40th Birthday Decoration Ideas At Home – Last week was my husband Vince’s 40th birthday. I had a heck of a time figuring out the right birthday party ideas for men. So I did what any suburban housewife does – perused Pinterest and google until I found some ideas that struck me. I don’t want it to be cheesy or “over-the-hill” themed. I asked Vince if he wanted us to rent a restaurant or throw it at our house and he chose our house and asked me to cater his favorite meal…Chipotle. (It’s so easy please!) I didn’t want to make the whole theme around counting Mexican food look too much like a Cinco de Mayo party, so I went in a different direction. Let’s find out!
I knew I wanted to include blue because it was Vince’s favorite color. Instead of throwing white as a neutral to go with it, I chose gold so it will look more festive. I also wanted some cute yet personal touches, so the first thing I bought were cocktail stirrers. I just sent Vince’s picture shop and told them I wanted a navy and white hat with the number 40.
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The next item I bought was this poster. I picked a great picture of Vince at Christmas, sent it to the shop and they had a digital file for me almost immediately! It’s $15 to be there
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Copy! So you still have to send it to a place that prints posters. Shutterfly shockingly didn’t have the poster size I was after, so I chose Vista Print. If you don’t care to customize it, there’s a great sign on Amazon here with all the fun facts about 1984.
This next post isn’t on trend for my theme by any means, but I had to anyway. Vince and I are huge fans of The Office. We’re still cracking up over the episode where Dwight and Jim forgot Kelly’s birthday to throw an impromptu party. Dwight was in charge of the decorations, so he made a white sign that said, “It’s your birthday.” Not even worth an exclamation point in the book. So naturally, I had to find a similar sign in this shop on Etsy.
Then I bought this banner to hang over our fireplace. It wouldn’t be a party I throw without some fun thrown in there. If you don’t want to go that route, I found some other great options here and here.
For my latest Etsy purchase for men’s birthday party decorations, I wanted fun napkins. I got this set and this one – both from the same store! (Bonus to save some shipping!) I just mentioned for both orders that I wanted navy napkins with gold font.
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Definitely a great parts store. But what’s better than that? Amazon. Because you get the same crap there, but delivered faster and for free if you’re a Prime member. I bought navy blue dinner plates, gold dessert plates, and gold silverware, first. Or you can find this fun combo pack here. I wanted some fun cupcake options and I found this one and loved it so much, I decided to include it in a few places.
Next I made a quick balloon garland. If you are going to spend time doing this, save yourself and buy this cheap balloon pump. It’s faster! You inflate the balloons and just hang them on this completely reusable strip! I have been using the same thing for years! I bought her gold, navy, and glitter balloons. Hot tip: When it’s time to take it out and pop the balloons, put the glitters in the trash. Those dry gold glitter farts! Don’t ask how I know…
Then I wrapped the bannisters in crepe paper, and hung a strip of balloons on our balustrade. Then I taped the crepe paper to the door, hung the poster on the easel I had, and hung this garland stitch. It was long enough that I could cut it in half and hang it on our main counter where I park the Chipotle bar.
The last two decorative touches were easy. I have these giant balloons that you just blow yourself up with a straw and they stay inflated. Next I bought a navy gold disposable tablecloth.
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I wanted some unique centerpieces for the table, but I didn’t want them to be too girly. So I bought this golden gem from Amazon. I threw it into this clear beer mug, and it was covered in white roses that looked like beer foam. Side note: The jewel pouch fills three cups! Also, if we’re being real (that’s me, being bastards,) I really wanted white carnations for the “foam” but our local store didn’t have them, so I opted for white roses.
You really don’t need to have adult party favors. I just love an excuse to have a little something to give to guests. Since Vince wanted Chipotle as our meal, I thought these mini bottles of hot sauce would be the perfect treat. Then I wrote on the chalkboard a cheeky statement that said, “40 and still hot!” Vince appreciates a good double entrere.
Another item that can be given as party favors for the man’s birthday party: 40th birthday bottle opener. The one I linked to comes in a pack of 50! Or buy your husband’s favorite beer and put it on this sleeve. Vince threw me a surprise 40th birthday and hired my mom to decorate the restaurant. She had mini bottles of champagne as favors and had labels like they do for each one and they were a huge hit!
Vince doesn’t like sweets but loves Dairy Queen ice cream cake. The larger size is offered only to 20 people (I got 24 slices of it though.) With us about 40 more people, I’m afraid we will need another dessert option. So I went ahead and got a sheet cake from King Soopers as well. It was a basic brownie, but it made me feel better that we had two options and lots of desserts.
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Honestly, if it was up to me, I’d get gold and navy gourmet cupcakes made at a local bakery. But Vince doesn’t care about cake or cupcakes, so I went to cheap and easy. (We all have to take shortcuts so this is one of mine.) And of course I got this candle for the ice cream cake. I used to take the rest to put on the spruce cake as well. And I have a lovely glass “Aged to perfection” to keep at our bar for mixed drinks.
All in all, I feel like the party is classy but masculine. All our friends complimented the theme and decor, which means a lot! Men’s birthday ideas on Pinterest are either dirty, hokey, or over the sand. And that’s not our vibe here. If your husband doesn’t like blue or gold, you can buy all of these though in any different color scheme you want! I hope you enjoy this men’s birthday party idea! I’ve set up an Amazon store here so you can access all the items I used for Vince’s 40th. To see how I hosted a Valentine’s Day party in my daughter’s classroom, check out my blog here. As always, thanks for reading! When it comes to celebrating a milestone birthday, there is definitely a way to go all out. But there’s also something to be said for sweet, little get-togethers full of DIY touches. Check out some 40 DIYs
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Back in November Derek turned the big 4-0! At the beginning of the year (read: before Corona) we talked about having an adults-only party at the new house with the kids at Grammie’s for the first night. We, of course, have to put those plans on the back burner as we return to round two of semi-quarantine life right around Thanksgiving weekend. But we still want to celebrate our special guy so a little birthday style in the house!
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Birthday party decorations to decorate our space for our birthday celebration in the forties style. This key feature is 40
Longtime followers and real life friends will know that Derek and I knew each other in college so I’ve known him for almost half my life at this point!
I had a lot of access to photos of his life before me (including that beloved school photo).