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Being prepared for the holidays doesn’t have to be stressful and expensive.
In a home that has everything you need to greet any holiday surprise, even
unexpected guests. Because no matter what you do, who you are, or how
much you make, you deserve to make the dream yours.
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EYES
What makes a holiday meal
truly special? Family,
heartwarming traditions,
and, of course, a
festive tablescape.
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THANKSGIVING
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A special gathering calls for a fabulous table. So just in time
for Thanksgiving, we asked four champion entertainers to
share their best ideas for creating a warm, inviting space,
along with their favorite holiday traditions and memories.
Lela Rose
Designer of her namesake fashion
label, author of Prêt-à-Party: Great
Ideas for Good Times and Creative “I love
Entertaining (Rizzoli) mixing
textures,
patterns,
MY FAVORITE cards since they’re
THANKSGIVING personalized and and colors
TRADITION special. Every whenever
My mom and I make a Thanksgiving, I I can. I try
pear upside-down cake embroider each guest’s
to blend
every Thanksgiving. It’s name on a linen napkin,
a tradition I’ve carried adding it above a fashion
on with my kids. I also previous visitor’s. and food.”
just love the idea of Seeing who’s been at
people enjoying a past dinners is a lot of
home-cooked meal. I fun, and it’s a creative
hope my children alternative to a guest
continue to do this for book. But if sewing isn’t
many holidays to come. your strong suit, you
can use a piece of
MY TABLETOP mottled yarn to create
I’m always thinking up the initial of each guest
new ways to do place as a place card.
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“Decorating
Stage and screen actress,
doesn’t
star of OWN’s Greenleaf
have to be
expensive.
MY FAVORITE MY TABLETOP Use your
THANKSGIVING Think rustic fall colors.
imagination...
TRADITION I love going to the
To truly capture the grocery store, grabbing and maybe
spirit of the season, an armful of flowers, Pinterest!”
I always start the and mixing and
day with a volunteer matching them in
activity: My husband several small bouquets
and I serve meals at in lowball glasses.
a local shelter. Choose a colorful
Expressing your cocktail you can make
gratitude at the table in a huge batch and let
is important, too— guests help themselves.
it’s a reminder that You can even scatter
the day isn’t just clear Christmas lights
about food and games. and a few mini
Thanksgiving is a pumpkins for a fast
wonderful opportunity and fabulous table.
to look one another in
the eye and share joys,
burdens, and laughter.

Darcy Miller
Illustrator and author of the
new book Celebrate Everything! “Not only
Fun Ideas to Bring Your Parties to Life
do we
(HarperCollins)
DIY, but
we also
MY FAVORITE takes their own home DIT
THANKSGIVING so they can remember (do it
TRADITION throughout the year together),
The thankful game what they appreciate.
which is
brings all the
generations together MY TABLETOP the most
and gets everyone Gold is always my important
thinking about palette of choice. It
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gratitude. Everybody works so well with
writes what they’re everything, as either
thankful for on the main focus or just
something that’s an accent. A touch of
decorating the table gold paint can go a
(place cards, hand long way. I’ll use it on
turkeys, paper leaves— pumpkins, branches,
it can be as simple or or even smaller,
elaborate as you like). unexpected things
One person collects like walnuts.
everyone’s answers
and reads them aloud
as guests take a guess
at who wrote each one.
Afterward, everyone
Every holiday should be rich in friends, family, and lasting memories. In a sustainable home that
looks good, works well, and is friendly to your wallet. Because no matter what you do, who you are,
or how much you make, you deserve to make the dream yours.
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Contents
114
FEATURES Live Your Best Life May We Help You? Love That!
114 THE EARLY-BIRD THANKSGIVING Whether your 23 A woman who’s 41 ELIZABETH GILBERT 65 FAB FIND A bohemian
idea of cooking is getting adventurous with new putting forgotten flowers We all contain multitudes— cross-body bag with style
ingredients, hauling out the old standbys, prepping to great use...Fox and are stronger when we and substance.
for days on end, or making good use of a can opener, News host and author embrace them. 67 GREAT BUYS UNDER
these recipes and tips will help you create a spread Megyn Kelly on living 47 DEAR LISA Mad $100 Fireside flannels
that satisfies everyone—including you. authentically...happy tales money and odd coupling: and patterned knits that
128 WHERE ARE YOU GOING? Leatrice Small expands of foster pet parents... Writer at large Lisa Kogan make every day cozier.
Josh Groban on making
her family and her heart in equal measure. untangles it all. 68 ADAM’S STYLE
time for baseball—and
130 VOTING RITES Sarah Jessica Parker, Gloria 50 MARTHA BECK Are SHEET Picture-perfect
his best buddy, Sweeney...
Steinem, Congressman John Lewis, and more share you embracing your little black dresses, plus
O articles editor Katie
what casting a ballot means to them. feelings—or wallowing all the accessories you
Arnold-Ratliff ponders
134 FESTIVE IN A FLASH Party shoes, jazzy jewels, what made her good man in them? need to go retro glam.
and genius makeup: 26 quick and easy ways to sparkle. so hard to find...and more. 55 FARNOOSH TORABI 72 ADAM’S HOME STYLE
38 THE WORLD Four ways that gratitude SHEET Chinoiserie-
ON THE COVER: Oprah photographed by Ruven Afanador. FASHION ACCORDING TO GAYLE enriches you. inspired accents fill your
EDITOR: Jenny Capitain. HAIR: Nicole Mangrum. MAKEUP: Derrick Editor at large Gayle house with good fortune.
Rutledge. MANICURE: Roseann Singleton using Dior Vernis at Art 80 THE BEAUTY OF
King bundles up in style
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Chain-link bracelets, Selim Mouzannar. Ring, Nina Runsdorf. Booties, Aquatalia. behind Hamilton. maestros spotlight
Cover 2: “Feast Your Eyes,” table setting: Goblet, tumblers, and charger, four women who are
William Yeoward Crystal. Dinner, bread, and butter plates, Astier de Villatte. always shining their
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