Dine With Us: Thanksgiving Dinner

If you’re the chosen one tasked with the special duty of hosting family and friends this holiday season, you’ve most likely analyzed your home design to ensure you can comfortably fit all the guests that will soon walk through your door. When curating multifunctional and open concept floorplans, it’s important to keep holidays and other gatherings in mind alongside the day-to-day living essentials so residents can enjoy these special moments with their loved ones year-round.

Thanksgiving is a unique holiday to host as it’s food-centric and requires everyone to have a seat at the table. It truly tests the limits of a dining room. Between countless dishes, serving utensils, and decorations, the space still needs to provide a comfortable atmosphere for everyone to dig into their meals and converse with one another. Some hosts may rearrange their great room to accommodate extra tables, others may round-up their guests in the backyard, serve the meal in shifts, or opt for buffet style to save some surface area at the table. The beauty of open concept floorplans is that they allow YOU to cater the space to your family’s size and holiday traditions. So, how do you fit everyone around your Thanksgiving table?

Formal dining areas are great for family-style meals and intimate conversations.

A kitchen island can be a big benefit for staging your dinner or just providing a few more available seats.

Eat-in kitchens oriented towards a large living space are ideal for large, casual Thanksgiving dinners.

If the weather allows, covered patios and backyards are a great option for hosting larger parties with a traditional dining experience with expandable tables or multiple tables scattered around.

Does your guest headcount increase each year? Indoor-outdoor living and flex spaces throughout the home allow for guests to seamlessly move throughout the house and enjoy their meal wherever they can find an open spot.

WHAt is your preferred Thanksgiving dining arrangement?