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    Home » Decor

    June 15, 2021

    Easy ways to decorate your home for summer

    Pinterest iimage showing lots of summer decorating displays

    Last week, I shared my home decorated for summer as part of the Blogger's Summer Home Tour. This week, by popular demand, I'm showing you how I created some of the décor which was featured in my summer home tour. Summer decorating doesn't have to break the bank or be a chore. Let me show you 6 easy ways to decorate your home for summer.

    Decorate your home for summer – Wooden Bowl

    I decorated my hallway table with this simple wooden bowl décor.

    A wooden bowl decorated with a tiny flowering plant, a wooden artichoke globe, some grasses and feathers.
    A simple wooden bowl vignette

    Wooden bowl decorating Supplies

    Decorate your home for summer with a wooden bowl, a small plant, a wooden artichoke, seashells, moss and feathers.
    Materials for making an easy wooden bowl vignette

    If you'd like to decorate your home for summer with this simple display you will need the following items:

    • Wooden bowl (or alternative)
    • Small potted plant (I used Kalanchoe)
    • Small plant pot or candle holder
    • Summer ornament
    • Dried green moss
    • Bunny tail (Dried grass)
    • Seashells
    • Small stick or kebab skewer
    • LED mini string lights (Optional)
    • 3 Large Feathers

    Instructions for a wooden bowl display

    Arrange the potted plant and wooden ornament in the bowl how you like them.

    A person adding a flowering plant to a wooden bowl.

    Fill in with dried moss.

    Place some seashells on top of the moss around the display.

    A person adding some seashells to a wooden bowl
    Place some seashells around the display

    Push some of the Bunny Tail Grass into the earth in the plant pot.

    Slide a large seashell or a large snail shell onto the wooden stick or kebab stick and push that into the earth too.

    Arrange the feathers at the back of the plant pot.

    To add a little sparkle, I placed some string lights at the back of my display – feel free to do that too if you like. The string lights will brighten up a dark room that doesn't get much sun.

    A wooden bowl, filled with a wooden artichoke, a small plant, seashells, feather and moss
    Simple summer decor in a wooden bowl

    This wooden bowl décor is one of the simplest ways to decorate your home for summer.

    Decorate your home for summer – Large Cylinder Vase

    This cylinder vase décor would look great as a table centrepiece either inside or outdoors. I styled my coffee table with this display and it's the first thing you see when you enter the lounge from the hallway.

    For a summer home tour centrepiece a large glass cylinder vase rests on top of a thick rustic twig wreath. The cylinder vase is filled with a grass plant, bunny tail grass and twigs. The bottom of the vase is filled with seashells.
    2021 Summer Home Tour - Coastal table centrepiece

    Cylinder vase decorating supplies

    A large twig wreath, large cylinder vase, seashells, grasses and moss
    Materials for making a coastal summer centerpiece
    • Large glass cylinder vase
    • Small glass cylinder vase
    • Large round placemat (Not shown)
    • Small potted plant (grass or fern)
    • Dried moss
    • Dried Bunny Tail Grass
    • Plant pot saucer – or alternative
    • Seashells
    • Large round twig wreath
    • Fresh or faux green foliage
    • Fresh or faux garland
    • Gnarly twigs or driftwood (Taller than the vase)

    Instructions for a cylinder vase display

    Turn the plant pot saucer upside down and place it in the centre of the large cylinder vase. We're using it to add some height.

    Pop the potted grass or fern inside the smaller cylinder vase. Push dried moss between the sides of the plant pot and the glass vase until the plant pot is hidden.

    Place the small cylinder vase on the saucer.

    Fill the bottom of the large cylinder vase with seashells as high as you like.

    A large cylinder vase filled with seashells sits on a twig wreath
    Fill the bottom of the vase with seashells

    Push some of the Bunny Tail Grass into the earth of the potted plant.

    Add a few gnarly twigs or driftwood so that it reaches out of the top of the vase.

    Set the twig wreath on top of the round place set in the centre of the table.

    Stand the large cylinder glass display on the twig wreath.

    A smaller cylinder vase with a grass plant inside sits on an upturned saucer inside the large cylinder vase.
    Add some 'Bunny Tails' grass

    Add some green foliage and summer flowers around the glass vase. I use fresh foliage and change it out every few days or so. Although, I find that it also looks good once it has dried. If you don't want to bother with changing out the foliage, you could also use faux foliage for this.

    A person arranging fresh green stems around the bottom of the vase on the twig wreath.
    Almost finished!

    There, you have the second easy way to decorate your home for summer!

    Decorate your home for summer – Style a tray

    One of the easiest ways to decorate your home for summer is by styling a pretty tray with summer décor items. You can add as much or as little as you like, the sky is the limit!

