25 Best Patriotic Decor & DIY Ideas with Vintage Repurposed Junk
Get fun Patriotic decor and DIY ideas for Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day. Vintage, repurposed, and salvaged is at the heart of these decorating ideas for summer.
Summer kicks off with patriotic, red, white and blue decor and keeps on going through the season. Combine these patriotic colors with vintage finds and salvaged junk, and you’ve got a match made in decorating heaven! With some repurposing DIY skills and creative upcycling ideas, your home will be full of the spirit of Independence. Enjoy these 25 Best Patriotic Decor & DIY Ideas with Vintage Repurposed Junk!
25 Best Patriotic Decor & DIY Ideas with Vintage Repurposed Junk
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Incorporate Old Sports Equipment into your Patriotic Decor
Balls, bats, and tennis rackets can all become fun summertime Patriotic decor with a little creativity. Add a bit of ribbon to a tennis racket and place a collection of balls into glass jars. Instant wall decor or tabletop centerpiece!
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To keep the All-American theme going, DIY some Baseball Bunting to add to your summer sports theme.
Stick Flags in Anything and Everything
Whether you have cool vintage flags or just picked up a new package from the store, adding a flag brings instant patriotic spirit.
Add flags to:
- flower pots
- pop bottles
- flower frogs
- watering cans
- old tins
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For Americana Decor, Use Vintage Finds in New Ways
Get out your yardsticks, license plates and old toys and repurpose them into fun Patriotic, Americana Decor. Use these upcycled creations as serving pieces on your buffet or centerpieces. They will add a touch of fun and whimsy to the holiday spirit.
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Upcycle Vintage Linens into Patriotic Americana Decor
Old Fabrics make the perfect worn-in Americana decor. Upcycle them into pillows, garland, utensil pockets, coasters, placemats, and flowers. All you need are some simple sewing skills or some fabric glue, or use them as is!
These old fabric pieces are great for upcycling:
- old jeans
- vintage quilts and pieces
- feedsacks, floursacks, and grainsacks {I explain the difference in THIS post}
- ticking stripes
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Put Anything and Everything in Old, Vintage Tins for Americana Flair
The graphics on vintage metal containers make them fun for decorating. Choose those that have red, white, and blue color schemes and place anything you want inside. Fresh flowers, red licorice, or colorful striped straws; it all turns into art when you place it in a cute, old tin!
Decorate with Old Games and Their Boxes for Nostalgic Decor
Summer Holiday weekends have always been about playing games with those you love. Pull out the old game boxes and pieces and turn them into fun, nostalgic decor. You may find your family reminiscing about the “good old days”!
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I hope all these red, white, and blue decorating ideas have gotten you excited for the summertime Patriotic celebrations! Bring out your vintage, salvaged, junk finds and repurpose them into fun Americana decor for your home and outdoors.
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These are all fabulous, Lora! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!
Your welcome!
Your vintagey patriotic decor puts the rest of us to shame! I did make a summer time grapevine wreathe with R.W &B flowers and berries– with a bought-after-Chrismtas navy blue flat wooden truck with a Boston Red Sox “B” on the truck door. I will eventually find the Christmas “bulbs” shaped to look like baseballs to add to tge wreathe! It’s on the glass French door for the world to see! My SO is a Red Sox fanatic–I’m only a fan!
How fun to do a wreath with a theme you love, Kathy! Great idea:)
I can’t even with all this cuteness!! You seriously rock!!🇺🇸
You’re too funny, friend;) Thanks!
Lora, your collection of patriotic decor is so adorable! I’m especially in love with your red wooden cart and the fabric roses! You have such wonderful creativity in all your posts! Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Tee xo
Thanks! Your welcome:)
Lora, this is a great post to kick off summer with. I’m featuring it at the Friday with Friends link party.
Thanks for adding your posts to the party fun.
RR
Thanks, Rachelle!
Oh, Lora! I am not one to collect a lot of vintage stuff myself, but this post almost makes me want to head out to the local thrift shops and yard sales! Is anyone even having yard sales anymore with this pandemic thing?!! I am so impressed with all of your lovely displays and I must say I always love to go a little bit “vintagey” (is that even a word?) when it comes to the Fourth of July! The old baseballs in the the glass vases and the little red, white and blue bouncy balls are just perfect! Looks like I might also need to pick up some old jeans and cut the pockets off for a summertime tablescape! Great ideas!!
So glad you enjoyed it, Chloe! Your creativity is absolutely amazing, so happy you went away with some new ideas! Thank you!
I love this post with all of your crafts. I love your display of the vintage soda bottles, the wagons with the vintage pitcher and matching glasses with the strawberries on them, all of the pillows, and vintage cans.
Glad you enjoyed it, Rebecca! Thanks:)