A Summer Living Room Tour
Welcome to the Summer Home Showcase hosted by the lovely and talented Kelley Nan! And a double welcome if you are coming over from the beautiful blog of Brittany at Addison’s Wonderland! Each and every single one of the ladies in this fun tour are so talented and inspiring so make sure when you get to the end of my post that you link through to see some of the others, if not all! I know you’ll love what you see!! Additionally, thank you so much for stopping in to tour my summer living room…I’m thrilled to be included is this amazing group of women and so excited to have you tour the space I’ve decked out for summer!!
Summer has finally arrived around here and behind spring it’s my favorite time of year to do some redecorating. The reason I say summer (and not Christmas) behind spring is because it’s an easy yet fun transition from one to the other and I’ve had a blast this year adding, deleting and over all changing some things around to suite the season in our home! I also love decorating for summer because it reminds me of home and the beach which gives me an opportunity to add even more coral into my decor (which I adore since I grew up on the beach in Alabama). It’s a reminder of horseback riding on the beach, frolicking in the sand and surf with family and friends, and just over all great memories so I usually have to hold myself back from making these summer changes as long as I can (since I always want to make them sooner rather than later)!
The changes I’ve made have been simple and I mostly shopped my own house but am enjoying the change of scenery thus far. This sounds silly but the first thing I did was to turn the floral pillow around that I keep in our wing chair. One of the great things about the fabric on this pillow is (listen up, it’s Tip Time) that the pattern is really large so when I ordered these pillows I had them made to where the front and back are different parts of the pattern. Otherwise, they would have cost a lot more and I wouldn’t be able to flip them around to reveal a whole new pillow cover for a nice change every once in a while (not to mention there was no cost involved here). I also moved the stump/garden stool (more on the versatility of the garden stools here) from beside the couch to beside the chair so that I could add this brass tray/bowl. I am really loving the brass and gold trend of late (that I’m pretty sure is here to stay!) and really just want to change everything that is currently chrome in my home to brass, but unfortunately we all know that’s not possible. I can however add some gold accents here and there so that’s what I’ve done here with this darling gold tray.
The next thing I did was to pull out some old Philodendron branches I’ve had for a few years, along with a tall cylindrical clear vase to hold them. The branches gave our living room an instant summery feel because we have a Philodendron plant right outside on our patio that has grown at a fast pace since spring started so it was kind of like bringing a little bit of the outside in for summer. These branches are still available and you can find them here.
The next thing I did was to add more coral to the book shelves/tv area. I found this agate art work that I absolutely fell in love with at a local shop (similar sourced here), along with the coral with acrylic base so I added them to my shelf collection. The other porcelain items (sage colored vase and blue & white ginger jar) and the wooden look ceramic vase were other items I shopped my home for. To me this is the most gratifying time in decorating your home when you can pull things out that you haven’t used in a while, or pull them from another space in your home to make things feel fresh and new again! I love all of the texture and visual interest these items bring into the space (I talk more about that here in my shelf styling 101 post) and am loving the light, summery changes here so far.
Back around to the couch side of the room is a new pillow in black and white (I talk a lot more about this pillow and others in my perfectly appointed pillows post from last week). Oddly enough I’ve been adding black accents to my home for a few months now as we’ve moved into spring and now summer and I’m smitten with the change, and most of all the contrast it provides. I love black and brass together as well and it’s giving our home such a fresh vibe that I’m really enjoying!
Another addition was this washed navy velvet pillow. I actually ordered this pillow in 3 colors and settled on this color (sent the others back) because of the rich navy color that picks up perfectly on the blue in my floral dragon fabric pillow covers that I’ve had for some time now. And for some reason the vintage washed velvet feels relaxed for summer and I’m loving it! And I’m pretty sure this pillow will transition nicely into the cooler months to come as well.
See how this pillow also has two completely different sides so that I can flip it around at will to reveal a new pillow each time?! So fun to be able to make a small change like that and the best part is that it’s free to me!! 😉
The last and final change I made was to add this throw to the chaise part of my couch. It sports a summer bohemian flair married to a nautical tripe and I just love it! And the fringe on this throw is the icing on the cake for me!!
Some more gold accents with this wishbone and coral for the coffee table, along with some old books I pulled out…
And here is a close up of that throw. I found it at HomeGoods but sourced a couple of similar throws for you here and here. And in case you were wondering, those barn doors are from ArtisanHardware.com and you can read all about our barn door installation story here!
I hope you’ve enjoyed the tour and that you are now feeling inspired to do some summer decorating yourself. From here you’ll head over to see my friend Erin at The Sunny Side Up Blog!! She is such a sweetheart and everything she does is so inspiring so I know you’ll enjoy visiting her today for her summer tour as well!! To follow you will also find a full list of participating bloggers that I hope you will check out soon! So much talent and inspiration to be had in this great group of ladies and thanks again for stopping by our fun tour!! Happy Summer:)
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*Affiliate links have been used throughout this post and where an item is no longer available a substitute has been provided
Bree!!! It’s so stunning. I just am obsessed with this space. It’s perfect & all ready for summer!! Good work, my friend!
