Summer Décor Roundup Part 1
Part 1! Gathering up Styling Elements
I've been busy switching up my house from spring to summer! I have a few general areas that I keep updated and switch up seasonally. These areas have decreased since having a baby..so naturally I have accumulated a lot of décor that I can't use each time. The low-lying areas just aren't safe for my breakable favorites anymore! Lately, I've really been trying to change things up...and store a few items away for a time-out. I started doing this at Christmastime and realized that, although it can be sad, getting the items back out the next time is like Christmas all over again!
So I created some storing solutions for my goodies. I have some bins in the attic and some spaces in the basement to neatly organize things. I wrap everything carefully and that makes more for a present opening session the next time, too! Well, hello Mason Jar lantern! How I've missed you!
This time around I to got out my summer items from storage- summer botanicals like bougainvillea, sea shells, & driftwood- and sorted ALL my potential styling elements on my dining room table-clearning off every area "to be styled." I'll fully admit it got a little OUT OF CONTROL.
Blank canvases!
I used categories to organize everything on the table:
Baskets, botanicals, and natural elements...Boxwood balls, faux hydrangea, faux potted flowers, sea shells, turned wood bowl, found driftwood, found rocks!
Candles and candle-holding items like lanterns, candlesticks, and votive holders.
Decorative accessories. Frames, clocks, and your basic chotchkeys. AKA the good stuff.
I found this whole process helpful in accessing what I have and helping me find fresh ways to style my key areas: my dining room hutch, dining room tables cape, my entryway dresser, my living room mantlescape, and large living room trunk that functions as a side table. More to come!!
Meanwhile, I encourage you to look at your key areas and ask yourself how you could use something differently somewhere else! Maybe just don't turn your dining room into a crazy store....
xoxo jamie
I've been busy switching up my house from spring to summer! I have a few general areas that I keep updated and switch up seasonally. These areas have decreased since having a baby..so naturally I have accumulated a lot of décor that I can't use each time. The low-lying areas just aren't safe for my breakable favorites anymore! Lately, I've really been trying to change things up...and store a few items away for a time-out. I started doing this at Christmastime and realized that, although it can be sad, getting the items back out the next time is like Christmas all over again!
So I created some storing solutions for my goodies. I have some bins in the attic and some spaces in the basement to neatly organize things. I wrap everything carefully and that makes more for a present opening session the next time, too! Well, hello Mason Jar lantern! How I've missed you!
This time around I to got out my summer items from storage- summer botanicals like bougainvillea, sea shells, & driftwood- and sorted ALL my potential styling elements on my dining room table-clearning off every area "to be styled." I'll fully admit it got a little OUT OF CONTROL.
Blank canvases!
I used categories to organize everything on the table:
Baskets, botanicals, and natural elements...Boxwood balls, faux hydrangea, faux potted flowers, sea shells, turned wood bowl, found driftwood, found rocks!
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| Flowering bouganvillea branches. |
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| Vintage soda crates (fall under the basket section, but didn't fit over there! |
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| Vessels like vases and jugs. |
Candles and candle-holding items like lanterns, candlesticks, and votive holders. 
Decorative accessories. Frames, clocks, and your basic chotchkeys. AKA the good stuff. |
Things got WILD in the dining room and I'll admit I got a little scared. I just started focusing an area at a time to create some new vignettes for summer and weed through and mix up these elements. It was kind of like shopping my own little crazy store. (Cooper #doodlebombing bottom left.)
So to review my categories baskets, botanicals, natural elements, vases, candles/candleholders, and decorative accessories. I like to use a mix of these throughout. It is all about the mix!
Meanwhile, I encourage you to look at your key areas and ask yourself how you could use something differently somewhere else! Maybe just don't turn your dining room into a crazy store....
xoxo jamie
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