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May 4, 2021 By Melinda Leave a Comment

May Classic Home Decorating Calendar

{Download the May Calendar Here}

I am so excited to share my May Classic Home Decorating Calendar with you!

There are wonderful tips, ideas, and inspiration for us to create  together in our homes throughout the month.

Download and print out your May Classic Home Decorating Calendar today!

Tag me @house214design with pictures of your calendar in your home and I will share them in my stories!

Also, be sure to follow me daily on Instagram!

There you will be able to watch my posts and stories where I show you how to decorate with all of the ideas.

Having a monthly calendar to follow will have you finally decorating your home.

P.S. If you are a House 214 Design School student I will be teaching the two live school projects on day 13 & 27 in the House 214 Design School private Facebook group.  It truly is the perfect place for the “Everyday Home Decorator”. You will not want to miss the “Classic Container Gardening” lesson! It truly will have your home feeling classic.

 To join & learn more visit HERE!

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May 1, 2021 By Melinda Leave a Comment

Put A Bow On It

I love this time of year and the endless ways that I can add spring touches throughout our home. It feels like a little celebration of the season sprinkled around the house. Catching my eye here and there as I work through the day and all that life brings. It can be as simple as adding a touch of ribbon to treasures that are already displayed and cherished.

Textiles are often a forgotten tool to easily use and play with in this way. They can be any fabric element and it will naturally add depth and interest to a space. It is a very easy way to decorate that people often forget and can make a big impact in telling your story and showing your personality.

Ribbon can be used just like any other textile. It is just a smaller version of a throw pillow on your sofa. Today I am looking to complete a simple ribbon project in my home. My eyes are peeled for soft and gentle colors that will create the feeling of the spring season in my home.

I started searching in my personal ribbon bin, because I always shop my home first, and came up empty handed. That meant I was headed to my local craft store.

Below is an image of the “spring” ribbon display at the store. It was a good place to start, but I knew fairly quickly that I would need  to expand my search to elsewhere in the store.

I always look outside the typical seasonal areas, whether in a brick & mortar shop or online,  when I am searching to create the feeling of a season. The feeling you are wanting to create might not be in the seasonal section, but might be hidden somewhere else. I generally have a lot of luck using this strategy, like I did with this simple project!


The colors of spring are often cliche pastel and lite colors, but also vibrant colors can be used, think bright tulip tones. There are so many colorful ways to communicate the feeling of spring in your home. If you are having a hard time recognizing your true feeling for your home, join me in the  House 214 Design School .

Other than color, texture is another simple way to add the feeling of a season to your home in a very organic way.  Think about how wool and flannel textures evoke the autumn and winter seasons. In the same way, spring textures evoke a soft, gentle and youthful feeling. Lace, eyelet, and ruffle ribbons are a few examples that would be perfect for the spring season.


I almost chose this ribbon for the project, but out of the corner of my eye I spotted…

The sweetest blush ribbon for $3.99 a roll (minus my 20% coupon). It was the perfect soft tone I was envisioning to display on my new vintage find.

When I got home I added a sweet ribbon bow to a vintage creamer that I had found recently on a trip to an antique shop. 

The soft blush color and smooth satin texture are the perfect juxtaposition against the tarnished silver. The loose bow elevates my little vintage find and gives it a romantic old world feel.

I only used a small length for this simple project and will be able to use it many times over for so many other ideas.

I enjoy it every time I pass by in my kitchen.

Not every project needs to be complicated and overdone or expensive. I think some of the best projects are low cost, low work, high impact and high joy.

Take care,

P.S. For MORE Spring Decorating Inspiration, Decorating Plans and Tips

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April 16, 2021 By Melinda Leave a Comment

How to Make an Easy Spring Wreath

As April showers and sun bring in fresh green grass, blooms and feathered friends, I was inspired to create a new wreath that reflected my spring home.

A wreath inspired by the bird’s nest that becomes part of my front door decor every year.

Every spring a bird will start to build a new nest out of its findings and nestle in a little covered corner over our door.

I welcome these birds and the eggs they lay.

I love watching their process of building their home with what they can find and awaiting their babies.

A true sign of spring every year.

This spring season I am being resourceful in the same way as those birds.

I am using materials that I already have in the house to build my own “Bird’s Nest Wreath”.

For my own spring wreath that meant moss, which is a favorite element of mine,

a grapevine wreath base, floral wire,

branches, and faux eggs.

You can watch me make my “Bird’s Nest Wreath” in my video tutorial  HERE. Oh, and be sure to like and subscribe to my YouTube channel, so that you don’t miss any new content!

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Take care,

 

Filed Under: home, spring, Uncategorized Tagged With: house, interior decorating, moss, spring, wreath

March 18, 2021 By Melinda Leave a Comment

5 Step Project: Simple Spring Indoor Planting

Are you familiar with the 5 ingredients or less concept when it comes to cooking and knowing what is in your food?

I had started the home decorating version a while back, and am starting it again! 

This series involves simple projects that take 5 steps or less to achieve in your home.

To recap, the items that are included most likely are ones that you already own or you can easily find. You can shop your home, favorite brick and mortar stores, garage sales–whatever floats your boat!

This series will provide you with the steps, but ultimately you are in charge.

It is that simple.

Let’s get started with our simple project, so that you can start decorating your home today.

5 Step Project: Simple Indoor Spring Planting

I have the itch to get my hands in the dirt, but the weather here will not be ready for planting for another couple of months. I found the perfect solution to this problem…

Indoor spring planting!

Why?

… it is a simple way to bring new life inside and welcome the spring season

… it allows me to get a taste of planting and what is to soon come

… it allows me to witness the daily growth of spring bulbs and seedlings, which I truly enjoy

What To Do: 

Step 1: Find a vessel (always shop your home first)

Step 2: Choose your spring plant, i.e. spring bulbs, seeds, flowering plant

Step 3: Assemble

Step 4: Add moss around the base (optional, but a favorite addition of mine)

Step 5: Select a location in your home for your spring plant & enjoy!

If you would like to know how I choose just the right vessel for my plants (they aren’t always traditional garden containers)  you can watch my video HERE. Oh, and be sure to like and subscribe to my YouTube channel, so that you don’t miss any new content!

Take care,

 

Filed Under: home, home decorating, Spring Planting Tagged With: spring, spring bulbs, spring planting

November 13, 2020 By Melinda Leave a Comment

A Little Treat

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