9 Best Summer Decorating Ideas You Can Steal
Summer is a time to slow down, relax and take in the beautiful environment that nature offers us this time of year. Why not bring some of the outdoors in and expand your surroundings? These are 9 beautiful summer decorating ideas you can steal to get started.
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9 Summer Decorating Ideas You Can Steal
Do you need some ideas for sprucing up your home this summer? Consider adding fresh flowers, delightful place settings, light bedding, summer-inspired prints, or charming decor to your living space. Whether you prefer to relax indoors or outdoors, these summer essentials will help you make the most of the season.
Summer decorating by Space
An Inviting Entry
Welcome your guests into your home with a touch of summer by incorporating colorful prints and soft pillows on a bench or chair. Consider switching out your entry rug to one with cooler tones to match the season.
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Summer Kitchen Vignette
Transform your kitchen into a summer oasis with a charming vignette featuring trays, breadboards, canisters, vases, and flowers. Incorporating breadboards will add texture, while floral arrangements and plants will create a warm and natural ambiance. This season, create an aesthetically pleasing yet functional countertop in your kitchen.
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Create a Summer Tablescape
Want to spruce up your dining table? Try adding some pretty napkins and fancy gold accents along with some colorful flowers. Even if you’re just having a casual meal, you can still make it feel special. Don’t save your charger plates for only special occasions – enjoy the little things in life and make every meal a treat!
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Live in Colors of Blue & Green
The soothing colors of blue and green can give summer a coastal feel. Adding these colors to your decor with pillow covers is an easy change that can be re-used yearly. Mix a plain, floral, and textured pillow to get a finished look.
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Sleep in Comfort
Layers allow you to choose your comfort at night. Crisp white sheets, beautiful quilts, blankets, and throws are a must when creating a place you will love during those late-night hours. Add pretty throw pillows for the daytime and the best sleeping pillows for the night, giving you an all-around retreat.
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The Extras
Explore Summer Prints
If you are enjoying how you styled an area of your home but want a quick change, you can purchase inexpensive summer prints and easily style an updated look for the season. You can add a print to any room, space, or vignette. Welcome beautiful prints into your entry and start styling.
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Add Fresh Cut Flowers
Take advantage and bring the beauty indoors with flower arrangements. Get creative with your presentation if you have a cut garden or purchase inexpensive cut flowers at your local garden center or grocer. Adding fruits like lemons and limes gives you vibrant yellow and green contrasts.
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Create a Summer Aroma
Fresh scents from citrus and herbs are ways to add a summer aroma to your home this time of year. Try a new simmer pot recipe by adding some of your favorite fruits and herbs. This mix creates a clean, energizing aroma that will fill your home for hours.
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Summer Bath Favorites
Don’t forget to treat yourself to self-care this summer. Adorn your bathroom with soaps, salts, and candles to retreat into self-love this season.
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Use this inspiration to find beautiful summer decorating ideas you can steal and incorporate into your own home. Get creative, use what you have, treat yourself to something new, or get thrifty. One small change to your home decor this summer may be just what you need to elevate yourself and your home.