Summer Living Room

I am such a Summer girl.
Warm weather
 sunshine

lazy days at the beach

with sand in between your toes

Sunny days to work by and warm evenings for lingering outdoors

 just a little longer to savor those starry nights
I love love love it.

Summer brings to mind warm colors
 like buttery yellows

paired with crisp whites

and
 bare hardwood floors

The living room has been changed a bit for Summer.

Usually, it's just the mantel that changes

and maybe a few new pillows.

But this year

 I wanted a little bit different look.

I have been gravitating towards those French Country colors and patterns that
I love so much again lately 

  I also love warm cottage whites and slipcovers and lots of smooshy pillows 

to sink into with my coffee in the morning
So it's a bit of a mix in here but since it's a French country cottage~
I am going with it.
;)

Bold golden ray of sunshine buffalo check drapes from the bedroom made their way to the living room.

I love the yellow color and sunny checks against the planked cottage white walls
 and the coffee stained hardwood floor.

When I first decided to give them a try in here-
I wasn't sure that the pattern overload was working for me.
I generally keep the living room area
very quiet in it's decor- not too much fluff or things on the sideboard or mantel

But since the new drapes ordered for in here are back ordered
and I was wanting a change- I decided to go for it anyway.

I left the room to go get another couple of pairs to try on the French doors
 and when I walked back in

I felt like I walked into sunshine dancing on the floor.

It felt warm and inviting and I knew that
even though those patterned drapes probably won't stay in here all year-

 they were perfect for Summer
and definitely perfect until the other ones arrive
(at some point!)

On my grandmothers wheat sheaf table
a simple bouquet of daisies and a favorite flea find bust were perfect.

 I am so drawn to the warm golds and gilded accents lately
 I love them in a room.

So...
 since those golden ray of sunshine checked drapes came out of the bedroom... 

you can probably already guess what that means.

Yep, there have been changes in there too.

More soon.

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