Summer Home Decorating Ideas: 20 Resources to Inspire Every Room
Summer is the season that practically begs you to refresh your home – lighter fabrics, brighter colors, and that easy, breezy feeling that makes every room feel like a retreat. If you’re ready to get inspired, you’re in the right place. I’ve rounded up 20 summer home decorating ideas and resources that you will love.
This collection of summer decor ideas covers everything from room makeovers and color palettes to accessories, art, and patterns that say “summer” the moment you see them. Whether you’re drawn to bold, saturated colors, soft and airy neutrals, or classic coastal and nautical touches, there’s something here for every style and every room.
Here’s the best way to use this collection: scroll through and pay attention to the images that stop you in your tracks. Those are your summer decorating clues – the colors, the mood, the accessories that feel like you. Save those, and you’ll have a personal vision board for your home in no time.
And if you’re ready to take action right away, be sure to check out my Summer Color Refresh Checklist, available in my ETSY shop, Bluesky at Home Designs. It’s a simple, practical guide to help you bring a fresh seasonal palette into your home – room by room.
Let’s get inspired!
Top Summer Decorating Ideas to Choose From
Before you start browsing, here are some of my favorite ideas for summer decorating:
- Use fresh flowers arranged in rustic containers like metal pots or watering cans to add a summery touch to any room. Even authentic-looking summer faux flowers are good to use.
- Incorporate natural elements like potted plants and earthy tones to create a breezy, relaxed vibe.
- For simple centerpieces, fill decorative bowls with seasonal fruits like lemons, limes, oranges, or apples for cheerful, edible decor. Even the bright reds and oranges of peppers add vibrant hues that inspire accessories like vases or artwork.
- Swap out heavy curtains and linens for lightweight, airy fabrics like linen, cotton, or sheer materials to brighten up spaces.
- Use bright, cheerful colors in accent pieces like throw pillows, rugs, or artwork.
- Use bright summer shades of yellow, orange, pink, and blue.
- Decorate mantels or shelves with summery accents like potted succulents, seashells, coral, or driftwood.
- Bring in floral and tropical patterns by incorporating fresh flowers, plants, bright colors, and natural textures.
- Create inexpensive DIY projects so you can affordably refresh your home for summer.
- Look for fabrics or wallpapers featuring lush botanicals, palm fronds, or hibiscus blooms in shades of coral, aqua, and green. These patterns work well on upholstery, curtains, or accent walls.
- Decorate with fresh flowers and plants. Fill vases with seasonal blooms like sunflowers, peonies, or hydrangeas. Potted plants like palms, ferns, or succulents also add a lively, natural touch.
- Woven materials like rattan, jute, seagrass, and wicker lend an organic, beachy vibe perfect for summer. Use these textures in furniture pieces, rugs, baskets, trays, or placemats.
- Use shades of blue and white – quintessential summer colors – that are reminiscent of clear skies and ocean waves. Use varying tones like navy, turquoise, and crisp white throughout your decor.
20 Great Resources to Create a Summer Home
The images I’ve chosen for all the summer decorating resources show just one small aspect of these ideas. Be sure to check out each one to see all the beautiful suggestions and tips.
Have fun and happy summer decorating.
Summer Tour for Ideas
Jenna Kate of Jenna Kate Home shares her summer home tour. You’ll find lots of summer inspiration here. The simplicity of the beautiful blue hydrangeas in a white vase and the blue chairs can only be in summer.
Easy Summer Decorating Ideas
For an easy, laid-back approach to summer decorating, Marianne of Song Bird Blog offers multiple ideas. The bunch of daisies in a white vase and the straw hat are perfect for summer.
Daisies in the Summer Decor
Jennifer of Town and Country Living shows you how to use the iconic daisy in color and pattern for summer decorating. The daisies in vases and art could only happen in summer. The yellow throw picks up on the color of summer flowers.
Flowers for Summer
Kaari of The Sommer Home shares ideas for bring summer into your home. The beauty of fresh white hydrangeas in the natural woven basket is a summer surprise.
Summer Pops of Color
I love how Jennifer of Decor Gold Designs used these bright pink flowers for a pop of color in her summer home.
Southern Summer Home Tour
Kate of Southern Home and Hospitality used green in these summer pillows. The hint of a trellis pattern is classic summer decorating.
Perennial Herb Garden
What two colors are a perfect combination for summer? Lucy of Craftberry Bush shares how to combine blue and yellow. The classic blue chinoiserie vase, paired with simple lemons, evokes a sense of summer.
Summer Styling in the Kitchen
Leslie of My 100-Year-Old Home uses orange in fruits and vegetables to bring a summer vibe in her kitchen. Such a simple and affordable way to bring summer into your kitchen.
Summer Decorating in the Living Room
If the blush of peaches speaks to you, then use vases in a soft peach to decorate your mantel like this one created by Krista of The Happy Housie.
Hydrangeas in the Kitchen
Laura of The Turquoise Home created this simple summer vignette with barely blue hydrangeas and natural elements in a woven basket and vase.
Coastal Grandmother Summer Style
The coastal grandmother style is a soft, pale green and blue choice in this coastal room designed by Melissa of The Inspired Home. Using a shelf of books in the palest of blue and aqua, topped off with a sweet sailboat, evokes a beachy theme.
Flowers and Greenery in a Summer Vignette
Francesca of Straightforward Spaces combines whites, greens, and natural materials in this lovely summer vignette. Even the white candles make you think of summer evenings outside.
Using White in Summer Decor
White is the perfect backdrop for summer decor. Rose of In the Kitchen with Rose combines accessories in shades of white with soft blues. This creates a fresh and relaxing feeling.
Affordable Summer Decor
A Home Find offers many suggestions for creating a summer home, such as incorporating lightweight linens in soft, summery colors and patterns. It makes you not want to get out of bed on a summer morning.
Summer Starts at the Front Door
Shelley of The Crowned Goat has created a lovely summer home that starts at her front porch – the kind you want to while away lazy summer days with a good book and a glass of lemonade. See how her use of shades of lavender evokes warm and slow summertime.
Sunflowers in the Summer
Malena Permentier combines the soft peachy terra cotta vase with sunflowers in artwork and florals for a lovely vignette. The white pair of lanterns repeats the sunflower theme.
Creating a Summer Home Indoors and Out
My Texas friend, Crissy of First Day of Home, shares great ideas and beautiful images of her home, ready for the warm months. Here are budget-friendly decorating ideas and simple projects you can easily implement.
Summer in the Entry
Kim of Perfecting Places displays a beautiful combination of bright pink colors, an aqua lantern, and natural materials in her summer entry. The driftwood sculpture evokes a walk on the beach.
Summer Kitchen with Hints of France
If rustic planters and pitchers filled with summer flowers are your summer vibe, you will love this summer kitchen designed by Sheila of Maison de Cinq. Pots of lavender and lilacs bring in the softness of a French summer.
Summer Living Room
Lory of Designthusiasm has a knack for using color in special ways. For her summer living room, she was inspired by vibrant colors from the garden, where flowers in fuchsia, berry, and coral display more saturated hues.
Summer Decorating Ideas
Need help putting these summer decorating ideas into action for your own home? Check out my Summer Color Refresh Guide and Checklist on ETSY.
Want to keep all these summer decorating resources? Be sure to PIN to keep these ideas handy. You might want to check my Pinterest Board, Summer Home Decor Ideas.
Use some of the wonderful summer decorating resources in this post and you’ll be ready for summer in no time.
