Okio B Designs: Home Goods

Brrrrrr...it's been bitterly cold here and we're waiting to hear if we're going to be hit by this crazy storm that is headed towards the East Coast. Since the theme of the day seems to be snow, I thought I'd share some of my wintery snow globes and Christmas cloches.

I have these all about the house this year. This one is housing a glittery church ornament I picked up at Walmart. No, that is not dust on top of the glass. See that chalkboard behind it? My 6 year old was blowing chalk right before I snapped this picture. Yes, blowing chalk. Nice, eh?

Some new snow globes I made last week using glass jars from our local church thrift store. My faux snow is Epsom salt.

Mason jar snow globes from last year. Above and below.

This cloche is hard to make out but it's holding a bottle brush tree from Home Goods and one of the altered Santa tins I did a few weeks ago.

I do this scene every year in our kitchen. I love the play on whites and you'll notice yet another cloche holding a bird.

I'm hoping anyone in the path of the storm stays safe and warm!

Jeanine

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I love dressing up this vintage school desk we have in our diningroom. Of course, 'tis the season for some Christmas touches.

I did a Pottery Barn knock-off with the noel letters. I've been wanting to do it for literally two years. I finally remembered to pick up the letters during my last trip to A.C. Moore.

The snowman and reindeer are from Home Goods. I made the framed holiday sheet music using a graphic from The Graphics Fairy and Dafont for the lettering: Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.

I also added some handmade Joyeux Noel clothes pins and ornaments I picked up from Kohl's last year. The bird candleholder is from the Dollar store and the little embellished book is tucked there year-round.

I'm definitely getting into the holiday spirit!

Jeanine

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I'm slowly bringing out some fall pieces to add to the porch. It was sad taking down the beachy items that I had on there for summer. But as the seasons change, so too does our decor.

This is still very much a work in progress. Some faux flowers from the Dollar Store fit nicely in a vintage jug. The white pumpkins are from Home Goods. I think they are about 2-3 years old already.

I love oranges and yellows for fall! Another vintage jug and faux flowers. I'm still waiting to get some mums.

I think the red ottoman works for fall as well for summer. I added some faux orange pumpkins after I took the first two photos.

This basket is from the Christmas Tree Shoppes and is filled with faux gourds from Walmart.

I couldn't resist this autumn welcome sign - also from the Christmas Tree Shoppes.

This sign is from Michael's. It was 40 percent off when I picked it up.

Call me crazy but I'll probably starting putting out some Halloween decorations next week. It's my favorite holiday and I'm just itching to add some spooky touches about the house - in and out.

Jeanine

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This little, vintage desk sits in a corner in our dining room. I change it out every season. I started adding some autumn touches to it earlier this week.

I'm still adding some pieces but here it is so far. I found the autumn printable via Pinterest.

What's wrong with this picture?! Can you see it? I didn't have an M Scrabble tile (thanks to my boys!) so I had to turn the W upside down. It's not terribly noticeable unless you look closely at it. Ha!

The white pumpkin was a garage sale find that I painted white last year.

I've had this little guy for years. I actually keep him out year-round.

The fabric pumpkin is from Home Goods and the metal shoe form I picked up at an outdoor flea market in Virginia over the summer.

As I said, I'm still kind of playing around with it but I'm so ready for fall that I just had to share!

Jeanine

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This is another makeover from my AmVets loot. It was/is a coat hanger that originally came from Home Goods.

First thing I did was give it a few coats of white spray paint (it was originally black) - hooks and all. Then I sanded it down around the corners to give it a more aged look.

Then I popped on over to The Graphics Fairy for the bee with wreath image. I needed something small to fit in the little wood slots and this fit perfectly. I used waterslide decal paper to affix it to the slots.

I think it looks so much prettier white. And the blue of the image works with the blues in our livingroom. I have it hanging on a livingroom wall behind our front door for easy access for the boys baseball hats, sweatshirts, etc.

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

Jeanine

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Or is it a milk tin?! Whatever you call it, I picked this up at Home Goods a few years ago. We used to have it on our porch but it didn't quite fit with my beachy decor, so off to the shed it went.

I dug it out yesterday to give it a Frenchie makeover.

This seriously took four coats of white spray paint to cover. Holy moly, I was in a cloud of white "smoke."

