Summer Decor and DIY Paper Pinwheel Garland
Summer decorating with patriotic decor ideas and the cutest mini DIY paper pinwheel garland. Watch the video below for details on making the pinwheels.
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All week long we are celebrating summer with the
Bloggers Best Summer Home Tour, hosted by my friend Kelly of
The Tattered Pew. This is a talented group of 30 bloggers who all have different decor styles
and ideas. You can catch up and find all the links below my post. If you
hopped over here from
The Ponds Farmhouse, welcome!
My name is Cindy. I'm a pastor's wife, mom of 3, Canadian-born now living in
southern Texas, and the voice behind DIY Beautify. I love an eclectic mix of
styles, I guess I'd call my style Modern Farmhouse Cottage 😍 You'll find a
little bit of everything here, from
affordable home decor
and decorating ideas, to
DIYs
and crafts and some of our family's favorite
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Summer Decorating
There are so many patriotic holidays to celebrate from May to September, I
thought it would be fun to pull out all my DIY patriotic decor and really make
it feel like a celebration.
Do you have a 'happy room' in your home?
I would say that our sunroom is definitely a favorite room in our home. This
room gets so much light from the wall of windows, and it's become one of our
favorite rooms. You can
click here
to see all the things we've done to it. I really wanted to get my
cottage white dresser
up against our
reclaimed wood wall. I knew it would look gorgeous and it does, especially with those pops of
red and blue.
My daughter Abby was sweet enough to paint me some watercolors to hang on the
wall. This wall used to be a busy
gallery wall, but I was craving something a little simpler so we took everything off to
start fresh. It feels so much lighter and I have lots of ideas for switching
out the decor in those
whitewashed frames.
I am blessed to have such a talented daughter who is willing to paint for me!
💗
When I was pulling out my patriotic decor for this space, I was torn between
hanging the
blue berry wreath that I recently spray painted (YES, I spray painted a thrifted berry wreath, and it turned out soooo good!), or this
sweet scrap fabric and ribbon flag. You can see which won out, but I'm sure I'll switch it out again before the
summer's over.
I love crafting with canvas drop cloth and a couple years ago I made the
hanging flag banner. It was a quick and easy craft and can work both outdoors and in. Rather
than hang it on the wall this year, I just draped it from an old chippy
shutter and leaned it up against the wall.
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All the light in this room makes it the perfect place to grow plants, and I
have been fortunate to keep most of them alive! I moved a vintage table in
front of the window and filled it with houseplants that like to have their
leaves misted...it's easy to mist them daily. I love
this mister
that I originally bought for my curly hair...I've since bought a second one
that I keep in our bathroom. It delivers continuous mist and is so sturdy and
easy to use.
Paper pinwheels
Pinwheels are a classic summer favorite and they're even cuter tucked inside a
denim pocket garland! Who doesn't love a cute pinwheel? The following tutorial
is for mini pinwheels and how to make the denim pocket garland. If you'd like
to make larger pinwheels, you can follow
this tutorial from a few years ago. While the process is virtually identical, you may
find it easier to follow the step by step picture tutorial, especially if
you're making them with kids!
You can see how easy the pinwheels and the garland were to make by watching
the video below.
How to make paper pinwheels - video tutorial
Our
vintage style daybed
is by far the coziest place to chill and read a book! I have spent many
blissful hours here. We also use it as a guest bedroom when we have
overnight guests. It faces our double sided fireplace. I left the side in
the sunroom the original red brick, but I painted the opposite side with
chalk paint to lighten it up! Click
here to find out how easy it is to update a brick fireplace with chalk paint!
As soon as I pulled out my camera, Millie sat herself down to pose (she
cracks me up!) 😍 This pup is ready for a summer haircut!
The daybed is always piled high with cozy pillows and a few throws so you
can really make yourself at home!
