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30 Easy Summer Decorating Ideas
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Whether you have a sprawling beach house or a tiny city apartment.
By Caroline Picard and Hadley Mendelsohn
Anna Spiro Design
Now that it's officially mid-May, summer is just around the corner. And while we may not be able to jet off to some faraway waterfront locale, we can still get in on the easy summertime living with the right decorating decisions. Ready to dress your home up for a summery staycation? Ahead, discover 30 easy summer decorating ideas that'll lighten the look of your home for warm-weather months and vacation vibes.
Tamsin Johnson
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Keep It Light With White
Paint everything white, from the walls to the furniture, and then use cream, sand, or white textiles. Here, interior designer Tamsin Johnson added some darker shades of gray with the bedding, but otherwise, everything is white or pale. The idea is to invite as much light into the room as possible.
Anna Spiro Design
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Accessorize With Citrus
As simple as it may seem, decorating with a bowl of citrus fruits can do wonders to make an entire room feel brighter and more summery. Here, Anna Spiro Design opted for a bowl of eye-catching oranges.
Alec Hemer
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Swap In Linen Bedding
Swap out your heavier bedding with linen sheets and pillowcases for a breezier look and feel. This laidback bedroom designed by Kim Dempster and Erin Martin features neutral-toned linens and draws the eye out to the beautiful balcony view beyond.
Victoria Pearson
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Commit to a Floral Motif
Energizing colors, a mix of patterns, and flowers everywhere—real, painted, and printed—make the living room "cheerful, bright, and playful," says designer Krista Ewart of this California beach bungalow.
Jacob Snavely
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Organize Beach Gear
Designate a place to corral all your summer beach and sporting gear. In this kitchen-meets-mudroom designed by Amir Khandwala, the woven seagrass basket does the trick.
Matt Albiani
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Bring a Bar Cart Outside
Since you'll be doing a lot more entertaining outside (or solo happy hours, whatever floats your booze cruise), stock a weatherproof bar cart on the patio. This slim rattan bar cart on a balcony by Gary McBournie is stocked with everything you need to get a party started.
Brittany Ambridge
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Prep the Patio
Get your patio ready for al fresco entertaining. If your deck or garden has enough space, carve out two separate areas to double the functionality. This spacious L-shaped balcony designed by Keesha Franklin of Halden Interiors features a separate lounge and eating area for both an outdoor living room and dining room that overlook the cityscape.
Victoria Pearson
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Add Pops of Color
Swap in graphic paintings, fresh flowers, or vibrant dishes for the fastest possible makeover.
"I like all colors—soft, light, shimmery, deep," designer Ruthie Sommers says of her beachy California kitchen. "If you're ever stuck, lighten your lights and darken your darks to create contrast."
Alec Hemer
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Treat Your Windows
Heavy drapes got nixed for knotted rope in a beach house by Erin Martin. Blue slag glass and industrial-baskets-turned-coffee-tables add the finishing coastal touches.
Luca Trovato
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Bring Furniture Outdoors
An outdoor set-up like this shady spot by Stephen Shubel can function as a breakfast room, reading nook, or dinner table when the weather is nice.
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Spotlight Coral Decor
Thanks to the tropical colors and materials interior designer Aldous Bertram incorporated, this NYC apartment feels more like an island hideaway. We particularly love the lime green and pale coral color scheme, but if you're looking for an even subtler (and easier to steal) idea, display a piece of coral on your coffee table.
Simon Upton
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Hang Flowy Curtains
This Florida home has certainly perfected the idea of outdoor living. Gauzy panels by the pool add privacy, shield the sun, and keep mosquitoes at bay.
Anna Spiro Design
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Incorporate Shells
This bathroom by Anna Spiro Design is giving us serious Amalfi Coast villa vibes. For a similar effect, contrast an antique, ornate gilt-framed mirror above the sink with shell motif mirror.
James Merrell
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Amp Up the Bar
Fresh and fruity summer cocktails deserve a dedicated station. Whip up a mojito or mai tai at a well-stocked table, like the console in designer Amanda Lindroth's Bahamas house. "Every island house needs a fantastic, spilling-over bar," she says.
