4th of July Decorations: Patriotic Decorating Ideas

As the day 4th of July nears, everyone feels a need to decorate their homes with red, blue and white. Everyone likes to go out and celebrate but with a slow economy, more families will prefer to celebrate the day at home. Many relatives and friends will be visiting your place and you definitely want to decorate the home, adding a patriotic flair. So get ready to make some necessary decoration from streamers to flags.

Flags

Be it independence day of any country, flags are the favorite piece of decorations. You can do a lot more with a flag than you actually could think you can. You can place them all over the house with flag pillows and throws, flag decorative lights, flag dinnerware, flag tee-shirts, etc. Face painting is another popular way, although the style is more popular with sports fans. Ask someone to paint the flag on your face at a party and also the guest’s face, arms and anything exposed.

Stars

Get a large poster board, cut it out in different sizes of stars and ask your kids to color them in red, white and blue. You can then hang these stars from the ceiling, porch, doorways, or paste them on walls, or create cascading designs. Like flags, they can be decorated in many versatile ways.

Red, White & Blue

If you are short of ideas on decoration, don’t worry, just sit and relax. It may happen that you may want to do something different but still, you run out of ideas as you have already tried almost everything before. In this case, just stick to the basic color schemes of red, white and blue. Go to the nearest store and get white cups, red napkins, red straws, blue tablecloths, blue plates, etc. and decorate them with style. With these color schemes you can create a patriotic effect.

Balloons

From children to adults, everyone is fond of balloons. They are a big hit with everyone, of all ages. On this holiday, get red, blue and white colored balloons. If you are able to find flag balloons, get those too. Be innovative, for example, write ‘Happy 4th of July’ on the balloons and give them to people who come to visit your house when leaving. An interesting way to involve people is by keeping balloon decorating contests for adults and kids, and keep a bag full of balloons as the prize.

Streamers

Streamers are must haves for any birthday party or function. They are also an excellent decorative item for the 4th of July. Make them fall from windows, doors, ceiling fans, mailbox, or any area where you think you can put them, but stick to the colors red, white and blue. Wrap them around stair, railings, chairs, tables, etc. They make the ambiance better.

The above mentioned traditional decorations liven up the house ambiance and your 4th of July holiday. You can invent many new ideas, while keeping in mind to include the color red, blue and white, but remember to salute the flag when the The Star-Spangled Banner is playing.