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Wash Day NOSTALGIA • Laundry rooms, once a necessity best left behind closed doors, have become a prime inspiration for collections and displays that evoke memories of just how far this household chore has come.
OH SO Sweet VIGNETTES • Whether it’s showing a little love to Valentine’s Day displays, trying your luck on St. Patrick’s Day decor or hopping down the bunny trail to an Easter-ready arrangement, we’ve got all the inspiration you need to celebrate spring in style—plus some effortless hints that will help your groupings feel fresh all season long.
FROM Fake TO Faux: Transform kids’ plastic eggs into a delight for grownup eyes via this simple process
Floral FLOURISHES • Bring the beauty of spring indoors via flower-powered displays that bloom with garden-fresh charm. Plus, get green thumb-approved hints for making the most of seasonal blooms.
10 SPRING CENTERPIECES You’ll Actually Make
Serving a Repurpose • A vintage-loving Ohio antiquer and her husband build their dream farmhouse piece by piece, then fill it with salvaged treasures that make it feel like home.
Creativity in Bloom • By combining her love of antiques and gardening, a primitives- minded Indiana homeowner crafts a dreamy spring scene abloom with sentimental heirlooms and sweet seasonal touches.
CHANNELING Old Charm • An Ohio homeowner savors the journey of gathering, reinterpreting and decorating as she builds her home’s narrative with old and new treasures.
Goodbye Pink, HELLO PRIM • A Pennsylvania couple trade urban living for a rural setting and work country wonders on a 1950s-era house formerly filled with outdated disasters.
Patchwork Perfect • An antiques collector and gardening enthusiast in Tennessee brings the two hobbies together in a custom potting shed that was years in the making.
Thrifting for Joy • Savvy stylist Carolynn Geesaman shows you how to upcycle thrifted finds into fresh additions to your seasonal scenes.
Craft a Daffodil Bouquet! • Colorful crepe paper turns into sunny blooms with just some cutting and folding. Camilla Fabbri of Family Chic designed these perky daffodils to help herald in spring.
ONE BIRDHOUSE, THREE LOOKS • Whether your tastes tend toward cottage, farmhouse or log cabin, we’ve got the project for you! We worked with our friends at Annie’s Attic to give one of their prebuilt, unfinished birdhouse kits three distinct looks. Follow these simple instructions to make your own.
BRUNCH for a Bunch • If you’ve spent all spring adding sweet touches to your home, invite loved ones to hop on over...