James Merrell
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Paint the Furniture
Unifying a ragtag patio set is as easy as grabbing a bucket of paint. For a Florida home's oceanfront porch, decorator Tammy Connor coated the antique sofa and assorted chairs in a matching cloudy blue.
James Merrell
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Compare and Contrast
Complementary shades can feel fresh—not jarring—when done correctly. The cool palette on this vacation house's enclosed front porch keeps the Florida heat at bay. For crisp contrast, Louis XVI-style chairs are covered in bright coral Ultrasuede, and the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore's Sweet Celadon.
Tamsin Johnson
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Balance Beachy With Subtlety
Though this little living room corner designed by Tamsin Johnson feels distinctly summery, it would also hold up during the rest of the year. That's thanks to the whimsical, chic, and quirky pillow chairs. Their plush, retro design was inspired by 1960s Italian Rivera style. The jute rug, woven sconce and pale gray-green paint add a soft contrast for a balanced space.
Jonny Valiant
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Fill Your Fireplace
You won't be stoking the flames for another few months, so for now, stack leftover wood or position candles in your fireplace.
Fans of coastal style can frame a hunk of coral like in Gregory Shano's Long Island retreat.
TRIA GIOVAN
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Install a Ceiling Fan
In this summery bedroom designed by Amanda Lindroth, the ceiling fan blends right in with the white ceiling. If you don't already have one in your warm-weather home, make sure it's installed and ready to go before it gets super hot.
Anna Spiro Design
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Swap Out a Lamp Shade
Anna Spiro brightened up the moody olive green walls and dark antique dresser with a sunny pleated lampshade and an easy-going bouquet of flowers displayed in a pitcher.
DITTE ISAGER
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Frame a Map
Nod to your hometown—or a favorite summer vacation spot—with a personalized chart, like this New York home's Shelter Island print.
John Gould Bessler
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Make the Trim Matter
Fresh cushions or pillows can change up an entire room, especially if you consider the details. "There's a nautical feeling to things like the trim on the curtains and the piping on the upholstery," T.
Keller Donovan says of his Nantucket living room. "I was inspired by the look of lounge chairs on an old yacht and that great old 1930s pool furniture, both of which had contrast piping."
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Polish an Outdoor Area With a Mirror
Hanging a mirror in an outdoor space or pool house can make it feel more like an actual, polished room. The tropical wallpaper, light green skirted vanity, and rattan accents in this space by Anna Spiro Design also assert a summery flair.
Alec Hemer
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Set Up a Counter
If you can't splurge on an outdoor kitchen, an extra-wide window might do the trick instead. Designer Erin Martin extended the marble counter from a beach house kitchen to make alfresco dining easier.
Bjorn Wallander
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Add a Canopy
Panels of pure white feel fresh, not heavy. Swathes of white eyelet make a grand statement in a Caribbean home's guest bedroom.
Francesco Lagnese
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Pile on Pillows
At her Palm Beach house, Liza Pulitzer Calhoun simply covered the swinging daybed with a summery tablecloth and added a whopping 10 pillows for a welcoming nook.
Reed Davis
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Frame Your Florals
Impress guests by hanging your garden, like this chandelier of potted plants in an outdoor dining room. Plus, you'll have extra tabletop space for place-settings and party food.
James Merrell
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Ready Your Fire Pit
Take inspiration from this dreamy New York backyard and create a fire pit for roasting s'mores or stargazing on clear nights.
Ryan Garvin & Tyler Hogan
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Create a Napping Nook
At an elegant BelAire, California home designed by Bregan Jane, a daybed with flowy curtains becomes the ideal summer napping and lounging spot. The easier solution for an outdoor bedroom? Just string up a hammock or bring out a lounge chair to catch some blissful ZZZs.
Tria Giovan
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Arrange Backyard Flowers
Whether you grow hydrangeas, sunflowers, tulips, carnations, or anything else in your garden, consider bringing some inside and arranging them in vases to spread the cheer throughout the hour.
This little potting station in a sunny mudroom-meets-laundry-room by Barry Dixon is the perfect spot to do so.
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Caroline Picard Contributing Writer Caroline is a writer and editor with almost a decade of experience.
Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.
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How to bring summer back to the house: 10+ things in the interior of the apartment
Summer is the most awaited time of the year.
