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Classic Coastal Style for Summer (Summer Home Tour 2018)

Learn how to decorate your home with classic coastal elements for a relaxed look for summer.

Summer Home Tour with Finding Silver Pennies - Home Exterior

This week marks the seasonal simplicity home tour series organized by my good friend Krista of The Happy Housie! If you’re stopping by from there or Lauren’s wonderful blog, Blesser House, welcome!

If this is your first time visiting our home, I’m so glad you’re here. I’m Danielle and I love all things coastal.

Beautiful summer roses. Proven Winners rebloom the whole summer - Finding Silver PenniesI love using flowers from our garden and treasures we find at the beach to decorate with.

This is our home on Boston’s South Shore. We live right in Scituate Harbor and can walk to lovely beaches, shops and amazing restaurants. Summer is a magical time here by the sea.

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Pretty coastal home and a turquoise bike - Finding Silver Pennies

We spend time exploring the beaches, swimming in the sea, and our two sons will be taking sailing lessons in the harbor. They are already quite good at it. The boys surprised me with this gorgeous bike for my birthday. We love to go on family bike rides around the harbor and in the woods.

Gorgeous pink roses in a woven basket, retro bike - Finding Silver Pennies

That color blue is my favorite! Well, you’ll see, once you step inside, that I LOVE all blues 😉

Roses from the garden - Finding Silver Pennies

We spend most of our time outside in the summer months. The smell of the sea is intoxicating, but I thought it would be fun to show you around inside before showing you the backyard.

New England Coastal Style with a summer home tour - Finding Silver Pennies

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Entry

Just as you step inside our front door is our entry. I created these gorgeous sun prints with my boys with items we had in the backyard. If you’re looking for a fun summer project, you need to try these. You can read my tips here.

Classic entry with DIY sunprint, frames and Jenny Lind bed turned into a bench - Finding Silver Pennies

We made the frames too. That bench was an old Jenny Lind bed that we converted. I am slightly obsessed with ferns and have them inside and out. Here they are in vintage galvanized containers.

Pretty DIYs for your entry - Finding Silver Pennies

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Living Room

We have a very long living room which was puzzling to decorate when we first moved in. This room has undergone many, many changes. We replaced the ceilings, updating the fireplace and have gone through three couches, but I think this is how I love it best. First I’ll show you the family area.

Airplants and shells in the living room - Finding Silver Pennies

Oh, and you’ll see lots of nature in here from spikey air plants to pretty shells to heavenly peonies.

We added the white slipcovered sectional last fall and LOVE it. It’s big enough for the four of us to fit and Max (our terrier mix has decided it’s his perch when he’s not chasing squirrels outside).

Summer Home Tour - living room with white sectional and many shells - Finding Silver Pennies

Those quilts are actually to help me keep the couch clean. I just washed our slipcover successfully (phew!) but I bought these to drape on so I can just wash them when they start looking grimy. The sectional is 94 x 94 and my little washing machine can’t handle stuff that big.

If you’ve been reading the blog for quite a while then you might recognize this coffee table from the She Shed. I’m still waiting for Luke to build me a custom one for here (I’m thinking round). Our old coffee table is too large and I thought it would be fun to see what this driftwood one looked like in here. We built it a few years ago.

Collection of shells and airplants - Finding Silver Pennies

I adore air plants and shells, just in case you were wondering.

Pretty shells on a coffee table - Finding Silver Pennies

It’s amazing to see all the details on shells.

Coastal living room and fresh peonies - Finding Silver Pennies

I try to put out books I love to flip through. This one is beautiful if you like coastal style.

Living Room with Coastal Style - Finding Silver Pennies

The pillows on the couch are a mix of HomeGoods (the larger ones were in the bedding department), Minted, and shibori ones we made last summer. DIY Shibori is another fun project to do with your kids in the summer. You can read our DIY Shibori here and our pillowcases here.

