Summer Decorating Home Tour: Light, Breezy, and Easy!

For summer I decorate with a light and easy touch, just like summer itself! Come on in and see the decorating accents I’ve added to my home as I join a huge tour of 30 homes full of summer inspiration and ideas!! ⟹

Daylight, the chirping of birds, and the chattering of squirrels have woken me up at 6:30 a.m. every day this week. It kind of makes me feel kind of like a Disney princess.

I end the day outside watering to keep my plants alive, wearing shorts and flip flops to stay cool (more like Cinderella).

And somewhere in between, I read the mail while sitting on the screened-in porch (haha can’t get me now, mosquitos!)

In case you think this sounds like I’m complaining, you’d be wrong. Because these are just some of the things I truly love and am soaking in right now. Because I love everything about the easy-breezy feel of summer!

Want to know what makes this particular summer day even better?

It’s going on a house tour to see how other people dress up their homes for summer! So I’m not only thrilled for you to join me at my summer home today (which is also our fall, winter, and spring home)…

I’m even more excited because I get to join Marty from A Stroll Thru Life along with 29 other popular bloggers that are sharing how they incorporated summer vibes into their homes!! Make sure and scroll through till the end so you can visit all the others to see lots more summer decorating inspiration all week long.

If you’re stopping in from Citrine Living, I’m glad you’re here! Tamara’s elegant blue and white style is absolutely gorgeous…if you’ve never been to her site, don’t miss her magazine-worthy digs!

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Now back to summer and decorating. There’s nothing better than that relaxed, laid back feel of summertime and spending time outdoors, and I accessorize our home to bring that feeling inside. It all actually starts outdoors on the porch and the outdoors works its way in!

The summer front porch.

The first change you’ll see at my home for every season greets you on the porch as you enter. I made over the basic grapevine wreaths on the front doors and gave them a ten-minute summer makeover with fresh and summery greenery and hydrangeas.

See how simple and fast these summer wreaths were here!

Come on inside! A green tropical plant waves its hello from the entry table in the foyer.

In the formal living room and dining room, summer arrived in the form of pops of blue, green, and white. Isn’t it a perfect summer color palette? They’re the colors of the outdoors in summer…water and blue skies, greenery, and white fluffy clouds!

Summer decorating in the dining room.

I made just a few unfussy additions to the dining room…

The dining table centerpiece is a simple pair of crisp white ginger jars on a modern gold and mirrored tray. I brought green in here with these fun updated velvet cut lumbar pillows in the chairs flanking the sideboard:

And with greenery in the form of white orchids peeking out of some summery ferns in a white pedestal bowl on the sideboard.

The temple jars add a bit of blue, tying into the color palette of blue and green in the living room!

Summer decorating in the living room.

Let’s stroll over into the living room where I’ve added more pops of blue, green, and white.

It just took a few summer accessories to change the season in minutes in this room!

Summer throw pillows.

One of the easiest ways to quickly inject seasonal color is always with some throw pillows. I’m so happy about this combination of pillows I found for summer I’m dreading changing them out for fall!

I found them at four different places but they all play together so nicely! The large green velvet pompom pillow covers were the best bargain and an Amazon find. I found the green and white lattice pillow covers at Wayfair, and I picked up the blue and white pillow in the Bergere chair at Kirkland’s.

But can we talk a minute about this blue and green embroidered pillow from Dillard’s? It’s from their Southern Living Mrs. Southern Social home decor line this season. I crushed on everything blue and green in it at the store (and no, this is not sponsored)!

Coffee table and side table summer styling.

On the vintage French marble top end table, I stacked blue coffee table art books and added a simple sprig of summer fern to a white vase to tie in the colors.

And on the coffee table, the DIY preserved moss bowl that I made last summer brings the green and the outdoors in.

I paired the moss bowl with two heirloom porcelain blue and white elephants for a simple, clean look for the coffee table that also echos the color palette.

Aren’t they cute? I coveted these the whole time my mother-in-law had them in her living room.

Decorating the living room fireplace mantel.

Keeping it very simple and relaxed in this formal room, I only added a couple of accessories casually placed on the fireplace mantel. No stiff symmetry to bring down the easy, laid back summer vibe!

I used the same wicker vase from my spring living room and filled it with white hydrangeas, green-ish viburnum, and some airy greenery. And its summer sidekick is another blue and white temple jar.

That green pillow on the other Bergere chair? It’s the flip side of the Southern Living crewel pillow on the sofa!

Now let’s move into the heart of our home…

Summer decorating in the kitchen.

Summer styling for the kitchen island and counters.

On the kitchen counters, the decor is actually seasonless. I polished up my copper pots like a copper penny to shine bright like the summer sun …

And added pops of lively color with green apples and yellow lemons. It’s always a surefire way to freshen things up (you can see more of refreshing a room with things you already own here.)

The kitchen island is cleared off and ready for any impromptu summer gathering, all except for a few summer accessories…

I filled some rustic outdoor garden pottery with white hydrangeas and more airy greenery for a simple centerpiece for the kitchen island.

I paired it with a small pedestal cloche for just waiting for some summer treats…

And finished the trio with a wicker candle in a summer scent.

Now my furry assistant invites you to check out the simple kitchen table decor…

Decorating the kitchen table for summer.

I also kept the breakfast table simple and clean by using a neutral, natural texture table runner with a charcuterie board, topped with a glass wine jug vase as the centerpiece.

And another sprig of summery fern…

One last look at the overall kitchen’s summer look…

As much as I love decorating for holidays, I sure do enjoy a break from all of the seasonal decor during the summer.

Summer decorating in the family room.

If you came by the family room during the spring, you’ll only notice a few accessory switchouts. The neutral color palette of whites, tans, grays, and soft moss green still work for both spring and summer and I like the less colorful, more quiet feel in this room.

Summer coffee table and end table styling in the family room.

I left the perfect-for-summer rattan and cane tray on the coffee table, but substituted a faux fern in the rustic vase:

And I added a marble leaf and green candle to complete the summer coffee table vignette.

I topped the coffee table books in pretty soft green colors with this gold crab. Beachy, yet not too beachy.

On the other wall, I filled the chest between the accent chairs with a summery fern, some wood rings, and a coastal, shell-like white decorative box.

Family room fireplace mantel and shelf decorating for summer.

Instead of the flowering spring branches, now the same rustic vase on the mantel is filled with magnolia stems…

And a couple of hints of summer in the bookcase with a fern and tropical plant. Plus a fun summer memory with a vacation photo of me and my hubby on the beach…

Summer throw pillows and throw blankets.

None of these have changed from spring either because the fabrics and colors are so casual and summery!

My favorite is the green and white stripe pillow cover from Pottery Barn.

On the other side of the family room, I’ve left the neutral colored light pillows and the soft green throw in place. My assistant seems to be sleeping on the job…touring can be exhausting apparently.

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I hope you enjoyed the tour and come back soon!! Now on to Suzy’s home at Worthing Court. I’ve actually stayed at her house and I can attest to her outstanding decorating skills so I’m excited to see what she’s done for summer on her beautiful screened porch! And below you can visit all of the talented bloggers in this week’s lineup. There is so much summer inspiration you won’t want to miss!

I’ll be kicking back on the screened in porch touring along with you. Now if I could only train those birds and squirrels that wake me up to bring me a cold drink Disney princess style…

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