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Summer Decorating Ideas Home Tour

Modified: Aug 23, 2024 · Published: Jun 7, 2021 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

Summer Decorating Ideas Summer Home Tour: how to decorate for summer with lighter colours and fabrics, flowers and plants.

summer home tour

Home tours are always a favourite to share and this time around I've got lots of summer decorating ideas.  I added lots of pretty green plants -real and faux, beautiful dried flowers and garden flowers, lots of wicker baskets ready for picnics, and touches of pink for an airy, easy style this summer.   

As this summer kicks off we're still in a lockdown here in Ontario, but we're full of hope that as summer rolls on, and more and more people are able to be vaccinated, we'll hopefully soon be able to return to normal.  In the meantime, we're spending more time than ever at home, so it's nice to add some summer touches for us to enjoy.  

Simplified Decor For Summer

I wanted to simplify things a little for summer, with us spending so much time outside in the garden.  It's nice for inside to feel easy, and airy, and bright.   I removed doormats, and edited decor a little.  We also lightened up the colours with lots of white, cream, and touches of pink. Despite my desire to simplify things though, I just can't get away from layering decor to make things feel interesting, and collected.  It's my style. So even an edited version of things around here are still quite layered, and full -but a little less and more restrained than other seasons.

Summer Decorating Ideas Summer Home Tour: how to decorate for summer with lighter colours and fabrics, flowers and plants.

Summer Decorating Ideas in the Dining Room

In the dining room, the first room when you enter our house, there's a little console table beside the door.  We've got some picnic baskets all ready for the season, and adding warmth to the whole space with the rattan, and faux rattan.  I'm also using some dried and garden flowers this season, including some dried grasses.  I think the pink bunny tails are my favourite.  

summer decorating ideas
decorating with vintage picnic baskets

I used a few glass cloches here, to accent a few plants and the prettiest purple rock.  And on the letter board, "blessed are the curious for they will have adventures".  It's the perfect summer inspiration we need to go out adventuring, and find even more treasures to display.

summer letter board ideas
pink bunny tail grass
summer decorating ideas

Into the dining room, and I've kept the dining room table really simple.  I used a vintage wooden bowl and filled it with dried straw flowers.  Summer is the season of flowers and this is a lovely way to include them.  I'm growing some straw flowers in the garden this year for the first time, so we'll see if I am able to add to this collection.

summer home tour
dried straw flowers in a wooden bowl
summer decor ideas

On my little bar cart in the corner, it's looking more like a plant stand -and I love it.  These handmade pottery plates and my favourite cutlery are ready for summer dinners.

plant cart
summer decorating ideas
summer bar cart
how to decorate for summer
summer decorating ideas

Over on the other side of the room, we're ready to celebrate.  The beautiful handmade banner is a new addition.  The candle holder is one my sister and brother-in-law made for Christmas and it looks amazing here filled with pink candles.  What are we celebrating?  Summer of course.  That's reason enough to celebrate.

how to decorate for summer
DIY wood candle holder
DIY wood candle holder

This room is feeling perfect for summer and ready to make life a party!

how to decorate your house for summer
summer home tour

The Living Room

boho summer home tour

There's another basket, and some vintage wool blankets ready for any summer picnic in this little spot between the dining room and living room.

what to do with vintage baskets
summer fireplace mantel ideas

On the fireplace mantel, I've kept things easy by repeating more dried grasses in these beautiful vintage water bottles and demi johns.  Everything feels bright and airy and perfect for summer.

summer home tour
how to decorate your home for summer
pink bunny tail grass

Lighter Fabrics and Colours for Summer

On the couch, I've added some cushions in light colours of white and cream, with touches of pink.  The linen cushions feel so perfect for summer.  And lots of green plants are perfect for summer.

summer home tour
summer decorating ideas

On the coffee table, I've kept the airy and bright feeling with clear glass candle holders, and these pretty white porcelain mushrooms -reminding me to go on some adventures in the woods this summer.

summer coffee table display
how to decorate your coffee table for summer

And over on the other side, there's more of the same, light and airy white and pink.

summer decorating ideas

Add Flowers and Plants

My favourite detail of my summer decor is this curtain of flowers.  I used more beautiful pink dried straw flowers and threaded them onto white thread.  I hung them in the pass through for the perfect summer flower addition.

how to decorate your house for summer
dried flower curtain

The Kitchen

Into the kitchen, more touches of pink, flowers from the garden, and plants are the perfect simple summer decor.  These snowball tree branches on the table are such a favourite of mine.  They remind me of growing up, because we always had a large snowball tree, and my mom would always bring some in and put them on the table when they bloomed.  They're  a little messy, but it's the most beautiful mess.  It's snowing tiny, perfect white flowers.

easy summer decor
snowball tree branches in a vase
summer flowers on a table

On the back wall, I've hung this beautiful picnic poster.  My daughter designed it for me as a infographic for a recent post on what to pack for a picnic.  I loved it so much I made it available as a free printable here.  To display it, I printed it as an inexpensive colour engineer print, and it's perfect for summer.  I styled it with a few more wicker picnic baskets, and garden flowers.  See how I made the pink dip dyed tassels here.

summer art work
free summer picnic art
summer decor ideas

Over on the other side of the room, a spot for some garden flower arranging.  

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garden flowers in a vintage glass bottle
summer decorating ideas
summer home tour

Kitchen Open Shelves

And lastly, our open shelves.  We re-did this area and made these DIY open shelves a few years ago -see how here,  and they're always a favourite of mine to decorate. I haven't changed them much this summer.  Most of the pink was there already and it's just so pretty that it needed to stay. 😉

open kitchen shelves
how to decorate your home for summer
open kitchen shelves
open kitchen shelves

The one new addition this area is my new white kettle, which I love, and the the coffee station.  Read all about how I put together the coffee station here, including the DIY labels and "Freshly Brewed Happiness" sign.

summer home tour

I really like how airy and bright, and simple this decor is,  It feels perfect for summer when we'll be spending more and more time outside enjoying the garden.  With all these summer decorating ideas, life really is a party.

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  1. Colleen Pastoor says

    June 21, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    I am loving on all of these florals - the dried flower curtain is beautiful!

  2. Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse says

    June 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm

    I love every corner! Especially the pink candles and awesome candle holder against that patterned wall - perfection!

  3. Jo-Anna says

    June 10, 2021 at 5:15 pm

    You always have so many creative and fun decorating ideas...I love your home tours! I'm really loving the straw flowers! My Mom used to grow those in the garden when I was young...they're so nostalgic

  4. Krista says

    June 08, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Those sweet little summer blossoms are so pretty! So many cute details in your home, Danyelle. Thanks for being part of this series!

  5. Cassie Bustamante says

    June 07, 2021 at 7:38 am

    Oh I always love your fun ideas! The hanging dried flower garlands, the banner and wall in the dining room and your gorgeous styled kitchen shelves.... LOVE it all!

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