5 Spring Home Decor Ideas

This morning I got a call from one of my friends who said that she wanted to decorate her home for the spring season. She preferred that the decorations be for adults. 

Normally my friend will set a vintage-style vase of tulips on the dining table and call it her spring decorations. This year her kids are visiting and she wants her home to appear more festive, cozy, and welcoming.

Her wants are simple decorations that will provide a look of spring but would not be expensive. She also wanted to decorate her home now and keep it throughout the spring season.

Here are a few simple decorating ideas

1. Create a spring-like entrance to your home by painting the foyer wall a pale yellow. This cheerful color is a natural way to add positive energy, make a small area look bigger and the color is complementary to all pastel colors.
2. Decorate this feature wall with a spring floral painting or framed poster. Add a foyer table with silk or fresh-cut spring tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, or lilacs. A spring-style figurine by Jim Shore would complement the arrangement or a pretty glass or crystal votive with a candle.
3. Add spring pastel color to your living room and guest bedroom by accenting your space with floral pattern throw pillows. Choose prints that are of flowers that bloom in spring. For example; a daffodil floral pillow (yellow, white, and green) would look fabulous with a yellow-white and green stripe pillow. Then add to the mix a solid yellow, or green color no print pillow. Three or more pillows would look eye-appealing. Choose from a variety of sizes as they will add interest to your decorations.
4. Spring weather can be cool and you may want to drape a seasonal pattern blanket on the backside of your accent chair or sofa. Pretty floral prints or colorful butterflies would look nice as long as the color of the blanket is the same as your color scheme.
5. Accent your front door with a silk spring season wreath and change out your doormat to one with a spring theme.

Here are a few of my spring season home products I designed to inspire my friend to decorate. Click on the highlighted title to view or buy any of the products at the designer's store

Create a lovely tablescape with this vintage botanical pillar candle. This candle features a purple and white striped background with an overlay of lilac flowers. There is a space for your Mother's Day text. Buy a few candles to scatter on your Mother's Day brunch table. A pretty lilac flower candle like this would also be a thoughtful Mother's Day gift. Click this link to view the candle at the designer's store 

Happy Spring Tulip Flower Holiday Pillow

by Susang6

Painted Flower Garden Bathroom Towel Set

by Susang6

Red Tulips a Spring Flower Mug

by Susang6

Flowers / Daffodils Table Lamp

by Susang6

Vintage Lilacs on Damask Botanical Spring Season Throw Pillow

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Lilacs Flowers with Lace on Moss Green Table Table Lamp

Decorative Christmas Pattern Pillows

Who doesn't love decorative Christmas pillows on their sofa, bed or accent chair? Colorful holiday prints; snowman, Christmas tree and Santa Claus are few of my favorites. I find that when I walk into a room and see a variety of accent pillows on the sofa, I think that this seating area looks very inviting.

This week I have been busy creating decorative pillows for the Christmas season. Know that pillows are a great way to “deck your halls.” or living space.

Here are my favorite Christmas pillows….you’ll want a few for your living space, and why not buy a set as a gift.

2-Sided Christmas Santa Claus Decorative Pillow

by Susang6

Be Jolly Santa Claus Christmas Lumbar Pillow

by Susang6

Green and Red Merry Christmas Throw Pillow

by Susang6

Be Jolly 2 Sided Christmas Green Throw Pillow

by Susang6

View all of my Christmas decorative pillows here.

Christmas Decor Pillows
by Photo Gifts By Sgolis

Decorating Christmas Tree with Cat Ornaments

I am a cat lover and think that a Christmas tree that is decorated with cat ornaments would be super cute for home office, veterinarian office or the living room of a cat lover. 

This year I thought  I would buy a live balsam Christmas tree and decorate it with cat ornaments and cat toy garland that I would make. The tree would be given to the lady who helps me with the care of the feral and the stray cats in my neighborhood.  

