Summer is almost here, along with a fresh new crop of home decor trends. From the return of color to a breezy coastal vibe, there’s a little something for everyone this season.
If you’d like to update your home with a fresh look for the warmer months, in today’s post I’m taking a look at the summer 2024 decor trends, focusing on the looks I think will have staying power well beyond the season.
Please don’t feel like you have to embrace these ideas if they don’t resonate with you or work with your home style. I definitely don’t adopt every new home decor trend that comes along.
That said, I do think it’s helpful to keep up with the current decorating trends and design styles, because it gives you new ideas for your home.
I know when I look at our home with a fresh perspective, I’m often able to repurpose pieces I already own and update a space without spending any money.
Whether you want to add a light touch of summer here and there or fully embrace one or more of these decor trends, I hope these ideas will help you add a fresh look to your home.
Summer 2024 Home Decor Trends and Design Ideas
1. Relaxed coastal style
The first summer 2024 home trend is relaxed coastal style. With a focus on light and airy spaces that reflect the ocean and beach, coastal style interiors are a perfect fit for summer.
I’ve found that since I started decorating with modern coastal style, our home is essentially summery all year long, which means I don’t have to do a lot of seasonal decorating.
By sticking with a color scheme that reflects the ocean, sand, and sky: crisp whites, neutral hues, and fresh blues — everything flows easily from one season to the next.
Coastal style spaces typically incorporate natural elements such as wood, wicker, and linen, as well as a color palette of soft blues, greens, and sandy tones.
Coastal style interiors often feature clean lines and simple yet elegant design, with a focus on comfort and relaxation.
Although there are many versions of coastal style, my favorite is a chic mix of relaxed beach house, coastal grandmother, and Nancy Meyers style. (Here’s my post sharing my favorite Nancy Meyers interiors.)
However, any version of coastal decor or beach house style which incorporates things like woven elements, light woods, baskets, natural fiber rugs, and easy-care slipcovers in fabrics like cotton and linen, lends itself perfectly to summer decorating.
2. Summer stripes
The next summer 2024 home decor trend, which ties in beautifully with relaxed coastal style, is stripes, a classic summer trend that will never go out of style.
Pure Salt Interiors – chairs – alternate chair source
This beautiful bedroom incorporates stripes in the pillows, throw, and ottomans.
Whether you’re decorating a living room, bedroom, or any other space, adding striped pillows, throws, or rugs will infuse a timeless style and appeal to your home for summer and beyond.
From throw pillows to rugs, incorporating stripes into your decor can instantly add a touch of summer to any room.
Experiment with sizes, shapes, and colors to find the perfect combination that perfectly reflects your personality and your home.
A striped rug, gorgeous neutral tones, and soft layered bedding create a calm and restful bedroom retreat.
3. Color trend for summer 2024: a touch of blue
Tying in beautifully with the rest of summer home decor trends for 2024, a color palette based on soothing, timeless blues will take center stage for summer 2024.
If you saw my post on the Top Home Color Trends for 2024, you know that some version of blue was on almost everyone’s “Color of the Year” list.
Brandon Architects – Patterson Custom Homes
Paint companies and interior designers alike are loving blue hues this season, which is wonderful, as I can’t think of a color that more perfectly reflects the relaxed feeling of summer than blue.
Blue, in all its shades, is perfect for adding a touch of summer to a neutral room, family room, or a more formal space, perhaps via a piece of statement artwork, accent pieces, or rugs.
Since shades of blue have been shown to reduce stress, increase productivity and creativity, and generally make us happier, it’s the perfect hue for summer home decor, indoors and out.
4. A backdrop of white
The next home decor trend for summer 2024 is white walls.
White walls and ceilings bring a fresh, modern look to any space, creating an open, airy feeling and reflecting natural light to brighten both large and small spaces.
Pure Salt Interiors for Katrina Scott – similar light fixture
A light neutral wall is the perfect backdrop for colorful pieces of furniture or artwork, making it easy to redecorate as the seasons — or your tastes — change.
This beautiful bedroom features a woven bed, rattan nightstand, black chandelier, and lovely soft tones of blue and blush against a backdrop of crisp white walls.
I love the elegant mix of white and polished brass pendant lightsin this timeless kitchen design:
Brandon Architects and Patterson Custom Homes – pendant lights – similar pendant
White Dove and Simply White, both by Benjamin Moore, are two of my favorite white paints. We’ve used both throughout our home, including on our kitchen cabinets.
For more on paint colors, you might be interested in my posts:
- Popular Kitchen Cabinet Paint Colors for 2024
- Bedroom Color Combinations and Trends
- Color of the Year 2024 + Top Home Color Trends
5. Ottomans
The next trend for summer 2024 is one of my favorites: the use of ottomans throughout the home. Ottomans are perfect for summer decorating because they lend a feeling of softness and ease to any space.
I especially love the look of an ottoman in place of a traditional coffee table.
Ottomans offer several advantages over traditional coffee tables. They can be used for extra seating and are easy to move from place to place. Best of all, they allow you to put your feet up and relax!
Pure Salt Interiors – similar sectionals here and here – similar coffee tables here and here
Ottomans are also lightweight and available in many sizes and styles, allowing you to use them as a stylish and practical feature in any room — even out on the patio!
Living Gardens Landscape Design; styled by Pure Salt Interiors – ottomans
With the addition of a tray, ottomans are also an efficient way to keep items such as magazines, books, and remote controls organized, yet accessible.
