A patriotic tablescape featuring pieces by Misette, including hand-painted plates and candles from the Primary collection.
Photo: Courtesy of Misette
Celebrate Fourth of July and Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in Style
From subtle nods to full-on historical motifs, Galerie has rounded up ten festive items that will add some patriotic red, white, and blue to your home
Dorothy Draper designed staircase at the Greenbrier resort. Photo: Courtesy of the Greenbrier
With Independence Day upon us and the Olympics close on its heels, it’s a good time to reflect and be thankful for the freedom, liberty, and democracy our country stands for. One way many Americans show their patriotism is by wearing the symbolic colors of red, white, and blue in solidarity with the American flag.
The United States was obviously not the first country to use these colors, but one can argue that our chosen design is perhaps the most unique. To give a little history, the original flag represented the first 13 states with white stars in a field of blue, a constellation that has continued to grow into the 50 states of today. The red and white alternating stripes were meant to emanate the rays of the sun. Later, Founding Father Charles Thomson explained the meanings behind the color choices, with “white standing for purity and innocence, red for hardiness and valor, and blue for vigilance, perseverance and justice.”
An Andy Warhol diamond dust painting pops against Moroccan red-leather panels in the main-floor dining room, where Marino designed the table with an African bubinga wood top and hammered-bronze legs; the vintage sideboard is by Jacques Quinet. Photo: Manolo Yllera
Living room's backsplash includes blue and white ceramic plates. Photo: Courtesy of Richmont’s Luxury Real Estate
Colors evoke different feelings, and while red, white and blue have become synonymous with American pride and freedom to citizens of the U.S., they also have been known to create the most epic room schemes. Mark D. Sikes’s dining room at the 2015 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York, with its overall red and white scheme with accents of blue, immediately comes to mind, as does the Dorothy Draper stairwell in the lobby of the iconic Greenbrier hotel, featuring Zuber’s Scenes of North America panoramic mural in her famed color palette of “Monticello” blue, white, hints of red (and, of course, some green mixed in!).
Dining room in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House by Mark Sikes.
If you are feeling inspired to redecorate your home in these emblematic hues, or if you just want to add in some decor for hosting parties to celebrate the upcoming holiday and cheer on the U.S. during the Olympics, Galerie has rounded up some suggestions below.
Red, white, and blue tablescape. Photo: Courtesy of Misette
1. Misette Tableware
Looking for an epically chic table setting to celebrate the birth of America? Misette has you covered with everything you need, including the brand’s Primary hand-painted salad plates, bubble glass tumblers, bubble glass vase, Primary squiggle hand-painted candles, and Primary embroidered linen placemats.
Photo: Courtesy of D. Porthault
2. Demoiselles Linens by D. Porthault
Feel patriotic as you go to sleep in these decadent bed linens by D. Porthault Paris. They are so beautiful, that you will want to keep these out year-round.
Photo: Courtesy of Santa Barbara Designs
3. Double Decker umbrella by Santa Barbara Designs
Known for fun silhouettes and customizable colors, Santa Barbara Designs’ gorgeous umbrellas will add the right amount of holiday spirit to your outdoors while also keeping you cool as you celebrate.
Photo: Bjorn Wallander
4. Independence Toile by Quadrille
If you want to quite literally be reminded of our country’s hard-fought liberty, this printed linen toile from Quadrille is right for you. You can either choose to have it backed to line your walls or you can take a more subtle approach by just adding throw pillows.
Photo: Courtesy of Pooky Lighting
5. Crimson Chevrons shade and Gingembre table lamp by Pooky Lighting
This fun patterned lamp and shade by Pooky Lighting is an easy and chic way to add some red, white, and blue into your home.
6. Brocade bracelet by David Webb
If wearing your homeland’s colors is more your speed but you want to do it in style, David Webb’s brocade bracelet made of diamonds, coral, emerald, and lapis lazuli is sure to be a stunner at any Fourth of July soiree.
Photo: Courtesy of Balineum
7. Series S Italian Hand-Painted Tile by Balineum
Sometimes it’s the little hints that make the biggest statement. If you don’t want your home to scream “U.S.A.,” this graphic-and-floral motif tile pattern from Balineum will allow you to display your homeland’s colors in an unexpected way.
Photo: Courtesy of Oomph
8. Game Table by Oomph
With Fourth of July festivities and the Olympics about to start, this raffia table by Oomph that comes in a variety of custom colors (we recommend New York Blue with a hint of Firework Red for the interior) is perfect for hosting game nights with family and friends.
Screenshot Photo: Courtesy of Annie Selke
9. Always Greener Indoor/Outdoor Rug by Kit Kemp for Annie Selke
Known for her whimsical interiors, Kit Kemp went all out in her indoor/outdoor collection of rugs for Annie Selke choosing a multitude of color options including red, white, and blue.
10. Tricolore Cubes Plate by Astier de Villatte
Astier de Villatte’s Tricolore collection was originally introduced to celebrate the French flag, but it also works for our country’s independence day. Use these graphic plates for your table setting, and it is sure to be a stand out.
Cover: A patriotic tablescape featuring pieces by Misette, including hand-painted plates and candles from the Primary collection.
Photo: Courtesy of Misette
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