Patriotic Decorating ~ My Dining Hutch

Normally I don’t do a lot of patriotic decorating for 4th of July. Not because I’m unpatriotic, but because summer is always busy and we usually go to someone else’s place to celebrate the holiday. But the other day I found a patriotic bunting and some flags and yadda yadda yadda … I now have a dining hutch fit for the 4th of July. (Oh, and as promised, today I’m announcing the winner of the Decor Steals gift card giveaway … at the end of this post.)

For the most part, I gathered red, white, and blue items from around the house and paired them with the “new” stuff. I love when you can re-purpose stuff from around the house.

 

I found the patriotic bunting at a vintage store. It’s really light weight and perfect for draping.

My enamel coffee pot with blue trim takes center stage beneath it.

 

I love these little flags attached to sticks. Wish I’d made them myself.

I tucked them in another enamel pitcher with blue trim.

A red-checked vintage flea market hankie sits underneath.

 

An adorable miniature Jersey Pride creamer sits nearby. It’s less than 3 inches tall.

 

 I love how primitive looking these flags are.

 

This one has the Battle Cry of Freedom sheet music on it.

So simple but clever.

 

Inside the hutch I mostly decorated with items I already had on hand.

 

I wrapped a red and white striped ribbon around one of my vintage bottles.

It mimics the stripes in Old Glory.

 

I found a red, almost white, and blue vintage book and placed my newest, white ironstone pitcher on top.

 

My flea market butter crock adds a bit more blue.

I tucked a white hydrangea inside it just for fun.

 

I forgot I had these red and blue wooden marbles and paired them with my ironstone butter pats.

 

Honestly I was surprised at how many vintage items I was able to use for 4th of July decor.

 

And so, this little corner of the dining room is the extent of my patriotic decorating.

 

Speaking of decorating, it’s time to announce the winner of the $30 Decor Steals gift card giveaway!

Congratulations to Robin A! I’m sure you’ll find something wonderful!