This cat caretaker is a senior citizen that really love cats. So as a way to thank her I have decided to give her a cat theme Christmas tree that is decorated with cat ornaments, mouse catnip products and do a ball with bell cat toy garland.  I may add da-bird cat toy with the bright colored feathers to the decorations, then she can use this cat toy after the holiday season to play with her cat.

Needless to say, I was excited about my cat decoration idea and shared it with a friend of mine that heads up a small cat organization in another city. She loved the idea and asked me to create a tree for her also. She said to decorate it the same way as I had mentioned and she gave me a great budget for products for the job. (I am all smiles)

I am excited about the cat-themed Christmas trees because I think the idea is super cute, plus I know the decorated tree will make many people smile.

Here are a few of my cat ornament designs.  Click the highlighted text below the ornament to view or to buy at my online store.  Photograph ornaments were created from an image of the feral, stray and rescued cats in my care.  The graphic collages were created from public domain images and photo cutouts of my cats.

Tabby Cat Christmas Tree Ornament

by Susang6

Christmas Ornament From Your Cat

by Susang6

Cute Christmas Cat Metal Ornament

by giftsforcatlovers

Christmas Snowman and Cat Monogram Ornament

by Susang6

Here are a few Zazzle.com ornaments that my friend sandyspider designed and a few of my ornaments. 

Animal Ornaments
by Photo Gifts By Sgolis

Autumn is Blanket Weather

When you think of the autumn season you think of cool days and nights or warm days with cool nights. The weather in autumn can change in an hours time so one needs to be ready for anything, including having blankets on the bed and in the den.

Pets LIKE Cozy Fleece Blankets

Last night was definitely autumn blanket weather,  in fact, it was so cool that I shut the windows and put two fleece blankets on the bed. We did not turn on the furnace nor did we start a fire in wood burning stove. The fleece blankets  kept us warm and cozy on a cool autumn night.

Buy Fleece Blankets at Zazzle.com

This morning I woke up at five o’clock. and did some housework and  warmed the living room with the space heater, then sat down to watch the news. The house felt cold so I covered up with a tartan fleece blanket and my dog got up on the sofa and laid next to me. The combination of dog and blanket was cozy.

Everyone is telling me that winter is going to be cold and snowy this year so I will  be shopping at Zazzle.com for fleece blankets, I like the patterns and they always have daily sales. Here are a few blankets that I recommend. Click onto the product to view, You can buy the blankets as shown or customize by uploading your own photograph.

See other gifts available on Zazzle.

Decorating ideas for Sunroom

I love my sunroom even though it is not insulated. At one time this space was a deck off the living room.  But the owner before me enclosed the deck by installing walls, windows, and a roof. It is a small space that is not insulated, but the enclosure is and the room has a view of the garden. 

 At one time I had a rattan love seat and a ficus tree but found that adding home decorations to this room made it cozier  Know that the sunroom is one of my favorite rooms in the house. But it was not always that way.  It took time to redecorate it as I had so many ideas and not all of them worked well with this space.

Here is a home setting that I created to inspire me to decorate the sunroom

I  plan to redecorate this space by changing the color of the walls to light gray with white enamel trim on the baseboards and window ledges. Then bought room darkening blackout shades or drapes from Walmart.com The shades or drapes need not be expensive, but they do have to be able to block the sun because this room gets the southern sun in the afternoon and it gets too hot.

The blackout window treatments will benefit this room by blocking the sun and they will also add insulation.

It's a good idea to create a focal area or feature in this space by adding a love seat in a neutral color; beige or tan. The sofa will be up against the side window. This will enable front and opposite window views of the garden.  Then throw pillows in blue will be added to the sofa.

Add cozy ambiance with assorted throw pillows to the sofa. For this room, I have selected the accent color blue. I shopped at zazzle.com and found pattern throw pillows and other blue wall accents, plus color-coordinating Mosaic print table runner for the coffee table.

Here is another decorating idea that I had for the sunroom.  

The floor covering has to be updated, right now it is a laminated peel and sticks tiles over the wood deck. I do not like it and would prefer a Berber carpet with padding because it will add insulation to the sunroom and the neutral color will be complementary. Of course, radiant heated floors would be nice also.