Peonies - Finding Silver Pennies

Peonies remind me of my grandmother. I have many planted in the garden but they’re not ready yet. These are from Trader Joe’s and were $7 a bunch. I don’t think that’s bad. The fragrance is heavenly.

White Sectional and pretty coffee table are perfect for summer - Finding Silver Pennies

Tips for easy summer decorating in the living room - Finding Silver Pennies

White mixed with antiques, summer living room - Finding Silver Pennies

For Mother’s Day my boys surprised me with this gorgeous Monstera Plant. Isn’t it lovely? I found the basket on Amazon for $10. As you’ll see I have quite an obsession with woven baskets. They’re great for plants, throws, added storage and they look coastal and summery.

Sailboat Photograph and a Monstera Plant - Finding Silver PenniesThis cabinet is from my childhood and I have every intention of giving it a makeover soon.

Okay, now over to the other side of the room.

Coastal mantel styling - Finding Silver PenniesCentral to this part of the room is the fireplace. We love the dark mantel and we refaced the front of the fireplace with fossilized ocean flooring. It’s amazing. Here you can see the gas fireplace on and a white slipcovered chair pulled over to it. I snapped that the other week when I shared our mantel.

Gorgeous coastal mantel that honors the sea - Finding Silver Pennies

Usually the chairs “live” under the windows in the living room, opposite the fireplace.

Decorate with natural textures for a fresh coastal and summery look - Finding Silver Pennies

Luke built this console and the top is actually wood that I painted to look like galvanized metal. You can see the post here. I decorated the console simply with a driftwood garland, some oyster shells we found at the beach and a pretty lamp that reminds me of sea glass.

woven baskets - Finding Silver Pennies

These baskets are from Target, in the new Opal House Collection. They were actually on clearance. So I couldn’t resist buying more baskets. Ha! Ha!

Driftwood Garlands and Sea Glass Lamps - Finding Silver Pennies

Warm coastal style in the living room - Finding Silver Pennies

This is my favorite spot to read the Sunday paper.

cozy spot for the paper, slipcovered chair, cashmere throw and ticking stripe pillow - Finding Silver Pennies

I try to decorate my home with meaning wherever possible. My 12 year old drew the owl.

Antique black desk, corner of living room - Finding Silver Pennies

This is a photo of me and my dad at the beach when I was very little. I’m not sure I was even a year old there.

Father and Daughter - Finding Silver Pennies

Wasn’t he handsome? He passed away in March and I miss him every day.

So that’s the living room.

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Kitchen

Airy coastal kitchen - Finding Silver Pennies

Nothing has really changed in here. I shared a few ways you could refresh your kitchen without breaking the bank by completely renovating. One day we’ll redo the kitchen but for now I love the charm.

Fantastic and durable rugs for a seaside kitchen - Finding Silver Pennies

These fun blue, white and gray rugs are durable – they’re woven polypropylene – and can be vacuumed and washed. Perfect for muddy paws or sandy feet…

Pretty summer styling ideas for the kitchen - Finding Silver Pennies

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Dining Room

Just off the kitchen is our dining room. We spend so much time in here and this is another room that has undergone some makeovers. My husband built us the gorgeous farmhouse table with reclaimed wood and I painted the legs and apron. It is such a lovely piece. You can read about it here.

Relaxed summer dining room - Finding Silver Pennies

The fern wreath was a DIY and it’s been hugely popular on Pinterest.

I’ve decorated the table simply with a beautiful blown glass fish.

Blown glass fish as centerpiece on a farmhouse table - Finding Silver Pennies

Isn’t it a pretty color?

Also on the table a fragrant candles from Magnolia Home at Target and pretty shell wreaths.

Shells on a reclaimed wood farmhouse table - Finding Silver Pennies

Simple coastal decor in the dining room - Finding Silver Pennies

Blue and white rug grounds a very pretty coastal dining room - Finding Silver Pennies

This room gets all day sun. I really love this room so much.

We added the Welsh dresser and love how it adds warmth and a lovely place to display collections. I love ironstone as I use it when serving but I’ve also added in some pewter and shells for summer.

