DECORATING How to Keep Flag Bunting From Blowing In the Wind

Wondering how to keep flag bunting from blowing in the wind? Here’s a simple solution with things you may have lying around the house.

Once upon a time, I was Betsy Ross.

I pulled a red wagon carrying Molly Pitcher and wore a ruffled cap and carried a flag and told America Happy Birthday and threw gum to the people watching the parade.

Never let it be said I don’t know how to rock a Fourth of July.

I’m so excited about the Fourth. I love the red, white and blue with all my heart. So to celebrate the birth of our nation we spent the weekend hanging up these flag pennants on the house.

After we finished?

I stood back ready to sing all “From the halls of Montezuma…” and looked at the house and sighed.

Those beautiful pennants.

That wonderful bunting?

The wind was pulling it all over the place and the edges weren’t hanging straight and the ends were curled and it just looked super Fourth of July untidy.

I googled solutions and I couldn’t find anything that could solve the problem. But here’s the thing—I am a professional problem solver. So I put my problem solving hat on and came up with something that I thought might work and we tried it and IT’S SUCH AN AMAZING SOLUTION.

So if you are decorating for the Fourth?

I have the idea for you.

Let’s start with the house.

Look at my little patriotic abode.

Look at those banners hanging so perfectly.

I tried two across the front and it was WAY TOO PATRIOTIC (if there is even such a thing). We hung them up and I stood back and told myself #calmdownkarianne

Last year I hung them on the windows and I liked it but I wanted to try something different this year, so we hung three banners at the top and three at the bottom.

I’ve ordered other banners before for the farmhouse, but these are my absolute favorite. I ordered four last year and this year I ordered three more.

First of all—they are SUCH a good value for the money.

The ones I ordered measure 6 feet wide by 3 feet long and they are under $8.50 right now for a limited time deal.

You can see them here.

Depending on the size of your windows they have tons of other options.

Here’s a set of two for under $8 that measure three feet wide by 18 inches long.

I’ve seen people add them to their fence, too, and it looks so pretty. Next year I think I’m going to order the smaller ones and decorate the fence.

Here’s a close-up of the fabric.

These are made out of polyester which holds up so well outside. I’d ordered the cotton ones before but they got so dirty and they only lasted a year.

I probably should have steamed them after I pulled them out of the package—but the ones from last year just eventually un-wrinkled themself with the wind and rain.

There are little grommets on the top and I just tied them onto the iron fence in the front.

Make sure you tie them as tight as you can because they will loosen slightly over time.

I just used cording like this.

But what about my solution?

They are tied tightly at the top, but the bottom just flips around in the wind.

What did I use at the bottom to hold them in place?

Are you ready?

Are you curious?

How to Keep Flag Bunting From Blowing In the Wind

LET’S GO.

Yep.

I used CURTAIN RINGS.

These are the ones I use inside the house and I just happened to have a few extras laying around.

You can see these rings here.

They work really well on your curtains, too.

They were just clipped onto the bottom and then a string was threaded through them and tied onto the pole.

The challenge before is that there aren’t grommets on the bottom and there’s nothing to weight them down to make them hang in place.

That’s why the curtain rings are GOLD.

I started with two on each of the bottom of the bunting and then I figured out that three would work better.

We had gale-force winds the other day and the bunting stayed in place perfectly.

The house is ready for the red, white and blue.

And even though the Fourth is a couple of weeks away, I wanted to take this moment to thank all the servicemen and women who have fought to keep our country free and the stars and stripes flying proudly from sea to shining sea….

….I salute you.

I salute your sacrifice and your valor and your overwhelming courage in the face of grave danger and almost insurmountable odds.

You are what makes this country great.