I love decorating, next to baking, it’s my favorite past time. I especially enjoy decorating for the holidays. I also re-decorate my house with each season. In the Spring, I shared with you our Mantle and decorating with nature. Recently, I changed the mantle for summer.
I like how the fresh ivy and boxwood looks, so I cut some more and used it again.
One of the easiest ways to decorate is to create a theme. For my Summer decorating, I like to use fun things that we enjoy doing during the Summer. Like, for instance, a picnic…
I recently received an old Coleman cooler from my good friend, Jane. I started with an antique picnic basket and the cooler.
If you have a large piece of furniture, like my Hoosier Cabinet, you need to start with a large item or two. Then fill in with the smaller items. I added a silverware basket, a tablecloth and a watermelon tray.
I also decorated my little tree for summer. I decorate the tree for each season. For summer, I added a string of lights that have fruit on it, some paper flags and a few handfuls of red, white and blue glitter.
I also decorated with some favorites from when my boys were little, sand pail, bubbles and bug catchers. I think it adds a bit of whimsy to the room. I even added a plastic spider and worm to the catcher.
I also have these old metal jacks and balls.
I think most of all, just surround yourself by things you love and think outside the box.
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Except for Christmas time, my living room and entrance is always decorated in RWB, Love my Americana! Cute stuff
Oh, how cute!Love the trees all decorated up!
Your mantle is gorgeous. What great, inexpensive ways to decorate!!
Love it. I am a huge collector of Americana–always love some red, white and blue! Have a great weekend!
I’ve seen those stars around. Mainly on the outsides of houses. They’re pretty nifty.
That is really cool! I really want to get into decorating more for the holidays!
I too love to decorate for seasons and holidays. Thank you for the cute ideas! My husband just added a black shelf to our living room for me and I was looking for ideas on how to decorate it.
That is way too cute! I wish I was creative like that.
Ah, I love this idea. Most people simply focus on preparing their house for Christmas. Decorating for the fourth of July is a great idea! Thanks for the suggestions!
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American-style decor with a truly distinctive.