Favorite Summer Home Decor!

Sharing my favorite summer home decor pieces!

I LOVE summer and love the bright, fun colors of summer home decor pieces too! Today I’m sharing five of my favorites – the pieces I wouldn’t want to go through this season without! Ready to see? (post includes some affiliate links – full disclosure statement available {here})  

Vases for Summer Flowers

One of my favorite things about summer is that by the time mid June rolls around, we have an endless supply of free flowers in our yard that I can clip and fill the house with like this beautiful bouquet of purple hydrangeas from last year. I have several go-to vases that are on repeat including this long-time favorite footed glass vase (available {here} and {here} – mine is the medium size) that doubles as a hurricane candle holder:

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A few other vases that I use all the time are this oversized round glass vase that I scored at HomeGoods (mirror behind it is available {here}):

this blue and white lidded ginger jar that I found at a thrift shop ({this lidded jar} is similar),

and {this pretty floral vase}:

 

Lanterns for Summer Dining

I love spending time outside on our patio in the summer and if I had to pick a favorite summer home decor piece I use on it, it would have be a pair of lanterns. A planter of flowers (I just snag one of my hanging baskets and clip off the hangers) flanked by two lanterns is a quick and simple outdoor table centerpiece that looks so pretty:

The exact gold wire lanterns I have in this pic are no longer available but {these lanterns} are a gorgeous similar option.

And did you know that you can get citronella pillar candles to use in them? I use to use those ugly short metal pails with citronella candles in them before I realized they came in pillar form that look just like the candles I normally use in my lanterns – I’m hooked! You can get a set of three 3″ x 6″ citronella pillar candles {here} and single candles in a variety of sizes and white or yellow colors {here}.

When we’re hanging out on our patio with family and friends, I also like to set up our outdoor bar cart as a drink station. Having a glass beverage dispenser such as {this one} that I fill with water and an infuser that has fruit and herbs (my favorite is a mix of lemon and mint) is a crowd pleaser for both kids and adults. Cute striped paper straws like {these} are a fun touch too! 

I also make use of the bottom shelf of our bar cart, putting some chilled drinks in {this galvanized tub}:

 

Summer Pillows

It used to be that indoor outdoor pillows were scratchy and ugly but wow has that ever changed! Now there are a ton of options! These are a few of my favorites – can you tell that black and white and blue and white are my faves??

1. Diamond Pattern (set of 2)    2. Blue & White Stripe with Tasseled Ends    3. Sunbrella Shibori    4. Dark Blue Stripe    5. Textured Ivory    6. Navy Ikat    7.  Navy Dotted Diamond    8. Shibori Indigo    10. Gray Geo Pattern    11.  Black & White Stripe    12. Natural Tassel Trim

 

Outdoor Lounging Furniture

Having a shady spot to lounge outdoors and read a book or have a happy hour drink is the best! I recently bought {this acacia wood seating group} and love that you can use the seating as regular chairs with ottomans or push the ottomans up to use them as loungers:

{This set of baskets} and {this outdoor rug} complete the look!

 

Favorites that Feed My Ice Cream & S’mores Addiction

I’m going to cheat on this last one and add two of my favorite summer essentials that are about eating rather than decorating. My hands-down favorite summer food is lobster rolls – not the kind with mayo (if that’s your favorite, we might not be able to be friends…) – I’m all about the melted butter! But if we’re talking about food we make at home (we haven’t yet attempted to make our own lobster rolls), homemade ice cream is where it’s at! We have {this ice cream maker} that makes the most DELICIOUS ice cream:

Our favorite is peppermint ice cream that’s made with milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, mint leaves, and chopped up peppermint patties. Delicious! We just got it two summer ago and I wish I had pulled the trigger a whole heck of a lot longer ago than that! 

And of course, I simply can’t leave out S’mores – love them! Last summer we got {these telescoping marshmallow roasting sticks} which are perfect for getting the job done without worrying about what animal might have peed on the stick you just grabbed out of the woods and put your marshmallow on (or is that just me…). 

And they telescope out and back in so are way easier to store than the really long ones. We also keep a steady supply of popsicles on hand using {these Zipzicle Ice Pop Pouches} that you simply pour juice into, seal up, and throw in the freezer. My girls love them!

So there you have it – my five (plus a few extra) favorite summer essentials! I would absolutely love to hear about your summer favorites too – share away in the comments! And in case you want to be able to easily find this post later, I’ve gathered together my favorite summer home accessories I talked about in this post plus a few more and created a Pinnable image below so be sure to Pin it for later!

1. Woven Tray    2. Blue & White Ginger Jar    3. Textured Ivory Indoor/Outdoor Pillow    4. Blue & White Striped Indoor/Outdoor Pillow    5. Marble & Wood Cutting Board    6. Glass Hurricane Vase    7. Galvanized Tub    8. Blue & White Garden Stool    9. Globe String Lights    10. Brass Lantern    11. Palm Leaf Pillows    12. Ice Cream Maker    13. Blue & White Melamine Plates

If you missed any of my past posts from our My Five Favorites series, you can check out my five favorite paint colors {here} and a few of my other My Five Favorites posts here: