Thursday, August 16, 2012

Decorating for Your Summer Home

Now that it is summer time you may want your home to reflect this. No more Christmas decorations hanging on the walls, now you want your home to reflect the light and fun atmosphere that summer brings. How can you decorate your home for summer?

Here are some creative ideas to help you jumpstart your summer:

Set Up A Special Place Outdoors

Nothing says summer like outdoor cookouts and time spent by the pool. Set up a special area outside for you and your family to relax an take in the beautiful summer weather. Outdoor settings are the perfect place to entertain during the summer, so make sure to purchase some outdoor chairs for you and your guests.

Use Bright And Refreshing Colours

Summer is all about colour. Everything seems brighter with the sun shining down on you, so make your home brighter too. Ditch the black and navy blues crowding your home, and replace them with neon's or pastels. The bright colours are sure to uplift anyone's spirits instantly.

Bring Plants Indoors

Another thing summer is known for is plants. People grow magnificent gardens during the summer. Flowers grow natural and in window gardens. Plants and all sorts of new life abound in the summer time, so bring some life into your home. Get some pretty potted flowers and decorate your home with them. Better yet, have the pots the plants are in be brightly coloured and cheerful to really bring out the liveliness the plants add to your home.

Make it Fun And Enjoyable

The best thing about summer is that it is fun. The kids are off school and are running and playing all day. Summer is also a great time for reading some relaxing novels on the beach, and lastly, summer is the time when people take family vacations. Summer is the most fun season of the year, and you want your home to be fun too. Put fun accessories throughout your home, or paint the house a different colour. Do whatever you think is fun to make your house unique.

Summer brings a whole new season, and a new season of change. You don't have to completely change your home if you don't want to. Instead just liven it up a bit and give it a fresh breath of life. You'll find that having a home that reflects the season will bring feelings of contentment to the whole family.

An Interior Design Consultant/Stylist for Super A-Mart- Australia's leading Furniture Retailer, Sam writes about interior design and loves to help people transform their homes, rooms and spaces into their ideal living spaces. You can read more of Sam's writing at the Super A-Mart Blog.

Source: http://articles.submityourarticle.com/decorating-for-your-summer-home-288678

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