For the past few years, I’ve wanted to start the year with a list of home projects. These are projects I want to accomplish in the upcoming year. However, something always distracts me, and I end up not following through. Things have been going smoothly for the past six months, and I believe I’m finally ready to do this. My year of 25 projects list includes home maintenance, home repairs, home upgrades, and home decorating projects.
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Fresh Boho Spring Home Tour
Greetings! Today we are embracing the upcoming Spring season with 2018 Blogger Spring Home Tours for all of the current Spring decorating inspiration. With a variety of decor styles, you’re sure to find something new to try in your home this Spring as you make your way through the 25 blog posts curated with warmer days and new blooms in mind.
I’m grateful Monica pulled together this amazing event full of Spring homes tours with inspiration with all the best. Hopefully you’re following along the tours and you’re stopping by from Jessica’s blog. I know Jessica from Instagram and my blogging loving little heart swelled when I found she was also a blogger. That woman’s talent is inspiring! That said, my name is Corinna and I am the person who writes this blog. I have had a livelong love of creating things, rearranging furniture and general hippie stuff. So sprung my little bohemian interiors blog to fill that joy until I start school for interior design. If you’ve missed any of the other tours this week, please refer to the line up at the end of this post.
Fresh Boho Spring Home Tour
For Spring, I spend the majority of my focus on clearing things out and brightening up the main rooms of the house. I swap out textiles for lighter versions. I do a little furniture rearranging. And once the flowers start blooming, I’ll have blooms in more vases around the house. For now? It’s mostly just greenery.
Living Room
Whimsical birds and brighter, lighter textures fill the space. I also happened to swap the loving room with the bedroom rug which definitely changed up the vibe in favour of Spring.
Dining Room
The dining room was set for a Spring tablescape last week and I shared the details in my botanical boho Spring table setting post if you’d like to see more. I brought in a splash of color with the fuschia tablecloth tapestry.
Bedroom
In the bedroom, I lightened up the bedding and added floral sheets. I put my 5 minute dollar store spring wreath on the headboard and added a vase of flowers to liven up the space for these warmer months coming soon.
I am the last stop on the roster for the home tours, but if you’ve missed any of it- you can start at the beginning with Jest Cafe or start today’s tours at PMQ for two. Thank you for stopping by. If you have any questions, comments or feedback please use the comment form below to get in touch. I love hearing from you.
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Boho Botanical Spring Tablescape
I thought the verdict for this year’s winter on Groundhog Day was that we were in for a long winter. But it’s surely seemed the opposite! I’ve been so inspired by the milder days that we’ve dove into getting the garden ready and adding spring touches to our home. In a little celebration of the spring feel, I’ve joined a blog hop to share spring tablescape ideas. I’ve gone with a colorful bohemian table setting with birds and flowers. I do love a little whimsy and spring is the perfect time of year to let it play out in a fun way!
Before I jump into my ideas and the bohemian tablescape I enjoyed creating, I want to say “hello!” to any new faces that may be stopping by from Ariel’s blog (PMQ for Two). My name is Corinna and I have a colorful bohemian style in a basic 1950’s brick ranch home. Thank you for coming by and I hope you enjoy the ideas I have to share with you ♥️
Whimsical Boho Spring Tablescape
For the tablecloth, I used a flower shaped tapestry with fringe that I bought through Amazon. It adds a flirty and fun feel to the whole space and it’s easy to switch out for activities and other occasions.
I pretty much always opt to use dishes from the dollar store. The colorful glass cups, the bowls and the larger dinner plates are from my local dollar stores. We’ve broken some expensive dishes I the past so these are perfect for this phase of life.
I chose to pick greenery and flowers from the garden. Usually I’d pick up a bouquet from Trader Joe’s, but the weather was unpleasant and I had daffodils and camellias in the yard anyways. I use clippings from one of my houseplants to fill it in and add a special touch to the silverware.
Tips To Get The Look:
• Start with a bright floral inspired tablecloth
• Layer placemats, chargers and smaller plates and bowls
• Group candlesticks, salt and pepper shakers and small decorative crystals around a vase
• Fill vase with foliage from the yard
• Mix drinking glass and napkin colors
Thank you again for coming by! To continue the blog hop, you’ll visit Kathy from Up To Date Interiors. And you’ll definitely want to see her ideas if you haven’t! She lives in Japan and incorporates some of that influence into her decorating. Enjoy and be well!
Airy bohemian dining room
Today is reveal day for the New Year New Room Refresh Challenge. And I’m happy to say my dining room is looking beyond refreshed! There’s a few things I just have to have in every space of my home because they make my soul happy and fill me with energy. Plants are the main one. Something about their life brings me life. I enjoy caring for them, looking at them, living with them. Naturally green ends up being a major color in every space I design but I have also long loved the color pink and it’s various shades because it compliments green so well. Being a lifelong obsessee over the beach and tropical locations, that lust trickles into spaces through prints, wicker and specificallly in this place the wallpaper. I’ve also been infatuated with midcentury furniture since we bought out 1950’s built home. Thrifting always has a place in my heart thanks to a poor childhood and even moreso in my adult life as I’ve dicosvered it to be the best way to find unique, story infused decor. A sense of airiness, a lot of bohemian style, eclectic vibes and a little influence from the trending cali style and that wraps up my dining room!
