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Celebrate with These Labor Day Decoration Ideas
October 14, 2024
Stars, stripes, flags, red, white, and blue. These are all elements of an end-of-summer gathering and the perfect Labor Day Decor. But as this September holiday rounds out the summer gatherings, there’s also a room for the best of your decorations from those hot July and August weekends.
Labor Day is a time to relax and enjoy the longer afternoon and quiet evening before the chill of autumn rolls in. You can roll out the holiday with decorative touches in your table settings, backyard style, and even in your choices of food and snacks.
The Basics of Labor Day Decorations
Labor Day has its roots in celebrating the American worker. Now it’s all about celebrating America, adding a patriotic flare to end-of-summer gatherings. This is a time for relaxation with friends and family, sharing food and good feeling as the seasons change.
Your Labor Day decor should reflect this laid-back, casual vibe. Even a more upscale Labor Day gathering tends to be a bit more stripped down. Be sure to roll out the red, white, and blue and think of Labor Day as a bookend to your Fourth of July.
Midday Outdoor Celebrations
Labor Day is an ideal time to use your outdoor patio dining set or a backyard picnic table. You can decorate your outdoor dining table with plants adorned with American flags or wrapped in checked summer cloth. The table settings can feature fabric napkins striped red and white, or blue and white, or all three colors of the American flag.
Your food can become part of the Labor Day decor with summertime fruit like blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries adding to the color scheme. Dress up the tables with topiaries adorned with festive string lights to brighten the atmosphere.
Evening Class and Glamor
If you’re enjoying an evening gathering, ensure you have all of your must haves for hosting. Your picnic table will have a different atmosphere with porch lighting. String lights and patio lanterns bring a decorative and festive vibe to evenings that might languish into the wee hours.
Consider classic decorative touches like:
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Glass vases with dried flowers or flags
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Antique candle holders
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Patriotic wreaths of red, white, and blue flowers on the door to the back deck
For those long nights, adorn your outside couches with a few throw pillows guests can rearrange for comfort.
Paper, Tissue, and Ribbon
Your Labor Day gathering can have the best of a summer picnic and Fourth of July. You might go all out with the flags, placing them in plants, as a centerpiece, or adorning your outside walls, fences, and around the table and outdoor furniture. You can adopt a creative take on the American flag with wreaths made of star-patterned red, white, and blue fabric.
Flags are just the beginning: Your paper napkins and plates should all continue the patriotic theme. Pennants, banners, and signage espousing Labor Day can all adorn your celebrations. Twist long stretches of ribbon between trees or on the sides of your picnic tables. Even in the classiest Labor Day celebration, there’s room for these paper materials that invoke the light and casual mood of summer.
Red, White, and Blue
Your stars-and-stripes and flag decorations are going to up the red, white, and blue color scheme, but you can also expand on this palette. Think of Labor Day as the last summer barbecue with all of that aesthetic coming in to influence your design choices. Greens and yellows and bright summer colors can also fit into your day or evening celebration.
Springtime and patriotism can come together nicely in your natural Labor Day decor touches, like floral arrangements. You can places these in the center of your table or adorning your dessert station. Bouquets with white daisies and red zinnias along with green leaves or longer stems can be the perfect touch for the afternoon or evening.
Say Goodbye to Summer With a Great Labor Day
Labor Day is a time to celebrate America and the American worker. It’s also a time to appreciate the last of the long summer days where you can enjoy time on the patio and in the backyard. Don’t skimp on the flags or the bright colors that bring that joyous mood to your Labor Day celebration. It’s the perfect way to say goodbye to the hot weather season.
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