There is room for a few plants, I could hang a spider plant in the corner or add a potted palm tree. These plants would add ambiance to the sunroom and the palm would act as an air purifier.

I am satisfied with these decorating ideas because the sunroom will look larger and eye appealing. A room where one would go to relax and enjoy the view of wildlife in the garden.

Here are a few of the products used in the home decor sets and a few blue Hydrangea pillows that would work well with this blue color scheme sunroom.

beautiful blue hydrangeas with a bee throw pillow

by nacnuds

Hydrangea Bush Pillow

by PerennialGardens

Monogram Navy Blue Crystal Flower Accent Pillow

by Susang6

Blue Monogram Throw Pillow

by Susang6

Watercolor Pink Roses with Blue Flowers Throw Pillow

by Susang6

Blue Cosmos Flowers / Floral Throw Pillow

by Susang6

Periwinkle Blue Floral Outdoor Pillow

by Tortiecats

Bold Blue and White Striped Lumbar Outdoor Pillow

by Tortiecats

Blue Monogram Cotton Accent Pillow 16" x 12"

by Susang6

Vertical Black Multicolor Stripe Pillow

by Susang6

Outdoor Fall Decorating Ideas – Porch and Beyond

Many people enjoy decorating the front yard and entrance for the fall season. Fall is generally the season when people gather for home parties or other activities. A festively decorating entrance is a good way to welcome your guests and to make your home feel cozy during the fall season.

Decorate with pumpkins

Know that you do not have to go crazy. You can create a cozy ambiance with pumpkins in a planter urn, two autumn leaves wreaths, outdoor lights; spotlight or solar mason jar, and potted chrysanthemums.

Add decorations to your porch an entrance with a maple leaf door wreath, a medium-size planter urn could hold another wreath that is turned to its side with a pumpkin sitting in the middle. Then scatter a few pumpkins on the steps. Buy solar light and set it up so that it highlights your front porch or other outdoor lights. I found special effect lights amazing that I like, they are clear like mason jars and have lights inside. Add a few to your fall decorations and your home entrance will look festive for the fall season.  

If you have a yard and you want to add more fall decorations then consider a wooden wheelbarrow filled with pumpkins and assorted mums. Set this yard display close to the entrance of your home and it will complement your fall decorations.

The art set below is one I created to show a client how to decorate outdoors for the fall season. Below is another outdoor living space for the backyard.

I hope my ideas have inspired you to decorate. 

 

Real Tree Home Decor Ideas

If you are a nature lover then it makes perfect sense to accent your home with real tree decorations. I like trees, I enjoy taking photographs of trees especially during the fall season. 

When the leaves change to gold, orange and red it is spectacular. I also like to photograph trees in the winter, at dawn when the moon is setting in the west and the sun is coming up in the east, the light on the trees is mystical is a dreamy sort of way. These photographs enabled me to create real tree home decoration; throw pillows, table runner, and incredible wall art.

When you decorate your home with real trees you will add a coziness to your space. Along with products, I also like to add fresh evergreen and pine cone arrangement for my coffee table because this will add a nature woodsy fragrance to your space. If you prefer you can buy a silk arrangement and then add balsam and cedar home fragrance oil. Use this oil in a fragrance oil warmer and get a woodsy natural fragrance.

Shop for the real tree home decor here and at  zazzle.com

Real Trees at Dawn 14" X 72" Table Runner by Susang6

Arkansas Autumn Landscape Wrapped Canvas by Susang6

Black and White Oak Trees Canvas Print by Susang6

Autumn Trees at Sunrise Print by Susang6

Autumn Tree with Leaves on Wood Wood Wall Decor by Susang6

Real Trees Cotton Accent Photo Pillow 16" x 12" by Susang6

Golden Autumn Leaves Lumbar Pillow by Susang6
Browse Autumn Pillows

Fall Landscape in Arkansas USA Throw Pillow by Susang6

Stunning Autumn Leaves on Trees Photo Poster by Susang6