Monday, November 27, 2017

Merry & Bright Blog Hop: Entryways

Welcome to the Merry & Bright Blog Hop: Entryways!!
I've teamed up with six other talented bloggers to bring you some entryway inspiration all done up for Christmas! We will all be sharing a certain area of our homes over the next three weeks! This week is entryways.




My husbands hates that I store this red chair all year long in our bedroom just for Christmas décor....haha. It adds that pop of color I always want to add somewhere every year. 


The sign is from Target Dollar Spot as is the front door mat.





I used some old pajama pants to make a long piece of fabric to hang from the wreath.







I've used these bed post rails that I pulled off of a twin headboard for several seasonal set ups around the house! I just love them! 
They are just small enough to add a little detail to our small entryway hall. I struggle with this are because the walls are small and I don't want to block the walkway.




I made these little stockings by cutting out the shape of a stocking from some large ribbon and used a red sharpie to add the red stripes. You would never be able to tell it's a sharpie!




I hope you all enjoyed stopping by my entryway. Take some time to hop through the links below to see my fellow décor gals and gain some more entry inspiration! 
Don't forget to stop by next week to see what up next....


MERRY & BRIGHT BLOG HOP CONTINUES BELOW

Lauren @Old To New Blog

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Jingle Through Decor Blog Hop

Hope everyone is ready for some Christmas Décor Inspiration! I've teamed up with some other amazing bloggers for a "Jingle Through the Blog" blog hope to bring you some Christmas Décor of all styles!

This is our second Christmas in our new home but last year didn't count since we had just moved in and I had a baby, so it's like our first! haha  I didn't really have a design plan/theme going into our décor this year except for the little tree farm display that you will see at the end of this post! That was the only area I planned for in advance. I knew I wasn't going to be able to buy a lot more this year either and worked with what I had.

With two little ones this year, a 10 month old & two year old, I had to be carful with how much stuff they could reach and limit some areas on how much I decorated.


This area is in the front our home and what you see when you walk into the front of our home. I don't think I will ever have enough Christmas trees around the house! The snowy twig one on the ground is from Walmart & the green one on the table is from Homegoods. I had that sleigh from Michael's for years but it was an unfinished wood before, so I stained it and put it to use this year. 





Target has the cutest signs this year in the Dollar Spot! Isn't that Fresh Cut Trees sign adorable?



Every year after Christmas I go shopping for décor. 75%-80% off is way better than paying full price! I got those cute light up birch tree snow flakes from Walmart last year and they go perfectly with the natural, elegant look I was going for in the living room. I had to get creative with the stockings since the babies could reach them if I hung them on any of our tables and our two year old recently cracked the screen on our big television, so we put our small t.v. from the guest room there and it actually gave me space to hang our stockings on the wall. 











The dining room took on a completely different look than the living room. I knew I wanted more red and green in the dining room and after finding a couple items at Target Dollar Spot with red stripes, I added small touches of the red stripes in the dining room.










I found those cute red striped plates at Michael's on clearance for $1.30 each! 80% off!!
I always try to use and mix in family pieces into our holiday décor. The placemats and Christmas tree napkin ring holders were my husbands late Grandmother and I wasn't planning on having that much green in the décor but I felt it mixed in and she would be happy knowing it's being used!




This area I had planned 6 months ago! I knew I wanted a little tree farm set up with lights hanging down. I wasn't sure how I was going to hang the lights when I thought about using a pole but I wanted more depth to the lights. I ended up making a ladder from branches in the backyard and the best part is that it was free! I made the Christmas Trees For Sale sign and pilled up all of my trees. Added some fake snow and I love how it all turned out!












I hope that you will continue on our fun Blog Hop, show these other bloggers some love, and gain some serious Christmas décor inspiration along the way! 
Thanks for joining me!

I am so excited to be able to share this super talented Home Décor blogger for her Christmas Décor Tour next! Head over to Jennifer's beautiful Blog now at HappyHomeOnHaddon!

Here's a quick list of the other Blogs on our Christmas Tour!



Sunday, November 5, 2017

DIY Corbel Shelf

I've been wanting to add something under this mirror we have hanging on a small wall next to our back sliding door and I wasn't really finding exactly what I wanted. While I was at Lowe's one day I found these cute scroll corbels and knew they would be perfect to make a shelf! 
The corbels are about 8" deep so I picked up a natural pine board as well (8"x48") and I cut the length to size. 




















I stained the corbels in Minwax's Special Walnut.



 After the stain dries completely, paint a coat or two of white over it and sand to distress them.






This is what the corbels look like when they are done! I want to make more just to use for décor! Aren't they pretty? For about $15 you can get a custom built look!



What do you think? Let me know if you make one of your own! I love seeing your projects inspired by the blog!





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