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After a year of virtual celebrations for holidays, everyone is looking forward to in-person events now that things are opening up again. With one of the country’s favorite holidays just around the corner, you may be planning for your Fourth of July shebang.
While you can always get some classic mini flags to decorate your space for your July 4th party, why not go all out for this summer holiday we’ve all been looking forward to this year? Get your large flag out and spruce up the flagpole if you need to, replace any flagpole parts that may be missing and go for it. Take a look at some top ways to decorate for this upcoming summer celebration to get the creativity flowing!
Decorate with flowers
Flowers can be ideal for when you want to do something unique while adding a delicate touch to a space. With the color theme of the Fourth of July, your floral décor will be anything but boring. Putting together red, white, and blue 4th of July flowers can be challenging but a professionally arranged bouquet always looks perfect in the end. Flowers can be used as a centerpiece, add a pop of color to the rooms you’ll be hosting in, or look great divided up and tied to the chairs.
Use decorative lights
If you’re planning a backyard barbeque to celebrate this patriotic holiday, a trendy look could be Independence Day themed string lights to hang around your patio or on your front porch. Lights always add a welcoming and charming vibe to any space. You can order them from sites that offer 4th of July décor or create DIY ones. When you create DIY lights, you can have more freedom to make them to your exact specifications and it’s something fun to do.
Make a banner
Banners can be a great idea and they can be a simple alternative to having to shop around for multiple decorations for the occasion. You have a banner printed or you make a banner yourself by stringing red, white, and blue bandannas together to hang on your porch. Either way, a banner can be a fun statement piece to add to your July 4th décor.
Use disposable place settings that match the theme
If you’re planning a backyard party for the Fourth of July, you’re going to need dishes anyway. Most barbecues involve paper plates and cups, so instead of investing in a bunch of Independence Day décor you may only use once, shop for paper plates, napkins, and cups that tie into the 4th of July theme. You can add banners and flowers to your setup or just keep it simple with the dishes and things you’ll need for your food.
Bake some edible decor
If you don’t want to buy red, white, and blue décor but you would like to stay in theme at your party, who says you can’t eat the decorations? With patriotic desserts decorated for the occasion, and refreshments made to tie in with the overall theme, your décor could be the goodies and drinks you prepare for the occasion. If you’re a household that prefers natural sugars over processed ones, a fruit salad or fruit kebabs with blueberries, strawberries, and bananas, etc., could be the ideal alternative.
Don’t stress
Whether you want to go all out and hang flags all over your porch or keep it simple with some fun napkins, decorating for the Fourth of July can be simple. As long as you stay in line with red, white, and blue colors, it doesn’t really matter what you use to decorate your backyard or porch for the occasion. After all, with this being one of the first big holidays where family and friends are feeling better about sharing space together, most people will be paying more attention to each other than what kind of decorations you have up.
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