When decorating my family room for the summer months, I was on a mission to keep the fireplace decor simple. Hopefully, I’ve managed to pull that off by using a few simple, natural and organic elements.
With the arrival of summer and the temps and humidity on the rise, I want the decor inside my home to stay on the simple side. I want my home to feel light, fresh and welcoming, so no heavy or bulky decorations for me this time of year.
I added a small amount of blue and green, to tie in with the summer decor in my dining room and breakfast nook, but I mainly focused on organic elements for my summer fireplace.
A hanging basket, overflowing with daisies, is a sure sign that summer has arrived at Worthing Court! A crockery vase is filled with unexpected spindles, instead of stick filler of some kind. A flat basket filled with draping greenery vine and a grapewood branch dressed with wooden beads and jute tassels fills out the rest of the mantel.
Down on the hearth, I’ve continued the simple and organic theme by using a basket to contain a large fern and my spikey wood orb. A tiny wall basket, attached to the brick with a removable hook helps to fill a spot that looked a little too empty.
This is just a little peek at one side of my summer family room. I hope you’ll come back on Monday for the full summer tour of my home!
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Lauren says
Love the pitcher on the mantle with the (?) spindles!
Deb says
Really loving your simple but elegant mantles. So peaceful and inspiring!
Gina says
Love the touches of blue. That pitcher with the spindles is gorgeous!
Linda says
I will be waiting for the full tour. Love your home. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy this super Saturday.
Phyl says
Love the crockery vase and the touches of blue. Your mantle looks ready for summer.
Jacki Salinas says
Looks great! I like the three pictures by the cabinet, behind the gray chair – don’t recall seeing those before.
Shelley says
So lovely and relaxing! Can’t wait to see the full tour.
Carol Elkins says
I love the basket of daises over your fireplace. Perfect!
Karen says
Clean, crisp, and welcoming! I love it!
nancy dempsey says
So sweet and simple. I love the daisies!
Tina says
I love the spindles and the blue pitcher!
Minnie mccoy says
Simple is something I have never been able to do…for anything. I drive ME crazy!
Marian says
So pretty! I wish I had a fireplace.
Sandy says
Simple and oh so pretty!!
Julie Briones says
LOVE! Did you make the beaded string/garland? Where did you get the beads? I *need* to make one. 😉
Love the basket ‘wreath’ with the daisies. I just picked up a summery straw purse at a yard sale on Saturday… $1! I’m gonna fill it with flowers and put it on my door. 🙂
Suzy says
Hi Julie. No, I didn’t make the beaded garland. I just walked into Target a couple of weeks ago and there it was! It was in a display with several of their new items for spring/summer. Love your idea for the door basket!
Kathy E. says
The moment I saw the basket with daisies, I knew my fireplace décor needed the same thing! We usually have an antique mirror over the mantle, but the basket is so light and fresh…going to add this tomorrow! Thanks!
Kim says
So beautiful!! I love the ideas you shared. Could you tell me where you found the large wood and metal piece on your mantel?
Suzy says
Hi Kim. You’ll find the link for where to purchase that piece in this blog post: http://www.worthingcourtblog.com/the-things-that-i-get-asked-about-the-most-and-where-to-get-them/
Dori says
So simple and so elegant! I really like this a lot. It’s just beautiful!
Kim~madeinaday says
What a beautiful home! Love the fireplace, so pretty. Sharing on FB. Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Have a great week!
Kim
Melissa says
Wow! I’m loving every element of this mantel and your living room! The touches of blue and wood are perfect and very inspiring. Simple and beautiful and an amazing share for the #HomeMattersParty
Carol ("Mimi") says
Such pretty updates for summer! I love the over-sized wooden beads with tassels.
Theresa says
So pretty! I really want to paint my fireplace. Love the ideas. Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party @DearCreatives Pinned & shared.
Janet says
Love the hanging wicker basket with daisies! Also I’ll be checking target to see if they still have any bead garland still in stock. Great look!
Linda says
Love it all. Would like to know the paint color.
Suzy says
Hi Linda. The wall color is Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige and the paint used on the fireplace is Sherwin Williams Extra White.
Lachelle says
Where did you find the hanging basket? It’s an awesome decorative piece thats so versatile!
Suzy says
Hi Lachelle. I found the basket at World Market. 😀
Erin says
I was wondering where the large white cathedral wall art is from over your fireplace? It’s beautiful!
Suzy says
Thank you! That piece came from Kirkland’s, but it’s no longer available. 🙁
Afton Jackson says
Your ideas on how to use colors like blue and green when decorating a fireplace for summer were really impressive. We plan to do some renovations to our living room which includes adding a new fireplace to it, and decorating it this way can really round out the natural look we’ve been planning for the entire house. Once I find a place that offers branded fireplaces and installation services, I’ll make sure that we get these kinds of decorations for that room.