• Holidays & Seasons,  Home Decor

    Spring Fling Home Tour

    It is SPRING!!! I’m so happy that it is spring because the weather will be getting warmer and I can not wait to be outside enjoying the sunshine. Today, I’m sharing my Spring Fling Home Tour! That’s right, I’ve updated everything again for spring with fresh blooms and greenery. And this time, my cat and dog did not eat all of it. *WINK*

    Spring Fling Home Tour

    Since I just did a St. Patrick’s Day tour, I’m going to let the photos do most of the talking, with a few blurbs here and there as needed.

    Home Tour Coffee Table Sofa Couch Spring Tour

    I would describe our style as neutral, modern, farmhouse. That may or may not be a real style, but I’m going with it.

    Living Room Coffee Table Sofa Couch

    In our living room, I moved a mirror and boxwood wreath above the sofa and kept the decor simple with a few of my favorite flowers, hydrangeas.

    Hydrangeas and Boxwood Wreath Decor

    Our kitchen was recently updated with new countertops and a beadboard backsplash. (You can find all of the details and see the before photos here.)

    Kitchen Update Laminate Countertops White Beadboard

    I love to add pops of green to a room, since I feel that it adds a little life to the space. Because no one likes a dead room, right?

    Kitchen Spring Decor

    Green Apple Black Laminate Counters

    Our open shelving didn’t get springified much, since space is limited there. I did add one small faux plant though!

    Kitchen Oven Stove Range Open Shelving

    Neutral Shelf Styling For Spring

    The breakfast nook also looks quite a bit different than in previous home tours.

    White Dining Set Windows Wall Decor

    I found the new (to us) dining chairs at a garage sale for just $1 each and will be sharing how I added the numbers to the backs next week. Stay tuned!

    Windows Wall Decor in Dining Room

    Pink Roses White Numbered Chairs

    I hope you’ve enjoyed checking out my neutral, modern, farmhouse spring home tour. To see more of our abode not shared in this tour, check out the St. Patrick’s Day Home Tour. If you want to see more amazing home tours and styles, check out the links below. My friends have shared some amazing spaces, so hop on over and check them all out!

    Day 1: Transitional and Vintage Decor Style
    Day 2: Eclectic Style
    Day 3: Farmhouse Style 1

    Day 4: Traditional Style
  • Holidays & Seasons,  Printables

    Printable Easter Bunny Banner

    Today I’m sharing a super fun, vintage, printable Easter bunny banner/bunting. These neutral little bunnies will look so great almost anywhere around your home and are perfect for welcoming Spring/Easter. Check out how I used them to decorate below, then download your own banner for FREE!

    Easter Bunny Banner

    I snagged the hare image from the Graphics Fairy.

    Easter Printable

    You can print these out on regular printer paper or cardstock (plain white or colored!) Once printed, cut each out along the lines with a paper cutter or scissors, whichever you have on hand.

    Bunny Printable

    To make the bunting, I also cut out colorful cardstock a little bit larger than each of the banners and glued them on with a tiny dab of glue in each corner. Using a craft knife, I made two small straight openings on each piece of cardstock.

    Rabbit Printable

    Then I strung them up with some baker’s twine. Festive, right?

    Bunny Rabbit Bunting

    There are so many things you can do with these banners!

    Attach one to a wooden dowel and hang it on the wall (or from your front door) to welcome guests.

    Bunny Rabbit Banner

    These would also look great framed or hanging from the back of a chair to fancy up a table setting. So many possibilities! Below I added one to our Mouse Trap Photo Holder for display in the kitchen.

    Rabbit Hare Print

    To print out your own banners click {here for large} and {here for small}.

    Thank you for stopping by to check out these vintage bunny printables! I hope you enjoy using them and would love to see any creative or crafty things you may use them for. If you are looking for more Spring inspiration, check out these two fun projects!

    DIY Split Pea Wreath

    This beautiful split pea wreath is the perfect way to add a little greenery to your home. Plus, it’s super easy to make!

    DIY Split Pea Wreath

    Gardening Easter Basket

    Looking for an alternative to candy this Easter? Glam things up with a gardening Easter basket featuring golden goodies.

    Gardening Easter Basket 2

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  • Holidays & Seasons,  Home Decor

    St. Patrick’s Day Home Tour

    I was so excited when Meg, from Green With Decor, invited me to join in on the Green St. Patrick’s Day Home Tour! If you haven’t visited Meg’s blog, head over there right now and check out her fun St. Patty’s Day Decor, then you can continue through the rest of the home and decor tours at the bottom of this post.

