The past year has been rough; we’ve missed out on birthday parties, graduations, and holiday celebrations. This year with the #FreedomToSummer, having small gatherings creating spaces that are perfect for all your summer events. Summertime activities aren’t only outdoor activities. Hosting an event or having guests over for dinner parties are great examples of ways to celebrate all the milestones we’ve missed. With celebrating comes redoing your space to match the summer freedom that we’ve all been waiting for.

Before the guest list or menu is planned, the first order of business should be your dining room decor. The ambiance of the room can drastically change a party’s mood, but thankfully, embracing a summery theme is easy! Here are three ideas to get you started.

Brighten Up Your Color Palette

在夏天的装修中，明亮的色调中包含有趣的图案是把夏天带到室内的最好方式。将颜色与窗户装饰、地毯甚至墙壁装饰等重要物品结合起来，可以让你更容易处理家里的颜色。A great summer throw pillow like theNourison Mine Victory Pineapple Plush抱枕为您的餐厅增添了一个有趣的海滩岛的氛围。保持夏季的主题，你也可以使用夏天的Pantone颜色作为灵感，决定哪种颜色在你的家里看起来最好。

Tabletop decor offers another way to incorporate additional visual interest into your dining space. Addingtextile pieces让你在你的空间创造视觉趣味。桌架、彩色餐巾纸和餐垫等元素有助于增加布置的风格和维度。想要更简约的吗?鲜花和蜡烛是时髦、低调的元素，既提供了流行的色彩，又不会引起太多的注意。

Keep it Organic: Plants, Flowers & Wood

Natural elements are a great way to bring some of the outdoors into your summer decorations. Adding plants, flowers and wood to your dining room decor can help to balance out color from your accent pieces. Faux plants are alternative if you’re not too confident with real plants.

除了餐桌和椅子之外，还有更多的机会加入木质元素。木纹餐垫，手工碗，或混合媒体灯具带来丰富的，有机的品质到房间。植物和鲜花也可以用作餐厅的墙壁装饰，而不仅仅是中心装饰品。One way to incorporate all three elements into your dining room decor is by addingfloating shelvesto one of your walls and showcasing different plants and accessory pieces. Addframed wall artto your dining room decor to add color and balance the wood elements in your dining room.

Porcelain is Preferred

If you prefer your personality to shine through with your tablescapes instead of pieces on your wall, then having dinnerware that holds up through all your summer events would be your pick.

Choosing porcelain dinnerware is one of the many options, it’s more durable, microwave, oven, and freezer safe. Porcelain can give a chic appearance to any space without taking too much attention from the other elements of your dining room. And, with many bright and summer patterns to choose from, the only issue you’ll have is picking which to bring home.

Whether you decide to keep things simple or go all out for your guests, having pieces that stand out during any event is always essential. Lastly, an important decor tip is to let your personality should shine through with all your decor pieces and have fun. You may be the host, but having fun is just as important as decor.

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