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Red, Rustic & Reclaimed Summer Decor Ideas

June 10, 2024 by Kimberly Snyder Leave a Comment

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Looking for easy ways to add a rustic touch to your patriotic summer outdoor decor? Let me share a few ideas!

Summerthyme is here and it is thyme to celebrate the Red, White & Blue!  I love to decorate with these three colors throughout the Summer! Today, I am sharing a few of my favorite rustic patriotic summer decor ideas with you!

Red, white & blue rustic tablescape

As a special treat this week, I am joining a group of  bloggers for a Summer Home Tour!  The links to today’s participants can be found near the bottom of this post!  A big Thank you to Marty from A Stroll Thru Life for organizing this Summer Home Tour!

 

Before we really get started

No matter how you arrived here today, perhaps you are one of my regular readers, you found me on Google or via Hometalk, I am so glad you are here!  My name is Kimberly and I have a passion for flowers (a former florist) and flour (a former pizzeria owner) and many things in between!  Especially rusty and chippy items!

I love to share all the things I have learned over the years.  Sometimes I tell stories about my life.  Other times, I will share a craft or a recipe. I hope you enjoy your thyme here today and learn at least one thing during your visit!

Let’s get ready for some Summer Decor inspiration!

Rustic Inspiration

I love to take items I already have and add a few patriotic accents for an easy summer decorating idea.  By incorporating touches of red, white and blue to your decor you can be ready to celebrate in Patriotic style for the summer!

Let’s see what’s behind the door!

rustic barn door leaning against tree

Easy Ideas for a Festive Outdoor Centerpiece!

Simple 4th of July Centerpiece

Show Your Love for American Heart Shaped Topiary

Are you looking for a unique way to incorporate something that represents your love of our country into your 4th of July Celebration?

At this point in my life, I am really focusing on a “Love” theme and using it throughout the year.   One thing that really represents “Love” to me is anything heart shaped.

This angel vine heart shaped topiary was just what I needed for the centerpiece of our 4th of July themed tablescape.  I placed the topiary in a decorative ceramic pot and then centered it on an acrylic tray with red, white and blue stripes. How easy is that?

The “love” sign  looks like it is made out of barn wood.  I really like that because it reminds me of the barn on my family farm.  If you are interested in learning more about what awesome things I found in the barn , you can read about it here! 

I used a long linen runner down the center of the table.  The runner has narrow stripes of navy blue running along the edge.  You can see the stripe in the runner a little better in the picture below. I love how versatile this runner it.  It can be used in so many different ways.

Spring flower garden metal box

To help bring out the navy blue, I used navy blue round placemats. The silver chargers are ready to hold whatever type of plate I decide to use for the holiday festivities.

Of course, you can’t have a 4th of July celebration without flags and red, white & blue accents!

Patriotic tablescape

In addition to my heart shaped angel vine topiary, I used two tall gray toned candlesticks topped with flags.  On top of the shorter of the two candlesticks is a vintage inspired Uncle Sam hat with two flags.  The Uncle Sam hat motif is repeated in the place settings.  I actually found these cute little hats at the Dollar Store. They came in a pack of 5 hats for $1.25.

Show Your Love for American place setting

Each place has a blue placemat with a silver charger.  On top of the charger is a star shaped red paper plate accented with the Uncle Sam hat.  The star paper plates also came from the Dollar Store.  The linen runner is gray toned and has double stripes of navy blue running along the edge.

In case you are wondering what happened to the 5th hat….. Gracie Mae decided she should wear it for the festivities!

Gracie Mae Ready for the 4th

One More Look at the Table

Red, white & blue rustic tablescape

Outdoor Projects from Reclaimed Barn Wood

A piece of reclaimed barn wood makes a great base for an outdoor patio display.  This piece came off of an old crib on my family’s former farmstead in Illinois.

Patriotic inspired spindles

I love using this trio of spindles!  All of the details to make this display can be found here: Red, Rustic & Reclaimed Patriotic Spindles

Where did the barnwood come from for the garden/outdoor projects?

corn crib at the Farm

Pictured above is one of two corn cribs that were originally part of my family’s homestead in rural Central Illinois.  This one is still standing but its twin was dismantled in several years ago and stored in the barn pictured below.

