Your Fourth of July party guide

Treat your friends to festive food, inventive decorations, and sparkling drinks

Fun decorations for July 4

Light up the weekend with a star-spangled lantern, red-white-and-blue tabletop, and more

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Chairs for the Fourth

For a crisp and casual accent, cover outdoor folding chairs with red-, white-, and blue-striped canvas fabric (ours is acrylic-coated so it won't fray).

For two chairs, each about 13 inches wide, we used 2½ yards of 32-inch-wide fabric cut lengthwise and trimmed to fit. Five-foot lengths of ribbon, tied with a neat bow, secure the fabric at the back of each seat and at the top of the front legs.