    A metal tray filled with a white flowering plant, white candles in brass candlesticks and a pretty glass plant vapouriser.
    Easy coastal table decor

    Simple Summer Tray - Decorating supplies

    Decorate your home for summer with a metal tray filled with a white flowering plant, candlesticks, and a glass plant mister
    Materials for a simple tray vignette

    Tray

    Slim candlesticks

    Taper candles

    Glass plant mister

    Small potted plant

    Small plant pot or candle holder

    Bunny Tail Grass

    Instructions for styling a tray

    Arrange all of your décor items on the tray until you are pleased with how they look. The taper candles should be of varying heights to add some interest.

    A person decorating a metal tray with a white flowered plant
    Add a large shell as decor

    Place some strands of Bunny Tail Grass across the tray between the display. The Bunny Tail Grass is a common theme throughout each display and ties them all together.

    For a summer home tour centrepiece a large glass cylinder vase rests on top of a thick rustic twig wreath. The cylinder vase is filled with a grass plant, bunny tail grass and twigs. The bottom of the vase is filled with seashells.
    2021 Summer Home Tour - coastal decorating ideas

    That's the third easy way to decorate your home for summer!

    Decorate your home for summer – Glass Bottle Display

    This glass bottle display makes for a gorgeous table centrepiece for indoor or outdoor dining (if there is no wind). The display is simple to put together yet it looks simply stunning and is sure to be a talking point for guests!

    A summer tablescape with three glass bottles filled with water and fern fronds as a centerpiece. In the neck of each bottle sits a lit candles.
    The glass bottle candles as a summer tablescape centerpiece

    Glass Bottle Display – Decorating supplies

    materials needed to decorate your home for summer with glass bottles - tall white taper candles, empty glass bottles, fresh fern fronds and shells
    Materials needed for making glass bottle candles
    • A selection of bottles in varying forms and sizes
    • Fresh or faux plant leaves (I used Fern and Lilly of the Valley)
    • Distilled water (See 'Why use distilled water')
    • Plate or tray
    • Seashells
    • White taper candles
    • Aluminium foil (Optional)
    • Mini LED string lights (Optional)
    • Decor sand (Optional)

    Instructions for making a glass bottle display

    Push some summer foliage down into the bottle. If the neck of your bottle is long, you may find it helpful to use the handle of a spoon to gently push down the foliage.

    A person pushing a fern leaf inside a glass bottle
    Push the foliage into a bottle

    Fill the bottles with distilled water.

    A person pouring water into a glass bottle. Inside the bottle is a fern frond.
    Pour water into a glass bottle

    Why use distilled water?

    If you use tap water for a submerged flower display, the minerals in the water will give off air bubbles that will cling to the sides of the glass and ruin your display.

    Distilled water has been purified of minerals and does not bubble like tap water. If you want to keep the water in your glass bottle display clear and still, distilled water is the way to go.

    Add some candles

    Now, it's time to push a taper candle into the neck of each bottle.

    TIP: Here's a simple trick, if the candle is too slim to fit in the neck of the bottle.

    Tear off a section of aluminium foil and fold it into a narrow strip. Roll this strip around the candle until it is thick enough to fit inside the bottleneck.

    A person wrapping the bottom of a candle with rolled up aluminium foil.
    Roll aluminium foil around the candle base
    A white candle sits snuggly in the neck of a glass bottle.
    A white candle sits snuggly in the neck of a glass bottle

    Place the glass bottle onto an oval plate or tray which has been set in the middle of the table.

    Sprinkle some seashells around the bottles on the plate. You could also add some sand if you'd like an extra beachy feel.

    A close-up image of two glass bottles on a white place with shells placed all around - decorate your home for summer
    Fern fronds inside the glass bottles

    For extra sparkle, a length of tiny LED lights looks lovely draped through this display!

    There goes the fourth easy way to decorate your home for summer!

    Decorate your home for summer – Boxes, baskets and plants

    Don't underestimate the power of a simple flowering plant to liven up your home for summer. To add to the summer feeling, think of using boxes and baskets as indoor planters instead of ceramic pots.

    What you'll need

    • Baskets
    • Vintage Boxes

    Here you can see two ways I brought the outdoors in when I decorated my home for summer this year.

    In the hallway, I simply added two white flowering geraniums to a vintage wooden brick form box.

    A wooden box filled with two white summer geraniums on a windowsill. In front of the windowsill is a wooden chest with pillows.
    A wooden box simply filled with white geraniums.

    In this display in the dining room, I've displayed a lovely white flowering summer plant in a square wicker basket.

    Decorate your home for summer - white and green plants in a wicker basket
    Summer flowers in a wicker basket

    Here are the same sort of flowers in a box. I wrapped some jute ribbon around the top of the plant pots to hide them.

    Pretty white summer flowers displayed in a simple wooden box
    Pretty white summer flowers displayed in a simple wooden box

    It's simple but it's different and the wood and baskets add another layer of texture to the display!

    There you have the fifth way to decorate your home for summer!

