I recently came across a quote from designer Jeffrey Bilhuber in House Beautiful that made me want to throw all of my Summer style and endless Summer tips to the wind. 
When asked if he lived by any Summer decorating rituals, he said:
No. I've rented a cottage on Nantucket and can't wait to get there. 'Have peppermill, will travel,' that's my Summer motto. Really, that's all I need. So here's my advice: Rent someone else's house. Just get away from it all.
I love it. I mean . . . Summer should be carefree and full of ease. Maybe we shouldn't be worrying about introducing bright colors and lightweight textiles into our homes, and just escape it all instead. That's easier said than done though, right?
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Mariano Napoli
Matthew Williamson
This is very much like what I said to my husband just last week. "I can't wait until next
summer when we have nothing to do but clean the furniture and pull the folding chairs out of the garage. Maybe we'll touch up the painted patio "rug" or maybe make a new one. But we won't be
pouring 9 weeks of labor into the garden area." He laughed and agreed. You can take it to the bank.
1I would love to follow this advice......my only addition would be that summer last at least an extra 2 months. It never lasts long enough to suit me.
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