Welcome to the One Room Spring Tour! My friend Kathleen asked me to join with her and 25 bloggers to share ways to freshen your home for Spring. Here’s how it works, each day this week 5 bloggers will feature a different room in the home. They will share ways to freshen that room for Spring!
If you’re here from my friend Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage blog, welcome! Today’s room theme is the entryway. The entryway is usually a small but important space in the home. It is the first place guests see when they enter your home. You want them to feel welcomed and invited into the rest of your home. Today I am sharing with you some easy ways I got my entryway ready for Spring….
Our front door opens into a quaint entryway that peaks out into our courtyard. There is light streaming through the windows welcoming you inside.
This year to welcome in Spring, I shopped my house for ways to make a statement without having to spend any money. You can do the same thing! Look around your house and see what you have. Move things around, borrow from other rooms and have fun!
Here’s what I did…
First, I brought in my cream chairs from my office to give the entry a bright, clean feel. One of my best friend’s taught me how to oil paint last year. I hung our first painting, a lush landscape, on the wall to the left of the door. Sentimental pieces are one of my favorite things to add to a room. They add love and uniqueness. Photographs, family heirlooms, a special trinket from a trip, all of these things give your home personality. Every time I pass this painting, I am reminded of my friend who lives far away now. Suddenly she’s right with me again. Surround yourself with things you love and hold special meaning and you will feel more love in your home.
Second, I pulled out my preserved boxwood wreath and hung it on the door. Who says wreaths can only hang on the front of the door?
Third, I addressed the entry table. I wanted to make a statement with a large arrangement this year. The collection of blue and white vases I had tucked away seemed the perfect way to add drama and interest. Blue and white ginger jars are popping up all over the design world this year. Though they are a time less classic, blue and white jars are all the rage in design trends. They make the perfect canvas to display fresh and faux Spring flowers.
You could do the same thing with a collection of white pitchers, or vases, or whatever you have on hand. For my vignette, I used flowers I already had and mixed them with some fresh ones. Can you tell which ones are faux? You can read my Spring flowers post to learn how to decorate using fresh and faux together.
Fourth, I created a simple arrangement of Paper Whites with fresh Spring moss in this large antique ironstone urn. It creates a focal point when you walk in from the garage door. You could use a large white bowl with flowers in pots from Lowe’s to create a similar look.
With these 4 easy steps, I freshened up my entryway for Spring and it didn’t cost me a penny! Shop your house for ways to bring Spring into your entryway! You might just be surprised what you come up with!
To recreate this look in your home you can shop the links below….
For more Spring entryway ideas, follow along to my friend Sarah, Life on Virginia Street. Here is a list of the tours for the rest of the week. Tune in everyday for more inspiration.
Monday, April 11th – Front Door/Porch
Emily – Eleven Gables
Trinity – c.1934
Courtney – The Hamby Home
Wendy – Life on the Shady Grove
Becky – This is Happiness
Tuesday, April 12th – Entryway/Foyer
Sarah – Life on Virginia Street
Summer – She Leaves a Little Sparkle
Kathleen – Lindsay Hill Interiors
Shannon – Fox Hollow Cottage
Randi – Randi Garrett Design
Wednesday, April 13th – Living Room
Erin – Sunnyside Up
Alma – Almafied
Oscar – Oscar Bravo Home
Ashley – House of Five
Megan – It’s a Grandville Life
Thursday, April 14st – Kitchen
Brittany – Dutchess of York
Annie – Zevy Joy
Marg & Liz – Fancy Farm Girls
Kelley – Kelley Nan
Rachel – Maybe Matilda
Friday, April 15th – Dining Room
Kris – Driven By Décor
Allison – A House and A Dog
Tamara – Citrine Living
Kendra – Momtique
Haneen – Haneens Haven
Perfection, pure perfection. The blue and white arrangement is stunning. Your oil painting is beautiful. I love how your home opens to your courtyard. Every detail is so lovely!! xox, Emily @ 11gables.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! I am still daydreaming about your gorgeous porch and front yard! Can I come visit?!
Randi, I dont know if I’ve ever told you this but you are one my role models AND THIS IS WHY!!! Your entry way is so classy and beautiful and I just have a girl crush on everything you do!! Love those chairs, the blue and white and flowers, please come decorate my house!!!
Courtney you have got to be the sweetest thing ever! Thank you so much, you pretty much made my whole week!!! Your home is just gorgeous, you don’t need my help at all. xo
Your home looks stunning for Spring. It’s warm, welcoming, stylish and beautifully decorated. The blue and white, the flowers… your furnishings and placement are all sublime.
Thank you so much Shannon! It was so much fun to try to not spend any money and give new life to old things!
Randi, I adore your gorgeous entry and that oil painting- how special! I would also do terrible things for that courtyard of yours!
Kelley you always bring a smile to my face and make me giggle! Thanks for stopping by! I can’t wait to see your kitchen later this week. xo
Your home always provides the best inspiration for me! Where do you find the beautiful oil paintings in your home? I love them! 🙂
Thank you Danielle! I have just picked them up at random places. Sometimes Home Goods has pretty good quality paintings or try checking your local antique shops.
I’m swooning over here!!! Your entry console with the blue and white vases and x-benches is absolutely stunning! And I love that courtyard of yours – I’m pretty sure I’d be living out there!!
Thanks Kris! It’s so sweet of you to stop by! That courtyard sold me on this house, it makes me feel like I’m somewhere other than the desert. Haha!
Gorgeous! Love the beautiful arches. So welcoming!!
Thank you Becky! Have a lovely night.
Randi, Every little detail is so perfect! I am seeing things I’ve never seen before in this post and absolutely loving it! Such a gorgeous space all dressed up for spring in your home:))
Bree you are the best! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. I had a lot of fun moving things around and being creative. Thanks for being such a great friend! xo
Randi, your entryway is stunning! I love how you moved things around to create a bright, airy feel. And I’m super impressed by your painting – gorgeous! Thanks so much for participating the the tour! Xoxo
Kathleen, thank YOU so much for asking me to participate! It was a fun challenge to try to think outside my little box! Anytime you put something together, you can count me in! I loved your entry too, every single detail! xo
I love how your door opens to the view of the courtyard. Friends have this when they left an interior atrium closed in on 4 sides while adding on. Your entrance courtyard, atrium, hallways and arches are so lovely and interesting.
Thank you so much Pamela! It really is a fun feature, especially here in the desert! Thank you so much for commenting and taking the time to read the post!
Randi! Gorgeous!!! I want to move in!!!
Haha! Thank you Wendy! I feel the same way about your beautiful, charming home! xo
Wow Randi!!! Great job moving things around and shopping your home! Such a fun tour!
Thanks Jen! Thank you so much for stopping by!xo
Randi your home is truly exquisite and this tour is gorgeous! I loved the paper whites too… xo
Thanks Annie! You are the sweetest! I loved your beautiful tour as well! xo