How about a little spring decorating, dining-room-style today?
Our dining room is such a small and simple space, I don’t like to add too much or it starts to feel a bit claustrophobic. I like small spaces that are filled just enough to be cozy, but not cluttered. It’s a fine line I find myself crossing just about every time I’m changing things up from season to season, and as soon as I do, I start taking away a little from here and a little from there and suddenly it all just feels right.
Didn’t Coco Chanel say something about always removing one accessory before going out the door…or taking off the last thing you put on…? I think the same advice could be applied to decorating.
Just a little food for thought. 🙂
The little plants that are currently filling our farmhouse plate rack are still alive and well – I can even see the hint of a few flowers starting to blossom on a couple. Fingers crossed my good luck continues. A pair of neutral pillows on the bench adds a subtle contrast to all the white.
I stacked a chippy vase on top of a wood slice and filled it with pretty stems for the center of the table. I love how they fill up the space, but don’t overwhelm.
An additional pop of green in a white pitcher for the shelves
And how about this beautiful wicker demijohn? It’s a new treasure – I’ve wanted one of these forever.
I love the texture and raw beauty of these bottles. The simple tag with the handwritten scrawl is what sold me on this one. I have no idea what it says, and I don’t really care either. 😉
Filled with cotton stems for a pop of white, and flanked by an old dough bowl filled with mossy balls for a pop of green – simple decorating for sure.
Simple, but still fresh and inviting and so ready for spring.
Hope your week is off to a great start!
Beautiful and truly nature inspired!
Thank you Barbara!
your treasured demijohn is wonderful….. and the tag just makes it!! i see that you still have the spool knobs on the chest in the dining room….. excellent!!!!!!! happy spring to you and your home!
Still rocking the spools – I haven’t found anything that seems worthy enough for that cabinet yet to replace them. 😉
So beautiful! Love uncluttered looks like yours.
Thank you Judy!
Looks great. So simple and clean. I love nature inspired colors so this speaks to me.
Thank you so much Julie!
Beautiful as always… I’m curious about your choice of hangers for pieces on your walls. Where your little equestrian pictures are now, used to be the half grater vases that I loved. Do you simply use the same hangers or do you have another decorator trick up your sleeve.?
Have a great day!
Ha! No tricks here – I place a lot of holes in the wall and I use A LOT of Command Strips! Because our walls are the original plaster, I try to limit the amount of holes I subject them to – patching can be tricky – so if I’m not 100% certain I’m going to want whatever it is I’m hanging in that spot for a really long time, I use Command Strips if I can get away with it. With some things it isn’t possible though, so I have to use nails – and then later when I want something new I try to make sure whatever it is I’m swapping out is large enough to cover the nail holes lol. 🙂
Love! I just got some white floral stems that look just like yours and they are in my small dining room. Don’t you love it when that happens?! Kindred all the way!!
All the way Judy! Love it!!
Relaxed, rustic yet refined. All my favorite words to describe this room. And that demijohn! Complete with a mystery tag. Imagine the conversations that have taken place around that simple everyday item in the homes it has lived in. Great conversation starter in your own home too. Enjoy.
Thank you so much! That demijohn had my heart the second I spotted that tag – if only it could talk!
Such inspiration from you again! Perfect way to start my day/week! Thank you! Love the rolling pins in the crock, too. And the arrangements you made with all the stems…..gosh, I need to copy how you do that as it seems like mine always end up just straight up in the air in a clump….attractive, right? NOT!
Thank Patty! I try to only buy stems that are flexible – that way I can bend and arrange them to my liking. I also try to make sure my stems have enough height to hang over whatever vessel I’m using – and if the vase or whatever is too tall I stuff the bottom with plastic bags or crumpled paper to give my stems a lift. Plus, if the stems are too tall for the vase, the flexible ones allow me to bend them to their desired height. 🙂