LOVELIEST LOOKS OF SUMMER TOUR: OUR SUMMER LIVING ROOM

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I’m so happy to finally be sharing my first summer post with you, my summer living room tour, with a little summer fashion thrown in. I have to say, I’m loving the relaxed coastal vibe that’s happening in here for the season.

I’m also very excited to be joining a fabulous group of women for The Loveliest Looks of Summer Tour, hosted by my friends Summer, from Summer Adams Design and Rebekah, from A Blissful Nest. A huge thank you to both of them for putting this tour together!

Get ready for loads of blue, white, brass (my absolute favorite color combo) and lots different stripes for a relaxed coastal feel. If this is your first time visiting CitrineLiving, welcome to my home and my summer living room tour, I’m thrilled to have you here!

Of course, if you’re a regular reader, then you know how much I love when you join me here on the blog. Let’s jump right in!

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Summer decorated living room with blue and white, brass and stripes. Layered pillows in mixed patterns for a relaxed, coastal feel.

SUMMER LIVING ROOM WITH BLUE, WHITE, BRASS + STRIPES!

My summer living room tour is all about blue and white, which is a constant theme in our home throughout the year, for the most part. We recently updated our living room with these gorgeous white sofas, so our summer look this year is completely different than last year.

Visit my previous living room to see what this space used to look like when we had charcoal grey sofas and drum shade lighting. With a couple of changes, we have a completely new space.Gorgeous living room with white sofas, blue and white striped pillows and layered textures for an airy summer, coastal chic look.

I mentioned blue, white, brass and stripes – my favorite colors year round, and pattern for the summer months.

I’ve been adding a lot of lighter blues into my mix and I just love the freshness it brings to our home. You can see how I started to implement these paler hues in my spring living room tour.Open concept living room decorated for summer with a light and crisp color palette using blue and white, with stripes and mixed patterns for chic beach look.Open concept living room decorated fir summer with light blue, white, creams, ivories featuring pillows with stripes and mixed patterns.

I’m using stripes of all variations with many of my pillows in our summer living room this year – wide, thin, bold and subtle, and I’m mixing them with some my favorite pillows that you’ll often find in my posts.

More on my pillows further down!Beautiful built-in bookshelves, decorated for summer with blue and white accessories, woven lanterns an brass details. I haven’t changed much of my decor at all – my main focus for this summer living room tour was a simple update with my throw pillows, and a few accessories on the shelves and ottoman.

I love to rotate my pieces each season to freshen up our home. It just takes some dedicated time, but it’s such a simple way to refresh your home.

I also pulled out all of my woven lanterns from last summer as well – I love the infusion of natural elements for this time of year also, it always creates a more beachy, relaxed look in our home.White rattan accent chair with layered striped pillows create a relaxed coastal look.



A LITTLE SUMMER FASHION THROWN IN!

What’s really fun about this tour, and something new for me, is sharing some summer fashion mixed in with my home decor.

Below is the summer look I chose to wear for this post, links to shop the look, plus some other favorite summer fashion pieces you may want to check out.Summer decorating and fashion ideas, denim wrap ruffled dress with boho earrings and classic light beige stiletto pump.I love this cute little denim dress (similar dress here), with the perfect ruffle detail – it’s comfy, can look just as great with sneakers or wedges as it does with these heels that I’m wearing in this photo.

I’m all about tassel earrings and I just scored this cute statement pair I’m wearing (similar).

They are so chic and such a steal! You’ll notice their natural woven texture matches some of my lanterns too ;)



Coastal chic living room with elegant white sofa, layered pillows in soft blue hues and mixed patterns for a chic beach look.Living room with white sofas and accent chairs, layers of pillows with stripes and light blue hues for an airy coastal chic look.

STYLING A COFFEE TABLE (OR OTTOMAN) IN YOUR SUMMER LIVING ROOM

You may remember my recent spring post dedicated to coffee table styling, where my faux blue hydrangeas were the star of the show, along with a curated mix of brass, blue and white.

I decided for my summer living room tour, my styling on our ottoman needed to be focused on creams, whites and my coral sculptures with a dose of beautiful fresh blooms…fresh, crisp and coastal.
Summer styled upholstered ottoman with fresh florals and layered coral sculptures is the perfect vignette for a beach-inspired look. Coral sculptures, design books and glass accessories create a soft and elegant display on your coffee table or ottoman.

I love to layer accessories when I create vignettes around our home, it’s an easy way to infuse my own personality with the things I love, and create a curated, more personal touch in my decor.Coral sculptures, design books and glass accessories create a soft and elegant display on your coffee table or ottoman.I’ve collected coral sculptures (all faux, by the way) for a long time now, and I’m still building my collection.