We count the days until it, dreaming about the rest. We enroll in a fitness club in the middle of winter, look for the best seeds for seedlings, choose a good hotel, get ready for a small renovation, plan to spend a week in the countryside ... It is no coincidence that they say that summer is a small life. It's longer than a vacation, but it always goes by way too fast, leaving only a bunch of photos on your phone and a couple of new fridge magnets. And again ahead of September and a long nine months of waiting for heat and sun. There is reason to fall into the autumn blues! How to keep your "fleeing August"? How to prevent summer from ending too quickly and leaving without saying goodbye? nine0003
Memories can be triggered by anything! We heard a familiar summer hit and were instantly transported in our thoughts to the resort disco. We felt the smell of strawberries and immediately literally saw a large bowl filled with large scarlet berries heated in the sun. Bubbles in a glass of sparkling rose will remind you of a summer holiday in the open air.
Can home textiles return to summer? Easy!
Picnic
Pictured: graphic printed cotton tablecloth Fieldfare dinner , green cotton placemat, orange cotton tablecloth, all items from the Russian North collection
Remember how long it took you to get out somewhere on the weekend, while the vacation was still far away? Either fatigue after a working week, or a home routine was kept in the house, until one day you put everything aside and went to the park for a picnic. And you even had a special tablecloth for such an occasion! Wonderful cotton with a summer print "Dinner fieldfare". If you cover the table with this tablecloth right now, you will immediately remember how they laid it on the grass. Even bread on such a tablecloth will seem unusually tasty to you now, just like in childhood. If the tablecloth does not quite fit into the decor of the kitchen, you can safely replace it with a table runner or napkins for cutlery with the same print, the effect will be the same.
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Beach
In the photo: Geometry jacquard bath towel brown-beige from the Wild collection
To remember the taste of salt on the skin, it is enough to hang in the bathroom the same towel that hugged the shoulders with soft warmth after bathing in cool sea water. It soaked up water instantly, and then long and faithfully waited on the sand. Thanks to the memorable print, it was visible from afar. And now, every time after a shower, wrapping yourself in this cozy large towel, you will feel again somewhere in July, among the cries of seagulls and the gentle wind. nine0003
Cool night
In the photo: bedding set in mint satin from the Wild collection, decorative quilted pillow in mint color cotton velvet from the Essential collection, Essential gray pearl knit throw, gray cotton bedspread with decorative stitching from the Ethnic collection.
After a long summer day, it's so nice to finally get to the bed that has been waiting for you in the shade all day.
Dive into clean, cool sheets and quickly fall asleep carefree to watch happy dreams, like once on vacation. It is this feeling of summer coolness that gives satin bedding. The color of a dusty rose or mint is a real summer range, when everything around fades from the heat and seems to be covered with the thinnest layer of summer dust. And blue and gray will remind the evening sky and the sea after sunset. nine0003
In the shade of trees
Pictured: Gray Washed Cotton Blanket Essential, Essential Gray Pearl Knit Blanket
Remember how, as a child, you sat or lay on a blanket on the grass in the summer? It had to be light, so that it was not difficult to carry it, but at the same time dense, then it was good to look at the sky or read on it. And it should not have been easily soiled, because my mother will definitely scold! A blanket made of washed cotton with a textured pattern will help you immediately go back to childhood and summer.
By itself, it will decorate any bedroom in the summer, so it can also be considered a reliable way, even in the middle of winter, to return to summer for a while. nine0003
Exotic countries
In the photo: cotton carpet with tassels Ethnic, decorative pillow in ethnic style Ethnic
For some, summer means mandatory travel, hot countries and exotics. Admit it, how many times have you looked at unusual carpets on trips, but did not decide to buy? They are so pleasant, catchy, made of natural materials, wool or cotton. But how then to carry it to distant lands? Or does it not fit into the interior? In that case, our handmade natural ethnic carpet is just what you need right now! You definitely won’t have to check it in your luggage, and the neutral color scheme will definitely suit your bedroom or living room. So summer will come to your home in the form of a memory of what could have been. nine0003
And there are also unusual decorative pillows in ethnic style! With fringes, tassels, unusual patterns and in a wide variety of colors, handmade in distant lands.
