Around the Home: Early Spring Homemaking

The calendar says the seasons have changed and that means a little early spring homemaking in our house. A few simple changes have added some interest and coziness as we anticipate the days warming up soon. But they also have me dreaming about the possibilities down the road…

EARLY SPRING HOMEMAKING

Adding newly re-potted houseplants around our home has us thinking and dreaming of spring.

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FRONT DOOR WREATH

As soon as the last of the snow had melted, my daughter changed out the wreath on our front door. We loved the bottle brush tree wreath through the winter, but it was time to change things up. She used some leftover grapevines and dried eucalyptus from our spring tablescape and created this simple wreath.

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While we’re stopped here on the porch, I’d love to share a future plan for our doors. The dream is to change out the aluminum storm door for a wood door and to strip the paint off the other door to reveal the original wood. Two stained wood doors would be charming and fit in well with the vintage architecture of our 1915 home.

THE ENTRYWAY RUG’S TEMPORARY SOLUTION

Can we get real here for a second? First, I love the rug in our entryway. The pattern adds some unexpected fun when you walk into our home. And let’s be honest: it also hides the mud stains quite well.

We’ve had it for a little over a year and with the amount of foot traffic that goes through here, it could easily be changed out for a new one every year. Hopefully that will happen soon, but I made a deal with myself that a new rug does not come to our entryway until after mud season. Why? Well, here’s exhibit A:

〈ENTRYWAY MAKEOVER〉  〈ADDING A RUG TO THE ENTRYWAY〉

Remember I said that it hides the mud stains well? It does…but the fringes do not. And since I promised myself to hold off on a new one for a few more months, I did the only sensible thing: I cut off the fringe. No amount of vacuuming was going to bring the off-white back to the fringes and it was only going to get worse.

〈ADDING A VINTAGE DRESSER TO THE ENTRYWAY〉

Let’s dream real quick in our entryway now. Before we moved in, James removed a coat closet that sat right where the dresser is. He got it down to the studs and a year later, I was done looking at the semi-construction look. Using the wall paint, I covered up the 2×4’s to help them blend in more. At some point, we’ll remove them and fill in the gaps with sheetrock, but for now, we’ve got some other big projects on the to-do list. That means this waits a little bit longer and we just distract our guests with conversation so they never notice the work that needs to be done.

SPRING CHALKBOARD LETTERING

It wouldn’t be a season change without my daughter adjusting the quote on our canvas chalkboard. This is one of my favorite ways to add early spring homemaking touches to our home.

This chalkboard was very simple to make. It is just a large canvas with 3 coats of chalkboard paint on it. A quick wiping off and it’s ready for new lettering. And this  quote is a favorite of mine and I hope it’s true for many of our spring days.

KITCHEN SOAP DISPENSER

One little change in our kitchen is the soap dispenser. It may sound like a silly thing to focus on, but after having a round of pump dispensers that turned out to be duds, I wanted to share a winner with you. It’s a faux amber plastic pump. I use it for my homemade hand soap and it’s been perfect. No more getting stuck in the down position and it looks cute here too!

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Now for some dreaming in the kitchen. On my to-do list is to change out the countertop, sink, and possibly add a backsplash. All of those projects are best done at the same time, so we’ll have to wait for the budget on this DIY. In the meantime, I’ve been tossing around a few ideas on how I’d love for it to look when completed.

BATHROOM VINTAGE SINK HANDLES

The original sink in our full bathroom was changed out for an almost identical one due to the rust damage of the first one. We used the faucet handles that came with the “new” sink, but quickly found out that the cold water leaked. James did a great job picking out a vintage look alike. Of course, the installation wasn’t an easy one as he tried to merge a 100 year old sink with modern plumbing. In the end, the sink no longer leaks and is working great.

〈VINTAGE BATHROOM MAKEOVER〉

As the winter comes to an end, I hope that you are finding ways to add some early spring homemaking around your home. It really can be the little things that bring joy and life to our homes!

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