A Simple and Elegant Red White and Blue Table Setting

We have so many summer holidays where we celebrate our country, and a patriotic red white and blue table setting would be perfect! I’m not really into flags for decorating, but I do love the colors themselves.

So when I have a dinner party around one of the “flag holidays,” I like to set a beautiful and elegant table that evokes the sentiment. And of course, it’s a fun and summery color combination any time, not just at the holidays.

Flowers for a Red White and Blue Table Setting

It doesn’t hurt that we have red roses in our garden that start blooming right about Memorial Day, and carry on right through Labor Day. We also have a gorgeous white rose bush, so I have a secondary color to work with too.

Obviously, if you don’t have the right colors of flowers in your yard, the florist or grocery store are fabulous resources!

And your red white and blue table setting doesn’t have to be complicated. I just pop the flowers into these crystal water glasses and parade them down the center of the table. Simple!

I’ve used this technique millions of times, and it always looks elegant.

Adding the Blue – with a Tablecloth

Now with the red and white taken care of, it’s time for the blue! (Actually, in real life the blue came first, but we can talk about it second!)

A simple blue tablecloth brings the Patriotic to our setting, and is a lovely base for the bright flowers.

And More Blue with Gorgeous Salad Plates

And another little pop of blue with these gorgeous salad plates! I absolutely fell in love with these one day at Williams Sonoma. I wrote all about them in A Vibrant Blue Tablescape. I use them as often as I can, and it’s so fun to get lots of different looks with them.

The Rest of the Red White and Blue Table Setting

Because the salad plates had that gold rim, I decided to go with gold for the chargers, flatware, and candles. If you’ve been around M&T for a while, you’ll recognize all these pieces.

The chargers are some of my favorites – lightweight and completely inexpensive. Easy to wash up, and continue to look gorgeous even after years and years. These are probably about 15 years old and still going strong.

The dinner plates are our regular everyday white ones. I seem to gravitate towards sturdy and heavy and long lasting.

The flatware is a favorite too. Such a fun shape and it’s heavy and solid. It always surprises and delights my guests. And it’s also pretty inexpensive, and looks great.

Candles and More Gold

We have two styles of gold candles on our red white and blue table setting. The tall vintage pillar holders give some height between the flowers, a look I really love.

And the little gold mercury glass votives are pretty, and bring some light down low at each place setting.

I’ve linked the candle holders and all the other pieces, in the boutique section below.

Glassware

We have our familiar glassware too. The cut crystal water/highball glasses are the same as the ones I used for the centerpiece. I like that they match, and give the table a little extra sparkle.

Then the wine glasses. They’re both Riedels – the balloon-shaped pinot noir glasses, and the smaller ones we use for crispy white wine.

A Touch of Red for the Red White and Blue Table Setting

For a final touch on our red white and blue table setting, I set a red triangle of napkin. It’s shaped a little like a flag fold – perfect for the flag holidays.

Reflected View

Back when I first started taking pictures, I used to love to take a few of the table reflected in the buffet mirror. When I was taking these, I remembered that and tried again. So here’s the whole table – backwards! It’s a little dark and dreamy, but you can really get that red white and blue effect.

So that’s it! Hope you’ve gotten some inspiration for a red white and blue table setting of your own. Thanks so much for joining me!

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