Showing posts with label seasonal decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seasonal decorating. Show all posts
Farmhouse 4th of July Foyer Decorating
DIY Valentine's Day Decor: Cupid Arrows and Quiver
As a mom of two sons, it kind of surprises me that I didn't think of this Valentine's day decoration while my boys were still young. This year, my Valentine's day decor involves weapons. Yep, you read that right. Weapons. Specifically, DIY Cupid's Arrows complete with their very own quiver!
Vintage 4th of July: Red White and Blue Table Decor
Today, I finally got a couple of bins of 4th of July decorations out of the attic and decided to put a few vintage red white and blue things on the kitchen table. I really didn't plan on doing too much decorating this year.
Blue and White Outdoor Summer Urn Patio Planters
Summer has finally arrived in the Midwest and after a cold and seemingly endless winter it has been so much fun to be able to fill my urns and planters with colorful annuals and not have to worry (too much) that I'll be running out every night to cover them to protect them from frost. This year, my color scheme consists of cool colors: blue, purple and white.
Spring Flower Basket Easter Table Centerpiece
Good morning, sweet friends and happy Saturday! Both of my sons are home from college for a 48 hour whirlwind Easter weekend! I'm busy packing up for a trip to my parents' house to celebrate Easter with my extended family today. Since my mom and sister are doing all of the cooking this year, (yes, my oven is still acting wonky) I decided to make an Easter basket table centerpiece using spring flowers.
Brightly Colored Spring Urn Planter Decor
Sometimes, I can't help myself. There are days when I have the urge to decorate and when I've got nothing to do at home, I fulfill the need by decorating for other people..even when they don't expect it. On Saturday night, these urn planters in front of my friends' store, Vintage Fresh, got a spontaneous spring decor makeover courtesy of temperatures in the upper 50's coupled with my sudden urge for a little spring and the fact that the center of my own urn at home is still frozen solid.
There were cute little evergreen trees in the centers of them which had fallen victim to our really harsh winter this year so they'll need to be replaced when local nurseries get their stock but for now, they made a fine base for the addition of a few spring flowers from Hobby Lobby, a little tulle, and a few plaid bows.
Someone had already added cute little Easter stakes and a few eggs so I used them as well. All of the flowers that are in these pots are silk because that's what was available at 6:30 on Saturday evening when the urge struck....
All I really wanted was to create something bright and cheery to surprise my friends when they arrived on Sunday morning to open their doors for Downers Grove's first ever Bridal Walk and to fill the urns for the next few weeks until warmer weather arrives and we can plant them for summer!
If you have urn planters that need a little pick me up, consider adding brightly colored netting, and bows along with a few flowers (faux or real) to create a sunny spring welcome at your door. And if you live near me, be warned...if I have a few hours, this could happen to you!
Simple Pastel Spring Mantel Decor
Is anyone else getting a slow start on spring this year? I am. I decided to put together a quick, pastel, spring mantel this week to add a little color to the living room. It's not just the gray of winter that is wearing on me, it's also the fact that I was afraid that if I didn't decorate the mantel this week, I'd completely miss the opportunity to do it before I tear the wall out next month.
Yes, you read that correctly. It's spring...which means that we'll finally be able to move forward with renovations here at the French farmhouse and the temporary shelf that has been acting as our mantel will be removed (along with the wood paneling that covers the wall) in preparation for the new sandstone mantel and hearth that will be installed this summer when our former living room officially becomes the dining room.
Which reminds me, I forgot to show you the fabulous French Casement Cabinets that I scored at the Restoration Hardware outlet in January. There are two of them. They are 42 inches wide and 92 inches tall... and they were seventy percent off!
How could I possibly resist!? There will be one on either side of the window seat in the dining room and they will be used to store china and glassware. One of them had some damage on the inside of the door which was repaired but it doesn't show and even if it did, at that price, I'm not certain that I would have minded!
I've been so busy collecting pieces for the farmhouse that I'm going to have to do a couple of posts to catch you up on what I've found...but for now, let's get back to the mantel.
Since this mantel decor is the last one that I'll be creating for a while, I decided to incorporate some bunnies and get a "two for one" by leaving these decorations up until Easter
...or until I get a dumpster...whichever comes first!
The smaller bunny above is a ceramic statue that I painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and distressed slightly so you could see the brown color that he was when I purchased him on a quick little shopping trip to Carter's Cottage in DeKalb with my friend, Mary last weekend.
Of course, a couple of pieces of my trademark ironstone made an appearance, as did a bird's nest, some faux tulips, and the vintage window panels that you've seen before in my bedroom at our last home and my Valentine's Day mantel.
The wreath is made from coffee filters which were water-colored using pink and yellow then hot glued to a form....simple...and under $3!
My Grandmother's crocheted lace table cloth, zinc letter stencils, a muslin flag banner that I made and a vintage French pastoral painting round out the rest of the look.
