How to Decorate Your Home for Game Day

Greet guests as soon as they arrive with a team welcome mat. Add a bit more game day curb appeal by hanging a team garden flag out front. Hang a wreath showcasing the team colors all season long. Adding vinyl stickers to the side of your mailbox is another great way to get a fun update for a matter of dollars.

Serving up your favorite game day snacks wouldn't be the same if you didn't load them up on a platter showcasing your team colors or logo. Fortunately, chip and dip bowls, serving platters, tumblers and even bar glasses are readily available to honor your favorite team.

A team platter is a great gift idea as well. If you're headed to a friend's house for the game, take a dish on a platter and let them keep the platter as a fun memento, win or lose. When beer is a game-time favorite, choose koozies that reflect your team pride.

For a fun tribute to your favorite team, go all out with the food, too. From food inspired by the city your team represents to appetizers in the shape of an actual football, there are plenty of ways to take decorating to the next level in the kitchen. Treat friends and family to tailgate ready foods that make it feel like you're at the staidum while staying in the comfort of the great indoors for the game.

The ultimate grill master can whip up their favorite meals in an outdoor space designed around their favorite team. No game day kitchen would be complete without an outdoor TV and a grill or smoker. Top things off with team logo grill tools, a large cutting board and an outdoor bar or dining table. Add an umbrella in a team hue to provide shade from the sun. Outdoor spaces are more casual, making it easy to infuse a lot of team decor as well as a great place to host lawn games like cornhole and ring toss.

When everyone's coming over to watch the game, create a fun centerpiece by arranging flowers in the team colors inside a logoed vase. Display them all season long or only on game weekends. When you don't want to fuss with fresh arrangements, create an artificial display that will last you for years to come.

When you're really committed to your favorite team, show it throughout the home. Using team colors as the foundation for your color scheme will show everyone where your loyalties lie. Paint an accent wall and make a statement in a rec room, basement, child's bedroom or even a home office. Just imagine how great your diploma will look hanging on a wall in your team's color.

When you've had the pleasure of attending the school of your favorite team, show off mementos with pride. Use the walls of a home office or rec room as a gallery for the things you collected throughout your time there. Create shadow boxes with sorority and fraternity trinkets, hang your diploma and collect decor from your favorite places in the city.