Decorating for the 4th of July

With the 4th of July just days away, it's time to start planning your Independence Day decorations, if you haven't already. Here are a few easy decorating ideas for both inside and out.

Fabric wrapped wall display - Using either plywood board or canvas, wrap fabric around it and using either tacks or staples secure the fabric to the back. This is a great idea because it is so easy to change with the holiday or room decor.

For a fun and festive 4th of July place setting, use denim pockets to hold utensils and napkins. Cut out pockets from old worn out jeans, stencil a star onto each pocket, add your utensils and a bandana napkin and voila! A patriotic place setting your guests will love.

Spell it out - Go to any local craft store and pick up some wooden letters, red, white and blue acrylic paints and polyurethane. Get creative and paint each letter how you like then coat with polyurethane for durability; Inexpensive, takes very little time and reusable year after year. Now that's an idea everyone will love.

If you have some scrap fabric lying around wrap each letter in fabric instead of painting. Still cute and festive and you use those leftover fabrics you didn't know what to do with.

Dress up your railing - buy several yards of patriotic fabric and secure to your railing with red, white or blue yarn, string or cording. It's fast, easy and can be used year after year.

Dress up your front door - The front door is the first thing your guests will see. Get them into the 4th of July spirit before they even enter your home with a patriotic, fabric wreath.
Be sure to check out all the fantastic patriotic fabrics available at InteriorMall.com

Happy 4th of July from all of us at InteriorMall.com.

Decorating with Red, White & Blue

With the 4th of July only a week away, every store in the United States has been packed full of those infamous red, white and blue hues. It seems like for the next week everything is red, white and blue from food, to fashion and even home decor. So this got me wondering. Can red, white and blue find its way into my everyday life or is this strictly a seasonal color palette? Here's what I've come up with (actually here's what Google came up with).

This blue and white dining room (courtesy of Elle Decor) is okay. The red coral chandelier though, takes this room from okay to OMG. The bold pops of red on this subtle blue and white back drop add a "wow" factor that I just don't know that you could get with any other combination.

This modern living room doesn't scream "HAPPY 4TH OF JULY" to me but it does say "I'm sophisticated, modern and a little unexpected." Again, just a few subtle hints of red really pop against quieter colors.

I love this room because of how many different colors it incorporates. This isn't just a red, white and blue room. There are so many different shades of red and blue and even more amazing to me is that none of them clash or compete. They all work together to create a palette that really flows together, subtly drawing your eye from one shade to another.

This last bedroom is a little more "Americana" but still yet, the classic oak wood and timeless madras plaid work so well with neutral colored walls and a pop of red on the night stand.

So I think I may be putting some of those red, white and blue decorations to use more than just once a year. Granted, it's not a color palette for everyone but it's surprisingly more versatile than even I would have ever thought.