Summer is the time to let loose when it comes to fashion: bright colors, breezy fabrics, global influences and patterns. It’s equally seductive to work some of these influences into our homes. Take a look at how new summer looks can translate into home decorating.
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Style Trend: Bridgerton Regency
The second season of Bridgerton has inspired a boom in regency style for fashionistas. Puffed sleeves, feminine prints, pearls, bows and laces are the telltale sartorial signatures.
Source: Frank And Oak
Products: The Printed Midi Dress in Fuchsia, $149,
Frank & Oak
Home Trend: Bridgerton Regency
Get the look with hits of deep pink and floral patterns fit for Lady Whistledown. In this formal dining room, a Moroccan-inspired flatweave rug with pretty rosettes adds a graphic punch underfoot.
Photographer: Donna Griffith
Source: House & Home December 2014
Designer: Tanya Linton
Style Trend: Sporty Stripes
Stripes give any ensemble a sporty flair and adds some graphic punch.
Source: Aritzia
Products: Sculpt Knit Racer Tank,$45,
Aritzia
Home Trend: Sporty Stripes
Wrapping chairs in a peppy multistripe pattern looks fresh and energetic in a kitchen.
Photographer: Donna Griffith
Source: House & Home May 2021
Designer: Cynthia Ferguson; Architecture by Spragge + Company Architects
Style Trend: Polka Dots
A perennial summer fave, the mania for polka dots pops up on the regular when the weather turns sunny. This year, skip ditsy small-scale versions for dots that are varied in size, for an artsy, hand-drawn flair.
Source: Ted Baker
Products: Eliyzza Button Up Midi Dress With Tie Cuffs, $210,
Tedbaker.com
Home Trend: Polka Dots
In this hallway, a youthful dotty wallpaper adds a fun element to a rustic console and dark door.
Photographer: Maxime Desbiens
Source: House & Home April 2020
Designer: Grace Doyle, Melissa & Sacha Leclair, Leclair Decor
Style Trend: Cutouts
The cutout trend is playing out big on summer 2022 runways from Tom Ford, to Valentino and Versace. Back cutouts are giving way to shoulder and ab slices and asymmetrical cutouts, so there’s no way of dodging a game of peek-a-boo this season.
Source: Holt Renfrew
Products: Shona Joy Safira Cut-Out Midi Dress, $550,
Holt Renfrew
Home Trend: Cutouts
In this Vancouver home, shelves are integrated into a cutout vent hood conceal, to keep the counters clutter free and play up the drama of tiles.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay
Source: House & Home October 2021
Designer: Ami McKay, Pure Design
Style Trend: Daytime Sparkle
Put the special occasion allure of rhinestones, sequins or lamé to work from 9 to 5.
Source: Holt Renfrew
Products: Embellished Apron Top by 3.1 Phillip Lim, $957,
Holt Renfrew
Home Trend: Daytime Sparkle
A disco-ball Moroccan wedding blanket illuminates a white bedroom, and gives an incredibly luxe yet worldly look.
Photographer: Tracey Ayton
Source: House & Home June 2017
Designer: Jennifer Scott
Style Trend: Linen
When the temperature spikes, it’s no secret that linen is the antidote every fashionista reaches for. A classic white shirt is a wardrobe keystone.
Source: Banana Republic
Products: Oversized Linen Shirt, $130,
Banana Republic
Home Trend: Linen
The cool, rumpled linen bedding in this free-spirited Mexican bedroom in Baja is so inviting. And there is an added summer bonus: no ironing required.
Photographer: Heather Ross
Source: House & Home August 2012
Designer: Patricia Larsen
Style Trend: Coastal Grandmother
The viral coastal grandma trend coined by TikToker Lex Nicoleta is heavily influenced by Diane Keaton’s wardrobe in Something’s Gotta Give . Think classic pieces like chunky Aran knit sweaters, linen shirts, and breezy Breton stripes.
Source: Joe Fresh
Products: Stripe Shoulder Button Sweater, $26,
Joe Fresh
Home Trend: Coastal Grandmother
In this East Coast cottage, fresh white walls and sunny yellow accents brighten a sunny Maritime bedroom. Coastal Grandma is all about heritage pieces, such as a Hudson’s Bay Point blanket, and timeless shiplap.
Photographer: Janet Kimber
Source: House & Home July 2018
Designer: Fenwick Bonnell
Style Trend: All White
Head-to-toe-white for summer immediately elevates a look, all that’s missing is a mint julep.
Source: Oak & Fort
Products: Square Neck Midi Dress, $66,
Oak + Fort
Home Trend: All White
In this Muskoka cottage living room, nubbly bouclé, painted brick and panelling adds texture to an all white scheme.
Photographer: Valerie Wilcox
Source: House & Home July/August 2021
Designer: Cory DeFrancisco
Style Trend: Matchy-Matchy
Two-piece coordinated sets are an easy way to create major impact, whether it’s on or off the runway. A matching top and skirt forms the base for a curated look.
Source: Aritzia
Products: New Saturn Mini Dress, $60,
Aritzia
Home Trend: Matchy-Matchy
The matching lampshades and headboard blend into the fig-leaf wallpaper seamlessly. The result is fun, pulled together effect that celebrates a dynamic print.
Photographer: Donna Griffith
Source: House & Home May 2021
Designer: Cynthia Ferguson; Architecture by Spragge + Company Architects
Style Trend: Spicy Saffron
To give your wardrobe a quick injection of summer heat, reach for some saffron. It plays nicely with neutrals and can hold its own when paired with other saturated shades like emerald, black and rust.
Source: Aritzia
Products: Cozy Fleece Perfect Sweatpant, $40,
Aritzia
Home Trend: Spicy Saffron
Play up panelling with a deep, sexy shade like saffron and watch the sparks fly. India Yellow (66) by Farrow & Ball is a deep marigold hue with a palpable warm glow that makes the art pop.
Source: Farrow & Ball
Style Trend: Fringe Movement
Add some swagger with a fringe piece that mimics the gentle sway of a tree branch or ocean wave.
Source: Free People
Products: Beach Daze Pullover, $322.40,
Free People
Home Trend: Fringe Movement
Nothing says boho chic quite like a tasseled chandelier, a color-blocked throw casually draped over the headboard and some natural texture on the wall.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: House & Home August 2018
Designer: Janine Morrison, Tonic Living
Home Trend: Flirty Fuchsia
Patterned hot pink linens and a matching pouf energize this young girl’s bedroom. When coupled with a lively tangerine rug, the palette gets even more juicy.
Photographer: Michael Graydon
Source: House & Home June 2014
Designer: Samantha Sacks
Style Trend: Beading
A boho staple for purses and blouses, beading adds an extra layer of luxe detail and texture.
Source: Zara
Products: Beaded Cotton Top, $36,
Zara
Home Trend: Beading
A large-scale beaded chandelier injects a beachy, St. Tropez vibe in this new-build Toronto home .
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: House & Home April 2019
Designer: Erin Feasby & Cindy Bleeks, Feasby & Bleeks Design
Style Trend: Platforms
Platforms instantly add inches and the look of legs for days. Whether it’s gladiators, thongs, slides, fisherman sandals, or clogs — every shoe style is getting the flatform treatment.
Source: Aldo
Products: Onan Wedge Heel, $85,
Aldo
Home Trend: Platforms
Platform beds have a sleek hauteur. In this PMH showhome, Sarah Baeumler creates a neutral base with this linen upholstered platform bed and amps things up with a floating nightstand.
Photographer: Donna Griffith
Source: House & Home May 2021
Designer: Sarah Baeumler