Southern Summer Decor with Warm Vibes

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Bring the indoors out with these decorating ideas for porches via Our Southern Home

New house ideas/ french country

Good morning and welcome to a new week! It’s officially summer around here, it’s been hot and sweltering and trying to stay cool is the name of the game, although we finally got some much needed rain last week. I don’t do a lot of redecorating for summer, but today I’m joining a big group of talented ladies and we are all sharing our summer homes. Marty, from A Stroll Thru Life is our hostess and she always gathers a great group of ladies for this tour. Be sure and check back every day and follow the links to see all the homes this week. If you
‘re coming from Marty’s, welcome! She’s our first stop on the tour and I’m happy to be joining her again this year.

Lemon decor

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Porches

Make this simple Hydrangea Arrangement with oranges, magnolia stems and hydgrangeas and immediately add summer to your kitchen!

DIY and crafts

Good morning and welcome to a new week! It’s officially summer around here, it’s been hot and sweltering and trying to stay cool is the name of the game, although we finally got some much needed rain last week. I don’t do a lot of redecorating for summer, but today I’m joining a big group of talented ladies and we are all sharing our summer homes. Marty, from A Stroll Thru Life is our hostess and she always gathers a great group of ladies for this tour. Be sure and check back every day and follow the links to see all the homes this week. If you’re coming from Marty’s, welcome! She’s our first stop on the tour and I’m happy to be joining her again this year.

Buffalo Check decor

Last week I shared last year’s summer sunroom and this year’s sunroom has had quite a few changes. I’ts a mix of styles so I’m calling it my eclectic summer sunroom. This year it’s a lot simpler with less decor. It’s still decorated in shades of blue because what’s cooler than blue and white? I just love this combo and in hot Georgia we need all the cool we can get. The sofa, wicker chairs and the tall chest were in here last year, but the other chairs, coffee table and end tables have changed. So let’s tour this summer’s look. Navy ticking pillows with cute ruffles add a bit of French flair on the slipcovered sofa. These pillow covers are just like the brown ticking ones in the summer great room I shared last week. A bit of bohemian flare is added with the marching elephants pillow purchased from One Kings Lane months ago. Simple styling on the coffee table with an old seagrass basket filled with favorite magazines, freshly clipped hydrangeas and a candle. I put the large lamps that were in the great room in here after getting the new lamps for the sofa table in the great room. See the green leaves through the window? I love the way this room feels like it’s in the trees in the warmer months. The patterned curtains add farmhouse style. The stacked vintage lidded baskets that served as the end table last year have been replaced with an old trunk. This trunk was one of my first antique junk finds back in the seventies. I brought my large crock in here and filled with some of my magazines. The blue Dash & Albert rug was a good purchase I made a few months ago after the other rug was just so stained and matted. The wicker chairs add a bit of coastal style. I removed the little cabinet I had on this chest and added this print that used to hang in a guest bedroom. The round end table has been painted since last summer. The leather chair was purchased since last year, too. I do wish Pottery Barn would deeply discount this chair again so I can get another one. I lucked up on a flash sale last November and got it for fifty percent off. This is how it looks most summer days with the fan on full blast. That’s my eclectic summer sunroom. Update on Miss Bailey: she is doing quite well and is so glad to be home. Have an awesome week!

Southern Decor

You guys are the best…..thanks for the love with my nieces shower! I’m sitting here right now and every muscle in my body aches. If you watch my instastories then you might have seen I am working out at a new place! Bach [pronounced Batch] Fitness is right down the street near my house….and y’all this is not your watered down version. It’s a H.I.I.T. class [high intensity interval training] and it kicks my butt. In a good way. I worked with a trainer for about 15 years [I got a good deal since I worked at a gym] and when the recession hit I had to give it up. This class is very weights driven and y’all I have to say this…..cardio is great for weight loss but if you want to change the shape of your body the only way to do that is using weights. Just saying. If you are on Instagram then you might have seen some of the pictures of the 2019 Southern Living Idea House. It was designed by the talented Heather Chadduck and built by Riverside Homes on Crane Island…. an island within an island which is situated on the western shores of Amelia Island. I have always adored the \