As the workplace starts to feel a little colder and darker this time of year, decorating your office door for Thanksgiving can be a surprisingly cheerful boost. It makes everyone smile walking by, and it sets a nice tone for the week. These Thanksgiving Office Door Decor ideas are simple and super quick to recreate…
1 | Paper Leaf Garland with Handwritten Thankful Notes
I made this one last year and it was honestly the easiest thing ever.
All you need to do is cut out a bunch of leaf shapes or Thanksgiving style notes from paper – like the slightly textured kind that comes in a craft multipack.
Then write little thankfulness prompts like family, warm socks, cozy soups and tape them across the door.
Coworkers will end up adding their own notes during the week which will turn the office door into a sweet and communal vibe.
2 | Pumpkin Patch Polaroid Display
Try print small Polaroid-style photos of your team working together at different moments throughout the year and arranging them like pumpkins in a patch.
It’s simple but it absolutely nails the warm part of thanksgiving office door decor.
3 | Cut-Out Turkey & Use Tailfeathers As Notes
Cut out a big paper turkey shape and let team members add feathers with little notes.
It may look like something from an elementary classroom, but in a very intentional, nostalgic way, and it is perfect as fall office decor meets Thanksgiving.
4 | “What Are We Making?” Recipe Door
Turn the office door into a giant recipe card.
You can write “Ingredients for a Happy Team” and list things like patience, laughter, good coffee, casual Fridays, problem solving.
You can then add blank sticky notes to the door where co-workers can come and write their own ingredients.
5 | 3D Mini Cornucopia Pocket
If you office is into more subtle decor you can try make a small cornucopia pocket out of brown craft paper.
For mine I tucked in little paper pumpkins, berries, and even a few faux leaves I had left over from a wreath kit.
Seeing a little 3D shape instead of everything being flat made it stand out and was perfect as a subtle nod to Thanksgiving.
6 | Felt Feather Door Frame (My friend’s idea)
A friend of mine who works in HR tried this and it was unexpectedly stylish.
She bought a pack of soft felt feathers in deep oranges and burgundies and layered them along the outer frame of her door.
It framed the entry in such a welcoming way which is perfect for thanksgiving office door decor.
7 | “Team Gratitude Board” (My friend’s idea)
Small corkboards are great for Thanksgiving. You can add them right on the door and pin little blank leaves and leave a cup with pens nearby.
Encourage people to leave tiny gratitude notes throughout the week. By the end of the week your board will be completely full.
It’s simple and easy to do!
8 | Pumpkin Silhouette Cutout Door
Try a giant foam pumpkin and stick it to your office door.
You can find black foam letters online and spell out “Welcome to Our Patch.”
For an extra autumnal touch, spray a little lightly scented autumn room mist nearby or on the foam.
9 | Chalkboard Thankful Doodles
Try a peel-and-stick chalkboard vinyl to turn your office door into a doodle surface.
You can draw little turkeys and leaves and add a “write what you’re thankful for today” prompt.
Your co-workers will doodle funny things like “thankful for Friday lunches” and “thankful for my new stapler that works.”
We have done this in the office before and it became a lighthearted shared space. The doodles changed daily which kept it fun.
10 | Wreath with Warm Ribbon
My friend made a mini wreath of faux wheat and berries last year and tied it with a deep coppery ribbon, and hung it from a clear command hook.
It had the perfect understated fall vibe. She paired it with a simple sign that read “Gather.”
The whole door looked intentionally styled but not overdone. Sometimes the simplest element wins.
11 | Button Leaf Garland
My mom is the queen of using whatever she already has.
She once made a leaf garland from old buttons and scrap fabric sewn in little leaf shapes.
I tried something similar and glued the fabric leaves onto a simple string. It felt folksy, handmade, and comforting in that quiet holiday way.
The texture added depth which made it look better than plain paper. It reminded me of my mom’s ability to make warmth out of the simplest things.
12 | Pie Slice Banner
Use tan paper for crust and orange for filling to make a fun pumpkin pie banner.
It is playful, nostalgic and will make your co-workers smile every time they up to an office door.
13 | “Give Thanks” Quilt Pattern Door
My mom loved quilting, so I recreated a simple block quilt pattern using colored construction paper squares one year.
I arranged them in a diamond shape pattern on the door and added “Give Thanks” in the center.
It looked surprisingly sophisticated for something made entirely of paper.
14 | Scarecrow Corner
I saw a scarecrow propped beside a mailbox one day and it was so charming.
So I made a flat door version, just paper clothes and a friendly smiling face.
Not creepy, just cheerful. I added a plaid fabric scrap for the little collar which helped make it feel dimensional.
It was welcoming in that friendly harvest way.
15 | Market Pumpkin Price Sign
This one works especially well in a retail office because it naturally ties into that storefront feeling.
Picture the old fashioned fall stands on the roadside with a little handwritten sign that says “Pumpkins 5 cents each” and stacks of round, cheerful pumpkins underneath.
Recreating that with simple cutouts gives the door a tiny market moment right in the hallway.
16 | Autumn Garland Frame
I once saw a porch wrapped entirely in leaf garlands and it stuck with me.
I did the same on the office door using faux leaf strands I found online. It framed the door like an archway of fall.
Simple, impactful, and instantly warm. Sometimes the best Thanksgiving office door decor is about framing, not filling.
