5 Easy Summer Decor Ideas to Make Your Home Feel Light and Breezy
These 5 summer decor ideas will help you refresh your home with a light and breezy feel that’s perfect for the season.
As the summer heat returns and the days get longer, it is the perfect time to bring a light and breezy feeling into your home. While a complete home makeover is not necessary to head into the new season, a few thoughtful changes can make all the difference.
These simple summer decor ideas will help update your home and make it feel lighter, brighter, and more relaxed–just as summer should be.
Whether you’re looking for a new summer color palette, how to decorate your front door for summer, or additional tips to help refresh your home for the summer season, there is something here for you.
Let’s begin with five of my favorite ways to decorate for summer!
Swap Out Heavy Textiles For Lighter Layers
Start by tucking away any decor that feels too dark or heavy. For example, put away thick throw blankets, velvet pillows, or dark colored curtains.
As summer is all about a light and breathable feeling, layers such as cotton, linen, and lightweight knits are better suited.
Throw pillow covers are super easy and affordable and are perfect additions to consider. Personally, I prefer bright, happy colors during the summer, but for a breezy or coastal feel use light colored throw pillows (maybe a soft white or light blue for summer).
You can also opt for sheer or gauzy curtains and adding a light cotton or woven throw to your couch or chair.
In the bedroom, changing the bedding to a crisp white or floral pattern can even change the feeling of the room.
Use Seasonal Greenery (Real or Faux!)
Giving your home that “alive and breezy” look, fresh greenery is the perfect decoration to make your home feel like summer.
Take a few branches or flowers from your yard and pop them into a mason jar or a pitcher. Don’t have a garden? No problem. Faux greenery can work just as well and last you the entire season.
Try eucalyptus, fern fronds, or faux lemon branches to achieve that bright summer feeling. I like to mix different textures together in ceramic vases, glass bottles, or woven baskets.
Lighten Up With Coastal-Inspired Color Palettes
While your home does not need a full beach house color palette, using a coastal-inspired color scheme instantly makes your home feel more like summer.
Blues, whites, sandy neutrals, and pops of sea glass green are easy choices that work well together and with many styles.
You can weave these colors in with new pillow cases, pieces of art, a light throw, or even by redecorating your shelves with new pieces to match the season.
Don’t want to change your color palette? Add a perfect fresh summer update, but keep it simple by creating a coffee table vignette with coastal inspired items such as coral or a piece of driftwood. Add a touch of texture using items such as rope, rattan, or driftwood adds the perfect fresh summer update.
Keep things even more on the simple side by adding a bowl of shells to your existing decor.
Create Simple Summer Table Decor
You can’t forget your table! An easy way to change the feel of your dining room or kitchen is to incorporate a seasonal centerpiece. You can even create one with materials you already have at home.
Use a large tray or shallow bowl and fill it with summer items like faux lemons, seashells, or soft-colored candles. Add a few branches of greenery or small jars with flowers for a fresh touch.
These ideas for summer table decor can make meals in your home feel more special during the summer season!
Don’t Forget Your Summer Front Door Decor
Your front door sets the tone for the rest of your home, so giving it a fresh new look is important too!
As a quick and easy way to update the entry to your home, a seasonal wreath works perfectly to add a summer touch. Think beyond florals – faux lemons, greenery, or even a simple bow made with summer colors can make great summer wreaths.
Add a bubbly and cheerful doormat, maybe a potted plant or two, and you have a front door to match your new summer style.
These summer decor ideas do not have to be complicated or expensive. With just a few tips–lighter fabrics, natural textures, fresh greenery, and softer colors–you can refresh your home and create that light, breezy, and relaxed feeling that summer should bring.
Which room will you start with first?
