I’m so excited to be sharing my living room and dining room today as part of A Stroll Thru Life’s Summer Home Tours! If you are here visiting from Alicia’s lovely home, Thrifty and Chic – Welcome! I’m featuring a lot of subdued yellow accent pieces in my summer decor! I’m not someone who gravitates toward a bright neon or even a bold sunny yellow, but a “mellow yellow” works “quite rightly” with my more neutral decor!! So, let’s get this tour started in my living room.
Living Room
In this space, I brought in some color with the vintage botanical lemon prints that flank my mantel. You can download these prints from my FREE Printable Library (for email subscribers). If you don’t already follow me via email, you can subscribe HERE.
I love these candlewick pillows that look vintage on my sofa. I pared them with yellow striped pillows and a yellow patterned lumbar pillow that I had on hand.
A few fresh lemons in a bowl and a lemon citrus candle from Target add just a small pop of yellow to this wicker tray.
I kept the mantel top pretty simple with a large brass vase of Solomon’s Seal branches from my garden. The variegated leaves and arching branches make such a pretty arrangement!
Finding the right shade of yellow can be tricky, but these yellow pillows with jute trim are perfect in my space. They coordinate well with the Hearth and Hand ivory and yellow striped pillows.
In addition to the yellow accents, I made a concerted effort to bring the outdoors in with some plants and fresh greenery. This large hanging basket fern from Ikea was under $13! I removed the hanger and placed it inside this basket from Target.
Because I get so much sunlight from my front windows, it’s hard to capture the macrame hanging planters in each window. I love the relaxed summer feeling they bring to my living room. To brighten up this space for summer, I removed the black and white rug that I had layered over this ivory jute rug.
Opposite the mantel is my vintage player piano. I added a few petite vases with fresh cuttings from my garden to brighten up the top of the piano for summer.
Dining Room
The focal point in this space is the cow art on the wall. I took this photo a few weeks ago and thought it would work well with my yellow summer decor. The cow was resting in the shade in a field of yellow flowers (probably weeds, but pretty just the same)!
I had the photo enlarged, printed onto canvas and framed for my dining room. I love how it turned out!
A bouquet of daisies, yarrow, and wildflowers make a casual summer centerpiece. I kept my tablescape simple with some fresh cut Solomon’s Seal greens and lemons scattered down the table runner.
Thanks so much for stopping by today to see my “mellow yellow” summer decor! I’ll be back on Friday to share my summer screen porch! Next up in today’s home tours is Haneen, of Haneen’s Haven! Our styles couldn’t be more different, but oh how I love the way Haneen decorates her home! It’s a must see on this summer tour schedule! And, you can find links to all the homes on this week’s summer home tour below! Enjoy!
A Stroll Thru Life , Southern Hospitality, Far Above Rubies, Cuckoo4Design
Setting For Four, Pink Peppermint Design
Remodelando La Casa, Inspiration For Moms, ZDesign At Home, House By Hoff ,
Duke Manor Farm, Decor To Adore
Haneens Haven, Monica Wants It, The Chronicles Of Home, Follow The Yellow Brick Home
Thrifty & Chic Hymns & Verses
Clean &Scentsible , Sincerely Marie Designs , 11 Magnolia Lane , Thrifty Decor Chic
Seeking Lavender Lane, Our Southern Home
White Arrow Homes, Our Fifth House, Modern Glam, Designing Vibes
Decorating Delirium, Life On Cedar Lane
You are so good at always changing up accessories and giving your beautiful home a fresh new look. Love the tour.
I love the yellow you’ve added to your home, so pretty and so fresh for summer. It brightens up your living room beautifully. That cow picture is amazing and what a great focal point in the dining room. Gorgeous. Thanks so much for joining the tour, always tons of ideas to inspire.
Beautiful and sunny!
I’m curious about the wheeled long wooden ottoman/bench with the cushion in the first photo, is it a diy? I’m in love with it!
Hi, Lisa. Yes, it is. I have a tutorial for it in this post: https://hymnsandverses.com/french-mattress-ottoman/
Your tour is so exciting and fresh! And all the added green touches makes the yellow pop out. Love it all. Thank you for sharing. Pinned!
oh my goodness!! How beautiful !!! I can’t stop looking at all the yellow touches … especially the cow print !!!! She is amazing !!! Love the fireplace too ….. thank you for sharing your summer home!!!!
Absolutely beautiful, Doreen. This may be your best one YET. I love the yellow and green together. It’s so fresh, so clean, so uncluttered, and so farmhousy….My favorites are the cow picture and the greens and vase on the mantel.
Lovely. Crazy over the piece above the sofa.
Ah season you surprise me with yet another new decor style!! I never tire of your new looks. I liked what was over the couch in the living room. That was a surprise! The touches of yellow as a theme makes your home cohesive. I’m so unrestrained anymore!!! The cow print is so perfect. What a perfect photo and place to sho casexyour art!!! So enjoyable and fun is this home tour this year!
Love the yellow accents, and the cow print is amazing!!!!
Love the yellow. We have painted the kitchen yellow.
Marion,Marilyn and Joan
So beautiful, the whole tour made me smile!
I love how fresh and airy your home looks…so perfect for the warmer months. By the way, those vintage prints are amazing! Such a pleasure touring with you, Doreen.
All your happy, lemon-y decor looks SO nice with your black furniture and fireplace! So gorgeous!!!
All your happy, lemon-y decor looks SO nice with your black furniture and fireplace! So gorgeous!!!
Gorgeous. I love the cow picture. Its absolutely beautiful. Great job as always
Love Love the cow print it’s perfect
It looks beautiful! I love the lemons and the happy yellow pops of color!
Your home looks lovely decorated for summer! I always enjoy seeing how you style your home for each season and I’m really loving the pops of yellow that you used for summer. I saw your cow picture on IG and loved it there and am happy to see it in your dining room. She looks like a very happy girl!
This is so wonderful Doreen! I love lemon decor and the simple summer style you have created in your lovely home. I plan to use more yellow in my home as summer progresses. I am pinning so many of your lovely photos!
So fun touring with you this week. Happy summer!
Simply Beautiful….So very restful… crisp and clean looking in every way! I would Love to share a glass of lemonade with you in your living room.. So Lovely! Have a Blessed evening, Judy
This has been so refreshing…love the touches of black! But now I want to see your garden, for I have never heard of Solomon’s Seal ! I love green and WHITE in my garden since we are a wedding venue. Easy to grow? I live in the South….please share your garden!
Love all your greenery in your home! And the pops of yellow are just perfect. Beautiful tour!
I love all the pops of yellow and fresh plants! I also love the black mantel! Such a gorgeous space!
I love the pops of yellow for summer. so happy and bright!
I absolutely love this room. The yellow prints and pillows are so refreshing.