Last, ottomans can provide a warm and inviting atmosphere in the living room, making it a great place to relax, put your feet up, and bask in all the joys of summer.
Pure Salt Interiors – similar ottoman
For more ottoman and coffee table ideas, you might be interested in my post, Modern Coffee Table Ideas for 2024.
6. Organic modern decor
Natural elements are everywhere in 2024, and materials like bamboo, jute, and seagrass are making a big comeback this summer.
Pure Salt Interiors – counter stools
From woven baskets to rattan furniture, incorporating natural elements into your home gives every space an modern organic, calming feel.
Salt Design Co. – chandelier – pendants – similar chairs
Natural materials bring a touch of the outdoors inside, adding a fresh summery feeling to any space.
Whether used in furniture, lighting, or accessories natural materials are a great way to create a calming, relaxed atmosphere in the home for summer.
7. Warm wood elements
The next summer trend, which I believe will last far beyond this season, is warm wood furniture, cabinetry, and accent pieces.
By incorporating warm wood elements in your home for summer, you can instantly update your home and create a beautiful and inviting atmosphere.
Pure Salt Interiors – similar sectional here and here – similar coffee table here and here
The natural shades found in warm wood furniture bring warmth and comfort to a space, while exuding a sense of timelessness.
Leclair Decor – chairs – coffee table
In 2024, in addition to a revival of French and Mediterranean style kitchens, we’re seeing a surge in popularity of spaces incorporating natural wood cabinets. Here’s a gorgeous kitchen design featuring light wood cabinetry.
Cambridge Home Co. – The Cabinet Gallery Utah
And here’s an equally stunning kitchen design featuring dark wood cabinets.
Whether you’re looking to add a touch of luxury to a room, or just want to make your home feel more inviting for summer into fall, warm wood furniture, cabinetry, and accents are a timeless solution.
8. Mixed textures
Mixing textures is a great way to add style, depth and dimension to your spaces.
This summer, expect to see a lot of layered textures, such as linen throw blankets, rustic wood elements, woven lighting, and chunky jute rugs.
The different textures of fabric, wood, and natural materials bring life to a space, creating an inviting and unique atmosphere.
Textures can even evoke emotions, helping create a cozy and comforting feeling in a space.
In addition, textures can be used to create a focal point in a room or unify an area, balancing different elements together.
9. Biophilic design
Biophilic design, which incorporates elements of nature such as indoor plants, natural wood, and stone accents, is becoming more popular with each passing year, and is especially relevant for summer decorating.
The Life Styled Co. – coffee tables
Plants bring energy and life to a space, creating a beautiful and calming environment.
Pure Salt Interiors – chandelier
Whether you’d like to bring a touch of nature inside, reduce stress, promote a sense of wellbeing, or simply benefit from the air-purifying qualities of houseplants, the benefits of biophilic design are many.
Having plants in the home can have a positive impact on your life — not to mention the added beauty that comes from seeing and interacting with living things!
Biophilic design also brings a sense of calm to the home, making it a great way to create a more relaxed environment for summer.
Orchids are among my favorite house plants, and I love the serene feeling they bring to our home. You can learn more about how to care for orchids in my post, Easy Orchid Care Tips (and how to get them to bloom again).
10. Boho style
Bohemian or boho style, in all its forms, is a strong trend for summer 2024, thanks to its textural approach to home decor and design.
Think Moroccan style rugs, macrame wall hangings, woven light fixtures, and lots of plants.
Ames Interiors – rug – coffee table
Coastal boho style, coastal cowgirl style, and beach house style are popular versions of bohemian decor.
Incorporating a mix of modern coastal, California casual, and boho style, coastal boho decor is ideal for summer decorating.
Pure Salt Interiors – similar console table
Coastal boho decor and interiors might include comfortable cotton and linen furniture, neutral hues, chunky knit throw blankets, faded denim blues, leather accents, rustic wood furniture and beams, and an abundance of natural textural elements – anything that represents a relaxed, comfortable way of living and decorating — making this design style perfect for summer!
By incorporating these summer decor trends and ideas in your home, you can create a look that beautifully reflects summer’s laid-back, carefree spirit.
While trends are a great starting point, it’s important to choose elements and decorating styles that speak to you. So take these summer decor trends as inspiration and make them your own.
For more design trends for 2024, see my post, 2024 Home Decor Trends: 10 Ideas to Try This Year.
And here’s my post sharing Spring 2024 home decor trends: Spring 2024 Home Decor Trends and Decorating Ideas.
Wishing you a beautiful summer! xo Jane
summer home decor
For more on coastal grandmother style, modern coastal decor, beach house interior design, Nancy Meyers style, or California casual style, you might be interested in these related posts from the blog
- What is Coastal Grandmother Style? (and why I love it)
- Modern Coastal Decorating Ideas for Your Home
- My Favorite Nancy Meyers Movie Interiors
- Modern Beach House Decorating Ideas for 2024
- 2024 Home Decor Trends: Coastal Cowgirl Style
- California Casual Interior Design: How to Bring Chic West Coast Style to Your Home
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- 2024 Bathroom Design and Decorating Trends
- 2024 Kitchen Design Trends, Ideas and Inspiration
- Restoration Hardware Style: How to Get the Luxury RH Look for Less
- 2024 Colors of the Year: Top Home Color Trends
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