Thanksgiving

Style Your Table

Dining table with white pumpkins, artichokes, and candles on a green runner, set for a fall-themed meal.
How to Style Your Thanksgiving TableHome Projects
Put those leftover pumpkins to good use!
Ann Loynd Burton
How to Create the Perfect Bouquet for Thanksgiving DinnerDecorating
You'll never be on pumpkin pie duty again.
Ann Loynd Burton
I Raided the Dollar Section to Fake This Fancy-Looking Dinner SetupLife
Fool your friends into thinking you spent a billion dollars with these ritzy-looking buys from Dollar Tree, Target, Trader Joe's, and Flying Tiger.
Megan Baker Detloff
10 Easy (But Cool) Ways to Style Your Dining Table, According to DesignersDecorating
You don't need to have a dinner party to create a gorgeous tablescape.
Kelsey Mulvey

Clean Up

A Last-Minute Cleaning Checklist for ThanksgivingCleaning
Here’s a list of practical things to take care of so your mind and heart are free to enjoy what matters most. Do a quick clean of the guest room (dust and vacuum).
Shifrah Combiths
“Can This Go in the Dishwasher?” Your Guide to Post-Thanksgiving Dinner CleanupCleaning
As hard-working as that holiest of appliances is, it can't do it all. Or, rather, it shouldn't.
Julie Sprankles

If You're Hosting...

How to Be a Good Thanksgiving Host to Guests with DisabilitiesHome Projects
Here's how to host a Thanksgiving celebration that's accessible for all of your guests.
Kelly Dawson
31 Things a Great Host Will Think About Before Having Overnight GuestsLife
While not every one of these think-ahead items applies to every home or every overnight guest scenario, these are some of the kinds of things a great host thinks about long before the doorbell rings.
Shifrah Combiths
5 Ways to Create a Guest Room that Belongs in a Luxe HotelDecorating
Your guests will think they're sleeping in a fancy suite—even if they're just on a sleeper sofa.
Ann Loynd Burton

If You're The Guest

Hands Off: 10 Things You Should Never Touch in Somebody Else’s HomeLife
Make yourself at home... sort of!
Taryn Williford
53 Ways to Be a Good Overnight or Party GuestLife
While there's no such thing as the perfect guest, doing some combination of these 53 things—or at least being mindful of them—will go a long way in making you a really good, grateful, and appreciated guest.
Terri Pous
10 Hostess Gifts that Work Every Time (Promise!)Decorating
You're going to look so thoughtful when you show up with one of these creative gifts.
Sarah Lyon
Every Thanksgiving Recipe You Need
From our food site, The Kitchn