I wanted to begin explaining how I decorated my house because everything is cheap and simple. I'm a creative person but honestly once I show you how easy it is, you will look like a decorating DIVA:)
I need to describe my style. I am a country girl at heart and love the good ole days. My decorating is never fancy or expensive. I actually get really tickled when I find something on sale or super cheap. I am usually caught bragging about how good of a deal I got as oppose to how expensive something might be. I LIVE in my home and I know y'all think that sounds kind of silly but I believe that a home should be practical and add memories for your family. I never buy anything that I would be too upset if it got a nasty mark in it or even worse, broke. Typically my decorations can be used and are somehow made myself.
I will begin today with my dining room. Again, I have a small home so this dining room is actually in my kitchen. hehe I said before and I really truly live by it, my home helps us make memories. I use the opportunity every season offers to change the decorations and get excited about the events to come. My large chalkboard inspired by Sarah Bommarito is one of my favorite ways to shout upcoming holidays or seasons.
You might remember this from my last post about Bella's 2nd birthday. We even used it to explain to Bella how old she is and the number 2.
I change it with Bella's handy sidewalk chalk and use different colors. I found the chalkboard print from Hobby Lobby under $20 and just stuck it to a thick cardboard from Walmart. This is where you could get creative and use a different color background to match your decor. I found a large frame (also at Hobby Lobby on sale) and hung it on the wall. Now, the new popular way to hang picture frames is from ribbon and a fun, bulky nob (drawer pull and/or hook). I chose a red rooster to match the rest of my kitchen. The picture frame is rather heavy so I secured that first and then added the ribbon later.
Now, every holiday or even small event, I find new quotes and sayings to add to the fun decorations!!! I find myself looking at church boards and other forms of media where they have interesting quotes. Here are some more pictures of other sayings I had recently:
I also get a lot of compliments on my Creative Memories Board. Thanks to my friend, Robin Hall, she was able to hook me up with her Creative Memories Consultant. I saw it first at Robin's house several years ago and had to have one myself. It's a magnetic board with small magnets and an adorable picture line to hang photos on. I use my scrapbook paper for the background and switch up the photos to coordinate with my different decorations as well. It's about $50 but totally worth it when you think about the easy "instant" decoration you have that can be used all year round. I love mine and would love to hook you up with the consultant I know!!!!
The last big part of my dining room that I love is the large, white China Hutch. I am sooo proud of that piece of furniture and it would probably be the first thing I tell you abut when you walk in my home. I found it at Goodwill for only $60. Can you believe it? I was so tickled and couldn't believe I was legally taking it home for so little. My wonderful husband helped me paint it and put on new hardware. After just a few days, I doubled my storage in my kitchen and had a nice way to display my dishes and entertaining pieces. I don't have much storage (again, small house) but this piece of furniture is practical and adorable. I love using it to change the feel of the room for each holiday!!! Check out this picture of Bella and me on Thanksgiving. If you look behind us you can see my chalkboard and magnetic board all ready for Turkey Day!!!
Next week I'm going to explain my curtains and how they are also easy changes that make big outcomes when decorating!!!!
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