Martha Stewart’s Unexpected Thanksgiving Tablescape Color Combo Blends Luxury and Natural Elements for Stunning Earthen Glamour – Replicable from Just $6

Leafy greens and bright gold accessories come together on Martha Stewart's dining table for a stylish, but timeless design that's simple to recreate

Martha Stewart
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Anyone who loves to entertain wants to entertain as well as Martha Stewart. The media mogul was the first to turn the art of homemaking into a multi-million-dollar business, so when she offers inspiration, we're apt to listen. Her green and gold Thanksgiving tablescape is one of her best ideas yet.

Martha took to Instagram to share a snap of her 2022 Thanksgiving table decor idea in the brown room at her Cantitote Corners home. The multi-hyphenate purchased the Bedford, New York farm in 2000, and converted a garage attached to the 1925 farmhouse into this large space built for entertaining. It features brown sycamore veneer panelling, hardwood floors, and long wooden dining tables. Her opulent yet natural table scape is the perfect complement.

Recreate Martha's Look at Home

Always the trend-setter, designers predict that Martha's earthy, glamorous style will increase in popularity this holiday season. This year, people are looking for a sustainable and naturally inspired approach to decorating. Sick of all the waste of holidays past, we are considering how to repurpose houseplants we already have. Martha's touches of gold add a little something extra.

For example, Shelley Cochrane, interior design expert at Furniture Village, predicts 'Enchanted Forest' as the biggest trend of the 2025 holidays. She explains: 'Enchanted Forest captures an understated festive charm, where classic green hues and warm wooden textures create a welcoming and cozy atmosphere. This look draws on rustic style — imagine a Christmas tree dressed in wooden decorations for natural warmth and effortless style.'

Martha Stewart taps into this aesthetic with a wooden dining table, leafy plants, and greenery in the background. Even the gold accessories conjure images of dappled sunlight in the late afternoon.

To implement the look as part of your Thanksgiving decor for this year, Shelley advises an approach similar to Martha's. She recommends: 'Layering various shades of green and styling natural materials evokes a grounding connection to nature. Choose simple, organic elements to highlight nature’s beauty throughout the festive season.'


Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving decor proves that the best tablescapes are balanced, integrating elements of multiple styles to create a unique masterpiece. Suddenly, accessible design is as simple as adding your favorite houseplants to a table of gold decor.


Sophie Edwards
News Editor

Sophie is a writer and News Editor on the Celebrity Style team at Homes & Gardens. She is fascinated by the intersection of design and popular culture and is particularly passionate about researching trends and interior history. She is an avid pop culture fan and has interviewed Martha Stewart and Hillary Duff.

In her free time, Sophie freelances on design news for Westport Magazine and Livingetc. She also has a newsletter, My Friend's Art, in which she covers music, culture, and fine art through a personal lens. Her fiction has appeared in Love & Squalor and The Isis Magazine.

Before joining Future, Sophie worked in editorial at Fig Linens and Home, a boutique luxury linens brand. She has an MSc from Oxford University and a BA in Creative Writing and Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College.

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