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.