Festive Rustic 4th of July Decoration Ideas For the Table

Create a colorful rustic display when you try these vibrant red, white, and blue 4th of July decoration ideas for your backyard table!  Strands of burlap ribbon decked with festive stars and stripes add a touch of warm rustic farmhouse style to a blue lantern. Gold, red, and blue place settings add a bit of sparkle to set the scene for a perfectly festive Fourth of July celebration…

Anyone can put together this colorful set of patriotic decorations for that backyard table using just a few simple items from the dollar tree or their local dollar store.  They make inexpensive and fun ways to style easy diy 4th of July decorations in minutes!

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A Quick and Easy 4th of July Centerpiece Idea For The Rustic Table

First up on the list of festive ideas is to create a fun 4th of July centerpiece. It adds a little patriotic spirit and character to the center of the outdoor table.  A blue lantern made the perfect patriotic centerpiece for the dining table.  

To give the lantern a hint of red, white, and blue patriotic colors, I tied on a bow. The bow is made of burlap with colorful American flag print.  This is the perfect way to make the table really pop for that Fourth of July party.

A Decorative Lantern Adds Rustic Charm and Ambiance To Your DIY 4th of July Decorations  

This festive blue lantern will also complement and add lots of style to your other outdoor 4th of July decorations.  This is the perfect 4th of July decoration for any outdoor space to add that rustic look for the summer holiday in a cinch.  

Repeat this Idea Throughout Your Space as a festive outdoor 4th of July Decoration

• You might have long white lanterns, iron or metal lanterns.  
• Perhaps you have rustic farmhouse style wooden lanterns with a lovely old fashioned look.  
• Any of these will work nicely with a touch of festive and colorful patriotic ribbon on top.
• Nice clean white pillar candles inside finish the look. 
• If you have multiple lanterns, create multiple colorful 4th of July bows and set your lanterns throughout the yard.  
• This is an easy way to create a quick and rustic set of stylish outdoor decorations. You can build up this easy 4th of July decor in minutes for the patriotic holidays ahead.

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Add Blue Accents and Blue Decorations To Highlight the other Fourth of July Decorations

The rest of the Fourth of July table decorations come together easily by adding little accents.  Put down a white table runner. You can dot it with mismatched blue candles to help fill in the center area along the length of table.

Add Colorful Garden Flowers, red flowers, White Flowers, or Blue Flowers

Small red white and blue buckets from the dollar store make perfect vessels for holding small vibrant red rose bushes.  If desired, do what I did!  Lay down a 4th of July garland with colorful red, white, and blue stars along the center of the table runner.  Place the stars from the garland under your candles and flowers to highlight the festive picnic table decorations even more. 

 If small potted flowers like the ones I have aren’t available, put down white flowers. Put down big blue hydrangeas in mason jars.  

Use a Festive 4th of July Garland as a Red, White, and Blue Table Decoration   

You can see here how a silver star sits nicely here under this blue pillar candle.

Here a colorful red star peeks out from underneath this small rose bush and adds that extra festive pop of color.  For a colorful layered effect, I like to put down a white and blue coaster.  Next I’ll place the star from the garland on top, and lastly I’ll add the plant over that.  

I left the stars connected on the colorful white and blue string twine throughout the table runner for a colorful and playful look.

Gold Chargers and Fun Star-Shaped Plates Make Colorful 4th of July Place Settings

The last easy touch is to create fun 4th of July place settings for our backyard 4th of July barbecue party!  For each guest, set down a charger and some star-shaped plates!  These star plates are fairly easy to find if you keep your eyes peeled for patriotic party supples at the craft supplies stores. You can also find colorful Fourth of July decoration ideas and items at dollar stores or places like Party City.  

Next on our list of 4th of July decoration ideas is colorful place settings. To easily create a main focal point, I set down gold dinner plate chargers. You can layer on fun red paper plates in star shapes.  I like to add sparkly blue stars over that and then place gold silverware on top.  This is an easy way to mark seating for guests. They’ll love the colorful seating space when they head back to the table with all those goodies they brought back from the bbq station.

Ideas on What To Serve At Your Festive 4th of July Celebration!

Complement your 4th of July place settings with plastic cups and colorful red, white, and blue paper straws! These patriotic decorations are such a fun idea even for something like a backyard pool party too!  Cups and straws ready to go for lemonades, iced teas, or maybe even an easy fresh berry 4th of July cocktail with vodka or this blue lemonade easy 4th of July cocktail for the grownups. Put out some fresh homemade strawberry iced tea for the kids!

Lastly, don’t forget to add a festive wreath outside!  This easy 4th of July wreath uses the same fun printed burlap ribbon to create a quick patriotic wreath to accent any door or front porch.

Use these Easy 4th of July decoration Ideas To Bring Your Summer Celebration to Life!

​Try any one of these simple, easy, and budget-friendly 4th of July decoration ideas to make your backyard bbq pop with festive color this summer season!

While you’ve got the grill going, put out some quick grilled ground beef sliders or some super simple grilled shrimp skewers or teriyaki chicken skewers! Don’t forget appetizers either! A spicy sriracha sour cream dip, some mango salsa, or even zippy guacamole with restaurant style chips hits the spot every time!

Delicious food and drink is always the best finishing touch for that gorgeous holiday table! Your guests will always look forward to a fun and tasty time for the holiday…

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