Homes & Lifestyle Magazine - Summer
Bringing Summer Into Your Home | Summer 2024
For many of us, the first signs of warmer weather send us into a frenzy of cleaning up our gardens, hosing down outdoor furniture, and heading out to garden nurseries to find plants and flowers for our patios and decks.
Weekend migrations to cottage country also begin, as those spaces need to be opened up in readiness for a busy summer season of family and friends.
The heralding of a new season never fails to get my creative design juices going.
What colour will I use for my outdoor table entertaining this year? Do I need new cushions, pillows, or slipcovers? Does the deck need another coat of paint or a fresh new colour? I always do an existing inventory list of all my outdoor furniture to see what I need to add in terms of seating.
Early in the season, I head out to different stores (Real Canadian Superstore and Canadian Tire) to see what the new outdoor colour palettes will be, and have no end of fun adding to my staple pieces with these new additions. Often it is just some new table napkins or a set of coloured stemware that can brighten up a tablescape for the new summer season ahead.
Enjoy a Summer Refresh
So whether you are cottage-bound this summer or just want some summer sunshine in your city home, here are some of my favourite ways to refresh your living space.