I love door baskets and this one is so easy to make, so I wanted to share it with you. This basket is a basket I bought for my 7 speed bike and it’s a Nantucket bike basket, so it’s roomy and probably larger than most door baskets, but I like that it really makes a statement. I’ll link everything that I used at the bottom of the post, so you can source it if you’d like to make one too.

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I got out my bike basket to use, since we changed over to E-bikes, this one no longer fits on my new bike, so it’s repurposed as a door basket. I bought a pack of 5 blue hydrangea stems from Amazon and the rest I had, but I did find similar items to share with you. All I did was snap off the stems a couple of inches so that the hydrangeas would fit down in the basket and not be too long. You don’t even need cutters for this part. Snap and bend and they will break off.

I added 3 hydrangea blooms in the front, two in the back and then plopped in 3 ferns, one in the middle and one on each side. I did add a crumpled sheet of packing paper, you know the kind you get in packs for wrapping gifts? It helps keep the middle fern elevated enough. I used a black and white ribbon I already had and tied a bow around the middle hydrangea stem and that was it. Voila! Instant door basket, you can’t get any easier than that.

I used two clear suction cups to hold it up as this basket has two leather loops on either side. I added the suction cups on either side of the middle strip of wood on the door to even out the basket and slipped the loops over the hooks. It has stayed in place very well with no issues.

For the 4th of July holiday, I added little flags and also some Americana bunting to the front railing that I got on Amazon.

Added two more flags to the boxwood urns and I’m all set for Independence Day celebrations. Here’s to the red, white and blue! Of course, you can use whatever color hydrangeas you like the most. There are so many colors to choose from, but I’m partial to blue since that’s a lot of what grows in our yard.

You can find all the things I used below in the shopping widget. The ferns are similar and not exactly mine, but the hydrangeas & basket are what I used. I love how this turned out and it can be used year after year. I hope you’ll try it too!

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One of my favorite things about summer is the beautiful fresh hydrangeas that grow in our backyard. We were lucky enough to inherit some gorgeous full grown plants when we moved in almost 8 years ago and they have rewarded me every year with blooms. A couple of years ago, a hard spring freeze really zapped them back for that season, but they are back and blooming as pretty as ever this year. I’ve added even more hydrangeas to the backyard, so I hope to always have fresh blue hydrangea blooms to bring inside. I’ll show you what I do with them.

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Love that bank of hydrangeas and ferns that were here when we moved in. One of the few things in the backyard we didn’t change and they have really put on a show this year.

This basket is faux hydrangeas with ferns and I’ll share a post on putting that together for you later this week. Welcome! Now that I’ve been to New England, this gives Cape Cod vibes, which I love.

So before they faded too badly in the sun, I went out and cut some fresh stems to bring inside. I kept it pretty simple this year and only did the foyer table, living room coffee table, and the dining room. That feels like enough to me. I always add in some seashells, as those feel like summer to me too. I’m glad I have quite the collection.

It feels so fresh and summery coming in our front door.

I use my collected things over and over again, like this pretty turquoise and gold Italian gilt box I found ages ago at a yardsale and that bamboo easel was also a yardsale find. Adding a pretty little summer oil painting adds a lot fun to me. Here’s a similar easel from Walmart, I have one of these too.

I bought this pretty shell pottery piece in Ocean Springs, Ms. early last year and it’s a gorgeous piece. I filled it with shells.

I just bought a few of those blue limpet shells on Etsy and love them mixed in.

This little oil painting I found on Etsy a few years ago, so just search small oil paintings if you want to find one, usually landscape or coastal is the description I use.

Another new addition to my blooms is this little bamboo glass cylinder for blooms. I couldn’t resist this one and you can find them at that link, the brand is Two’s Company and I like their things.

I love these green bottles I’ve collected and blue hydrangeas are gorgeous in them. I found a cute one here if you’re looking to start a collection.

I don’t do much to change the living room up, but enjoy adding something to the coffee table.

More shells in a real shell and a few more hydrangea blooms is all I do here. That cane vase is one of my faves too. I have 2 of them and they are from Michael’s in 2 different sizes.

Fresh blooms make any space look pretty, don’t they?

Moving to the dining room, I kept it pretty simple in here too.

I added another vintage vase with hydrangea blooms on a pretty burlwood tray that I got last year.

The burlwood tray is from Walmart too and I love it. They have really stepped up their home decor game.

Antique store plates and placemats from Arthur Court. I use these over and over each year and also these bamboo flatware from Amazon, love them on my summer table. Those melamine glasses are a Homegoods find a couple years ago.

And that’s a look at how I decorate for summer using fresh blue hydrangeas from my garden. I wish you all a wonderful summer outdoors enjoying it all. I do enjoy so much about summer, especially the blooms!

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