A Few Fall Ideas...

10 Quick Ways To Get Your Home Ready For Thanksgiving!

Holidays tend to bring feelings of excitement along with being totally overwhelmed. You want dinner to be perfect. You want your home to be perfect. You want everything to go smoothly. 

Here are ten little things that you can do to make your home a little bit more special for Thanksgiving 2012.

1. Buy candles. Candles are a great addition to many of the rooms in your home. They instantly create the intimacy that your house needs to make Thanksgiving feel special even before the guests start arriving. Avoid scented candles for Thanksgiving, though, because the scent of dinner cooking is what everyone wants to smell! 

2. Clean up the bathroom. This room is a room that everyone is going to need to use while they're at your place. It's also a room that you never want to be embarrassed by because it's a mess. Take the time to clean it up and you'll feel better about the rest of the house getting messy as you entertain.

3. Add some bar stools to your kitchen. These are an affordable addition to the kitchen and they encourage people to join you there while you cook.

4. Pick up a bouquet of flowers. You'll probably end up moving them out of the way when dinner is served but they provide a nice little touch before that. Plus they're a nice little treat for yourself for all of the hard work that you're doing.

5. Stock up the wine rack. Most people serve wine with Thanksgiving dinner. Decorating the wine rack with some Thanksgiving decorations is a quick and easy idea! 

6. Make sure that you have all of the kitchen utensils that you need. Do you have all of the right knives, a pan big enough for the turkey and a wine opener for the bubbly? Do you have enough plates for everyone? Make a checklist in advance so that you can pick up whatever you need before Thursday.

7. Pick up a few DVDs or games for the kids. Children can get bored when the family is dragging out Thanksgiving day. There's nothing wrong with renting a few DVDs or games to keep the little ones entertained while you enjoy Thanksgiving.

8. Put your clutter in the closet. Get all of your stuff out of the way before your guests arrive so that your home looks nice and neat and everyone has room to move around.

9. Rearrange your furniture. While there are no specific "Thanksgiving furniture arrangements" moving your furniture around always gives a room a fresh update. Since Thanksgiving is a fall holiday and is all about reconnecting with family, try arranging your furniture to create cozy areas for friends and family to gather and chat.

10. Get cooking! There are a lot of things that you can make a day or two in advance. This reduces your Thanksgiving stress and gives you more time to enjoy your friends and family when they arrive.

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