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Coastal Farmhouse Summer Home Tour 2017

Welcome to our Coastal Farmhouse Summer Home Tour!

We’re so excited to be joining 9 other bloggers including our hostess, Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage for a Farmhouse Style Summer Home Tour!

Coastal Farmhouse Summer Tour

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Living near the coast is fun year round but it’s especially great during the summer.  Our family loves kayaking, fishing, swimming, and especially playing at the beach!  We are truly outdoorsy and spend as much time as possible enjoying our beautiful area.  Since we spend so much time outdoors, let’s start our tour in the garden!  

Summer Home tour 2017

This fun little gazebo was a Mother’s Day gift years ago.  We immediately planted Lady Banks roses and wisteria around it and they didn’t waste any time covering it!  It’s the perfect little hideaway for a romantic breakfast for two!  

I made this stained glass mosaic 11 years ago. We’ve had to take it down a couple times for hurricanes but it always gets put back in it’s place right away.  I love the way the sunlight comes through the glass.

 

Summer Home tour 2017

Let’s head over to the front porch now.  This is our family’s favorite spot to spend time together. 

Coastal Farmhouse Decor

If you stop by, chances are we are on the porch.  We read, play Legos, checkers (DIY checkerboard tutorial coming soon!), watch birds and just hang out there almost every evening.  We’re blessed with great weather here so we can use the porch almost year round.

The ceiling fan makes summer evenings more comfortable.  Just a little breeze to cool you down and keep the mosquitoes away.  Add some sweet tea and it’s perfect!  This tea shown is from my sister’s tea shop The Little Tea Cart and it’s de-lish!

Porch Decor

I absolutely adore our door bell!  It’s so unexpected, pretty and so farmhouse-y!

Coastal Decor

No coastal farmhouse would be complete without flowers!  I have so many that I love.  Magnolias may be my very favorite. For now anyway.  James loves to tell people that my favorite flower is whatever is blooming now 🙂 

coastal farmhouse decor

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Step inside and I’ll show you around the house.  This door leads directly into the living room.  We love how bright and open this space is.  

Summer Home tour 2017

The drawers in this printers chest help control the summer clutter (and we have a LOT of clutter in the summer time)!

coastal decor

 

coastal farmhouse decor

We removed the television that we rarely watched and put this little reading nook in it’s place.  It’s already been used more than the television was!  I found some great coffee table style books that can keep my guys occupied for hours.  They really enjoy Rarely Seen- Photographs of the Extraordinary.

Summer Home tour 2017

We limit video games so we wanted the boys to be able to find fun things to keep them occupied.  I created little fun stashes all over the house.

coastal farmhouse decor

See the card games in the antique tool box?  

Summer Home tour 2017

Summer Home tour 2017

coastal farmhouse decor

Summer Home tour 2017

Blues, teals, whites and tans are our go-to colors.  They just say coastal farmhouse to me!

coastal farmhouse decor

coastal farmhouse decor

My sweet friend Kathleen made this cute ottoman cover.  I love that we were able to reuse our old leather ottoman.  I really love that it’s washable.  Washable is essential in a house that seems to attract sand.

coastal farmhouse decor

coastal farmhouse decor

Remember what I told you about the flowers?  I truly love them 🙂

coastal farmhouse decor

Collections of found beach glass and seashells are a great way to add coastal style to your home.  You could add them to your summer decor or leave them out year round like we do.

coastal decor

 

coastal farmhouse decor

 

coastal farmhouse decor

 

Summer Home tour 2017

Directly across from the living room is our dining room.  It’s actually one large open space that includes our kitchen as well.

coastal farmhouse decor

We’re more likely to snack healthy if we have fresh fruit and drink lemon water out where we can see them.  In the morning, I fill the dispenser with water, add some lemon slices and ice and leave it on the counter or buffet all day.  It’s usually gone by dinner time.  The dispenser makes drinking water fun and fancy 🙂

coastal farmhouse decor

We often will grab our plates and eat dinner in the back yard so these Pottery Barn melamine plates are perfect.  No worrying about them breaking.

Summer Home tour 2017

coastal farmhouse decor

Summer Home tour 2017

coastal farmhouse decor

Summer Home tour 2017

Summer Home tour 2017

Next to the dining room is the final stop for today, our kitchen.  There are only a few small touches we add for Summer.

Flowers (of course) 

Coastal Farmhouse open shelves

and our Pottery Barn napkins are back as curtains.

Easy Coastal Kitchen curtains

You can see more details about our recent kitchen remodel here.

Coastal Farmhouse Kitchen - Sand Dollar Lane

We hope you enjoyed our Summer Home Tour.  Be sure to check out the other amazing homes in the tour!

Bless’er House

Worthing Court

Thistlewood Farms

Stone Gable

Rooms for Rent

Refresh Restyle

Farmhouse Chic

The Shabby Creek Cottage

Julie Blanner

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Comments

  1. Janice Davis says

    July 16, 2017 at 1:03 am

    Love love your blog. So much inspiration here. Do you mind sharing the source for the pretty rattan tray on your ottoman. I’m looking for one that size.

    Reply
    • Leen says

      July 19, 2017 at 6:43 am

      Hi Janice, Thank you for your sweet words! I love that tray too. It was a gift from a friend so unfortunately, I don’t know where it came from. I will let you know if I ever see one. Maybe try Homegoods?

      Reply
  2. Allison | Upright and Caffeinated says

    May 26, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Eileen- I LOVE your home! My inspiration for our home (which we are currently building) is modern coastal farmhouse. I simply love the coastal feel with the rustic farmhouse look! You pulled it off perfectly!

    Reply
    • Leen says

      May 30, 2017 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks Allison! It’s been a work in progress for almost 12 years but I think we’re finally getting somewhere 🙂

      Reply
  3. Julie Blanner says

    May 23, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    What a beautiful tour- I love all the aqua touches and the beautiful flowers throughout your home. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Lauren says

    May 22, 2017 at 10:20 pm

    You have a lovely home! That kitchen island is way too cool. Loved touring with you!

    Reply
  5. Debbie Rogers says

    May 22, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    Awesome, awesome, awesome !

    Reply
  6. Kelly Wiggins says

    May 22, 2017 at 8:46 pm

    Everything looks absolutely amazing! I think I might recognize that tea pitcher too.

    Reply
  7. Joan says

    May 22, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    Eileen, everything looks so beautiful! Hopefully I can walk around the corner soon and see it all in person. You are amazing!

    Reply
  8. Jan Iannone says

    May 22, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    Oh Eileen….I just absolutely adore your home! You have everything so nicely decorated but still have that homey feel! Your blog is awesome! ( Love that cute lamp in your living room! Lol)

    Reply
    • Leen says

      May 22, 2017 at 2:06 pm

      Thanks Jan! I bet that little lamp looks familiar to you!

      Reply
  9. KariAnne Wood says

    May 22, 2017 at 12:21 pm

    LOVE the checkerboard!!! Your home is beautiful! So happy to be on the tour with you!

    Reply
    • Leen says

      May 22, 2017 at 2:06 pm

      Thanks karianne! We had so much fun making it that we have made several since 🙂

      Reply

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