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Easy DIY American Flag Display for the Front Door

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How to make an easy DIY American flag display for the front door.

American flag display hanging on front door

I try to decorate our front door according to the seasons and holidays but sometimes it doesn’t happen. Just last month I wanted to change the spring front door basket for something patriotic for Memorial Day and never got around to it.

I wasn’t going to let the 4th of July come and go without some red, white and blue on the front door so I decided to do an easy American flag display using my trusty hanging basket.

flags and hanging front door basket

This is a quick and easy craft (typical for me) and it only cost $1 a piece for 14 flags.

Supplies for American Flag Display for the Front Door

  • hanging basket (World Market)
  • floral foam
  • 13, 12×18 American flags (I got mine at Walmart)
  • utility knife

Add a bit of patriotic flair to your front door with this easy American flag display using a hanging basket, floral foam and flags.

As always, with the crafts I do, I went into this without a plan. I started by placing the flags here and there in the basket to see what I wanted to do. Once I took a look, I decided that I wanted to place them at different levels so you could see them all. In order to do that, I had to cut down the sticks of a few of the flags.

It’s a pretty big basket so I ended up using 13 of the 14 flags (I didn’t want to use too many 😉 ). It took a few minutes to get them placed just so, but the floral foam helped to keep them in place.

American flag display hanging on a front door of a stone house

Once the flags were placed, I tried a red and white ribbon around the basket. It was ok but I decided that simpler was best. The focus is the flags, as it should be.

American flag display hanging on front door

It’s definitely a large display but I think that if I would have gone any smaller with the flags, they would have gotten lost in the basket.

American flag display hanging on front door

Once 4th of July and Labor Day have passed, I’ll remove the flags and store them away until next year. That’s why I love this basket. It’s so versatile and easy to change with the seasons.

pin this for later graphicAmerican flag display on front door

Thanks so much for stopping in!

This hanging basket gets a ton of use. Check out a few different ways that I’ve used it for different seasons.

Hydrangea in a summer front door basketSummer Front Door Basket

faux forsythia front door basketSpring Forsythia Front Door Basket

 

 

About Kristi

Kristi here…lover and doer of all things DIY, home improvement, home decor, and quick and easy recipes. I’m the voice behind Chatfield Court where I share the budget-friendly DIY projects, crafts and decorating tips in the hopes of inspiring others that they can do it too.

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  1. Kristi

    Thanks so much Julie! I’m with you, simple is best when you are adding patriotic touches. It’s got to be quick and easy for me to do it and this was just that. I love how it turned out though.

  2. Julie

    I love this idea! It is so simple and yet so well done without being too cutesy. I like the patriotic touches to be simple and not over done. Love what you are doing with the porch! Great job!

  3. Kristi

    Thanks so much Kaycee! It certainly is large and full, bigger than I had planned, but the basket is large so I think it’s ok.

    So glad to hear that my project inspired you. I’d love to hear if you make something. 🙂

  4. Kristi

    Oh my goodness Tracy, your comment totally made my week. Thank you so much for your kind words. It’s always so nice to hear that my readers like my work. It gives me the motivation to continue on.

    Thanks again. I appreciate your support! 🙂

  5. Kristi

    Thanks so much Nellie, I appreciate your sweet comment. It is very easy to do (the only kind of crafting that I do). 😉

  12. Nellie

    I love that flag display basket, beautiful and so partiotic and seems easy.
    The forsynthia is very pretty too.

    Thanks for sharing this great idea.
    Blessings, Nellie

  13. Kaycee

    This is just gorgeous, I love the simplicity of the arrangement, yet the large, full display of flags makes such an amazing statement!!! I love it, and I think you’ve just inspired a project for me, thanks for sharing, and God Bless the USA!!!

  14. Tracy H

    I just love your blog. Everything about it. I loved when you lived at the other house and I love what you are doing here. Your ideas are classy and awesome. I also like that they don’t cost an arm and a leg to create. Keep them coming. Have a blessed day.

  17. jillian

    Love this…big fan of such simple eye catching decor. I have several hanging basket arrangements that are pretty. Denver! so close! We are in Boulder 🙂

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