| Summer decorating projects should add freshness to | | | | look and feel. |
| your home without bogging you down with more | | | | 4. Flowers. Find a sunny spot in your yard and sprinkle |
| projects during an already busy season. Following are | | | | sunflower seeds. Not only will they enhance the look |
| seven easy summer decorating ideas suitable for any | | | | of your yard, but can also be cut to make fresh flower |
| budget: | | | | arrangements for inside your home. This will save you |
| 1. Paint. Add color to a room by painting. To save time | | | | the expense of continuously buying flower |
| and money, try painting the focal wall in a room. It | | | | arrangements. |
| takes approximately one hour to paint one wall in an | | | | 5. Rugs and window treatments. Pick up any area |
| average size room. | | | | rugs and take down window treatments for a cool, |
| 2. No-sew. Use no-sew techniques to jazz up a room. | | | | clean look. Be sure to leave blinds on your windows |
| Instead of sewing new pillow covers, pillows can be | | | | for privacy. |
| wrapped in a piece of unfinished fabric on the diagonal | | | | 6. Furniture. Mix up your décor by moving |
| (like a present), then wrapped with a decorative ribbon | | | | furniture around. Borrow pieces from other rooms. |
| to secure it. To create a new tablecloth, use duct tape | | | | Hang your good china on the wall as art, or try |
| to apply a temporary hem in flat sheets to make them | | | | changing out your wall art. |
| fit your end tables and breakfast nooks. | | | | 7. Glass. Clean all glass areas in your home. Shiny |
| 3. Unclutter. Pack up knick knacks and collectibles and | | | | glass surfaces contribute to a fresh summer look. |
| place them in a box. Replace three of your favorite | | | | Try a few of these easy summer decorating ideas to |
| items or collections and appreciate the less-cluttered | | | | welcome the summer season into your home. |