You set the table every day, but each time you second-guess yourself: The fork goes on the left side of the plate…right? When it’s spaghetti with your fam, it’s no big deal. When it’s a proper party ...

Garten shared how exactly she goes about setting a table in an early 2000s issue of House Beautiful. At the time the now 73-year-old had a column in the publication called Ask the Barefoot Contessa.

Garten showed off her idea for simple Thanksgiving table decorating in a 2017 Instagram post, writing, “It’s never too early to plan your Thanksgiving table! It doesn’t have to be fancy, but at this ...