The barn at the farmhouse

If you are just starting to follow me, my husband & I lived on my family homestead for a number of years.  After my parents’ passed away, we decided to start a new chapter of our lives in Florida.  The downsizing/moving to Florida journey is detailed in series of blog posts titled “Thyme to Let Go: How I Downsized the Family Homestead “.

One of the major endeavors was getting the barn cleaned out.  Some of the pieces of the corn crib had been used in various projects while we were all still living on the farm.  However, there was still quite a bit left so my realtor suggested listing it on Facebook Marketplace.  It wasn’t long before one of my Dad’s nieces contacted me to let me know her granddaughter was interested in the barn wood.  On Father’s Day one year, Alison and her family came with a trailer and loaded up the wood.  There was so much wood, it took two trips that day.  It was a rainy, dreary day.  I am not sure that is what Alison’s Dad and her husband really wanted to do on Father’s Day, but they were really good sports about it!  More about that Father’s Day outing can be found here:

Here are some of the patriotic ways she & her husband used their reclaimed barnwood:

A barn gate under the tree

Patriotic yard decor with barn wood accent

A Barn Wood Door with a Fresh Coat of Red Paint

Summer themed barn wood project

Not Necessarily Patriotic but still a great outdoor project!

Barnwood Wall art

I may have saved a few pieces of barn wood for myself!

Barn wood & Barn Tin wall hangings

I had a local artist make these wall hangings for me using pieces of barn wood and barn tin that were in the barn.  The piece of wood for the seahorse wall hanging is actually a swing seat from a tree swing that was used by one of my cousin’s when her family lived at the farm before my parents moved there!

Summer 2024 Home Tour Starts Here:

Monday June 10th Lineup.

A Stroll Thu Life – My Thrift Store Addiction – Decor To Adore – Our Southern Home

Please come back tomorrow to see who is next on the tour! 

 

 

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Hello! Kimberly (Kim) Snyder and I'm glad you're here. An entrepreneurial spirit, I've owned a flower shop and antiques store, a pizza parlor and now we're in Florida living a new adventure. Join me as we downsize into our new digs and continue the adventures! WRITER & BLOGGER

Kimberly Snyder shares the adventures of moving to Florida and beginning again in a new space as a herbalist, a creative, and a serial entrepreneur

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Not sure if I ever shared this version of the pott Not sure if I ever shared this version of the potting bench. I started decorating it with a lavender theme. I must have gotten distracted before I finished it! It just needs a few potted lavender plants ti finish it! #lavender #farmhousedecorating #gardenstyle #fromfarmhousetoflorida #pottingbench
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Mother’s Day week is here! If you have been foll Mother’s Day week is here! If you have been following me for a while, you know I can’t resist filling a dough bowl (or2) with blooming plants! I designed this one with a combination of vintage garden tools, an old book and a selection of plants.  It would make the perfect gift fire that special Mom in your life! #mothersdaygifts #mothersday #mothersdaygiftideas #gardenstyle #farmhousedoughbowl #doughbowl #kimstyledecor #fromfarmhousetoflorida
I don’t talk about my faith a lot. I do believe I don’t talk about my faith a lot.  I do believe God puts certain people in your path for a reason.  An example of this occurred on Tuesday.  It was colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy day.  I was really nervous about how it would all work since it was my first time since I had my cancer surgery. 

 The nurse that was taking care of me in the pre op area turned out to be the same nurse who had prayed for me last year. My husband was in the parking lot of the medical center speaking with his friend who happened to work at the center with this particular nurse. I was very sick at the time and they prayed for my healing.  It was great to be able to thank her in person and let her see that the prayers had been answered. ❤️

Then the anesthesiologist came in and told me about his cousin who had also been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer about a year ago. He mentioned some of the treatments his cousin had had and how important a positive attitude is.  I was touched that he took the time to tell me about his cousin’s experience. 

 We had arranged in advance to have my husband’s friend as the nurse anesthesist.  He was able to pray with us as well as reassure us about the procedure.

The procedure went well. The three polyps that the surgeon removed were sent to pathology.  The report is already back and there no evidence of cancer.  Prayers were answered again❤️

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