If you’re planning to tap into the luck of the Irish this year for St Patrick’s Day, you’ll first need to get your home in the festive spirit with some green and gold decor. Whether you’re hosting a big party for your loved ones or you’re planning something more subtle, we have some amazing St Patrick’s Day decoration ideas that’s sure to have you feeling luckier than a four-leaf clover. Let’s get into it…
1. Green Garlands
Whether you want to go super subtle or even an all-encompassing home makeover, garlands are a festive and elegant decor choice for St Patrick’s Day. Consider draping them across walls, adorning mantlepiece, or have them cascade from your door frame.
If you’re considering DIY’ing your own garlands, there’s no end to where your creativity can take you – try intertwining your homemade shamrocks onto some bunting, nestle in some gold coins, or attach them to fairy lights for a cosy feel.
2. Green & Gold Table Settings
Decorating your table with Irish charm will set the mood for St Patrick’s Day. With a menu of Irish stew and colcannon, you can’t go wrong with a beautiful table theme of green accents and golden dinnerware. Printed tablecloths or runners with four-leafed clovers, some confetti, and green top hat for your guests to wear would make for an unforgettable Irish experience.
And for the pièce de résistance, your centrepiece could be an elegant green, white, and orange flower arrangement, shamrock bouquet, or an overflow pot of gold.
3. Shamrocks Everywhere
We know it seems stereotypical, but shamrocks are undeniably one of the most recognizable motifs of St Patrick’s Day and Irish culture – so don’t hold back on these little green decorations throughout your home.
In recent years, stick-on decals have been growing in popularity. They are a great way to decorate your wall space without the difficulty of mounting things, and they’re damage-free. You can get stickers for quick decorations, or if you’re feeling artistic, you can get window pens and let your imagination take over.
4. St Patrick’s Day Wreaths
What better way to signify you’ve got the luck of the Irish than by decorating your front door with a St Patrick’s Day wreath? A cascade of shamrocks will super boost your home with luck for the big day, so try including green and gold bows to add some glamour!
Some of our other favorite ideas for the wreaths include the following:
- Shamrock & green ribbons
- Green hydrangea & clover
- Pot of gold at the end of a rainbow
- Lucky horseshoe
- Celtic knots
5. St. Patrick’s Day Wall Art
If you want to decorate your home for St Patrick’s Day with a cosy vibe, look no further than wall prints, especially at Displate. You could add an Irish Tavern vibe to your wall with some vintage-inspired Guinness prints or add some elegance with some maps of Ireland.
If you want to get in touch with your Celtic roots, you could get a Celtic Knot design or a witty Gaelic saying like ‘Is fearr Gaeilge briste, ná Béarla cliste’ (Broken Irish is better than clever English), these pieces add warmth, tradition, and a wee bit of wit to your space.
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! – That’s Irish for Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
6. Leprecaun Trails
Bring some magic and mischief into your home whilst you decorate for St Patrick’s Day by creating tiny leprechaun footprints leading to hidden ‘treasure’! Make it into a game for both children (and willing adults) to collect gold coins and find the pot at the end of the rainbow.
You can make these tiny footprints using stickers or create your own using green paint or flour to create a trail across the floor – though be prepared for the clean up afterwards!
7. Festive St Patrick’s Day Balloons
What’s a party without the simple joys of balloons? Whether you want them to roam free around your party pad or you want to go the extra mile and create a balloon arch, the choice is all yours.
While you can go for the tried and true green-gold version for balloon decorations, if you ask us, our favorite is a rainbow balloon arch with a pot of gold – how’s that for a party piece? They do say, “it’s about making your own rainbow”!
8. Irish Flags
Irish flags should be proudly adored all year-round but never more so than for St Patrick’s Day! Some ideas include hanging a full-sized flag off on your front door (if it doesn’t already have a stunning wreath on it), draping Irish flag bunting across your walls, or peppering mini flags as part of your St Patrick’s Day table decorations.
9. Leprechaun Terrariums
This one might be new to some people but terrariums have seen a huge spike in popularity over the last few years – partly because you can make them in so many different ways. For St Patrick’s Day, think about all the lucky motifs you can include, from buried gold coins, four leaf clovers, and even black and gold buckles seen on top hats.
These make for excellent centre pieces but can also be a fun game to keep young children entertained with some DIY.
10. Mason Jar Decoration
What’s a holiday without some fun and games? Get your guests together for a little “Guess how many pieces of candy” by filling a mason jar with your choice of sweet treats – the only condition being they must be green in color! At the end of the party, the one who guessed the closest wins the whole jar.
Starting to feel lucky yet? Once the festivities are over, that doesn’t mean you have to stop decorating your home. We have a huge selection of metal posters for all styles and interests, so check out our full range of designs here, and be sure to follow our blog for more decor inspiration.
