A very simple, inexpensive way to liven up your home and make it a more Welcoming place is to try to have at least one "live" thing in each room!
Live items could include:
Houseplants
Flowers (Cut or Potted)
Fresh Fruit or Veggies Piled in a Colander or Bowl
Beautiful Music
Pinecones
Shells, Starfish, Coral
A Flickering Candle
Breeze Coming Through an Open Window, Fluttering the Curtains
Nests
Branches
Things Living or Found in Nature
etc.....
Having "LIVE" things in a space really makes your Home feel warm & inviting.
Not to mention the joy these items bring because of their beauty!
I can't imagine that there is anyone who doesn't want to bring some
color
texture
beauty
warmth
& freshness
into their Home!
These flowering dogwood branches in our last home really made our breakfast room feel so beautiful and fresh and cozy all at the same time!
:)
Makes me want to have a friend over for tea & cupcakes just looking at it!!
Fresh fruit or veggies look so amazing when they're put in a pretty bowl or basket in the kitchen. Who wouldn't want to eat healthier when you're looking at such colorful produce?!!
{I'll admit that I even use real-looking but fake lemons piled in an apothecary jar....they are so cheery you can't help but smile when walking past!}
{I'll admit that I even use real-looking but fake lemons piled in an apothecary jar....they are so cheery you can't help but smile when walking past!}
Even small rooms like a bathroom could use some "live"-ening up!
Here an old scale holds pretty soaps and a towel, but when I placed the coral & starfish on there -- LOVE it!!
The candles in the background can be lit for taking a relaxing bath.
Some moisture loving plants do very well in a bathroom too, due to the humidity.
Here an old scale holds pretty soaps and a towel, but when I placed the coral & starfish on there -- LOVE it!!
The candles in the background can be lit for taking a relaxing bath.
Some moisture loving plants do very well in a bathroom too, due to the humidity.
Flowers are one of my very favorite ways to bring "life" to a space!
Whether they come from your garden or your local grocery store, flowers are a wonderful way to enjoy the Creator's handiwork up close!
Gorgeous!!!
Whether they come from your garden or your local grocery store, flowers are a wonderful way to enjoy the Creator's handiwork up close!
Gorgeous!!!
But most of all, it's the love & laughter of family and friends being together that really makes a House a Home!!!
22 comments:
I love ALL of those ideas! And that scale in the bathroom with soaps & coral is FANTASTIC! I'm going to be on the look-out for one of those! Thanks for some wonderful inspiration!
That last photo is so pretty! I just recently bought some fake lemons from Kirklands...so excited to use them now that it's (almost) Spring. :) I LOVE the coral. Just beautiful!
I've got a Giveaway going on today from The Tattered Flower. :) I hope you'll stop by to check it out!
~Beautiful displays Stacey!
Love the shells and scales. It's so pretty and unexpected. :)
I love the scale in your bathroom! What a great idea ;o)
What an inspiring post! Great ideas!
By the way, I love the dogwood branch and that chalkboard frame is spectacular!
Judy@cutest-little-things
Very pretty! I especially love the scale!
I love the scale with the coral and soaps.Thanks for the inspirational ideas!
That dogwood is so pretty!
~ Sarah
Just beautiful!
sandy toe
Absolutely great ideas! I too have an apothacary jar full of perfect faux lemons.
I also love it when the curtains just slightly blow in the breeze...like today. ;)
We have a ton of coral and I've never been able to figure out how to display it ... Thanks for the ideas. I, too, love the scale in the bathroom and the chalkboard.
Have a great weekend.
Great ideas Stacey. I see these ideas used a lot when they stage homes. I would love to have fresh flowers in every room in my house everyday. It would certainly make me smile.
A lovely post! Full of life :) and beauty.
Hope you have a wonderful day!
I love bringing nature indoors--the coral in the scale is beautiful!
OK, you got me in the mood! Thanks for such great ideas!
What a great use for the vintage scale and I love the coral in the pewter urn too. The contrast in textures is stunning!
love the white sea shells and the lemons in the jar the pictures are all great but these were my 2 favorites
wow,these are really great and creative!! Im inspired, thank you!! xoxo LA
You have a lot of life in that post! I have a favorite little grocery store to visit for fresh flowers. I feel such happiness when I spy a bouquet on a hectic day!
Hi Stacey.
You always have such nice ideas to making our houses into homes. Now that life is coming about outdoors, thanks to Spring, I would like to bring more of it indoors. :o)
Sincerely ~ Tricia
I love the old scale-it is my favorite.
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Cheri
I LOVE that old scale, i want one!! Great ideas!
Sausha @ {show & tell}
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