Ahh glorious SUMMER! I hope you are having a great summer! During this time of year I tend do less changing when it comes to my home decorating. That's because I want to be enjoying the summer, the great weather and doing other things. Like, being outdoors or sometimes just lazying about when able to do so. Mostly trying to keep it simple, easy to clean and fresh. Just a few changes and little touches to go from Spring to Summer are good enough for me, and I am happy with that.
I love lots of bright light flooding in during the Summer! I had curtains up at these windows long ago, but I prefer their clean un-cluttered, un-covered look these days. This is our breakfast/kitchen area, lots of light fills this room early in the day.
My display shelf up on the wall got a 'Summer' theme (I shared more about that in a another post recently). I have fun with it and enjoy decorating, and re-decorating it. That is the reason I wanted to have it, and I am so glad I do.
My display shelf up on the wall got a 'Summer' theme (I shared more about that in a another post recently). I have fun with it and enjoy decorating, and re-decorating it. That is the reason I wanted to have it, and I am so glad I do.
A bright and beautiful Summer's day spills in through the windows and brightens up my whole day! I did do a bit of changing and rearranging of my baker's rack. I always like to dress it up with different things and some of my favorite items. I like calming and natural tones of sand, along with cream, white and earthy greens. I usually have a splash of gold or bronze added somewhere. A muted soft monochromatic look feels to me like an easy summer day.
Sea shells are a fun and inexpensive way to add a 'summer' touch to your home decor. I filled two of my apothecary jars with a variety of shells, and sat some of my other shells around on the shelves.
I picked up a good sized bag of shells at the craft store last year for about five dollars. If you live near the beach you probably have some shells you may have collected. It's so easy to put them on display. I especially like using glass jars for shells, and some of my smaller shells I simply sat on top of a larger shell.
This pretty golden shell, I picked up at hobby lobby recently, makes a great holder for some of the shells too. Summer is in full swing and I am loving every minute of it!
Soaking up the Summer!...
