Spring is here! Well… soon. 🙂 But I couldn’t wait another moment. I wanted to freshen up the fireplace mantel with some spring decorating. Remember my last junk styled mantel? It was time for a little update. I’ve been stealing elements off this one until there was virtually nothing left. So I decided to go […]
As soon as the Christmas mantel decorating came down this weekend, I was feeling the need for a trash to treasure mantel. What can I say… I was craving my rust and wood. 🙂 How to decorate a junk style mantel? Easy! Layer, stack, move around like minded clutter until it feels right and there […]
Welcome to an all natural junk filled 2011 Christmas home tour! I’m a part of Jennifer Rizzo’s Holiday House Walk. You can start the tour every day with this button which will highlight the daily homes on display each day. Click to see Jen’s own home HERE for #1. If you’re new here, I’m Donna and […]
Faux plants with a DIY gate on a mantel During the Copy Me Challenge, I noticed one poster mentioned she liked my use of plants and had wondered if I had real or fake. Allow me to answer… I’m fakin’ it with fake plants all the way. 🙂 It’s been years since I’ve had real […]
Creating an old gate for my over scaled fireplace mantel was the answer for so many reasons. The fireplace is challenging. While I love it, the scale is quite large, and the rock is dark. I did however desire something new for the fireplace mantel this year to help brighten things up, so when I […]