Current Obsessions: Setting the Table

It’s official: We’re in full-on holiday mode here at Remodelista and Gardenista. This week we rolled out our first gift guides—small tokens of appreciation for the host; practical upgrades for the design-minded friend—and we’re deep into our favorite activity of the year: planning the Thanksgiving table. For inspiration from the archives and a few events of note, read on:

• For your Thanksgiving inspiration: an architect-inspired table, a DIY centerpiece (under $10), a wild outdoor gathering, and our essential low-tech tools for preparing the meal.
• And the little detail every overnight guest will appreciate. (See more in this week’s Editors’ Picks.)
• ADFF Los Angeles is on this weekend; stop in for a screening.
• The coolest spot in NY to grab a drink? That would be The Bar at Quarters.
• A look inside the one-time home of Graydon Carter (of Air Mail fame).
• Spotted: a Wo and We lookalike (no hard-wiring needed).
• Seven mistakes to avoid in the living room (number one especially).
• Embroidered inspiration, dessert edition.
• A design workshop we’d like to take: This one, online with Ridge & Furrow. “In a world that seems to insist that newness, straightness, and flatness are positives to aspire to in renovation I’d like to encourage you to find your own way to a style that is less proscriptive and clinical, full of character and charm.”
• Duy Anh Nhan Duc’s library made from fallen trees.
• Gifts for the garden obsessive.
• And tips for a beautiful winter landscape.