As is normally the case with these kinds of things, I’ll explain things a bit further later since the post will be so picture heavy. Leave questions and comments in the form at the end of the post so I can make sure I’ve covered everything you’re curious about 🙂
Once more, before we dive into things, here’s the moodboard I originally shared:
My Airy Bohemian Dining Room
Described as “feels like a jungle” by my husband. I think it has a bit of “cali vibes” going on. My kid likes the carpet.
Pink and Green | Tropical and Modern | Global and Thrifted | Dining Room | Airy Bohemian Dining Room Decor | Eclectic Boho Cali Style
As a reminder, here’s the weekly work I’d forecasted:
week 1: Clear Room, Wallpaper, Thrift Furniture and Accessories, Rehome/Donate/Sell whatever isn’t staying
week 2: Touch up Paint, Refinish Table, Hang Curtains
- I ended up not doing any of these things. I found the table on craigslist on a whim and decided it fit the vibe of the space better than refinishing the other table. I also decided last minute against curtains. Once the pieces started coming into the room, I felt like the curtains would take away from what was going in so that idea was nixed. I would cross off touch up paint but I left that task up to my husband because he wanted to help. Unfortunately, and you can probably see it in some of the photos, he didn’t mix the paint well and he let spots drip. So I have to go back in and sand those down, mix the paint properly and go back over those spots. Oh well 🙂
week 3: Hang Artwork, Assemble Furniture Placement
week 4: Reveal!
future work: Complete Trim Work Project, Restain Floors, Built In Half Walls, Adding: Painting the lower part of the walls. I feel like this space would be perfect with a darker color below the wallpaper.
Casa Watkins Living // A Designer At Home // Bigger Than The Three Of Us // Domicile 37 // Fresh Crush // Iris Nacole // Monica Wants It // Pocketful of Posies // Seeking Lavender Lane // Sharon Joyce Interiors // This Is Our Bliss // Up To Date Interiors // Vintage Romance Style
And once again I want to give recognition and thanks to the sponsors of this event. And a special thanks to Stephanie of Casa Watkins Living for hosting and inviting me to participate in this challenge.
Pom Pom Basket Planter
A room makeover just wouldn’t be a room makeover with my friends and I getting a little DIY on. For my space, the dining room, I’ve been doing some wallpapering. It’s time consuming and tough work so I’ve taken an easy approach to most everything else. Just to add a little whimsical fun to the space, I knew a simple DIY pompom basket planter was the perfect project to take on.
How To Make A Pompom Basket
Supplies:
How-To:
1. Wrap the Pompom trim around the basket and cut to fit. Repeat as many times as needed for the number of rows desired.
2. Place a small dot of hot glue onto the basket and press the end of the trim into the glue. Glue down trim working all the way around the basket every 2-3 inches.
3. Glue remaining end to sit flush against the start of the piece.
4. Repeat as many times as needed to give the basket all the Pompom effect needed.
And, of course, nothing wraps up a fun little DIY session much like loving on my furry pup. If you don’t have a furry companion to love on after you complete your project, you can always just give yourself a pat on the back. ?
Anyways, here’s how my pompom basket planter turned out:
Don’t forget! This DIY is our 3rd check in for The New Year New Room Refresh Challenge hosted by Stephanie of Casa Watkins Living. Next week we will reveal our spaces and a link up will be open for anyone who’s refreshed a space to link up!
There’s more do-it-yourself inspiration today, check out the links below to visit the tutorials from the other participating bloggers.
Casa Watkins Living // A Designer At Home // Bigger Than The Three Of Us // Domicile 37 // Fresh Crush // Iris Nacole // Monica Wants It // Pocketful of Posies // Seeking Lavender Lane // Sharon Joyce Interiors // This Is Our Bliss // Up To Date Interiors // Vintage Romance Style
Bohemian Dining Room Lighting
When aiming to add bohemian flair to a dining space through lighting, it can be hard to pinpoint what styles will enhance this design goal. Bohemian encompasses such a large array of styles and that in itself makes choosing a particular direction to go in kind of difficult. When I think bohemian lighting, I think of a couple different separate categories: Rustic, Romantic and Vintage vibes. So depending on what all you have going on in your space, one of those categories will hopefully find you the perfect light.
I kept all of the lights I chose to feature under $500 because it feels like a good kind of high but not extravagant budget. Lighting really sets the tone for a dining space so it can be good to budget a bit more of the budget for it’s impact. That’ll totally be up to you, but know that none of these are over $500.
Rustic:
Antique Chandelier | Drum Pendant | 6-Light Chandelier | Brass Pendant
Romantic:
Olive Bronze Chandelier | Antique Gold Pendant | Brass And Crystal Chandelier | Bronze Pendant
Vintage:
Bronze Pendant | Brass Cut Out Pendant | Industrial Farmhouse Pendant | Gold Leaf Pendant
What do you think? What comes to mind when you’re thinking of bohemian lighting? Especially for a space like a dining room. Since they can be such a formal space, it makes infusing the relaxed vibes of bohemianism a bit more tricky. But that’s why I’d love to hear your thoughts! Chime in, comment section below 😉