    Decorate your home for summer – Tall cylinder vase with grass

    Tall cylinder vase – Decorating supplies

    Decorate your home for summer with a tall glass cylinder vase, tall grasses, dried rose petals and rattan storm lanterns
    Materials needed for an easy summer display
    • Tall glass cylinder vase
    • Dried grass
    • Dried rose petals
    • rattan lanterns

    This display is really easy to create.

    First add the dried rose petals to the cylinder vase.

    A person filling the bottom of a tall glass cylinder vase with dried rose petals
    Add dried rose petals to the bottom of the vase
    A person adding some tall dried grasses into a tall glass cylinder vase
    Arrange dried grasses inside the glass vase

    This looks very effective if you have a small nook where you can display the glass. In summer, we don't need logs so we don't re-stock our indoor wood stack in the fire surround. It's always nice to have some tall décor to add to that spot. This display looks even better with some lanterns placed around the glass.

    A display of tall dried grasses inside a tall cylinder vase. The displaye sits in a white alcover and is surrounded by lit rattan storm lanterns - very pretty!
    Light some rattan storm lanterns for a pretty coastal display

    Now, I've given you six easy ways to decorate your home for summer!

    That's how easy it is to decorate your home for summer

    These are all very simple home décor ideas that anyone can do. All you need is to gather the supplies, after that it's easy! You may already have most of the supplies at home.

    Once you have the materials, you can make any number of seasonal displays with them in the future. All you need to do is change out the décor for something more fitting to the season!

    I hope this post has inspired you to decorate your home for summer but if all this is still too much, a simple vase of summer flowers will work wonders too!

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    Pinterest iimage showing lots of summer decorating displays

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    1. Paula@SweetPea says

      June 15, 2021 at 12:43 pm

      I love all of your ideas!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:27 pm

        Thanks so much, Paula!

        Reply
    2. Corine says

      June 15, 2021 at 12:50 pm

      I love all your beautiful ideas, I have always used bottles as candleholders but never thought to put the aluminum foil around the edges. Beautiful inspiration!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:27 pm

        Thanks, Corine! The Aluminium foil is a quick fix for narrow candles 😉

        Reply
    3. Lynne says

      June 15, 2021 at 1:02 pm

      Jayne, your summer home is absolutely beautiful! I love all of the layers of texture and color you used in your vignettes. So pretty!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:26 pm

        Thanks, Lynne! I love working with textures!

        Reply
    4. kimberly Snyder says

      June 15, 2021 at 2:55 pm

      love all your ideas! especially the wooden bowl! thanks for sharing!!!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:24 pm

        Thanks, Kimberley!

        Reply
    5. Cindy says

      June 15, 2021 at 3:06 pm

      I loved this during your home tour. Pinned!

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      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:24 pm

        Thanks so much, Cindy!

        Reply
    6. Cindy Rust says

      June 15, 2021 at 7:12 pm

      Omgoodness, Jayne! Creativity oozes out of you! I am loving all the natural elements in your decor. Your style is so soothing 🙂 Pinned!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:23 pm

        Thank you, Cindy, for your lovely comment!

        Reply
    7. Maria says

      June 15, 2021 at 7:38 pm

      So many great suggestions I want to implement them all!!!!
      You know how to take ordinary items and make them look awesome.
      Thanks for sharing:)

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:22 pm

        Thank you, Maria! I'm so happy you enjoyed the post!

        Reply
    8. Carol Karl says

      June 15, 2021 at 11:12 pm

      You really are invoking your coastalness! I love that wooden bowl and I love how you put the seashells between the two vases.

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:21 pm

        Thanks, Carol! Yes, I need my beach vibes!

        Reply
    9. Janet Clark says

      June 15, 2021 at 11:43 pm

      Great ideas Jayne! You always do the most beautiful vignettes.

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      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 16, 2021 at 12:21 pm

        Thanks so much, Janet!

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    10. Marie says

      June 18, 2021 at 7:08 am

      This is all so pretty. The candles in the bottles mixed with the twinkle lights are very enchanting.

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 21, 2021 at 9:59 am

        thanks for your comment, Marie! I'm glad you like my summer tablescape!

        Reply
    11. Linda Johnston says

      June 21, 2021 at 6:03 pm

      Thanks forthe tutorial. I especially like the foliage in the bottles with candles.

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 21, 2021 at 6:07 pm

        You're welcome, Linda! So glad you liked my centerpiece tutorial!

        Reply
    12. Kim says

      June 21, 2021 at 8:48 pm

      So many fun summery ideas!!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 25, 2021 at 5:20 pm

        Yes, there's something for everyone here!

        Reply
    13. Melba says

      June 21, 2021 at 10:02 pm

      so many great creative ideas! It give me so much inspiration.

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 25, 2021 at 5:19 pm

        I'm so glad that I've inspired you, Melba!

        Reply
    14. Danielle says

      June 22, 2021 at 6:17 pm

      I've never seen a wooden bowl like that-it's so unique! What pretty summer touches!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        June 25, 2021 at 5:19 pm

        Thanks, so much Danielle!

        Reply

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