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Spring Home Tour

Helloooo Spring!

I have a major treat for you guys today.  Not only am I sharing my own spring home tour (which I am pretty excited about), I also rounded up a group of my favorite bloggers to share their own homes all decked out for spring.  And on top of that, there’s a $400 giveaway at the end of this post that I would love for one of you to win!

colorful spring home tour

Spring is such a magical time.  It’s like the whole world wakes up from a long nap and bursts back into life.  And as corny as it may sound, that is how I want my home to feel each spring as well.  Full of color and life and optimism.

plank wall decorated for spring

 

As I was taking these pictures, I realized that 99% of the things in these rooms were either DIY projects or they were scored at thrift stores and yard sales.  Including the furniture.  Seriously – I think I count three things that were bought brand new at the store.  So I don’t have a lot of sources to share with you, but I do have lots of DIY tutorials for you!  As well as some yard sale shopping tips so you can snag your own amazing finds and make your own home beautiful and happy on the cheap!

colorful plank wall and painted sign

When you first walk in, you’re greeted by my colorful painted plank wall.  I freshened it up for spring with my new DIY Fresh Air and Sunshine sign, a little vintage fan, and a pair of painted mason jars.

painted aqua and white mason jars

The striped mason jar and paisley mason jar are spring projects from the last few years and the little white dish is full of pretty rocks we’ve collected on summer road trips.

blue and green living room

The foyer leads right into the living room.  If you’ve been around long, you may remember this room used to have beautiful painted floors.  As much as I miss my painted floors, I am loving how the hardwoods we installed are such a great blank canvas for decorating with lots of color!

turquoise metal ampersand

This giant metal ampersand is from Michael’s and I am loving it. I had no idea I needed a giant ampersand in my life until I saw this guy! They still have these available online (affiliate link) but since it’s a clearance item, they may not last long.

green chairs and bookcases

I picked up these fun green chairs at a yard sale last summer for only $30 and the bookcases are IKEA Billy bookcases that got a little upgrade with some paint and a stencil. The huge arrow is a DIY growth chart for keeping track of my boys’ growth and the throw pillows are DIY watercolor pillows.

 

stenciled Billy bookcases

I made the huge book page wreath from pages salvaged from an old Bible and the Blessed sign and stained glass mosaic were also DIY projects.  (I love that mosaic but it was not a quick project, that’s for sure!)

Spring home tour with green chairs

The living room leads right into the dining room.

DIY wooden banner

This antique buffet was the first real piece of furniture my husband and I ever bought and I’m pretty sure we’ll never sell it.  (And I will definitely never paint that beautiful wood!)  The little wood banner hanging on the mirror was made from scraps of wood leftover from my plank wall.

spring centerpiece in dining room

Our dining table was a free Craigslist find that I refinished and the chairs were painted and then reupholstered using a shower curtain (which has held up great!)  The gray leather settee is a new addition that I will be sharing more about later this week.

simple spring centerpiece flowers and candles

And this little arrangement of colorful glass and freshly blooming daffodils is making me ridiculously happy.  You can find out more details about this table setting and find out what I repurposed to make that table runner right here.

mason jars and candles centerpiece

There are tons of daffodils growing in the woods behind our house, so my son and I went for a little walk together to gather some.  So beautiful!

Hello Spring Home tour

 

Now I know you are going to want to enter the giveaway and hopefully win some cash and then check out the other fabulous bloggers I rounded up to share their homes as well this week.  These ladies are seriously full of great ideas and gorgeous style!

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Monday

monday

Lovely Etc.

All Things With Purpose

The Happy Housie

Restless Arrow

The Turquoise Home

Tuesday

tuesday

Our House Now a Home

Seeking Lavender Lane

Run to Radiance

Primitive and Proper

Place of My Taste

Wednesday

wednesday

House by Hoff

Blue I Style

Bigger Than The Three of Us

Casa Watkins

Thursday

thursday

The Tale of an Ugly House

Boxy Colonial

A House Full of Sunshine

Friday

Friday

Designing Vibes

Shabby Grace

Re-Fabbed

Have a fabulous spring!  I’m linking this post at Work it Wednesday.

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Comments

    • Carrie says

      Thanks Erica – It’s making me pretty happy right now too! I wish it always looked so clean and uncluttered!

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  2. cassie @ primitive & proper says

    everything looks lovely! i love the blues and greens you used and love those fun green chairs! also, it looks like several of the tour blog names are crossed out- not sure if something happened in the coding? thank you so much for hosting and including me!

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    • Carrie says

      Thanks Cassie, I can’t seem to get enough blues and greens! I’ll look into the blog names – only the ones that aren’t live yet should be crossed out but I’ll double check. Thanks!

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  3. April Hoff says

    Carrie, your home looks so bright and colorful! I love the punches of blue and green, and your planked wall is still one of my favorites! Thank you so much for organizing this fun spring tour!

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    • Carrie says

      Thank you Gretchen! I am the worst at growing anything but luckily there were already daffodils here when we moved in and they keep coming back every year!

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  8. Brooke Riley~Re-Fabbed says

    Beautiful home, no doubt! I love that so many things were DIY’d. It adds so much extra character. Love all of your color choices—and I am in LOVE with those green chairs! $30?!?! Get out of town! I wish I could run across a steal like that!

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    • Carrie says

      Thank you Brooke! I really was lucky with those chairs – my husband says that yard sale shopping is my biggest talent. :)

      Reply

  9. Krista says

    Very pretty, Carrie! I saw that giant ampersand at Michaels too and wanted it so badly!! Love it! Your bookshelf backing is amazing too! Pretty and fresh spring tour:) Lovely!

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    • Carrie says

      Thank you Sarah! And thanks for participating – I have had so much fun seeing everyone’s gorgeous homes!

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    • Carrie says

      Thanks so much Elizabeth! Affordable decorating is definitely what I love – otherwise I couldn’t afford to do it!

      Reply

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