Hello and welcome to the Storybook Cottage Garden Themed Summer Home Tour. I am participating in this lovely hop organized by my friend Marty of A Stroll Thru Life. If you are coming over from The Stonybrook House I am so glad that you are here. Wasn’t Lori’s deck a wonderful transformation?
Garden Themed Summer Home Tour
My spring tour this year featured copious amounts of green and yellow. Wanting a cooler tone for summer I removed the yellow and added in layers of neutrals and white.
Our small entry helps to set the tone.
The entry leads directly into the living room.
The mantel continues the theme.
Nothing new was purchased for this tour. Old favorites were simply reimagined.
Decorative books, topiaries, and garden themed décor has all been seen before in other vignettes. The elements were simply regrouped in a new way.
I am a big believer that if you buy what you love and pair it with classic elements you can always create a fresh look.
Sunroom
You can see the sunroom through the double French doors.
I’ve slowly been redecorating this space. The color palette includes hues found in the summer sky.
You can see the transformation of a $30 desk in this post.
Dining Room
At the other end of the room you’ll find the formal dining area.
Our town library currently has a seed sharing program.
Local gardeners are encouraged to share their heirloom and native seeds.
Each week I pay a visit to pick up a book to read and collect some new envelopes of seeds. (Four packets per visit are allowed.)
Over on the sideboard the gardening theme continues.
Guests visiting Storybook Cottage are encouraged to select a few seed packets to take home.
Our property is heavily shaded, so not all the plant seeds offered would grow in my yard. So I happily pass the seeds on to those with sunnier spots.
I hope you have enjoyed my garden themed home tour.
Please come back soon to see my summer kitchen.
Up next is Chalking Up Success. You will love Jayne’s coastal décor ideas!
I’ll be back on Saturday with more decor to adore!
Laura
More Inspiring Summer Décor
Monday June 5th
A Stroll Thru Life – Simply2Moms – Our Southern Home – The Tattered Pew – Whispering Pines Homestead
Tuesday June 6th
Eleanor Rose Home –The House of Silverado – Calypso In The Country – StoneGable – My Wee Abode -Southern Home and Hospitality
Wednesday June 7th
Worthing Court – Thrifty and Chic – The Stonybrook House –Decor To Adore – Chalking Up Success – She Gave It A Go
Thursday June 8th
Shiplap and Shells – Pasha is Home – DIY Beautify –CitrineLiving – Thistle Key Lane – Country Road 407
Friday June 9th
White Arrows Home – It All Started With Paint –Southern Crush at Home – Amy Sadler Designs
Hey Laura,
I am so inspired by your fabulous summer garden-themed decor ideas! It is an honor to join you on this blog hop tour.
Here’s to celebrating the beautiful season!
Cheers,
Brendt
Your garden home looks lovely and so well put together. Please come over one day and give me some new ideas. It would be an all day event but fun! Love all your blue, green and neutrals. It’s hard to choose a fave spot. It’s a toss up for me between the dining room buffet and the mantel. Looking forward to seeing the kitchen! Happy Summer friend. We need to get together!
You know how much I love your home and your style, so adding to your spring to create a beautiful summer is perfect. I love all the white and the soft blues. Your garden theme is perfect for summer too. I can’t wait to see what you do throughout the rest of your house. Thanks so much for joining the tour again this season, your home is always a favorite.
Your garden themed decor is just gorgeous! I love your thoughtful touches throughout each space – and the seeds! What a fantastic and hospitable idea, I love it! I also really love your gold mirrors, they’re so elegant and chic. Your home and style are truly beautiful! Happy summer! xo
Gorgeous home tour! Love the fresh and breezy colors you chose for your summer decorating. I love your mantel decor and of course, that brickwork is fabulous and makes everything else pop. Thanks so much for the tour! Happy summer!
Laura, your home is looking absolutely gorgeous!! I love the garden themed decor that you’ve used throughout your house, so beautiful and inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing your tour today, happy Wednesday!!
Laura, I love, love, love this color palette! Your home looks so cheerful yet relaxing and I love the way you styled everything. I also love the photo with the view into the dining room. It really gives you a feel for the space! So great to tour with you again!
Shelley
Laura, I didn’t realize until I studied the pictures in this post that if I always used white and forest green as the basics in my house that I’d never get tired of it and wouldn’t constantly be repainting. It is calming, serene, and every other color goes with it. Using white and blue as you have in the sunroom is the same idea. Using the color of the forest and the sky should have been apparent to me, before. I like the simplicity and it gets one off the hamster wheel of following trends. Adding the color of flowers would always work seamlessly. In the kitchen, all my 1940s tablecloths will look nice on the table. I wish I would have kept all the forest green glass that passed through my hands in the past 20 years. Instead, I collected an obscure PINK set of dishes with tulips on them. I was in my tulip phase then.
Your summer home tour is fresh and inviting, Laura! Lovely!
I’m crushing on the painting of the house over the sideboard. It’s perfection and I love your seed sharing idea. The sunroom is lovely — I’d love to have one of those at home! Beautiful (as always) Laura!
What a lovely tour Laura! I love the soothing blues and greens and how the art above the mantel ties it all together!!
I felt calm as I was scrolling through your photos. What a lovely, peaceful Summer home you have created. It all flows so nicely from one room to the next!
Lovely summer tour with your extended garden theme! By the way I love your blue desk! I can’t believe it was only $30. Happy Summer Laura!
Your garden themed home is absolutely gorgeous, Laura! I love your fireplace, and that little blue desk is the cutest. And to let guests take a seed packet is such a good idea. I got so many ideas from your tour!
Your garden theme looks lovely! I love the planter in your entryway tray. I found you over at Katherine’s Corner. If you get a chance, hope to have you stop by & share on Crafty Creators Link Party over at LifeasaLEOWife.com. Have a great weekend!
Hi Laura! I love the garden theme! It’s so refreshing. Your tablescape was beautiful. I’m in love with those green goblets!
Laura, love how fresh and organic the garden theme is in your beautiful home!! Also love that you used things you had for a fresh look☺️☺️
Laura ~ Wow! I love your garden theme!! So fun doing this summer blog hop with you! Let’s do it again soon!
Your home is so beautiful, Laura! I love that whitewashed brick fireplace, and your little blue painted desk is so cute! The garden theme decor is so perfect for summer!
Your garden theme is perfect for summer Laura. Everything looks so beautiful. Your whitewashed brick fireplace always blows me away. It’s such a great statement. And your little blue desk is so charming. Happy Summer!
Laura,
Wow, I love your home tour. I enjoyed looking at all of your decor. Congratulations, you are being featured on Thursday Favorite Things. I hope you stop by. https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2023/06/gardens-and-flowers-on-thursday.html
Hugs,
Bev
This is gorgeous, Laura! You know how I love garden=themed decor. I am happy to feature you at TFT this week! Happy Summer!
Hello Laura! I wanted to let you know, we’ll be sharing this lovely post tomorrow on the Fabulous Friday Link Party! I hope you can join us there! Happy Day!