I added a quick spring pillow to the love seat and hung faux pastel eggs from some branches that I got when the tree trimmers were here last week which were placed in a copper lined vintage basket. I'm sure that the tree guys didn't understand why I wanted the branches but they were really nice about allowing me to choose those that I wanted to save before they put the rest in the chipper.
Other than creating a tablescape for Easter or a quick spring urn for my front entry, this is going to be the extent of my spring decor for this year. It may also be the extent of my summer decor depending upon how quickly things move for Phase 2. I've spent the last two weeks meeting with our architect, a couple of builders and the village and things are slowly moving forward.
I'm happy to report that the engineering survey of the property was completed yesterday and I expect that we'll have final drawings soon....I know...I keep saying this...I think that we're on round 19 of the interior floor plan drawings because I keep moving the bedrooms around.
Last week, the master bedroom moved to the other side of the house and the hearth room is now behind the kitchen. I haven't updated you because until I have something final, I don't want you to have to suffer through countless iterations as I tweak the plans....it's bad enough that I'm putting my architect through it!
So, Happy Spring, Happy Easter...Happy Mother's Day...etc. I'm enjoying my pastel spring mantel almost as much as I'm enjoying the fact that I may finally get to chainsaw out the bad bushes around my house in another week also in preparation for Phase 2!
It's been a long, boring winter and I can't wait to start on all of the new changes that are coming to Serendipity Refined and the French Farmhouse this spring and I'm thrilled to have you along!
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Burlap Ribbon Flag Banner and Tea Towel Apron: She Sent Me WHAT?!
Ever wonder what would happen if a group of 21 home decor/DIY bloggers sent each other thrift store items in the mail and then had to find a way to use them in their homes? Imagine it, all over the US, boxes being opened and bloggers saying, "She sent me WHAT?!?!" Sometimes, all it takes is little creativity to turn a yard of burlap ribbon into a Thanksgiving banner or a tea towel into an apron!
Super Simple Spring Decor: DIY Egg Tree
I'm practicing a little "simple repurposing: at the farmhouse today. I made the world's easiest Spring Egg Tree out of the sticks that I used in my Valentine's day door decor. Having a little spring in the house is saving my sanity and you can DIY a little spring of your own if you've got a few sticks and faux eggs hanging around.
Easy Valentine's Cupcake and Cookie Party
I love Valentine's Day! Heck, let's be honest, I love pretty much any day that gives me a reason to bake pretty food, set a pretty table, and celebrate the people that are closest to me. Especially when the pretty food consists only of sweets...cupcakes and cookies and, of course, chocolate.
DIY Repurposed Valentine's Day Mantel Decor
This year my Valentine's day mantel is a collection of vintage and repurposed items that I already had on hand. It was really easy to put together now that our storage locker is empty and I happen to have enough spare house parts and bins of craft supplies lining the walls of the garage to darned near build a second home and make seasonally appropriate decor to with it.
If you're wondering why, you're not alone.
Little Houses Poem Canvas Wall Art: Free Printable
Ever wonder how a $4 photo copy of the words to a country song by Doug Stone, a little craft paint and a 3x3 foot canvas could possibly be integrated into French farmhouse decorating? I don't blame you. There was a point in 2012 after I heard this song for the first time that I would have wondered too. Today I'm going to tell you why this song has new meaning in my life and a new place in my home but first, I've got a confession to make:
Sometimes I forget the amazing parts of living in a small house.
Easy Valentine's Day Feather Heart Wreath Craft DIY
When is a tutorial not a tutorial? For me, it's when the craft project is so easy that a couple of photos are all you need in order to make it. So, are you ready for a little more Valentine's Day craft that's so simple that a six year old can handle it? Well, you're in luck because today I'm going to show you how create an easy heart-shaped wreath in under ten minutes.
To tell you the truth, I decided that I can't even call this post a tutorial because the materials list consists of a heart shaped Styrofoam wreath form , a couple of rolls of feather trim from Hobby Lobby and some hot glue and the rest is pretty much self explanatory.
Simple DIY Valentines Day Door Decor
Do you recognize it?
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DIY Heart Shaped Flower Wreath Tutorial
Happy Friday! I'm so glad that you stopped by. Today I'm sharing a tutorial for how to make a super simple, heart shaped Valentine's Day wreath using $6 worth of baby's breath flowers that I got at the grocery store, a little waxed twine and a white wire coat hanger. That's it. Easy.
Inside The French Farmhouse: Fall Decorating with Pumpkins, Pinecones and Bittersweet
Fall decorating continues this week at The French Farmhouse. I used a few more faux mushrooms (left over from my rustic fall grapevine mushroom wreath HERE to fill my vintage wood dough trough along with natural elements like moss and pine cones that I gathered from beneath one of the trees in my front yard.
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