Simple Valentine Decor in Shafferland

 

            Last month I showed you the winter décorI put up around our house, and I’ve been enjoying it so much. It’s simple, sparkly, and has put a little extra joy in a very gray winter.

            I don’t start completely over for Valentine’s Day. Though I do love the holiday, I haven’t gathered up enough things to decorate the entire house from scratch, and I don’t think I aspire to do so! I just have a small tub of love-inspired items that I add to the winter décor for a little extra color and festivity. Today I thought I’d give you a tour!

            One quick note: I did not purchase anything new this year. Everything you see here has been part of my collection for years. Some for many many years – even before Ryan and I were married!

            A few years ago, I bought this ticket, and I had one hook left on the row of coat hooks, so I put it in between the snowflakes. Perfect fit!

            All I did to this tray was add two red sprigs into the flowers that were already there and put this little ball in front of it.

            The coffee bar got a couple of touches of love, and as you can see, it’s missing a few of its mugs. This is real life, and those mugs have been well loved and used – and are now in the dishwasher.

            This little vase beside our bed also received a few red sprigs and a cookie-ish ornament. It seemed to fit, since this corner is a nod to my love for Ryan!

            Here is another of those cookie-ish ornaments, and I put it in another corner of our bedroom.

            Ryan’s bathroom is still in need of some finishing touches (in décor, not in function) so I put these frogs in front of this faux plant. By the way, I love that plant. I am always a real-plant-over-a-fake-one kind of girl, but when we lived at WillowBridge, I wanted a plant above the kitchen cabinets, and that area didn’t get any kind of good lighting. A plant never would have survived. Ryan found this one, and it looked real enough for me. It is now living a happy life in our bathroom, which also gets very little natural light. I love the green and texture it adds, and I never have to remember to water it!

            This is part of our Hoosier cabinet, and I made it the catch-all for some additional pieces I didn’t have any plans for. The love sign is hanging on some doorknobs, and the frog is holding up a sign that says “Kiss Me.” Appropriately, I have a framed kissing picture beside it.

            Since this one was pink, glittery, and oh-so-girly, I added it to my bathroom! I just put it in front of the sprigs I’d put there for winter.

            And then I almost forgot I had one more little corner. The last cookie-ish ornament and a card, hand-drawn by our WillowBridge co-worker, Sarah. I meant to frame it, but alas, I don’t have one that is the right size. So for this year, it’s propped up against the pitcher and I’ll look for a frame in time.

            OH! I did forget one other corner. I replaced the hymn quote in my little frame. I forgot to get a picture until after dark, so the lighting isn’t great, but I still love it. The lyrics are Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. (No one sings that better than David Phelps, by the way.)

            So there you have it! Valentine’s Day in Shafferland!