Spring in the Entryway

Good morning everyone.  Today I thought I would bring you a little more Spring by showing you our Spring entryway.  I wanted to keep it vintage and neutral this year and I think I achieved that with the items I chose.

I basically just added a few more "vintage" items that I crafted to what was already there.  As you can see I added the book page wreath that I made a few years ago.  I love this wreath and thinks it makes such a statement wherever I hang it.  It just fits so well in this space and adds to the vintage feel I am looking for.

On the table itself I have a "vintage" clock sitting on a stack of old books sans covers tied with twine.  Then I have a vintage lamp I found at a thrift store.  I love the patina on this old lamp.  In the center of the table are some cute little buckets with some Spring plants and a wooden bunny.

The buckets were a dollar store find that I picked up and decided to alter a bit.

All I did was stencil a number on each one with a white paint pen and then added a small spring plant to each one.  I also added a few sprigs of "faux" flowers to the middle one.  So for very little I have a very trendy cute little touch of vintage Spring.

On the bottom shelf of the table are two wire baskets I picked up at Hobby Lobby after Christmas.  I am crushing on wire baskets right now and these are a perfect fit for this table.  I filled them with crafted "vintage" finds.

This one has some bottles that I either had or picked up at the thrift shop for $1.  The front one I wrapped with twine ( if you follow me you know I love wrapping twine on all sorts of things).  The left bottle is one that I painted with chalk paint and then wrapped the neck with twine.  I had seen some of these at a craft store selling for $5.99 - $8.99 and knew I could make my own.  So for $1 and paint and twine that were left over from other projects I got my own.  The very back bottle is a brown one that I left as is. I also added some old books sans covers to this basket.

The right basket is filled with books that I have covered with brown wrapping paper.  I find this at Dollar Tree and always keep a roll on hand.  It also comes with some printed designs ( of which I have several)- I used a flower design on one of the books.  On the front book I also added a bit of French burlap ribbon to give it a little more vintage flair.  These are so simple to do and bring a vintage feel without spending a lot of money.  I will be doing a tutorial on them later.

I kept everything quite neutral so it wouldn't compete with the  rest of the room.  Just a bit of greenery and little yellow flowers. 
I have found my taste in decor is changing a bit lately as I have always been a white, cream and pastel gal with touches of shabby chic goodness.  But lately I have been drawn to black and grey with browns and touches of metal and wire baskets.  This is completely opposite of what I have done in the past but I am totally liking this new look.  We shall see where it leads me.  I may wind up with one room very pastel with shabby chic and one with very industrial vintage - the best of both worlds.
So, have you begun your Spring decor?  Are you changing it up a bit or a lot like me?  Tell me all about it in the comments below.

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