Summer Tablescapes Ideas for Simple Maine Lobster

We’re back in coastal Maine,

settling in for our summer stay.

And first on the docket, to help get me in the mood for this 4th of July holiday,

was to create red, white, and blue summer tablescapes with all the patriotic trimmings.

Vintage, thrifted, and coastal cottage in design.

Summer Tablescape Ideas

For a festive summer table brimming with patriotic flair, incorporate bright red, white, and blue pops along with coastal New England elements.

Add nautical striped or starfish-patterned placemats with a crisp white tablecloth as the base.

Fill vases or jars with red and blue hydrangeas, white roses, and sprigs of wheat for eye-catching centerpieces.

Place paper cones printed with stars and stripes at each setting to hold warm, buttery lobster rolls on toasted New England-style hot dog buns.

Add mini flags or red and blue gingham napkins for an Americana touch. For favors, give out small buoys or shells with a red, white, and blue ribbon tied around them.

With sweet lobsters and patriotic decor, this seaside spread celebrates summer and shows your American pride.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Can you envision it?

Authentic Maine Lobster Summer Tablescapes

And, of course, I have lobster on my mind!

I can’t wait to dive into some fresh Maine lobster, corn on the cob, steamed clams, and fresh bread this 4th of July.

You may also enjoy a few of these summer tablescapes posts along with an antiquing trip in Maine:

Gathering up all my lobster summer table setting rubbles with red, white, and blue trimmings is definitely giving me all the summer and 4th of July vibes. I hope it does the same for you.

I had my little sidekick, Ella, our Bernese Mountain Dog, helping me out, too.

She was freshly groomed with a blue sparkly nose and red bows in her ears, haha. The bows kill me…

Summer Tablescape Centerpiece

Last summer, I headed up to Down East Maine to visit with my friend Molly in Maine. On my way home, I stopped at Cabot Mills Antiques in Brunswick, Maine.

Oh my goodness, don’t miss this place should you find yourself in the area, just down the road from Bowdoin College.

See more in these posts Antiquing Down East, A Day’s Jaunt and The Best Antique, Thrift, and Second-Hand Shops from Vermont to Maine.

There, I found this wrought iron whale weathervane, which will center on the 4th of July summer tablescape.

Isn’t she an old beauty?

Easy Summer Table Decor Ideas

This summer table setting is a mix of thrifted items with new red, white, and blue trimmings on our vintage pine wooden dining room table.

Place Setting

Each place setting starts with a layered style of blue rectangle placemats topped off with a round braided red lobster accent placemat.

This gives the place settings more foundation for the messy lobster and adds patriotic red, white, and blue colors to our summer table setting.

Various thrifted blue and white vintage bowls hold my mother’s vintage lobster shell crackers and picks, and will later serve to hold the empty lobster shells.

Cutlery Couture’s lobster silverware pouches are a favorite on my summer table settings, especially when serving seafood.

And a beach rock collected from our local beach will assist in cracking open the lobster shells.

My favorite thrifted blue goblets paired with sailboat juice glasses will gaily quench that summertime thirst.

Plenty of napkins with a lobster theme will be used to clean up the sloppy mess that eating lobsters will undoubtedly create.

Simple small red votives with candles, which I found in my mother’s drawer, are a colorful addition without taking up too much table setting space.

Little antique butter patties hold sweet cherries for an appetizer or as an after-dinner delight.

Add a simple white pitcher full of faux blue hydrangeas. I don’t always like running out to buy fresh hydrangeas for my summer tablescapes. And they are the perfect summer table setting blooms. Worth the investment!

And if you saw the traffic this weekend in southern Maine, you wouldn’t want to go, either.

Or maybe a small pitcher full of faux Christmas red berries that I had in a box in our attic.

Happy 4th of July from our summer tablescape to yours!

It ended up being such a rainy 4th of July weekend here in Coastal Maine that we also enjoyed some lobster at Barnacle Billy’s in Ogunquit, Maine.

Honestly, there’s nothing better to do on a rainy day in Maine!

Check out my friends from Maine Lobster for all the information on why Maine lobster is the best, the best ways to cook with Maine lobster, recipes, how to eat a lobster, must-visit lobster spots, how to take a lobster boat tour, and the future and legacy of Maine lobster!

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