Thank you so much, Mollie!! Thanks for stopping in and for taking the time to comment!! I truly think your guest room was absolutely one of the best rooms on the tour…it was my personal fav!! So amazing!! Hugs to you and happy summer!! Xoxo
Can’t tell you how much I love everything, Bree! This room is GORGEOUS!!! Xoxo
Thank you so much, Haneen!! Thanks for stopping in, my color loving pal:) Hugs to you and happy summer!!!
Love all of your summer touches Bree!!! Have a fantastic break with your family! xo
Thank you, Randi!! Have a happy summer and thanks for stopping in:)
Bree, I love your gorgeous touches throughout and those pillows are all so stunning! You have such an elegant and sophisticated look in your home – so streamlined! I love your summer touches, everything is perfect as usual! Tam xo
Tamara!! Thank you so much for stopping in and for the sweet comments! I feel the same about your amazing tour and thanks for always being so sweet! So excited to have been able to do this tour with you cutie!! Hugs Xoxo
I know I’ve said this before, but your style just really resonates with me, Bree. I love every little detail you’ve so carefully chosen, and how you’ve styled all those perfect details in your home! Just so gorgeous, my talented friend! Love!!
Kathleen!! Your style really resonates with me too!! Thank you so much for stopping in and I’m so excited we could do this fun tour together…always happy and honored to be included in your company dear friend!! Happy summer;))
Bree your home is AH-MAZING! Absolutely jaw dropping! I am in LOVE with those fun pillows and your fireplace is WOW!!!! I love every inch of it! XOXO
Thank you so much, Brittany!! Thanks for stopping in and I hope you know I feel the exact same way about yours! Hugs to you cutie and happy summer! Can’t wait to see you soon:))
Such a good tip on the pillows and the reverse pattern! I’m definitely keeping that one in my mind. Love the pop of blue you added too! Your photos are truly stunning and your home is such a gorgeous retreat!
xoxo
Thank you so much, Shauna!! And thanks for stopping in…I love the blue too and plan to keep it around for the cooler months as well. Might even add some blue curtains for fall/winter if I get the nerve up. Thanks for stopping in sweetie…always appreciate your encouragement!!! Hugs xoxo
Bree! Your home is just a breath of fresh air to me! SO clean and beautiful and inviting! I could seriously move right in! LOVE those branches so much on your coffee table that I may have to buy some. I already copied your big white tray. 😉 Such a fun post Bree! You were born to blog my friend! And to decorate of course. 🙂 I think I need to go look at those pretty pics one more time! xoxo
Erin!!! Thank you so much for the amazing encouragement! I appreciate you more than you know and I’m so glad you like my living room…it was fun decorating for the season!! And I love yours as well (and I’m always copying you too, wink wink:)) Much love to you my friend and thanks for stopping in!!! Xoxo
Bree, your living room is 100% perfection! I always find something in one of your posts that I must have or must do! haha- this is no exception. Thank you so much for blog hopping with me! xoxo
Kelley! Thank you so much for the sweet comment but I owe you the thank you for blog hopping!! I’m truly honored to have been included in this tour and thank you so much for stopping in!! Hugs to you my dear friend, and happy summer:))
Your home looks lovely as always for summer. You are a true inspiration!
Awe thank you so much for the sweet comment, Paula!! I’m so glad you like it an thanks for stopping in!! Happy summer:)
Bree – how beautiful!!! I love those pillows and everything you do!
Thank you so much, Annie!! Xoxo
Bree!!! I love this! You beautifully styled every summer addition and your images are stunning! xoxo
Thank you so much, Jen! So excited to be a part of this fun tour with you and thanks for stopping by!!:))
Beautiful space! I especially love the couch and coffee table! I Have been searching for one exactly like that! Can you share the style name and where you purchased? Is the couch from RH or Pottery Barn?
Thank you!
Rene
Hi Rene, the coffee table is old and was from one of my old trade accounts and it’s no longer available. Thanks for stopping by and for commenting:) Xo
Hi Bree!
I love the space that you have created! It is beautiful! Can I ask where your coffee table is from? I am on the hunt for an industrial coffee table and I love this one! Thank you so much for sharing!
Rene
Hi Rene! Sorry for the delay. This one is very old and no longer available but I’ve sourced once here that is very similar. You can also look throughout this blog post (summer living room tour) and it’s linked there as well. Additionally, you can find it on the Shopping Resources page of my site under the living room tab. Hope that helps!! Thanks, Bree
Thank you so much for your quick reply! I forgot to ask, where you also got your dark gray grommet chair (with the teal ottoman). I love it and didn’t see a link for that on your page.
Rene
Hi Rene! We purchases that chair locally but I believe it by Gabbyhome.com. On Instgram I think they are @gabbydecor.com. Thanks again Xo
Thank you so much!