Interiors: Simple summer makeovers for easy living

Interiors: Simple summer makeovers for easy living Some tips for decorating your home for the summer. Depending on your budget, slipcovers can be purchased custom-made or loosely fitting, already made. Other quick steps include a fresh cover or bedspread in the bedroom, maybe a few new lamps, and a quick reframing of family photos. The next step is replacing heavy draperies with sheers or simple blinds. But if even this is a bit much, here's another idea: Simple slipcovers can offer you a new summer look and save the expense of recovering or buying new furniture. Dark upholstered furniture is inviting in the winter, but light-colored upholstery works nicely in the summer. Of course, the easiest and least expensive way to make your home "summer inviting" is to change accessories. In the kitchen or the dining room, you can place a clear glass bowl full of lemons for a fresh and inviting look. Something as straightforward as changing throw pillows is quick and inexpensive. Then open your windows, sit back and relax, and let the summer breezes flow in. Interiors: Simple summer makeovers for easy living Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 07/06/2012