    Cozy Neutral Sofa Couch End Table

    Typically, my holiday decor style is very simple and St. Patrick’s Day is no exception. I have added a lot of green in the form of plants and few other Irish touches to our living room/entryway to celebrate the holiday and help welcome in Spring. Let’s start in the foyer and work our way around the room!

    We normally have a book page wreath hanging on the gray door going to the garage, but I moved a few items here and there to change things up and now have a springy boxwood wreath in it’s place.

    St. Patrick's Day Home Tour

    This small wood dresser sits just inside of our front door and houses all of our winter accessories (hats, gloves, scarves, etc.) and kids’ art supplies.

    Entryway Dresser Storage Mirror

    I think it is such a pretty piece of furniture, but have honestly been thinking about *gasp* painting it.

    Entryway Console Mirror Decor

    Since I have a tendency to kill live plants (my thumb may be a bit herbicidal), I tend to keep several of the faux variety around. The topiary is a simple DIY that I made awhile ago.

    DIY Topiary and Mirror

    Continuing around the room, you’ll find my heirloom piano (it was my Mom’s).

    Piano Decor Silhouettes Ivy

    Above it are some simple silhouettes of my kids, which are so easy to make. I added some real ivy in a milk glass vase/bowl and I love how it spills over the edges with its waterfall of leaves.

    Piano Music Light Silhouettes

    Next to the piano is our comfy and cozy Ikea Ektorp sofa. Recently, we switched our all white cover to this beige-y one and we are still trying to decide if we like it. It tends to show less dirt than the white one, but I did appreciate that I could see any stains and opt to wash the covers as soon as I did.

    Neutral Coffee Table Couch

    And no St. Patrick’s Day Home Tour would be complete without a Shamrock plant (also real). Let’s hope I can keep this one alive!

    Shamrock Plant Flowers

    I’m kind of in love with this chalkboard right now. I do my own chalkboard lettering and created this nifty design of an Irish proverb/blessing which seemed appropriate for a home tour.

    Neutral Living Room Chalkboard

    “May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.”

    I also whipped up this little, green pom pom garland. Our cat, Rowan, seems to think I made it just for him and has pretty much annihilated it already.

    Irish Proverb Blessing Chalkboard

    And that brings us back around to the foyer. I hung up this old horseshoe for good luck. Did you know that how you hang your horseshoe is a controversial topic? Really. It’s a thing. I didn’t find out which way was correct (up or down), but people seem to have a lot of opinions about it.

    St. Patrick's Day Entry

    Thank you so much for stopping by today to visit our home! This was such a fun tour to put together and I hope you will check out the other amazing homes and decor below!

    Green St Patricks Day home tours and decor

    Monday, March 7
    Green With Decor
    Rain on a Tin Roof
    Design Asylum
    3 Little Greenwoods
    Up to Date Interiors

    Tuesday, March 8
    Migonis Home
    2 Bees in a Pod
    Elizabeth Joan Designs
    Seeking Lavender Lane
    The Deans List

    Wednesday, March 9
    Live the Fancy Life
    Iris Nacole
    Karen’s Up on the Hill

    Thursday, March 10
    Go Haus Go
    The House Down the Lane
    Lehman Lane
    The Honeycomb Home

    Friday, March 11
    My Creative Days
    The Twin Cedars
    Casa Watkins

  • Holidays & Seasons,  Home Decor

    The Home Depot Challenge – Chain

    Sometimes good things must come to an end and that includes The Home Depot Challenge that I’ve been participating in for the past year. The ladies in this group have been so awesome to work with and I will definitely miss doing this with them. The last item chosen was a chain and I actually had finished the chain project in December, but the challenge was postponed, so I’m re-sharing my Holiday Card Display. I know it is a little out of place, since it is clearly for the Christmas season, but I’m sure this project could be modified to suit other holidays or as even a fun way to display photos or school work!

    Holiday Card Display

    Click on over to the Holiday Card Display post to find out all how it is made.

    There have been a lot of other amazing projects shared including a Wine Bottle Bird Feeder, Rope Curtain Ties, 2×4 Artwork, Pegboard Luminary, Wood Box Caddy, Industrial Book Rack, and a Furniture Leg Snowman.

    If you haven’t already, head on over to view the other amazing chain projects shared this month by clicking on the images below. We had a few guests join us and their projects totally rocked, along with all of the other creative ideas!