Warm wood antique welsh dresser with ironstone, pewter, shells and a pothos plant - Finding Silver Pennies

The plant is a Pothos and I put it in some ironstone. I found it at the grocery store one day while shopping.

Shells & plants - Finding Silver Pennies

The pewter pitcher was my grandmother’s wedding gift.

Pretty summer styling - Finding Silver Pennies

I think I’ve told you guys this before, but my parents owned a beautiful restaurant when I was growing up. It was a colonial mansion. I worked at the restaurant – first as a bus boy, then a waitress and then as a bartender. This pewter plate is from my parents’ restaurant.

Ironstone and pewter plate from Baldwin's Restaurant - Finding Silver Pennies

I still have the paper roses on display the boys and I made a few weeks ago.

Paper Roses - Finding Silver Pennies

Pretty ideas for a summer dining room - Finding Silver Pennies

This little cabinet was a yard sale find that I painted in my favorite shade of blue.

Gorgeous shimmering chandelier in an understated dining room - Finding Silver Pennies

I love how the light dances around the room and glistens on the crystal and brass chandelier.

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Boys’ Bedroom

We’re gonna skip the offices on this tour as they’re both in a very messy state – papers and books everywhere. Instead let’s look quickly into our boys’ bedroom. This room says seafarer to me! Our kids share a room and are so close. It was important to me to create a room that they could grow with. We replaced the ceiling and took down an faux wall in this room two years ago and you can see the makeover here and here.

A very coastal boys bedroom - Finding Silver Pennies

This is the largest bedroom in the home, it was originally the master bedroom. The color palette is white and blue with a few pops of red. I’ve mixed textures – linen, jute, metals and some sleek modern lines.

Fantastic modern pendant light from Ikea - Finding Silver Pennies

The boys LOVE the light that is from Ikea, as are these stools.

Great and sturdy chairs from Ikea for kids - Finding Silver Pennies

I shared a detailed update on their room here including a full source list.

Kids' workspace - Finding Silver Pennies

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Master Bedroom

The last bedroom, is our bedroom. We extensively redid this room last summer. We added beautiful French Oak Floors and board and batten walls.

Coastal bedroom in a neutral color palette - Finding Silver Pennies

The room isn’t huge so I wanted to create the feeling of an airy, coastal retreat.

DIY sea fan art, DIY board and batten walls and linen bedding in this pretty coastal bedroom - Finding Silver Pennies

The linen bedding and pillow is from Ikea while the other pillow and boat artwork is from Minted. Instead of a headboard we decided to create our own sea fan artwork using real sea fans from Amazon 😉

DIY sea fan wall art - Finding Silver Pennies

Luke built the bedside table and I did a faux soapstone affect with paint.

Bedside table and pretty coastal elements in our bedroom - Finding Silver Pennies

Peonies are fragrant next to our bed. The pewter trinket was a gift from my grandmother. I love how rich the dark wood door looks against the neutral color palette.

Seaside style in the bedroom - Finding Silver Pennies

Lots of straw hats for summer! How fabulous is the sailcloth bag? It was a present from my mom.

Straw hats and a sailcloth tote - Finding Silver Pennies

Chippy furniture and a breezy coastal bedroom - Finding Silver Pennies

Fresh roses from our garden are placed between two shell lamps.

Pretty mermaid - Finding Silver Pennies

This beautiful Lladro mermaid is from my childhood.

Simple summer style in our bedroom, lots of white on white with some plants - Finding Silver Pennies

The dresser was a roadside find that I painted with Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Ironstone.

Shell encrusted mirror - Finding Silver Pennies

One of my favorite things in our room is this shell encrusted mirror.

Painted armoire with a pretty monstera plant in a basket, coral and an antique clock - Finding Silver Pennies

Luke has all his clothes in here. This was another yard sale find that I painted, it’s done in Chalk Paint® and the color reminds me of driftwood. I moved the monstera plant up here for the photo.

