Holiday Table Makeover
Reader Martha Draper Odell has been setting the same table for a decade. O helps her tweak tradition without breaking the bank.
By Brooke Kosofsky Glassberg
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the November 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine 
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To break out of the orange/red/brown rut that dominated Odell's old centerpieces and table linens, Lee expanded her repertoire of fall colors to include the rich greens and purples of harvest time—in this case, grapes, pears, apples, and figs. Fruit is an inexpensive alternative to floral arrangements and can be just as vibrant. Lee's other ideas for a focal point: dishes of nuts, pillar candles nestled in a bowl of cranberries, or a pile of albino pumpkins. |
