Beautiful Summer Accent Decor Every Home Needs

Is your home summer ready? Here are the prettiest summer accents, details, and home decor to help you decorate your home this season!

It’s all about the details, my friend! And accent decor is a celebration of beautiful details in our home. Now that summer is here (well, almost) let’s chat about the best way to lighten up and decorate with our favorite summer accent decor. Here are my picks for the best summer accent decor this season.

Let’s start with baskets. They are so functional and add so much beauty to a home, inside and out!

BASKETS

Baskets add rustic natural charm and beauty to our homes and are some of my favorite summer accent decor! There is an organic elegance about them that gets noticed in a room.

Whether you use a basket to hold pillows and throw blankets or to stash and stow things away, baskets are versatile ways to decorate your home this summer.

Here are a few ways to use baskets in your home this summer…

• put a small basket by your front door for little ones to put their shoes in
• hang a large basket near your door that has your bathings suit, towel, and sunscreen
• use a lidded basket to stash cleaning supplies
• store bug repellent and other sprays in a basket near your back door
• put garden tools in a basket to carry out to the garden
• fill a picnic basket with goodies to take with you wherever you go
• put a plant or tree in a pretty summery basket
• use a basket to put summer weight throws in
• grab a basket to put all your plastic dinnerwear or paper plates etc in
• stash all those summer reads in a pretty basket
• carry food to a get-together in a pretty basket tied with a colorful dishtowel

My Favorite Basket Finds This Summer

1-wicker storage basket/tote, 2-natural water hyacinth boat-shaped basket, 3-water hyacinth set of 3 seagrass baskets 4-set of two seagrass and paper rope baskets, 5-hearth and hand storage basket, 6-white coil rope basket, 7-rivergrass storage basket, 8-seagrass woven handled baskets, 9-French basket, 10-indoor/outdoor storage basket, 11- set of 2 seagrass tote,

SUMMERY FLOWERS AND PLANTS

Flowers abound in the summer! And so do herbs! Adding them to your summer decor will bring the beauty of the outdoors inside and add color, texture, and lovely aromas.

Use the real thing or their faux cousins! Just use them and make them a part of your summer decor.

Here are some pretty ideas for enjoying summer flowers in your home.

• buy a perennial flowering plant and bring it in and plant it in a pretty container- it lasts a long time and when it is spent you can plant it out in the garden and it will bloom year after year
• cut garden flowers and put them together in the prettiest ceramic or glass vase
• don’t forget to cut leaves and little bits of green-they look so pretty in a tiny vase
• place pots of herbs in pretty pottery containers that work with your decor and line them up in a sunny spot- they will last for a long time
• if you buy grocery store flowers add leaves from your garden to bulk up the arrangement a bit
• collect small glass jars and bottles and add flowers to them to make a pretty, simple arrangement
• don’t forget to use realistic-looking summer faux flowers and plants in your summer home

You can see the urn in the image above HERE.

Summer Blooms And Plants For Your Home

1- 5 head peony bunch, 2- real touch cream peonies, 3- green real touch hydrangea, 4- real touch sunflower, 5- lifelike white hydrangeas, 6- faux potted fiddle leaf trees, 7- faux pink geranium, 8- fern and bonsai ball, 9- small fern in cement pot, 10- silk peonies, 11- white cosmos, 12- faux saw fern in terracotta pot

BEAUTIFUL SUMMER PILLOWS

As the summer season approaches, it’s time to start thinking about how to update our home decor to reflect the warm and sunny weather. One easy and affordable way to do this is by incorporating summer pillows into our interior design.

Throw pillows are the jewelry of the decor world! And changing up your pillow to lighter and more summery fabrics this time of year is so smart!

Nothing can change the look of a room like beautiful pillows that work with your decor!

Here are some ideas for using summery pillows…

• buy square and lumbar pillows in pairs- there are so many times we use pairs to decorate- see How To Choose Pillows For Your Home
• lumbar pillows look so nice on chairs
• put the short side of a long lumbar down in a decorative basket with some decorative throws for a pretty effect
• try the classic 5 pillow arrangement on your sofa with summer-inspired pillows, it’s a classic
• learn how to arrange pillows on a section for summer- see How To Arrange Pillows On A Sectional
• use pillows on the beds in your home- see Bed Pillow Arrangements You Will Love
• add a pop of summer color with pillows
• use indoor/outdoor pillow inside
• make your own pillows- see How To Make A Hot Glue Pillow
• look for summery reversible pillows- you get two pillows in one
• use pillows on your porch and patio
• see No-Fail Tips For Decorating With Pillows
• work on building a summer pillow collection with your color palette in mind- see How To Build A Pretty Pillow Collection

Favorite Summer Pillows

1- , 2- Madison Floral,

LIGHT DECORATIVE THROWS

Summer nights can get a little cool, depending on where you live. And air conditioning (thank you God) keeps our homes cool enough to call for a light decorative throw!

Summery decorative throws also add an extra layer of texture, color and softness to a room.

Here are a few ways to use decorative summer throws…

• drape throws over a sofa or chair or bed for extra summer prettiness
• fold summer throws neatly and stack them on a shelf or open cabinet
• roll a few throws and stash them in a basket
• fold a throw over the side of a chair
• drape a throw over a bench in a foyer or at the end of a bed
• a large Turkish towel makes the most wonderful light throw- or wrap it around you like a shaw
• we keep a stash of throws in a covered basket on our patio. It’s amazing how often in the summer they are called into service to cover someone’s legs or shoulders.