Classic coastal style in the bedroom - Finding Silver Pennies

The woven blinds are from Smith & Noble and add so much texture.

Rich hardwood floors add warmth to a neutral bedroom - Finding Silver Pennies

dreamy bedroom in a coastal New England home - Finding Silver Pennies

Our coastal life is reflected in every part of our room.

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Our Yard

I feel like I’ve inundated you guys with photos already but I just wanted to share our outdoor spaces with you. We spend most of our time in the summer months enjoying sea breezes outside.

Our coastal garden and Max - Finding Silver Pennies

We enjoy tending our garden and using what we’ve grown in food, like this delicious rhubarb cake.

Brunch on a deck, easy ideas for summer - Finding Silver Pennies

We love to sip rose in the sunshine.

Rose all day in the sunshine - Finding Silver Pennies

 

Coastal Deck and backyard entertaining - Finding Silver Pennies

While our dogs frolic in the grass.

Dogs frolicking in the grass - Finding Silver Pennies

Unfortunately, I can’t really share the She Shed or the Sunroom with you as both are in a state of disarray. The last two months we’ve been putting in a pool and it’s almost done. You can see the pool progress here, but I thought I’d leave you with a few photos of the pool area and our family enjoying it.

Summer fun by our new pool - Finding Silver Pennies

My boys enjoying our new pool - Finding Silver Pennies

I snapped the above photo with my phone. John found this swan at HomeGoods and it’s GIANT. I can’t believe my three guys can fit on it!

Brand new pool means summer fun - Finding Silver Pennies

Still lots of landscaping to do out here but I know you’ll mostly find us at the beach or the pool this summer…

Relaxing in the pool - Finding Silver Pennies

Sipping some delicious cocktails, of course.

Refreshing poolside cocktails - Finding Silver Pennies

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Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by our home and see how we’ve decorated it for summer. I so loved having you visit.

The next stop on the tour is Amber Tysl and I love her coastal home. I know she’ll have so many beautiful ideas to share with you.

Be Sure to Visit All My Friends Below

 

The Seasonal Simplicity Home Tour series is back; and this time we’re all about simple summer decor touches! All week long, my talented blogging friends and I are sharing part of our homes. I can’t wait to take in all the gorgeous inspiration…

Sharing today…

Bless’er House // Finding Silver Pennies // Rooms for Rent // Amber Tysl

Deeply Southern Home // Two Twenty One // A Burst of Beautiful // Making it in the Mountains

And sharing the rest of this week…

Monday

The Happy Housie // Maison de Pax // Shabbyfufu // Just a Girl and Her Blog

Inspiration for Moms // Clean & Scentsible // House of Wood // Summer Adams

Tuesday

Sincerely Marie Designs // House by Hoff // Rambling Renovators
Town and Country Living // Newly Woodwards

Craftberry Bush // On Sutton Place // Designthusiasm // Zevy Joy

Thursday

The DIY Mommy // The Turquoise Home // Nina Hendrick // Home Made Lovely

So Much Better with Age // Maison de Cinq // Paint Me Pink
Southern State of Mind // Jenna Kate at Home

 

 

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Krista
5 years ago

Absolutely fabulous tour, Danielle! I love it! The coastal feel throughout is right up my alley -and your home has so much gorgeous character. My boys would flip over that pool!

Kristi
5 years ago

Danielle, you have THE MOST gorgeous home full of so much charm and character!

Jennifer @ Town and Country Living

Sigh. Danielle, I could move right into your home and be happy as a clam! It’s so pretty and I love your natural woodwork with your lighter furnishings. The contrast really gives each room depth and warmth. I never would’ve guessed that the console table has a wood top. I’ve got to check out your technique for making it look like galvanized metal. Genius! Really love your home – it has so much character and it’s so “you”. Oh – I want your bike! I was telling hubby I want one like that to putz around town. I have a… Read more »

Jamie
5 years ago

Your home is gorgeous, Danielle! I love every room. I’m sure your boys are going to have a blast in that pool this summer!
Hugs, Jamie