My Late Spring Early Summer Farmhouse Dining Room
I am sharing a beautiful tour of my dining room decorated in a rustic glam farmhouse style for summer.
I think it’s high time that I added a bit of color to my farmhouse dining room and summer is the perfect time to do so! I kept this room on the neutral side for Christmas and the winter, but now I’m ready to brighten things up a bit.
I already use touches of blue in other parts of my home, so it was the perfect color for me to bring into the dining room too. Plus, blue reminds me of my favorite place to be in the summer – the beach!
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I was totally inspired by these blue beachy salad plates that I ran across. The colors of the stripes remind me of the sand on the beach and all of the shades of blue in the ocean. 
I used them as part of an easy breezy summer tablescape. The gray and white checked napkins are actually tea towels that I found on clearance at a local shop a couple of years ago, but THESE are very similar.
With so much going on over on the sideboard, I needed to keep the centerpiece for the table on the simple side. I “stole” the open metal piece from my spring mantel and added cylindrical clear glass vases filled with a combination of candles and artificial greenery. BTW – I would NEVER light the candles while the greenery is there. This is just for looks. 😀
I also used the striped salad plates in the baskets below the hanging lanterns. I am so in love with the ocean blue in this room and I think that all of the greenery brings the room to life!
Dried floral hydrangeas and a couple of other blue accents are all that was needed on the opposite side of the room.
I found these global inspired pillows at a local store. They have the most wonderful nubbiness and texture! Similar pillows can be found HERE. They aren’t the sort of thing that I would normally place against the buffalo check fabric, but I love the totally different look they give the chairs.
I’m always fascinated by mirror reflections, so I’ll close with my very favorite shot of the entire summer farmhouse dining room.
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That last pic is awesome! One of the things I have noticed since I’ve been following you the last 9 months or so is that you always use those same 3 little white buckets, but fill them with different things! I LOVE that! Also, love those pillows. As soon as I saw them, I thought, “Those look really nice with those chairs!” 😉
Have a great weekend, Suzy!
Kudos on the change. I would have never thought those pillows could go with the chairs but they look great.
I especially LOVE the oh so simple but PERFECT centerpiece. You are inspiring!
Lovely accents with the blue and green. Color really lives large in a neutral room.
What is there NOT to love? Everything looks beautiful. LOVE the detailing on your large mirror!
Love the blue and green together!
Blue is one of my favorites, so I love your summer blue tablescape! I am pulling out all of my red, white and blue and reading your patriotic post! Thanks for all the lovely ideas!
Love your style! Absolutely classy and fun.
Wow, the simple change to blue accents gives your dining room a really fresh new feel.
love the beachy look – my kitty cat would be playing with the candles -I tack all of mine since she came along. I put away the bunnies last week and kind of went for a similar look to carry through until the last of June.
Very refreshing …..love the blue touches!!
Such a gorgeous blue! Where did you get the flatware? It’s adorable.
Thank you, Rhonda! I found the flatware at HomeGoods with their outdoor dinnerware.
Just lovely! Thank you for sharing.
How amazing the blue color transformed the look of the room, it’s lovely.
Great colors! Thank you for sharing!
The blue is so pretty. The whole room is beautiful and it looks like Spring.
Linda Owens
Beautiful blue!
Suzy,
The blue is stunning. Bringing in that one color can change the entire appearance. You always wow me every time.
I’m really starting to like blue in the decor!
Love the blue touches … they compliment the grays in your dining room just perfectly.
So pretty!!