Spring Entryway

Written by: Cathy Carroll

After the New Year I took all the Christmas decor 

out of the entryway.

I never added anything else to it 

so,

 it has been quite blah out there these last few months.

I decided since Spring has hit full force here it's time to do something

about that blah entryway.

So, today I am going to show you my 

Spring Entryway.

A brighter and definitely, cheerier little area that welcomes you to our home.

I started with our Welcome Bench and the Black and White Chalkboard

that I painted last summer.

I love both of these pieces and they have definitely become the backbone 

of this area.

For Spring this year I have been adding little pops of yellow in every room of our home.

It is such a bright and cheerful color - one of my favorites;

and

totally makes me think of Spring.

I had these old black fireman boots I used as Santa's boots for Christmas.

I wanted to use them to portray the Spring showers 

but, 

needed to change them up a bit.

So I spray painted them with some blue paint.

I first painted them with two coats of white spray paint with primer in it 

and then

two coats of the blue paint.

I then added a cuff of frayed drop cloth fabric to the top of each.

Dropped some faux yellow daisies in them along with

some faux white and brown grassy foliage for my pop of color.

Then, Mr. Bunny took up a stance in front of them.

Such a cutie he is.....

He was an old terra cotta bunny that was left here 

so

I did a little white wash of DIY chalk paint

to make him a little more presentable.

Instead of doing my usual chalkboard design I decided to try something different.

I made this cute little chevron bunny art to hang on the board.

This is actually a piece of cut foam board that I covered with 

some chevron fabric I had on hand.

I then cut out a bunny I had drawn freehand, traced him onto the fabric

and used white craft paint to paint him.

His tail is a ball of twine I looped around my fingers several times,

tied, and then hot glued in place.

The bow at the top is made from a scrap piece of burlap ribbon and glued on.

I then hot glued a piece of twine to the back to hang it with.

I think it turned out so cute 

and 

actually cost me nothing because all of these items were

leftovers from other projects.

I decided to use my Burlap Wreath on the door for now.

I may make a new one for Easter 

but,

not really sure of that.

I love the bright, cheerfulness it all brings to this area.

A definite welcome that creates a smile.

What colors are you using for Spring this year?

Have you done something special to your entry/porch?

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