Tips for home, make it summery at home

The sun is showing itself more and more often so it’s high time to make it nice and summery at home. Here in the Netherlands you never know what the weather will do. One day the sparrows fall from the roof, the next day we have heavy showers that flood our streets. But fortunately there is plenty you can do yourself. So bring summer into your home! In this blog you will find several tips on how to make your home summery this summer vacation.

Vacation atmosphere in your garden or balcony

Is it dry and not too cold? Have a nice dinner outside. Decorate your outdoor area with beautifully colored flowers, or tropical looking plants and create a wonderful vacation atmosphere. You can do this by placing pots or hanging bags with fragrant or beautifully colored flowers, such as the Bougainville, Oleander or mini orange trees. Hang atmospheric lighting, for example in a large shrub, pergola or on the ceiling of the canopy.

You can get many types of mood lighting at various garden centers, with warm light, beautiful colors to a colorful flashing affair. Put cushions down on your garden furniture. What completes your garden, roof terrace or balcony is a hammock with luxury hammock stand from Tropilex.

And if it’s a bit chillier, a fire pit also gives the ultimate vacation feeling, of course.

Vacation destinations in your own kitchen

Of course, the food and drinks themselves always work to enhance the atmosphere as well. A big jug of sangria and for the kids a well-stocked lemonade juice with fresh fruit in it and tasty snacks on big platters are also very summery!

Want to do it all right? Then bring in the food from your favorite vacation country. Does Italy bring out the optimal vacation feeling in you? Then hang a string of garlic, put tomatoes, pasta or herb jars on the counter such as basil, thyme and rosemary. Line the dining table with a beautiful checkered tablecloth or olive print and put on beautiful Italian background music.

Or do you prefer a Spanish atmosphere? Then prepare tasty tapas or make it even easier on yourself and get them from tapas restaurant Destino in Rotterdam or get a delicious paella from El Mercado in The Hague.

And what about delicious fish dishes? Those will make you dream away to faraway places with azure blue sea and snow-white sandy beaches. Delicatessewinkel- en lunchroom Believe by Les Copains from Delft prepares delicious fish dishes that you can take away or have delivered. For example, a delicious Fruit du Mer, Spanish lobster and fresh oysters. If that doesn’t give you a vacation feeling!

Is America your favorite vacation country? Then get the most delicious American Style dishes at Hudson Voorschoten. This is possible throughout the summer daily between 17:00 and 18:00.

Each country has its own characteristics in dishes and decorations to bring the vacation destination to your own kitchen. For inspiration, take a look at sunnytables.nl. Here you will find Mediterranean delicacies, drinks and table decorations divided into the countries Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and France.

Tropical spheres in your living room

Get the summer feeling into your home too. Go to the garden center and look for plants with beautiful green leaves or tropical flowers. At huis-inrichten.com you will find inspiration on how to use plants and accessories to turn your living room into a wonderful vacation spot.

Don’t want to change your whole interior? Then create the right atmosphere with scents. For example, set up a fragrance oil burner with a scent that reminds you of summer, sun and vacation. For me, that’s lotus. This scent immediately brings me back to my favorite store in Spain, in an atmospheric shopping street with small terraces in the alley where Spaniards and tourists sit together and enjoy their leisure time. At Geurwolkje.nl you will find several fragrance oil burners that also look beautiful in your interior.

Create a place for yourself with tasty reading material

Do you get your vacation feeling mainly from dreaming away on your own? Then create a lovely place for yourself where you can sink in and enjoy a good book or magazine. Sittingbags.com has several lovely chairs and beanbags for sale, one of which will always fit into your interior to sink into and enjoy a good story. And if you currently do not have any books on your shelf, we also have some great tips for you in our blog about the best books for summer.

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