The Ultimate Summer Guest Ready Refresh
We love an Okanagan summer! It just has a way of bringing people together. The relaxed patio dinners. The lake days that turn into backyard visits. Friends dropping by unexpectedly. Family weekends. Long evenings spent gathered around the table.
Summer entertaining here feels easy, casual, and connected, and at Modern Accents we love helping create spaces that feel just as welcoming.
Whether you’re refreshing your patio for the season, getting guest ready, or simply wanting your home to feel a little lighter and brighter for summer, we’re here to help you pull it all together. From layered tablescapes and colourful serving pieces to fresh summer decor, greenery, lighting, and those finishing touches throughout the home, it’s all about creating spaces that feel beautiful, relaxed, and easy to live in.
The Quick Summer Refresh
Sometimes a few new pieces are all it takes to completely freshen up a space for the season. New throw pillows, decorative vases, faux florals, trays, and colourful accents can instantly brighten a room and bring that light, airy summer feeling indoors and some of these pieces can even transition beautifully outdoors under a covered patio. Even bring them outside temporarily to create a styled summer tablescape for brunches, evening dinners, or special gatherings. Layered tabletop accents are simple ways to make outdoor entertaining feel just as polished and inviting as your indoor spaces.
Styled Beyond the Table
The best entertaining spaces feel cohesive from room to room. Thoughtful lighting, statement centrepieces, greenery, sculptural vessels, and layered textures help create spaces that feel inviting before guests even sit down.
We love mixing natural materials, woven accents, modern serving pieces, ambient lighting, and greenery to create tables that feel elevated yet comfortable. The result is polished without ever feeling too formal.
And it’s often the smallest details that make the biggest impact, ie. textured placemats, layered dishes, decorative bowls, candlelight, and collected centrepieces that make a home feel finished and thoughtfully styled.
Patio-Ready Dining Made Easy
Summer entertaining should feel beautiful, but also practical. Our luxury melamine dinnerware is perfect for Okanagan living. It has the elevated look of ceramic and porcelain while being lightweight, durable, and ideal for patios, backyard gatherings, poolside lunches, and everyday summer dining.
Layer it with woven placemats, textured serving pieces, colourful ice cream cups, coloured glass dinnerware, bright fabric napkins, reusable straws, and other playful summer accessories for a table that feels relaxed, stylish, and ready for guests. The fun pops of colour make everything feel a little more cheerful, perfect for summer desserts, patio lunches, and casual evenings outdoors.
We’re also loving oven-to-table baking and serving dishes that make entertaining feel simple. Beautiful enough to serve in, easy enough to clean up afterward, because summer evenings are better spent enjoying your guests, not stuck in the kitchen. Yes these gold accented pieces are oven and dishwasher safe! Also don’t foget to pick up some fresh flatware and serving utensils. We have those too.
We also carry a wide selection of stylish in-stock dinnerware, serving pieces, placemats, chargers, and layering accents that make it easy to refresh your table for the season or pull together a look quickly before guests arrive. Hosting a larger gathering? We can also special order just the right quantities to help you create a beautifully coordinated table for those extra summer guests.
Glassware That Adds a Pop of Summer
One of the easiest ways to make your table feel extra special in the summer is with beautiful glassware.
From simple and timeless styles to vibrant, colourful pieces full of personality, we have a wide selection of glassware perfect for everything from patio dinners and weekend brunches to show off your sparkling water, iced tea, mocktails, and summer cocktails.
Wine glasses, double old-fashioned glasses, champagne flutes, and everyday entertaining glasses in a variety of colours, textures, and styles make it easy to mix, match, and create a relaxed summer table that feels effortless, fresh, and fun.
Small Furniture Updates, Big Impact
Getting your home ready for summer guests doesn’t have to mean a full makeover. Sometimes it’s the smaller updates that make the biggest difference.
A new console table in the entry creates an instant welcoming moment, while a refreshed coffee table or styled accent area can make your whole space feel more pulled together for the season. Extra surfaces also come in handy for serving summer appetizers, setting out drinks, displaying desserts, or layering in those fresh seasonal touches.
Inspired by Okanagan Living
Summer in the Okanagan is all about gathering, relaxing, and making the most of the season and your home should feel ready for all of it.
Stop by Modern Accents for fresh entertaining ideas, colourful summer decor, beautiful tabletop pieces, and easy updates designed for stylish summer living.