How to Create a Patriotic Table for the 4th of July

Planning to have company for Independence Day? If so, let me show you how to create a patriotic table to celebrate the 4th of July!

I’m so excited because one of my besties (and her hubby) are visiting us this weekend!

Since we will have company over the 4th of July, I decided to decorate my dining room table for the patriotic occasion. 

Unfortunately, I have two problems.

First, I don’t have any home decor for this holiday.

Second, I don’t want to buy any new items!

That means I have to get creative!!

To solve the problem, I’m going to shop at my house.

ITEMS I HAD ON HAND

Fortunately, I had some red, white, and blue items I made years ago to decorate the tables when my boys received their Eagle Scout awards. 

Yes, that’s right, all three of our boys are Eagle Scouts.

I am so incredibly proud of them. 

Here is a picture of the centerpieces I made for the tables.

I couldn’t stand to throw them away, even though I had no plans to do anything with them.

Anyway, I pulled the red, white, and blue items I had stored in a box and tried to figure out how to incorporate them into a tablescape. 

I had several small flags and three different sizes of stars on sticks.

I had a lot of red and white shredded paper filler.

six steps to Create a patriotic table

Here are six easy steps to follow when planning a tablescape!

1. Protect the table

The first thing you need to decide when planning your tablescape is how you want to protect the table.

Possibilities include a tablecloth, table runner, placemats, chargers, coasters, or a combination of these items.

Since I was going with a red, white, and blue theme I decided to use white placemats.

I removed six large stars from their sticks to use as coasters.

I think they look so cute!

But the best thing is, I don’t have to worry about heat or water spots on the table.

2. Create a CENTERPIECE

I chose a white pitcher to put my stars and flags in.

The shredded paper worked great to hold the sticks in place!

When shopping at my house, I found two small cake plates with red bases and placed a red candle on each one.

I made “nests” with the white shredded paper to add interest!

3. Choose Plates

I don’t have any red or blue plates and white blended into the placemats.

So, I went with black and chose not to use a salad plate.

I like the simplicity, and the colors pop against the black!

4. Pick Glasses

In the previous Eagle Scout ceremony picture, I used a mason jar to hold the centerpiece.

I wanted to use the mason jars as glasses, but they were too big.

They covered the star “coasters” and were too bulky to hold in my hand.

So instead, I had to use my everyday glasses.

5. Decide on Utensils

I decided to use a fork and knife only, no spoons this time!

6. choose Napkins 

To stay within my color scheme, I had to choose between white cloth napkins or red paper napkins.

The red paper napkins won out!

Plus, this is such a casual tablescape that paper napkins seem more appropriate!

Well, there you have it!

I can’t believe I pulled it off!

I was able to create a patriotic table for the 4th of July without spending a penny!!

Do you decorate for the 4th of July??

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!!

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Blessings, Donna and Rich

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