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Last month when I shared my NEW Outdoor Living Space & Patio, I had all intentions of sitting out here, enjoying the fresh summer like air in June surrounded by green and colorful lush landscaping and a bright new lawn. Well, we planted full green shrubs surrounding the patio, but our lawn is just not quite there yet. We’ve had only a sprinkle of rain this whole month, but I’m optimistic that with a nice day of soaking rain, our lawn will come in nicely. Out in the country here we have a well, so I’ve carefully watered my flowers and the seed. If you look closely, there are a few patches coming in. Yay! For now, I’ve focused on adding color to our space and getting ready for summer with Simple 4th of July Decor!
I’m a huge believer in not going overboard purchasing seasonal items for decor. I think small things can make a huge difference and since I cook and bake a lot, I think food itself can be displayed easily to add a special touch.
My neutral Outdoor Sectional from Raymour & Flanigan is not only a comfortable and inviting place to be on our patio, but it’s very easy to style differently for several different occasions.
Once you have a great piece of furniture, you can even “shop” around your home for items that might pull it together for an event. In this case, I pulled pretty red, white and blue patterned pillows out of my attic to give the sofa a festive look. Once the sun sets, it’s always nice to gather around our fire pit table for some cozy conversation too!
The fragrant smell of my white peonies has been drifting over to our patio the past few days and it’s wonderful! Freshly cut flowers always look nice displayed in a vase indoors or out. I wasn’t ready to start cutting my flowers just yet though, so I once again made a trip up to my attic and pulled out 2 lovely faux peony arrangements and added several mini flags to them.
These mini flags can be found at practically any store and they are really inexpensive too. I think if you add them to a vase of flowers, a pot of flowers of even in an ice bucket along with old fashioned bottles of root beer, they are the perfect subtle touch to your 4th of July Patio Party!
Now- lets not forget that food I was talking about. When we have a family get together, especially on the 4th of July, I like to make sure that the menu includes a lot of things that people can just grab and go. There’s visiting to do, games to play and simplifying dessert with items like cupcakes and M&M’s is not only convenient, but also makes for an easy cleanup later.
Homemade or store bought cupcakes with colorful patriotic sprinkles and red, white and blue candy filled mason jars add just enough color to your space without putting it over the top. I even found this pillow on clearance after Memorial Day and I thought it would be perfect for the Fourth!
After a few weeks of enjoying our new space, I decided that our pergola needed a little something extra. Hanging baskets!
I wanted something that would look nice for the 4th of July, but that would still blend well with the other patio decor for the rest of the season. I chose these simple delicate and beautiful baskets of small blueish flowers.
These look so nice along with the outdoor pendent lights over our dining set. I’m so happy I moved the furniture around, because I’m, really enjoying our table over here.
Someone else is really enjoying our sectional in it’s new place too! He’s all ready to start celebrating the 4th of July! 🙂
What simple ways do you decorate your outdoor space for the 4th of July?
Decorating your patio for each season/holiday is a good idea. That way, you can add some color and character to it! I love the pillows and throws you added to the decor. That way, you have something cute as well as something functional outside!