Once the paint was dry, I printed out some wonderful French graphics (found on Pinterest) onto waterslide decal paper. Gave them a few coats of clear spray paint and placed them on the front and two sides.

Oodles better now!

For now it's sitting in my tea room until I find a more permanent home for it.

Jeanine

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I'm battling a summer cold which has kept me homebound since Friday. I finally made it out today...over to Home Goods. I figured some retail therapy might be what the doctor ordered. Lookie what I found on clearance:

This pretty French cloche! It was originally $12.99 marked down to $9. Woo hoo! Not sure if you can see but there is a crown and some other French etchings on it.

See it now? I love, love, love it!

I'm already dreaming about all of the goodies I can place under it! And for $9, it was a steal!

Jeanine

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I picked up a pack of these grain sack placemats at Home Goods yesterday. They were only $9.99. I knew immediately they'd be getting a quick Frenchy makeover.

I printed out this great French image from The Graphics Fairy onto iron-on transfer paper. And voila!

Instant French placemats. I would have liked to make the image a little bigger but I only had one sheet of transfer paper left so I had to use the 3"x4" setting.

Isn't the image perfect for them? It's like it was meant to be!

What's nice is they match my grainsack towels from Ikea, and a table runner I made using fabric from Fabrics.com.

Linking to: The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

Jeanine

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We've had these lanterns on our porch steps for years. I originally bought them at Home Goods. They were looking pretty beat up after being in the elements year after year.

I love the shape of them though so I didn't want to toss them. So I picked off some of the rust and gave them a quick makeover.

Keeping with my beachy/nautical theme for the porch, I gave them a couple of coats of white spray paint. Then I used some red acrylic paint for the stripe.

Finish up with a coat of clear spray paint, and they are good to go! Quick, easy and total cost: $0.

Jeanine

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I bought these lanterns from Home Goods about 5-6 years ago. We use them on our porch but they started to rust a bit. I didn't want to do dump them, so...

I gave them a fresh new look with a couple of coats of this robin's egg spray paint. Rust-Oleum, I believe.

I'm going with a beach theme on the porch this summer and now they will fit perfectly with my vision. And speaking of paint, my hubby finally re-painted our bedroom. I'll post about that soon but here is a quick peak of the angel wings I got from Decor Steals a few weeks ago on my freshly painted wall.

The color is a soft melon. It's what we originally had but through the years, the walls got dirty, had tons of nail holes, etc. So now instead of looking at dirty walls and spackle spots, I can admire the fresh coat of paint.

Jeanine

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It's been a really beautiful weekend here. I almost feel like Spring is nipping at my heels. The mild weather inspired me to put out some of our Easter decorations.

A Spring nest propped onto a vintage typewriter.

Nests and eggs are everywhere! See the little bunnies tucked into the egg cups?! I keep them out all year.

More nests. I have mason jars in a milk bottle carrier as our centerpiece on the dining room table. Some have candy and some have eggs. Not sure if you can see the two bunnies behind the nests. They are salt and pepper shakers from the Pottery Barn outlet. So are the little nests with eggs.

This sweet bunny is from Home Goods.

I can't wait to break out our Pottery Barn egg plates and egg cups. We're having Easter at our house this year so I'll be able to put them to good use.

Jeanine

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Brrrrr...it's quite freezing here. On days like this, I like to do a little online shopping since I'm not a big fan of braving the cold. I'm still sticking with my new year's resolution of not buying stuff we don't need. However, since I play Santa each year, these were some post Xmas gifts I bought for myself.

Don't you love this little metal mail pouch from Farmhouse Decor Shop?! For now I have it hanging in the diningroom until I find a proper spot for it.

I was so sad when I missed the twine and scissors deal on Decor Steals a couple of weeks ago. As luck would have it, Lucketts had it too, so I was able to scoop it up afterall!

These are some finds from my Mom's local Goodwill. I believe the square cloche is a butter dish from Home Goods. I'm going to use it as, well, a cloche. The little salt shaker looked so sad on its lonesome, so I grabbed it for 59 cents. I'm going to add some lace and make it more pretty.

I have my eye on a few other online treasures...

Jeanine

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There is just something about these petite cups and saucers that scream Valentine's Day to me. They were my mother-in-law's. We saved them from the house after the hurricane and my bad, they've been sitting in our garage for weeks.