A delicious Thanksgiving feast can easily be derailed by humdrum dinnerware, so don’t let your hours of prep and cooking go to waste. Having special dishes, plates, and bowls can add a festive touch to your Turkey Day, tying your décor to the fall treats that you’re serving. Warm up your home with dinner sets featuring seasonal colors or touches or keep things minimal and clean with a delicate china set. It’s up to you how you decide to entertain in style.
Whether you're starting from square one, or building onto your main set, here are 15 sets of Thanksgiving dinnerware that are fit for any household affair.
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Better Homes & Gardens 16-Piece Burns Speckled Dinnerware Set
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Better Homes & Gardens 16-Piece Burns Speckled Dinnerware Set
Make a bold statement with this dark speckled dinnerware set from Better Homes & Gardens. For the host looking to have a less traditional meal, the modern and sleek appeal of this collection is perfect for debuting your new (and perhaps, unconventional) pie recipe.
The full set includes four dinner plates, four salad plates, four bowls, and four mugs so that you can easily serve dinner and then dessert.
For the host with contemporary tastes, this embossed stoneware dinner set adds a touch of sophisticated texture without taking away focus from the meal that you spent all day preparing.
The four matching mugs, dinner plates, salad plates, and bowls are all dishwasher-safe, so no need to stress about cleanup. Just enjoy your delicious creations on your tasteful plates.
Nobody said that Thanksgiving dinnerware had to be stuffy and boring. If your whole aesthetic is unapologetically modern and elevated, these plates have your name on it.
While marbled plates, mugs, and bowls aren’t the first thing that guests may think for Turkey Day, they won’t doubt that it's totally you.
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The Pioneer Woman Farmhouse Lace 12-Piece Dinnerware Set
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The Pioneer Woman Farmhouse Lace 12-Piece Dinnerware Set
The Pioneer Woman knows how to do country elegance, and this 12-piece dinnerware set is the epitome of that.
With detailed lace trim and scalloped edges, this set is bold and comes in a variety of festive colors like claret and teal. If you’re looking to keep it simple, opt for the linen hue.
If you're planning to host a boozy Friendsgiving bash, you're probably better off setting out a few sets of these disposable plates over the fragile fine china.
These biodegradable square plates from Verterra are sustainably produced from fallen palm leaves, and they're completely compostable after use! So even if your dinner is over-the-top, you can still keep the trash to a minimum.
For a dinnerware set that feels like the coziness of a pumpkin spice latte mixed with a sweet potato casserole, there is the amber stoneware set from West Elm.
Textured finishes offer a soothing contrast against the burnt orange color, allowing you to tuck into Thanksgiving dinner with seasonal flare.
To the pumpkin-obsessed, this one's for you. Technically, pumpkin season doesn’t end until we are in full-swing Christmas mode, so embrace your favorite fall gourd with a dinnerware set that is an ode to pumpkins.
Because each piece of the set is sold separately, you can choose to go all out with the pumpkin dinner plates, salad plates, mugs, and serving dish, or you can add to your existing dinnerware set with a more subtle, patterned dinner plate.
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Bee & Willow Home Prescott 12-Piece Dinnerware Set
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Bee & Willow Home Prescott 12-Piece Dinnerware Set
Bring the feeling of the harvest season right to your table with this simple white dinnerware set, adorned with evergreen leaves and berries. The matte finish gives the collection a fresh-from-the-kiln feel, perfect for a low-key, homey Thanksgiving meal.
If you’re looking to showcase Thanksgiving’s biggest mascot, Pottery Barn has a set of four painted turkey dinner dishes for your main course and favorite sides.
The vivid yet rustic colors and level of detail is sure to wow guests (and maybe make them a little bit hungry).
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10 Strawberry Street Simply Round 45-Piece Dinnerware Set
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10 Strawberry Street Simply Round 45-Piece Dinnerware Set
Le Creuset enthusiasts, rejoice! Your favorite brand of enameled stoneware is headed from your kitchen to your table.
This set of 16 dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, and mugs is scratch-resistant, boasting durability that you know can stand up to any Thanksgiving mishap. The set is also available in five bold colors, so take your pick of your favorite.
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Pottery Barn Napoli Stoneware 16-Piece Dinnerware Set
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Pottery Barn Napoli Stoneware 16-Piece Dinnerware Set
If you’re all about traditional elegance, this 16-piece handcrafted set from Pottery Barn will speak to you. The artisanal trims and patterns add an elevated element to the classic white china.
But don’t mistake these for being delicate; you can still chuck them right in the dishwasher when all is said and done.
Melanie Yates is the senior service editor of Best Products, where she writes and reports pieces pertaining to the etiquette, dilemmas, and how-tos of gift-giving for different occasions. Previously, she was the site's senior home editor, covering all things decor- and bedding-related since 2015. Her digital byline can also be found on Bustle, House Beautiful, and Elle Decor. A longtime classical-music enthusiast, Melanie spends her off-hours enjoying performances big and small across New York City.
Kristin Magaldi is a NYC-based commerce editor who spends her days with her mini poodle Finley, crafting elaborate cheese boards, searching for houses in the Mediterranean, and memorizing the entire score of _Hamilton. You can find her previous work in Business Insider, Buzzfeed, Best Products, Bustle, and HelloGiggles.