I just love them, especially grouped together to make a chic design statement.Summer decorating and styling with layers of coral sculptures, design books and decorative boxes for added visual interest.I’ve layered some here with blue design books, glass, and one of my favorite decorative boxes – set against all of my pillows, this chic, ‘beachy-themed’ display takes me away on vacation, even when we’ll be ‘staycationing’ this summer.Summer decorating and styling with layers of coral sculptures, design books and decorative boxes for added visual interest.

Beautiful bright and airy living rom with soft blues and creamy colors create an airy, coastal-chic look.



ELEGANT + CASUAL PILLOWS PERFECT FOR SUMMER

The only new addition to my summer decorating that you’ll find in this space are these gorgeous new blue and white striped throw pillows (on each end of my sofas) that I just received from the new Mark D. Sikes for Annie Selke collection (visit the collection) – this new line is just beautiful!

I’ll be sharing my new summer bedding, also from this same collection, in my master bedroom refresh, coming to the blog very soon, so make sure to keep an eye out for that very soon too!Summer decorating with white sofas, light blue and white color palette and layers of coral sculptures bring a relaxed beach look to this beautiful living room.Cosy yet elegant living room styled for summer with a beach-chic vive using light blue and white, stripes and mixed patterns.

I love to add layers and layers of pillows, and even more, I love to mix patterns and textures together for added visual interest.

I can never have enough pillows! I always get asked if we actually use this space and yes, we do!

We throw the pillows on the floor, throw blankets on the sofas and lounge in here every single night. It’s my happy place…
Bright and airy summer decorated living room featuring layered pillows with stripes and a light blue and white color palette for an elegant yet relaxed coastal theme.



It’s so simple to create a summer feeling in your home – lighten up your colors, bring in some woven textures, add different variations of stripes, throw in some florals (real and faux of course!), group collections of coral sculptures, or shells, or anything that evokes summertime for you.

Make it personal, and decorate with what you love and things that have meaning to you.
Gorgeous open concept living room with a soft and elegant summer color palette - light blue and white, and creamy tones with touches of brass.

I’m excited to share the rest of our summer home with you too!

Don’t forget I’ll be sharing our master bedroom refresh here very soon (finally, woohoo!), and of course our kitchen, dining room and entryway also.

I hope you come back to visit!
Elegant living room decorated for summer using a soft and beautiful light blue, white, cream and ivory color palette.

Elegant and chic summer decorated living room with light blue, white, and stripes, coral sculptures and brass accents.



Thank you so much for visiting my summer living room tour, and taking the time to read my post! I hope you enjoyed your stay and if you’re new to my blog and would like to receive my newsletter with blog post updates, you can head to my Subscribe page here, or scroll all the way down this page to sign up!

Please take a moment to head over to see all of the beautiful homes and fashion that all of my beautiful friends are sharing in their tours today too! So much summer inspiration you’ll love! Stay tuned for more of my summer posts coming to the blog very soon, and thank you again for joining me today! xo

Summer Adams | Fashionable Hostess | A Blissful Nest

Citrine Living | Remington Avenue | Alicia Wood Lifestyle

 

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22 Comments

  1. Looks great…stunning! Love the two chairs in front of the fireplace. What type of chair are they and where did you purchase them?

  2. tamaraanka says:

    Hi, Thank you! It’s definitely dark blue on a grey background – it’s true to color in my photos!

  3. Shirleen Miller says:

    I love the rug! It appears to be a dark blue and taupe in the photo. Went to the website and it appears much lighter.

  4. Cindy Shrimanker says:

    Where can i find this rug?

  5. Where is the art from? Do you think the art would look nice in a kitchen?

  6. Hi! Where can I find the sage green pillow with the beige tassels ? The one with the fringe details, not too sure on color. Tha is!

  7. Cynthia Cary says:

    Where can I find the rug? ❤️ Do you know the name of it?

  8. tamaraanka says:

    Hi! Thank you so much!, this color is Collingwood by Benjamin Moore!

  9. tamaraanka says:

    Hi! This color is Collingwood by Benjamin Moore!

  10. tamaraanka says:

    Summer you are so kind, thank you so much!! I feel the same about your beautiful home my friend! Thank you so much for having me join, it was so much fun and a privilege!! xox

  11. Love your room. Why color did you use on your walls?

  12. What color are your walls

  13. Tam!! You are so beautiful and I have to have that dress!!! Looove it! Your home takes my breath away and the pillows are all layered so beautifully! The coral and beautiful summer details are perfect! I’m so thrilled you could join us! Xoxo 😘

  14. tamaraanka says:

    Thank you so much Mysha! So happy you like it!! xo

  15. Tamara, every single pillow is so good and you know I love the coral display! Such a fun idea for summer. Ps you look darling in that dress!

  16. tamaraanka says:

    Thank you Amanda!! Can never have enough blue, right??! xox

  17. tamaraanka says:

    Rebekah you are so sweet thank you so much!! It’s such a comfy dress, you’ll love it!! xox

  18. No one does blue and white like you and I love the fresh lighter tones. And I LOVE your gorgeous wrap dress! I think I may need that in my life!

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