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Decorating My Home Using Flowering Branches

by Janet Clark at Home

I think Mother Nature was just showing off this year, or maybe I was just more appreciative. However it happened, I was inspired by all the beautiful blooms and wanted to enjoy them as much as possible. Today I am talking about decorating my home using flowering branches in the springtime.

DIY french drying with baskets and hanging vases
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A Before and After DIY Fireplace Makeover

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Today I am going to share a before and after DIY fireplace makeover in our family/great room. I built out a box and covered it with bead board for an over mantel, painted the brick white, and built a new mantel. You can see how I built the mantel here.

A DIY fireplace makeover with paint and beadboard
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A Spring Entry Table And Dress Form

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a spring cottage style entry table and dress form

While I may be slow when it comes to decorating for fall, I can’t wait for the chance to decorate for spring and summer. I love to decorate my dining room for spring. First I added DIY flowering branches to the dining room mantel. Now I have added a garden inspired spring entry table and dress form to the other side of the room.

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DIY Spring Flowering Branches

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Spring flowering branch on antique fireplace mantel

I love all the beautiful blooms on the trees in spring. I have cut and brought them in the house many times, only to have the blossoms fall off in a couple of days. Although nothing beats the real deal, these DIY spring flowering branches are the perfect stand in.

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French Farmhouse Style Baskets

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Antique European baskets bring rustic charm to the french farmhouse style home, however, the price and availability of these baskets prevents many of us from acquiring them. I am going to show you how I turned thrift store baskets into french farmhouse style baskets.

Thrift store baskets up cycled into French farmhouse decor
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How To Build A Farmhouse Style Plate Rack

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A Girly Girl’s Guide To DIY – Beginner Building Series Project 5

Level: Beginner

Skills: Hammering a Nail and using a miter box and back saw

How to build a farmhouse style plate rack

Learn how to build this simple farmhouse style plate rack, no power tools required.

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Decorating With Vintage Floral Prints

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And Where I Find Them

There is no question that I love to use vintage floral prints in my decor. In this post I am going to show some examples of decorating with vintage floral prints and where I find them.

Vintage floral rose prints over antique fireplace mantle

The obvious place to find these vintage floral prints is at antique stores, and I have many that I have acquired that way. A more affordable way to collect these prints is to look in the less obvious places, like thrift store books as one example. I am going to share just a few of my ideas for using floral prints and how to find them affordably.

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Ballard Designs Pruvost Inspired Wall Plaque DIY

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I fell in love with the wooden Pruvost wall plaque that I saw at Ballard Designs, but I was not in love with the price. I decided to build my own Ballard Designs inspired wall Plaque , and I actually like it better! I definitely like the price better.

Ballard design inspired wood plaque DIY

It all started when I switched out my contemporary tv stand with a vintage buffet. You can see the buffet and how I gave it a makeover here. Anyway, I was looking for something to hang over the tv.

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A Vintage Christmas Dining Room

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Vintage Christmas dining room with an angel theme

Welcome to my vintage inspired dining room all dressed up for Christmas, eagerly awaiting family to share in my most favorite time of year.

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DIY Spindle Ornaments and Tree Topper

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A Small Christmas Tree decorated with spindle ornaments, a grain sack star tree topper and heart gingerbread ornaments.

Learn how to make these DIY spindle ornaments and quickly sew this grain sack star tree topper.

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Hi! I’m Janet, I just want to make beautiful things and make things beautiful! I enjoy creating a vintage, romantic home with lots of DIY and thrifty  projects. Follow along with me as I add character and charm to a builder grade home. Read more about me here.

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