Summer Styling Moments + How to Recreate Them

A well-styled space is all about creating little moments and visual interest.

As we approach warmer summer days, we want our homes to feel laid-back, lived-in, and layered with warm hues, romantic motifs, and interesting textures reminiscent of sun-soaked lazy afternoons. Scroll through for some inspiration and a breakdown of each summer styling look, plus a few tips on how you can re-create it in your own space.

Look No. 01 | The Console Table

Look No. 02 | The Sideboard

Look No. 03 | The Dining Table

Look No. 04 | The Front Porch

Look No. 05 | The Coffee Table

Look No. 06 | The Window Seat

Look No. 01 | The Console Table

We love adding a console table behind a sofa to provide a visual barrier and separate the living space, but this additional furniture piece can be puzzling to style. In this look, we kept it fresh and light for the season with stacked books, a marble tray, structured lighting, and summery florals.  

Try this at home: If you have space under a console behind the sofa, adding seating pieces or ottomans there can be a great way to add function and interest, or even create a subtle desk moment! 

Look No. 02 | The Sideboard

A well-styled sideboard is the perfect way to finish a dining room. The reclaimed Douglas Fir of McGee & Co.’s Pomeroy Sideboard is an easy piece to layer, as its laidback style doesn’t compete with any look you choose to put on top of it. Here, a mix of hung and propped art gives the vignette a casual feel, especially when you layer it with the weathered finish of a terracotta planter. Stacked plates and bowls underneath are both functional and beautiful.

Try this at home: Bring out the fancy china from storage and use it as decor. They’re beautiful to look at and you’re more likely to use them for dinnerware if they’re easy to grab. 

Look No. 03 | The Dining Table

Stacked artwork is one of our favorite ways to create a moment on empty wall space and draw the eye in, but who said you couldn’t do it on a window, too? In this vignette, we love how these two floral pieces add some character to the beautiful windows and draw attention to the view.  

Try this at home: Hang artwork in unexpected places by overlapping them on top of built-ins or on windows! 

Look No. 04 | The Front Porch

It makes sense that you should focus on the front entry when styling for the summer season. This is the season for outdoor living. Shea and the design team love to layer a few pots in and around each other to create a visual gateway to the front door. A sweet welcome mat layered on top of a pattered one feels elevated and thoughtful.

Look No. 05 | The Coffee Table

On the coffee table, we kept it simple with florals, a large vase, and vintage candlesticks for the ultimate cool-girl flare. Working with a minimal color palette to draw attention to the rest of the space pushed us to add different levels and textures that almost feel like an extension of the table. 

Try this at home: If you have a round or oval-shaped coffee table, think about styling it in sections to center the look. Try stacks of books, large structure vases, boxes, and pairings of decor pieces to break it up.  

Look No. 06 | The Window Seat

This cozy window seat called for layered mixed and matched pillows, a charming woven sconce, and accent decor for a simple yet elevated look. Next to an armchair and a round ottoman, the window seat area feels like a separate living space in the primary bedroom. We incorporated a blend of florals, stripes, and textures on the throws to add a feeling of coziness to the space with a few of our favorite new pillows.  

Try this at home: You don’t need a window seat and built-ins to create a cozy reading nook. If you have a space to fit a chair, a light, and a small side table, you can make the most out of any corner in the bedroom.