Celebrating Canada Day 150 in Style

This year, we Canadians are very proud and super excited to be celebrating our nation's birthday. Our wonderful country is turning 150 years and while that may be quite young as far as many other countries in the world go, it is a big deal for us.   So with that in mind, I knew I wanted to put together a fun, festive and stylish tablescape in honour of the occasion.

Bring on the red & white...

...of our beloved maple leaf Canadian flag.

With the nice weather of late, I chose to set the table in our backyard cabana.

A white tablecloth and a red/white striped runner (from Christmas) became the backdrop for the tablescape.

I recently purchased a few of these kind of lanterns and used them for my centerpiece.

A red lantern was set in the middle of the table with white ones on either side of it.

Next to the lantern, I placed mason jars filled with faux white flowers and a couple of Canadian flags.

Here's a better pic of one that I put out on the patio area.

I was pleased to get this shot with the flags blowing in the breeze.

The view towards our patio area which is also done in red and white.

The place settings are anchored with a red placemat and square white charger.  Maple leaf printed kerchiefs from the Dollar Store make terrific napkins.

Red and white plates with a small bowl on top are flanked by red-handled flatware.

The stemware includes a red wine glass and water glass with frozen cranberries to match the table.

I got the festive red wine glasses in the clearance section at Pier 1 recently.

Themed placecards were made by gluing a confetti type foil maple leaf to a plain white name card.

Now to come up with a menu for the occasion...

...although I find that any type of food always tastes better when eaten outdoors.

I'm sure we will be enjoying more than one meal out here in honour of Canada's 150th birthday.

This will be a special Canada Day that goes on for a month if not all summer!

If you are Canadian, I hope you enjoy your celebrations on the 1st and for my American friends, best wishes for your national holiday on the 4th!

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