Another beauty of simplifying your home (in addition to having a little less to deal with), is the eye you develop when shopping, Pinterest-grazing, and magazine flipping. While you crave certain looks in your home, you become much more selective in what you actually bring into your home.
Now that I really understand my style and what I truly love, it was easy to select what to get rid of, what to sell, and what to keep. And now it’s easier to carefully choose what new pieces we bring into our home.
See that basket filled with bottles in the bookcases above in the dining room? For a year at least, it’s held my collection of blue and green vintage bottles. They are some of my favorite vintage pieces, and them piled happily together has just made me, well, happy.
When we cleared all the Christmas, the foyer was pretty empty. And sometimes all you need, really, is a remix of what you already have.
It felt good to shift them around and put them front and center in our entryway, and bonus, I got a whole new look without buying anything. The shiny glass plays beautifully with the rustic texture of the dresser, and I love a good collection displayed together…lots of impact with little effort.
Look around and see what you can shift in your home.
It may surprise you, and bonus, you won’t have to buy anything.
This is EXACTLY one of my NYR. I will only use what I have unless I sell something to get what I want. I LOVE the bottle display…. they are now out in the open where you can see all of their beauty.
Yep, Danelle, I get what you mean. We do a lot of that around here.
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shaunna
Totally agree with you! I put things away and then later bring them back out; sometimes in a new space. I think that’s what will make a persons decorating truly and extension of themselves.
I too, am a bottle lover. I love your collections of blue bottles!
love that collection of bottles…
I agree with you….understanding our styles sure does make it easier to purge and also to pick up things or not.
I can remember going into TJMAXX and always leaving with something….not the case anymore. if i don’t love it, it stays there.
Great post! I’ve been trying to get rid of things I’m not crazy about. I love your table decor. And especially the chalkboard paper. Can you share where you bought this? Thanks. I want to try finger knitting too!
So pretty, I love collecting little blue, green, and clear vintage jars. I just can’t pass them up at yard sales, thrift stores, and the brocante. They make me so happy to see the light shine through, and the different shades in the glass. Yours are gorgeous colors.
This is a great idea. I do this quite often. On my blog there is some pictures where in the background something has been moved and put somewhere else from one picture to the next. Somehow changing things up makes it feel fresh and new again. I love all of the colored glass. The color combination is so pretty, they are a great visual, but so simple
Im such a fan of using what you already have to create a new look. Your site is awesome 🙂