This patriotic table decor is perfect for your Memorial Day and Fourth of July party or gathering with friends and loved ones. It’s easy on the pocketbook too!

With springtime coming to a close and summer drawing near, we’ve got two American holidays on the horizon that bring out our patriotic side. Memorial Day, a day to remember fallen soldiers, and Independence Day, America’s birthday, are time for celebration in the USA.

This year, we’re inviting the family over for a good old fashioned backyard BBQ. If you’ve known me long enough, you know how festive I am, and these holidays are no exception!

For our family BBQ, I wanted to come up with budget-friendly patriotic table decor. So, I went over to the Dollar Tree and found just what I was looking for. I found most items in their seasonal section and a few other things around the store.

Come with me and I’ll show you what I found and why you’ll love it!

Why you’ll love this Patriotic Table Decor

• It’s quick and easy to put together.
• The red, white, and blue colors and patterns are fun and festive.
• This tablescape is great for both Memorial Day and 4th of July.
• Everything was purchased from the Dollar Tree making it very budget friendly.

What You’ll Need for Your Festive Tablescape

• White Plates:

  This is the only part of the tablescape that I did not purchase. I used my everyday white plates that have a beaded edge. They work well as a base or backdrop to the star plates that we’ll talk about in a minute.

• Other options: Dollar Tree has several options including Silver chargers (found near seasonal plates up front), white paper plates (found in the party section), or red, white, or blue ceramic plates (found the kitchenware area).

• Silverware (Forks, Knives and Spoons):

  I used plastic silverware from the Dollar Tree. They hold up well, so I’ll often wash and reuse them.

• Other options: Of course, your everyday silverware works great too. The Dollar Tree also has red, white, blue, and clear plastic silverware.

• Red and Blue Metallic Star Shaped Plates:

   I found these in the seasonal patriotic section of the store. Each package comes with 8 plates (so 16 plates if you purchase both colors). I set my table for 4 and used 4 red and 4 blue plates.

• Other options: The star plates are adorable, but if you can’t find them, they do have other plate options, like solid red and blue and other patriotic patterns.

• Red Cups:

   These were also found in the seasonal section. They say “America the Beautiful” on them, surrounded by silver stars.

• Other options: Dollar Tree also has blue and red patterned cups in the seasonal section with various patriotic patterns and verbiage.

• Small Silver Bowls:

  These come in sets of four and are found in the party section.

• Large Silver Bowl: 

  This is found next to the small silver bowls and is sold individually.

• Star Patterned Napkins:

  These are also found in the seasonal section and have red, white, and blue stars on them.

• Other options: There were a few other options like solid red and blue and one with a flag pattern.

• Star Patterned Tray:

  This is the main base of the centerpiece. It’s also a red, white, and blue star pattern and matches the napkins.

• Blue Ribbons:

  These are found in the gift-wrapping section and are also a part of the main centerpiece. They come in three packs, and you’ll only need one pack.

• Metallic Red Gift Containers: 

  These were found on a shelf with other small gift boxes in the gift-wrapping section. I used two for the centerpiece as vases and one of the lids to hold extra napkins.

• White Flowers: 

  I used faux, white carnations. I only needed two bouquets for the tablescape.

• Other options: There were some other white and red flower options. White flowers contrast nicely with the red gift container they sit in.

• Flags: 

  The foam flag wands are found in the seasonal patriotic section.

• • Other options: They also have small traditional flags and other foam wands, including heart and star shaped wands with the flag pattern on them.

Putting Together the Patriotic Table Decor

For the Place Settings

To start, I set the table for four people. For the place settings, I’m using the regular white everyday plates, red and blue star plates, star patterned napkins, small silver bowls, silverware and the red cups.

I used the white plates as the base, then stacked a blue or red star plate on top. I folded napkins in half to create a triangle and placed them centered on top of the star plates.

 Next, I added the small silver bowls on top. Then I placed the silverware on each side, and the cup to the upper right side of the plate.

 *** I alternated using red or blue star plates for each place setting.

For the Centerpiece

After the place settings were done, I started on the middle part of the centerpiece. I used the star patterned tray, the red star plates, the large silver bowl, one of the red lids from the red cylindrical gift boxes, the blue curly ribbons and the remainder of the star patterned napkins.

I used the tray as the base. Then I added two red star plates on top of the tray and placed the large silver bowl centered on top. Next, I placed one of the lids to the red gift containers upside down in the middle of the large silver bowl.

Next, I added the three blue curly ribbons to the silver bowl, surrounding the red lid evenly. Lastly, for the main part of the centerpiece, I rolled up the remainder of the napkins and placed them in the middle gift box lid.

Lastly, for the two outer parts of the centerpiece, I used blue star plates, the two red, metallic gift boxes (without lids), the white flowers and the foam flag wands.

I used blue star plates as the base, placing one on each side of the star patterned tray. I then placed the red gift boxes (without lids) centered on top of the star plates.

Finally, I added the white flowers to the red gift boxes, using them as vases. To finish up, I placed two flag wands in each red “vase,” so they are jutting out above the flowers.

Thank you for taking the time to check out this patriotic table decor! I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

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