Favorite Decorative Throws

TRAYS

Summer is a wonderful time to use trays! Especially, since we are spending lots of time outside. They are so great for taking food and dinnerware back and forth from a kitchen to a patio or porch.

Trays work great as centerpieces or to corral vignettes and books and all kinds of things. So make sure you think about using trays as part of your summer home decor.

Here are some ideas for using trays this summer…

• use trays on a picnic table to corral all dishes and tableware
• fold summer weight quilts and throws and stack them in a big tray
• use trays on your porch and patio to group plants
• decorated tray on the bed of a guest room
• add a tray to your kitchen counter and set up a drink or snack station
• a large platter also works as a tray

Favorite Platters That Work Like Trays

Favorite Trays For Summer Days And Nights

LANTERNS

Using summer lanterns adds a pretty glow and ambiance to a summer evening! Use them inside or out! Lanterns are big on Wow and easy to use!

Here are some ideas for using lanterns this summer…

• use them as a centerpiece on a table
• tie summer elements to the top of a lantern
• add them to your walkway or step leading to your home
• place one near your front door
• add sand or shell to the base of your lantern and around the candle inside
• instead of adding a candle to a lantern why not create a firefly look with fairy lights
• hang lanterns in a tree or on a garden crook
• sit a lantern on an outside bench or next to a rocking chair
• put lanterns and candles in your entryway for a warm welcoming glow
• make a lantern- see Easy Mason Jar Birdseed Lanterns Diy
• think about using solar lanterns for easy summer lighting

Favorite Lanterns

SUMMER DINNERWARE AND MORE

Do you make the most of long summer evenings and eat outside? We do too!

There are so much beautiful outdoor dinnerware and pretty table linens on the market.

I’ve been slowly collecting melamine and acrylic dinnerware for years and keep adding to my summer outdoor dinnerware!

Here are some ideas for using outdoor tableware this summer…

• put plates, glasses, and other tableware you will use to set a table in a big basket so you know where to find it when you need it
• instead of using glass outside try the new generation acrylic goblets, pitchers, and more
• use acrylic pitchers and drink dispensers outside for a non-breakable option
• Tie up your utensils in napkins so they are easy to grab when serving buffet style
• See Favorite Napkin Folds for cut napkin designs here.
• create a theme when setting a table and party around them

Favorite Outdoor Tableware

FRONT PORCH DETAIL

A front porch is the first summer welcome friends and family will get when they come to your home. Make it a cheery one! They are enjoying your front porch from the time they ring the doorbell until you answer the door! Every front porch deserves to be dressed up for the summer season no matter how large and palatial or small and charming it is.

A front porch is also a perfect place to sit and enjoy those hot summer evenings!

Here are ideas for your summer patio…

• add a pretty pot of flowers or hang a fern on your porch- porches were meant for flowers and plants
• and add a rocking chair or two for lazy summer porch sitting
• if your porch is too small for a rocker, like mine, find a bench or stool to add to your front porch
• you might like to read 7 Tips For Decorating A Small Front Porch
• layer a rug under a doormat
• hang a pretty wreath on your front door
• you might like to see How To Make A Summer Geranium Wreath
• or you might like How To Make A Dogwood Wreath
• use a pretty lantern or two on your porch
• put an indoor/outdoor pillow on your rocker or bench
• put tall porch planters on either side of your door
• add a battery operated candle in a tall lantern to your porch
• keep your porch and front door clean and tidy

Favorite Summer Porch Accents

PATIO ACCENTS

I think the best place to be in the summer other than the pool is on a shady patio! A patio extends the square footage of a home by giving us more living space and a comfortable place to enjoy being outside.

Here are ideas for your summer patio…

• spend time keeping your patio tidy and clean
• hang outdoor shades or shade sails to keep the sun and heat from chasing you indoors.
• put a bar cart outside to act as a station for drinks and snacks
• a potting bench is a lovely addition to an outdoor space
• create an outdoor living room with a sofa, chairs, and a coffee table
• put an indoor/outdoor rug on the patio to define areas like a dining area and conversation areas
• a fire pit is an instant people magnet
• use garden stools on a patio as an extra place to sit or a place to set a drink

Favorite Summer Patio Accents

OTHER SUMMER DECOR I LOVE

Summer should be celebrated inside and outside! Summer decor accents are the key to adding a hint of the season to our homes!

Here are a few more summer ideas for your home…

• make a “necklace” with twine, shells, or starfish and put them over a lamp or ginger jar or hang them from hooks.
• hang up a small gallery of plates with flowery motifs that work with your home’s color palette
• put a plant, real or faux, on a pretty garden stool
• arrange a trio of pretty lidded containers in summery designs
• add corral or shells in a bowl on your coffee table
• think about adding a mirror or two to your home, they will reflect summer light
• layer light-colored books in your decor
• add a jute poof to a room
• use a decorative birdbath in your yard
• switch out a lamp or two for something light and pretty
• hang globe or party lights around your outdoor spaces

Other Favorite Summer Accent Decor

Happy summer decorating!