas, Mexico.

Vintage brass vessels collected from local flea markets add more texture and ceramic cups repurposed as candlesticks by Josh Beckman of FBP Works provide the right “little pop of blue.”

Candles with a glass hurricane decorate Heather Taylor’s table at her home in Hollywood.