An Unabashedly Patriotic Display of Home Decor

Happy (upcoming) Fourth of July! For all the young patriots around the country, New York designer Raymond Waites has put together a stylized rendition of Old Glory for children’s rooms.

His new Mission Stripe and American Stars wallpaper and Liberty Parade border are part of his Country Village collection for Village, a leading supplier of wallpaper borders and other self-adhesive decorating products.

If flag-waving isn’t your thing, there are lots of other novel patterns for kids, such as Teddy Bear/Rocking Horse Patchwork Pink, Three Cool Bears and Crayola Crayon.

“Wallpaper by nature has always been popular for kids’ rooms, but today we have more than ever,” said the Village’s Barbara Skelly. The stylish wallpapers and fabrics for budget-minded people are carried at home stores and centers around the country. Information: (800) 552-9255.

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For adult patriots, Virginia’s Colonial Williamsburg will celebrate July 4th by launching its new e-commerce Web site at https://www.williamsburgmarketplace.com.

“We like to think we are hot-linking the 18th century to the 21st century,” said spokeswoman Sophie Hart. Historic Williamsburg, the restored 18th century capital of colonial Virginia, attracts 4 million visitors a year.

The new site will be an extension of the Williamsburg catalog, which offers licensed Williamsburg-brand museum reproductions and a full range of tableware, lamps, lighting fixtures, mirrors, dinnerware, flatware, books and toys. Everything can be ordered online, except the furniture, which requires choices of fabric and finish. It can be selected online and ordered from the customer-service hotline.

“We have two sub-brands of furniture at the moment,” said Hart. The traditional Williamsburg Reserve Collection includes Stickley tables, chairs, highboys and sofas. “These are all taken from authentic pieces in our collection,” she said.

And in a nod to changing times, last fall the company added a new line of less formal and less expensive furniture called “Williamsburg: Pure. Simple. Today.”

“Our reproductions looked beautiful in 1960s living rooms, but many people today don’t have living rooms--they have family rooms. Now people want a long, stuffed sofa that is comfortable and Scotch-guarded, so the kids can sit on it,” she said. “But the new line still retains its 18th century inspiration.” Revenue from the sale of Williamsburg products supports the educational programs of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

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An even earlier view of America’s history is on display at the Southwest Museum, which has just opened an exhibition of seldom-seen prehistoric basketry from throughout the United States. “Reflections of Culture” at the museum’s LACMA West satellite facility, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., showcases more than 300 baskets and other artifacts from the museum’s extensive collection.

It includes Anasazi food bowls, Chumash storage baskets and a prehistoric basket fragment from the Santa Susanna Mountains. Information: (310) 933-4510.

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Connie Koenenn can be reached at connie.koenenn@latimes.com.