Tips for decorating a patriotic table with striped linens, flags and two
different simple centerpiece ideas!
Are you looking for some easy and inspiring ideas to decorate for all the
patriotic holidays? With Memorial Day this weekend, don’t miss my top tips to
set an amazing, budget-friendly table that will wow your guests.
How to decorate a patriotic table with flags and striped linens
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Table Foundation
Every well decorated table needs a foundation, whether it’s a tablecloth,
runner or simply a piece of butcher paper! A foundation layer adds interest
and helps to ground the rest of your food, tableware and decorations.
Affordable Pure Linen
look fancy, but I promise it’s not! Let’s start by talking about the striped
linens. These are 100% pure linen and the price is incredible! If you’ve ever
searched for affordable flax linen napkins and tablecloths, you know they run
very expensive. I now own three napkin sets and one tablecloth, all from
All Cotton and Linen, a USA based company. The linens wash and dry beautifully. I don’t iron my
linens because I prefer the rumpled, casual look, and I know I’ll get years of
use from these.
simple. The top napkins are held together with
oversized rusty looking star ornaments. I believe I found these at Hobby Lobby after Christmas one year.
see similar here) but you could use paper plates for convenience.
Vintage centerpiece ideas
#1 DIY Campfire marshmallows tin
sharing here, and you can decide. The
vintage inspired DIY Campfire marshmallows tin
is a project I shared earlier this week. It is surprisingly easy to make, and
you probably already have everything you need! I added a couple stems of
faux red geraniums, bending the stems to help them fit, and then tucked in one of my
coffee stained flags. The coffee stain adds a primitive touch to the brand new flags and keeps
them from looking too pristine!
I layered the tin on a blue and white dinner plate, to continue the
theme of layering a table to add interest, depth and ground the
centerpiece. You could use any tin with red, blue and white to house your flowers, even
plant real geraniums in a large tin can like I did with
these herbs.
#2 Milk glass and flags
the table and tucking in more of the stained flags. I added a few brass
candlestick holders and
these battery operated wax tapers. I love these candlesticks, they look remarkably realistic!
Depending on the size of your table, and the number of milk glass vases you
own, you could really make a statement! Or add them to a sideboard or table to
add a decorative touch near the food. I couldn’t miss the opportunity to
decorate my adjacent coffee bar with patriotic touches. Let’s take a closer
look.
Patriotic decorated coffee bar
and charm. A store bought cake was spiffed up with some fresh strawberries,
and displayed on my
thrifted wood pedestal and cloche. I recently shared how I removed the stain from this thrifted piece using
oven cleaner, so check that out if you’re interested.
You may spot more of those vintage and rusty looking marshmallow tins because I
didn’t stop at one, I made 4! That’s how easy they are. And the marshmallows
were so easy to make. I can’t believe how realistic they look!
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If you’re looking for even more patriotic food and decor ideas, don’t miss
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