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Labor Day is just around the corner, so it’s time to fire up the grill and celebrate with friends. We know it’s important to make your Boulder apartment feel like home, and throwing a BBQ is the ultimate way to end the summer with a bang. This year, turn your apartment home into event central with some festive decorations and unexpected table settings. To get you started, we rounded up a few easy DIY décor projects to create a stand out party this Labor Day.
Bandana Streamers
Streamers are a simple way to bring color to your apartment, but take it up a creative notch and string together red, white, and blue bandanas to hang from your ceiling or walls. Adding small white lights between the streamers will light up your party as it goes into the night. Bandanas are cheap and a different take on traditional streamers, and
you’ll get major bonus points for creativity! Click here for inspiration and instructions.
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Decorate Your Door
Greet partygoers with a crafty, patriotic wreath on the front door of your Gunbarrel apartment. Use various ribbons or printed-paper found at your local craft store to make a Labor Day worthy door hanger. This wreath uses a small chalkboard surrounded by folded paper spirals, a simple DIY project that has maximum impact for minimal effort (but we won’t tell).
Holiday Treats
Labor Day isn’t Labor Day without 1) snacks, and 2) the all-important red, white, and blue themed dessert. This year, try deviled eggs with a twist, indulge in some delicious lobster rolls, and make your guests want to come back next year with blueberry tarts or cheesecake stuffed strawberries. For portable goodies, check out this easy recipe for chocolate covered Oreo pops, which are dangerously delicious. With snacks like these, you may find everyone crowded around the table all night. Find the recipes for each treat here.
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Table Settings
With all of that impressive food, it’s time to make your table look just as good! Throw down a red and white printed picnic tablecloth for the perfect background. Place utensils in painted tins cans with ribbon wrapped around them. Fill mason jars with red and blue napkins and silverware for your guests to easily grab. Place flowers in painted pots, and arrange candles in sets of three down the middle of the table. Your guests will be impressed with your Martha Stewart-like creativity. Just remember not to get too caught up in the details and have some fun.
Decorating for the holiday is a great way to spruce up your apartment and make it your own. Knowing you made the decorations makes them that much more special, and it’s always fun to brag to your friends that you crafted them all. Have a pleasant and safe Labor Day weekend, and remember, the MOST important thing is to have fun!