3 Summer Decorating Tips

Summer is in full swing! While we may be spending a majority of our time outside this season boating, fishing, barbecuing or doing any other summer activity, you may want to transition your house into summer as well with a few decorations. Whether you're wanting to just add a few accent pieces or do a whole theme, summer is an easy season for home decorations. With fun colors and light, breezy fabrics, you can have a lot of fun playing with your decor. If you're needing a little bit help, here are three tips to help with your summer decorating.

1. Pops of Color

Using color in your decor is a great way to bring in the seasons without having to do a lot of manual labor like painting the walls. This year's Color of the Year, Greenery, is a bright, beautiful green that makes it easy to transition from spring to summer. Cobalt blue is another beautiful color that's perfect for making your home feel like summer. Use these bright, summer colors in accent pillows, blankets, pictures and other home decor items.

2. A Place To Relax

During the summer, you'll probably be spending a lot of time outside enjoying the sunshine and all that owning a home at the Lake of the Ozarks has to offer. A great way to introduce a bit of summer into your home is by creating a place to enjoy the summer. Whether it's your covered deck or that perfect spot in your backyard, you'll enjoy having a nice place to spend those summer evenings. Spruce it up a bit by replacing the worn out cushions on your patio furniture if needed and adding a few summer decorations like flowers and candles.

3. Think Nautical

Here at the Lake, nautical is an easy theme to incorporate into your home, especially during the summer. Strips, wicker and twine decorations will make you want to hop on your boat and cruise the Lake. You can find many nautical home decor in local shops around the Lake area, which makes decorating a breeze!

No matter the season, when you own a home at Mission Bay, you'll have a beautiful Lake backdrop to work with when decorating your home. Our Lakefront and Lakeview homes at the Lake of the Ozarks are beautifully tiered so most have a stunning view of the Lake. The next time you're in Camdenton, Missouri, swing on by Mission Bay and see how we can make your dreams of owning a home at the Lake of the Ozarks a reality!

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Coastal Living - Lake Home Design Tips

The beautiful Lake of the Ozarks may not be on either coast but many lake-homeowners love to decorate with coastal accents. To help you capture the light and airy feel of coastal living, Mission Bay is here with some tips and tricks for decorating your lake home with this soothing and comfy water inspired style. Follow this guidelines and capture the feeling of a seaside escape right here at the Lake of the Ozarks. 

Open and Airy

Use windows to your advantage. Plenty of lighting helps to set the seaside mood. Use soft tones in your fabrics, linen curtains and crisp white slipcovers to bring together a soothing coastal living look.

Color Palettes for a Coastal Look

A soothing color palette is essential to any beachy design and what's more beachy (or lakey) that white? Pale neutrals with cheerful pops of color will support a sunny coastal look. 

Use Lighting

Natural lighting is essential in making a lake home feel coastal. When you want to be reminded of a breezy sunny day at the beatch, allow natural light to complement your fabrics and accent pieces. Consider wallcovering that reflects the light. 

Nature and Neutrals

A neutral palette of driftwood, shells, and water inspired artwork add texture and a weathered look that is synonymous with beach style. Decorate tables and incorporate cottage-inspired furnishings, beach glass bottles and shelled lamps or accessories.

Mix Your Style

Whether you prefer a modern or traditional look or have more of an eclectic style, you can merge your preferences with coastal accents and finishes to accomplish a coastal look. For a modern feel, use accessories and furniture with clean lines and add glamour with metallics and bright colors. For a more traditional look, incorporate detail, texture and pattern into your mix. For those who desire an eclectic look, add weathered furnishings and whimsical seaside-inspired pieces.

Want to avoid overdoing the beach look? 

Avoid using too many woven fabrics or wicker furnishings. The goal is to create a refreshing and clean look so be careful not to add too many heavy pieces. Less can be more - don't incorporate too many knick-knacks or clutter every surface. 

We hope you found these coastal design tips helpful! Lake of the Ozarks is a destination for many looking to satisfy their water loving desires in the midwest. Mission Bay features lake front and lake view homes and lots for sale in our new residential development. The amenities at Mission Bay are second to none, and we invite you to visit our showroom to learn more about lake living at it's finest!

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A Nautical Feel For Your Lake Side Home

Once you own your luxury waterfront home at the Lake of the Ozarks, you have to decide what you are going to do with the inside of it.  A very popular theme when you live near a lake is nautical.  Seashells, sailboats, anchors... There are lots of things that make you think "lake" that look very nice placed decoratively around the house.

The view outside the window of your Mission Bay home is like a beautiful portrait of the lake hanging on your wall.  That's practically decoration enough, but if you would like to further the "lake" theme in your own house, here are a few ideas to work with.

Boats

Trying to decorate with a nautical theme and not including a boat somewhere in there is just silly.  It doesn't even have to be the entire boat.  Lots of different parts of the boat can be used.  Curtains made out of sails would be a nice touch in a lake house.  An old wooden ship's wheel hanging on the wall is really cool.  Add a few throw pillows with anchors printed on them to the couch.

Rope

Rope is very versatile as a decorative element.  It can be wrapped around anything - the base of a candle, a mason jar, a metal trash can, even a flower pot.  Bits of rope can be used as tie backs for curtains.  It can be added to picture frames too.  Floor rugs made out of rope look great with this theme and they can stand up to a lot of traffic.  

Shells

These come in small, medium, and large sizes.  They can be placed pretty much anyplace and lake side whimsy is automatically added to the room.  It can be a fun hobby to keep an eye out for unique shells and rocks to add to your collection whenever you are out.  They can be used as accent pieces, grouped with candles for a centerpiece, or smaller ones can even be displayed in a shadow box on the wall.          

Sand

Sand is excellent in the bottom of large candle holders.  Special frames are made to display sand from trips around photographs.  It also looks pretty in a large bowl with candles, shells, rocks, etc... placed in it.  

Signs

Wooden signs with catchy sayings add a wonderful touch to any lake house.  You can find them at most gift stores or get some old pieces of wood and stencil your own. Here are a few good ones.

"Work like a captain, play like a pirate."

"What happens at the lake house, stays at the lake house."

"Life is better in flip flops."

"Home is where the anchor drops."

"Mermaids welcome."


Nautical is just one of a countless number of ways that you can decorate your waterfront home at the Lake of the Ozarks.  It's casual with a fun, relaxing feel to it. Perfect for escaping and feeling like you are on vacation while you are at home.  

Your new home is waiting for you at Mission Bay!

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