The armchair and ottoman that used to be on the wood wall, were moved to the
other side of the sunroom, next to my fiddle leaf figs. This is another super
comfy spot to sit and read a stack of magazines (if the daybed is currently
occupied) 😏
I purchased the
distressed side table
at the beginning of summer, thinking I'd use it on our back patio, but as you
can see...it never made it outside!
Over in the living room I decorated our fireplace mantel quite simply.
Something I've never done before is to use plates as decor on the mantel. I
have so many vintage plates and I love having them out where I can enjoy them!
I can't forget the hearth. I took out my spring flowers from the vintage
pickle crock and replaced it with white and blue flowers from the dollar
store, and a vintage feedsack that I bought from the Country Living Fair in
Nashville when we lived in TN. The faded colors tie in so well.
If you're wanting more patriotic inspiration, check out my kitchen breakfast
nook. I decorated the table with charming cottage decor pieces. Here's a
peek...
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Bloggers Best summer home tour links
Be sure to hop over to Amber's tour at
Follow the Yellow Brick Home next. Her home is filled with vintage goodies, more ironstone than
one person should have the right to own 😉 and SO MUCH inspiration!
Monday's Tours
The Tattered Pew / Stonegable / My Wee Abode
White Arrows Home / Fiddle Leaf Blog / Dabbling and Decorating
Tuesday's Tours
The Flowering Farmhouse / Sanddollar Lane / Cottage In The Mitten
Up To Date Interiors / Bricks 'n Blooms / Cottage On Bunker Hill
Wednesday's Tours
Open Doors Open Hearts/ Pasha Is Home / Shiplap and Shells
A Blue Nest / Cloches and Lavender / Simply 2 Moms
Thursday's Tours
Cassie Bustamante / First Day of Home / Midwest Life and Style
County Road 407 / She Gave It A Go / Robyn's French Nest
Friday's Tours
The Ponds Farmhouse / DIY Beautify / Follow The Yellow Brick Home
My Thrift Store Addiction / Tatertots and Jello / Sweet Pea
bringing beauty to the ordinary,
Your home looks so good decorated for summer. The pinwheel garland that you created is darling.
ReplyDeleteCindy,
ReplyDeleteI just loved all your patriotic touches. The cute denim garland and pinwheels are adorable! You are so creative! I love doing these tours together.
I love all the summery and patriotic touches you added in your home, Cindy. And that denim pocket garland with the pinwheels is adorable!
ReplyDeleteYour home is so gorgeous, Cindy. I enjoyed seeing all of the ways you added pretty touches of red, white and blue for the summer. And that garland and the pinwheels are too cute!! Pinned!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute patriotic ideas! I saved some jean pockets years ago and still haven't done anything with them. Totally doing it now. Thanks for the tour and inspo. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteThe denim pocket garland is precious!
ReplyDeleteCindy, I loved your tour! The pinwheels are so fun, and what beautiful watercolors by your daughter! I adore that daybed! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
ReplyDeleteI just love everything you've done for summer! The patriotic touches are beautiful and I now have an idea of how to use the rest of denim pockets from last year. Thanks for the inspiration Cindy!
ReplyDeleteCindy I always enjoy your posts! Thanks fir the tour. Your patriotic decor is just beautiful!❤️
ReplyDeleteYour summer decor is so lovely, Cindy! Those pinwheels are perfect, and I love the denim pocket bunting! So smart and pretty! Your daughter did a lovely job on those botanical prints! You are indeed blessed!
ReplyDeleteYour home is gorgeous Cindy! I love all the red white and blue and those pinwheels are awesome!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous home tour! Love all the patriotic touches!
ReplyDeleteWe are planning to add on to our family room to create a sunroom, so I am loving your sunroom photos! Pinning for inspo!
Happy summer!
So happy you like it, thank you!
DeleteCindy, your sunroom is so pretty and cozy! I can see why it's a favorite spot!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to make pinwheels, they are so cute and summery!
Thank you so much!
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