Thanksgiving in the Kitchen

Hi everyone! I know everyone has moved on to Christmas, but I was late in sharing my fall kitchen, so I thought it would make a good Thanksgiving post🙂

I decorated back in the summer after finding this fabric I shared last week in the pantry reveal. It’s Thibaut “Fairview” in turquoise, and I just love it so much!!

I also found some Fire King “Peach Lustre” dinnerware like my grandmother had, and y’all know how I love that – especially with the blues and browns.

I used lots of Brown Drip as well as the blue Mason jars, and some green ones mother had. That sweet little pumpkin came out of my garden🙂

We all love a comfy place to sit in the kitchen, and this antique chair gets a lot of use!

The 1968 calendar, is the same as this year, so I love reusing these old vintage calendars with the corresponding year.

I did replace the plain, clear glass with some textured glass panels I had, and I love that they are still open, but kind of keep it from feeling cluttered.

I’m still excited over the pantry makeover and so happy I can have this door open and see something pretty.

I searched for a bread box like the one on the set of “The Waltons,” but the old ones were way too expensive, and always looked dirty inside. I found this one on amazon, but didn’t like the lettering, so I decoupaged a fruit clipping from a magazine🙂

I couldn’t love the blues, oranges and browns more. There is something so warm and cozy about that combo that I love having in my home.

I did the same thing I always do for fall on the buffet, and added old books, family photos, a decanter set mother gave me, and some candles poured in depression glass.

I’ll have everyone here for Thanksgiving, so I’ll have nine chairs and one highchair for Mr. Porter’s first Thanksgiving, so we are all excited about that🙂

I used a beautiful gifted quilt on the piano, and made dome curtains out of a vintage Waverly fabric my mother gave me. This is very similar to the fabric on the set of the Waltons at the end of their kitchen and dining area.

This Cherokee river cane basket is a treasure that’s been in the family for several generations.

This hymnal belonged to the only one of the Walker sisters, (Sarah Caroline) of Great Smoky Mountain National Park fame, to marry. She married my great grandmother’s uncle Jim Shelton, and he took many of the early photos of the park and also of them.

As always, I have just tried to make the space I have pretty using things I had, could make or could borrow from Mother🙂 I love this time of year, and I look forward to Thanksgiving probably more than any other holiday. I love having the family gathered around the table, eating the fruits of our harvest, and giving thanks to God for our family, our home and health.

Mother’s Candy Roaster Pie recipe

 

I have a kitchen video on my channel and also Mother’s amazing Candy Roaster pie!

Thanks for stopping by friends!!

 

Anita