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Thursday, June 8th, 2017
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What do you picture when you hear about the summer season? Your mind might instantly conjure the pictures of barbecues that ruin your diet and beach sunburns. These are reasons to not frolic under the sun. You will surely agree, though, that there are more benefits to this season.
For starters, the summer season is vacation season. This is a wonderful time to take your long deserved vacay with your family. You will surely have an improved mood by the time that you go back home. This is the best time to de-stress.
The summer season also brings with it a lot of opportunities to enjoy beach activities. Heart attack survival rate improves during this season. Sweat some more and you free your skin of fungi and bacteria.
Okay, now that you know the benefits of being drenched with the summer sun, it’s time to also prepare your home for this season’s arrival. The first step to all your summer prep in your home is to choose a color scheme that’s most suitable for the season.
Cobalt Blue
The experts have spoken. This is a flamboyant color that can make a statement without looking too brash. Ghislaine Viñas, an interior designer, says this color is best for home offices because it is sure to raise productivity.
Begin using cobalt blue in a small room then play with its different shades as you go from one room to the next.
Sunny Yellow
You would never go wrong with this sunshiny color. This is a bright color that exudes happiness. Just look at yellow and you would surely smile.
Yellow accent pillows inside the bedroom can be paired with blue bedding. Make this hue pop even more as you pair it with neutral colors like white or gray.
Neon Yellow
If sunny yellow is still too tame for you, then you can use neon yellow instead. This is the most amazing mood lifter. Go all out by painting one wall as an accent wall. Do this and you have just added a punch to your interior design.
Chartreuse
Another shade of yellow that you can use during summer is chartreuse. Try it on your throws, accent pillows, even some lighting fixtures. Pendant lighting in this color should be like looking at lemon sherbet – it’s cool and it’s exciting at the same time.
Crisp White
Think of Santorini in Greece and you would think of whitewashed homes, clothesline upon clothesline with white sheets being aerated.
The key here is to use white as the neutral background. You then accessorize using accent pieces in any color.
You can just come up with a monochromatic design which envelops the room in all white.
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Coral
Where do you think you would be able to use this hue? This is no less than the sea’s most vibrant hue so use it as a statement shade.
Accessories are best displayed in this color. This means you can use it on your pillows or the throws displayed at the foot of your bed.
Hot Pink
Pink is an awesome shade, hot pink, most especially. This is a hue that can help add impact inside your home. It is not as basic as baby pink yet it still pairs with any other color that symbolizes summer.
Magenta
From hot pink, now you can use magenta. This vivid hue spells happiness and carefree summer months. Claire Paquin, also an interior designer, suggested that you use it on the seats or on the drapes. Be sure to harmonize throughout the room.
Outdoors, you can use magenta to balance and even enhance the greeneries.
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Friday, August 5th, 2016
FFDM’s Summer Home Collection features these wicker chairs and hardwood pieces which lovingly frame the freshly-picked fruits on the glass top table.
It is always nice to come home to an inspiring, fresh entry with summer décor on display. Just imagine walking into this lovely, summery concoction as you come home from a busy day at the office. Just embrace that warm feeling as you step into your home each day. But do you know how to create the summer-themed entryway?
Set a Beachy Tone
Okay, now that you’ve imagined how the summer look is going to be, what elements would you actually like to see? Pick one that represents summer through and through. This should be prominently displayed in your entryway. This can be that unused surfboard or colorful sand complete with seashells right by the entryway corner. A beautiful seaside painting or a stack of beach books and magazines would also be nice.
Other beachcombing finds could also be included such as sea glass, driftwood, and smooth stones. Welcome summer with a display of these beach finds.
Summer Essentials Out in the Open
Apart from the things just mentioned, you can also bring out your straw hats and display them on hooks. Even simple items such as colorful beach towels can also be a soothing, welcoming sight to look at. With your new summer look being staged, it’s wise to leave your beach gears out in the open.
You may also leave a beach bag filled with beach essentials such as sunscreen, swimsuits, and sunglasses. These can be packed and placed right by the door. After every trip that you take to the beach, wash your beach stuff then repack them so that you would always be on the go in terms of enjoying in the beach.
A Relaxing Atmosphere
Summer is a season when you should relax and take it easy. Have a small, woven tray set up by the entryway where your mails could be placed. You could also have a hidden storage and some carefully chosen accessories. The secret is to streamline. Remember that keeping the design simple is the secret to achieving a more relaxing atmosphere.
It would also help if you imagine that a magazine photographer is coming over to shoot a few pictures of your entryway so go ahead and throw all the junk-like stuff that you are still keeping. Get rid of your old mails, ratty shoes and clutter. This way, you get to bring out your creativity.
Smart Storage Solutions
There might be things in your home that are not photograph-worthy. This does not mean that you’d leave them sprawled all over the living room floor. Just so you get to keep the streamlined look, make sure you have ample storage units in your home. The clutter-free look gets covered when you have ample cabinets or shelves to house the unused items.
Still from FFDM’s Summer Home Collection: The decorative jars, green plant and hardwood pieces create a brown-inspired summer vibe.
Go All White
Who says white isn’t fit for a summer theme? You can go for an airy feel even in a small entryway. It would help to put things away, as usual, and then have a whitewashed mirror bracketed onto the wall. Add some baskets on the floor to balance the white mirror. Add shoes and other summer essentials into the baskets.
Dress Up the Stairs
An entryway that opens to the stairwell might look a bit boring. Add bold color strokes then delegate one wall as a photo gallery. You can try painting the runner on the stairs. Do this by taping off the mid-section then coating it with the summery color that you choose. Match the frame color to the runner for a fresher look.
Placing a woven rug at the foot of the stairs can also literally flood the room with a summer vibe. Just make sure that the rug material is sisal, sea glass or jute.
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