How summer changes me
How summer changes me: table rituals, slow living & shared moments
Summer changes everything in me
There’s something about summer.
Maybe it’s the warmth. Maybe it’s the light. Or maybe it’s simply the feeling that life suddenly slows down just enough for us to notice it again.
I don’t know if you feel it too, but for me it’s instant. Like a switch flips. Suddenly I have more energy. I want to create more, move more, do more. And at the same time, I want to slow everything down and stay inside the moment a little longer.
To inhale it. To keep it.
That feeling of not wanting the day to end
It reminds me of being a child again, when you don’t want to go to sleep because you feel like you might miss something. That’s what summer still feels like to me. A long stretch of days where everything feels a little more open, a little more alive.
Living in the south of Spain changed how I see summer
A few years ago, I lived in the south of Spain for a year. It changed something in me. Most of the time was spent outside. Life didn’t happen inside houses, it happened in between them. On terraces, in gardens, around tables.
We cooked together. We ate together. We stayed outside until late. Wine, food, conversations that had no rush. And somehow, every day felt like a small celebration.
Summer is a table season for me
Every summer since, this feeling comes back. I find myself wanting the same things:
- cooking more at home
- inviting people over more often
- eating outside whenever possible
- letting evenings stretch as long as they want
For me, summer is not just a season. It’s a way of being around people. And most of it happens around the table.
The table as a daily ritual
You probably know this about me by now, or you’re starting to see it. I truly believe the objects we surround ourselves with shape how we live our everyday moments. Not in a decorative way. But in a quiet, almost invisible way. A plate. A glass. A cutlery set. A tablecloth. They all change how a simple meal feels.
Mixing old and new, every day differently
For me, the table is a place to play.
I love changing it constantly:
- mixing old with new
- combining colors
- bringing in something unexpected
- letting nothing fully match, but everything belong
One day it’s my grandmother’s silver cutlery. The next day it’s something colorful and modern. It never looks the same twice, and that’s exactly the point.
Objects that hold everyday moments
This way of setting the table brings me so much joy. It turns something simple into something meaningful. Not because it’s perfect but because it reflects the moment, the people, the mood. It makes everyday life feel a little more intentional.
A little more alive.
A small collection of summer table rituals
This is what inspired our summer table collection. Three different moods of the same idea:
Each one is a different way of living summer around the table.