Add Fresh Summer Details to Your Apartment Home in Chicagoland

Summer is upon us, and it’s time to update your apartment home for the season. Make things bright, colorful, and perfectly pretty for the season with these smart updates for summer living in Chicagoland.

1. Adopt a Fresh Color Palette

Summer colors are all about bright and breezy hues. Here are a few of our color recommendations:

• Pair refreshing neutrals like white and grey with pops of summery color.
• Bring the beach into your home with turquoise and cobalt.
• Channel the floral beauty of summer wildflowers with sunflower yellow, rosy pink, and marigold orange.
• Banish shades that are dark and wintery such as deep red, pine green, chocolate brown, or black.

2. Switch to Lightweight Textiles

In winter months, heavy drapes and thick blankets are satisfyingly cozy, but these same items can become stuffy and uncomfortable when summer rolls around. Switch to lightweight curtains or even sheer window coverings for summer and replace those thick throw blanks with open-weave or thin fabric.

3. Update Photos and Artwork

If you have photos of friends and family around your apartment home, seasonal updates will keep your décor fresh. In summer, for example, switch to sunny shots at the beach, parks, and other outdoor locations.

Consider keeping a few seasonal pieces tucked away as well. You can easily store alternate prints beneath a bed or in the back of a closet.

4. Bring the Outdoors In

Summertime is all about green grass, sparkling water, and ample sunshine. Decorate with pieces that bring the outside indoors, such as seashells, succulents, air plants, and terrariums. Vases of flowers will add welcome bursts of color indoors. Consider planting a small-scale container garden on your patio or balcony to grow your own blooms, or purchase premade bouquets to treat yourself from time to time.

5. Prepare for Summer Refreshments

Stock the kitchen in your apartment home with summer essentials like a pitcher and tray for serving up lemonade on the porch, popsicle molds for freezer treats, or an ice cream maker for rich indulgent delights. Put away the slow cooker and pull out the salad tongs for light dining in warm months.

How will you update your Springs at Orchard Road or Springs at Weber Road apartment home for summer? Share your decorating inspiration with us in the comments section below!