What is not a reminder of how many places in the world where you would like to go in the summer? While you are making plans, exotic pillows will remind you of this. It's like you're almost there!
Summer means leaves!
Pictured: Leaves print satin bedding set Wild collection, Fern graphic print cotton tablecloth Russian North collection
Leaves, lots of leaves and greenery! Remember how fresh and at the same time cozy to wander along the shady alleys in the city or walk through the forest. In order for the house to meet you with summer greenery, we advise you to pay attention to prints with leaves. It can be a Leaves satin bedding set or pillow covers with the same print. nine0003
Tablecloth made of cotton with a graphic print Fern is also about leaves, only for the kitchen. It can be supported with the same pillows on a chair, potholders or an apron.
Linen - the most summery fabric
In the photo: Robe in softened linen in powder pink from the Essential collection, duvet cover in dusty rose linen Essential
It is hard to imagine summer without linen clothes.
In winter, linen is rarely used, because it retains heat worse than cotton or wool. Use this to bring summer back into your home by laying out a gray or dusty rose linen duvet cover and pulling out a linen bathrobe. Luxurious in its informality, linen will instantly give you the feeling of a vacation, reminiscent of a long leisurely morning and afternoon siesta. nine0003
In the photo: tablecloth in softened linen with a dark gray finish , table runner in softened linen in beige, table runner in softened linen in navy blue, all items from the Essential collection
With the help of Tkano home textiles, you can not only easily return to summer, but also meet the next holiday season fully prepared, and right now create memories of the perfect holiday and live it in your imagination. This wonderful time of the year will linger in your home until you decide to change the textiles for warm autumn or winter. nine0003
At every opportunity, at any time of the year, create new vivid memories for yourself in order to live them again and again, Tkano textiles will help you with this.
Summer decor: simple ways to transform an apartment
It is easy to let summer into the interior: fresh flowers, “correct” textiles and no reminders of winter. We figure out how to transform an apartment by the summer with the help of decor.
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Summer in central Russia is short: you wait for it on long winter evenings, rejoice at the first warmth, and August is already on the calendar, and sunny days are increasingly replaced by pre-autumn bad weather. To let summer into your life as much as possible, to preserve and extend its charm, the summer decor of the apartment can help. This is not about a complete transformation with expensive repairs, but about decorating - this is within the power of everyone and does not require large investments. And the result can exceed all expectations! nine0003
Getting rid of the superfluous
Before you start decorating, see what can be replaced or completely removed from the interior of the apartment in the summer? It can be fleecy carpets that give a feeling of warmth in winter.
Most likely, warm woolen blankets will not come in handy before the onset of cold weather. In dark rooms facing north and northwest, it is recommended to remove heavy curtains or curtains, replacing them with light airy curtains or tulle.
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Textile
Summer colors are bright, warm, fresh and sunny. To decorate rooms facing the shady side, textiles in yellow, orange and red tones are ideal, which will make up for the lack of sunlight. When choosing curtains, give preference to light, flowing, translucent fabrics, such as chiffon. When decorating a room with windows facing south, use blue and green colors, or rather, their cold shades (mint, aquamarine) - they can give a feeling of coolness on hot sunny days. nine0003
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Floor coverings in rooms for the summer can be "diluted" with lint-free rugs in bright colors, as well as mats made from reeds, reeds or palm leaves.
Light blankets and decorative pillows with floral prints, bright covers for armchairs or chairs, kitchen towels in a "summer" theme - all this will work to update and refresh the interior of the home. nine0008 In the photo: a fragment of the interior, implemented by the design bureau of Svetlana Ilyina
Decor
Fresh flowers. Fresh flowers are the basis of summer apartment decor. Small flowers (such as daisies) can be placed in glass goblets or glasses and arranged in rooms - they will remain fresh in such conditions for up to several weeks. Buds of large flowers, such as roses, can be placed in a dish of water and placed on a dining or coffee table. This unusual living decoration will become a real accent in the interior for several days. Seasonal bright flowers in traditional vases will also be good. nine0003
Indoor plants. You can put large plants in outdoor tubs in your apartment - this will give your home the look of a summer resort.
