Spring in Shafferland

 

When winter settles in, Ryan pulls the stacks of Christmas tubs from the attic and I sift through each one, pulling memories from plastic and arranging them around the house. I tuck sparkly, celebratory pretties in every nook and cranny in the house and let the beauty of it all warm the house that feels chilly from the onset of winter.

                When spring settles in, Ryan returns the stacks of Christmas tubs to the attic, each carefully packed away for another year, and he brings in a much smaller stack of spring décor, which I carefully distribute  here and there throughout the house.

                I don’t own nearly as much décor for spring as for Christmas, and it’s probably good. We wouldn’t have a place to keep it all.

                Today, though, I thought I’d give you a mini-tour of spring in Shafferland. We still haven’t brought in the Easter-specific items, and I’m not sure at this point if they will make it to their respective locations this year.

                This sweet little robin egg crate – and the house blessing – were new to our home last year, and I loved seeing them back in the kitchen this spring. The kitchen is the heart of the home, right?

                These tiny white plates and yellow napkins were Mom’s, and she gave them to me when she moved last year. I found the blue and white napkin rings at the thrift store last month and bought four of them for one dollar! The little vases were consignment store finds right around the new year, and I am so happy we bought them, even though they were an impulse buy.

                Ryan bought me tulips a couple of weeks ago, and they’ve since retired, but I sure loved seeing them in the centerpiece mix while they were here.

                This corner feels so cheery to me…

                …and this little island vignette.

                I added a few flowers to the office…

                …and our bedroom.

                Remember the little nest flower pot? I added it to a corner of the staircase.

                This little bird and nest were finds from the boutique at Ryan’s work last spring, and I just love them. They are perfect in our living room!

                It is still half-winter outside, but it’s fully spring inside, and my heart is happy!