One of our favorite things to do during the summer is eat dinner outside, and that calls for a pretty table setting! I like to keep it pretty simple and I love incorporating a mix of outdoors and indoors into my table setting.

I used some potted flowers in vintage metal buckets as the focal point of my center piece. This gives me the element of the outdoors and makes a beautiful statement piece. I also used two different sized buckets to bring in that visual element of varying sizes that is appealing to the eye. I then filled in the spaces of my centerpiece with vintage candle holders. This does two key things – it brings the element of indoor dining to the outside, and it perfectly fills in the spaces around the buckets with a variety of heights and textures, making it very visually pleasing!

For the actual table setting I used buffalo check outdoor place mats, because nothing screams outdoor summer dining like buffalo check! Am I right!?! Then I used a mix of white and tope dishes, tapping into the earthy color tones, and accented them with simple black napkins! This set up is a great accent to the centerpiece by playing on the similar colors, but not taking away from the star of the show!

We are looking forward to lots of outdoor dining this summer and soaking up everything this space has to offer!!

-Grey Birch Designs-

Don’t forget to check out some of my other friends summer tables capes that are doing this fun blog hope with me. They are all such amazing talented ladies I know you will love what they have created as well!

The installation was very easy and straight forward too. It took us about 30 mins to hook it up and then we were in business with this new beautiful faucet and soap dispenser 

This is the first time I have had a soap dispenser built into my sink and I have to say I’ll never go back! I love how clean and streamlined it makes my sink area look. I also love how they have so many options of styles and finishes for their dispensers, so no matter what faucet you pick there is a matching soap dispenser to pair it with!

It’s amazing how just a simple swap of my faucet has given my kitchen such a new and fresh look!!

Check out my faucet/soap dispenser and all the other beautiful options that Blanco has to offer!!

-Grey Birch Designs-

Decorating your fireplace mantel can be tricky, and if you’re like me and want a new look for each season/holiday it can get expensive. I have come up with three ways you can style your mantel using the same core anchor pieces, making it easier to switch out the smaller decor from season to season!

Everyday Look

First let’s establish our anchor pieces that will be used throughout all the different looks. My biggest focal point is the larger mirror. I chose this one because it is a perfect piece to use in layering without being distracting. The wood frame and simple design draws your eye in but doesn’t distract from the sign that’s in front of it. The other anchor pieces I have are the vases with tall flowers on each side. This works great to get everything symmetrical, making it ok to keep the mirror and large sign off-center because the vases bring balance to the whole display. Finally, for this everyday look, I added the “home” sign and wood beads as decor. They look great and are easy to switch out!

Spring Look

For my spring look I swapped out my “home” sign for this larger spring sign, and added some wood beads on the vases. I also found these cute glass bottles at the Target dollar spot and put some real touch tulips in each one to give it a spring touch. By keeping the anchor pieces I didn’t have to change a lot but got a whole new look for spring!!

Summer Look

For my summer look I did something a little different than before. I love lots of greenery in the summer so I wanted to show that. I changed the cotton stems I had in the glass vases to some faux seeded eucalyptus, added some faux succulents inside 2 different color mason jars, added a faux boxwood wreath over my mirror, and added some fun vintage candle sticks and candles. Just like before, I kept my anchor pieces the same and incorporated smaller/different decor for a new season and fresh look!!

-Grey Birch Designs-