One surefire way to hold onto Summer, even after it's bid you adieu, is to introduce accents with a subtle, beachy motif into your home. Just because the leaves may be turning, and you're keeping an extra layer handy when you leave the house, doesn't mean you can't have a reminder of Summer close to home. The
Hable Sand Dollar Quilt ($128 -$134) and Sham ($14) will prolong the season with their cheerful, but muted, turquoise and green tones and sand-dollar motif, whilst keeping you warm.
So long sweet August. Your time has come. But, I won't bid you adieu without a little reminiscing.
Since Summer definitely isn't
endless, capture its essence with this limited edition print by artist Danna Ray. When you have
Wish You Were Here ($25) on your kitchen wall, you'll get a reminder of sunshine and lake dreams, even if snow is madly falling outside your window.
This archival print is produced with high-quality pigment-based inks on heavyweight paper, and is seven inches square, allowing room for matting and framing in a standard size frame.
For most of us, Summer is about being outdoors, enjoying the warm weather, and surrounding yourself with nature. When Fall comes, we bundle up, move indoors, and say goodbye to our gardens as they begin their descent into frosty Winter. But, one way you can have an
endless Summer is to choose perennials with late-flowering habits for your garden.
If you don't feel like spending your
endless Summer chasing flies around with a swatter, a fly trap may be more like it. I recently came across
a DIY for making an organic fly trap, and since this season goes hand-in-hand with the little pests, I decided to summarize it for you. You should have most, if not all, of the supplies already in your home.
Supplies:
- A two-liter soda bottle (used)
- Sharp knife
- A wire hanger
- Match, lighter, or stove gas flame
- Electric tape
- Bait (like a small piece of meat or dog poo mixed with water!)
To hear the steps, .
One simple way to perk up your
endless Summer is by bringing color into your home. But that needn't mean repainting your walls, or letting your kids go wild with finger paint. A vibrant accessory here or there will surely suffice.
On beautiful Summer days, it's always convenient to have a furnished outdoor lounge area for entertaining, or just taking an escape of your own. If you have such a space, and you're anything like yours truly, you feel the urge to decorate the space just as you would the interior of your home. But, a part of me feels like the last thing I should be doing during my carefree
endless Summer is worrying about coordinating colors and themes, etc.
Having a vibrant home is crucial to an
endless Summer. For some, that may translate to kids running through the house wet from a sprinkler, and others, a fresh coat of paint and some perky new throw pillows. But, I try not to always advocate consumerism because it really shouldn't be necessary to buy, buy, buy with each new season.
I recently came across a quote from designer
Jeffrey Bilhuber in House Beautiful that made me want to throw all of my
Summer style and
endless Summer tips to the wind. When asked if he lived by any Summer decorating rituals,
For
endless Summer style, it's hard to go wrong with florals — just ask
Fab. But if fussy flowers aren't your thing, don't fret: The new trend isn't the technicolor florals you're familiar with. It involves bold, graphic, and slightly mod floral prints, often in one or two understated shades and nothing more.
