_: Summer Styling

Oh Summer how I have longed for you...

If you've been a longtime reader of this sweet little blog of mine,

you already know that summer is my favorite season.

Getting my home summer ready starts long before school lets out!

Aside from prepping our backyard and outdoor spaces, I bring a bit

of the season indoor.

Now, while many people go over board bringing in summer, I opt for

a more subtle emergence of the season when it comes to my indoor styling.

Keeping things cohesive with the rest of my home's decor keeps my home

from looking overproduced and cluttered.

Staying true to my existing color palette is very important to me. I strive to stay as close as possible to those colors that are visible throughout my home on the daily.

My home's every day color palette consists of neutral tones,

so bringing in coastal accents in pale blues, soft sands, and whites

gives me the cohesion I aim for.

Here's a quick glance of how I styled the dining room buffet hutch for summer.

The neutral colors represented in this photograph blend perfectly with the neutral

tones of my home's decor. Texture as you know is also very important to me.

Texture is one of the decor elements that fills my home with decorative

substance; so when styling our dining room hutch for summer I made certain to bring in as much texture as possible.

In this photo, the wooden spoons, wicker basket, drift wood, sea star and sea shells

are all natural elements that envelop my love for texture in my designs.

The soft palette I've used here is also reminiscent of the beauty that is coastal living.

The muted blue striped linens are soft and subtle and remind me of the ocean.

The white linen napkins and white dinner plates
add a subtle elegance to the overall design.

Accessorizing with pieces that are true to the intended decor style

defines my summer style without having to explain it.

Bringing in natural elements in this coastal design was key.
Not only do the shells, coral, and driftwood fall under the classic coastal decor category, but once again their colors are found throughout my home thereby keeping my home's color palette consistent even in my seasonal styling.

In addition to achieving a cohesive color palette, using
these natural elements many of which I have collected while
on vacation offers me both the sentimental value of special memories
as well as a design that is true to its coastal style.