I think there is something especially fun about reinventing what you have in your home. While anyone can go shopping and come home with “a seasonal decoration,” by creatively re-purposing what you have each season, you can easily have a unique and charming home year round. Reinventing ordinary things doesn’t have to be complicated.
Let’s take a look at some images for inspiration, shall we? The first photo shows how easy it is to turn a summer picnic basket into a pretty holiday decoration for your front porch. The silver tray in the second photo can work just as well in the warm months piled with seashells as it can at Christmas with ornaments and candles. And in the third photo, a trellis and a plant stand are easily transformed into a holiday card display and a bar for entertaining! And why not bring your outdoor garden accessories in for the winter where you can enjoy them? A birdbath can be a charming end table!
A glass bowl can be reinvented into a snowman bowl for holiday eggnog. And look how easy it is to take a beloved collection of dishes and transform the entire cabinet for Christmas! By adding a few green Christmas balls and some greenery, the cupboard is all dressed up for the holidays.
So, take a look around your house for ways to reinvent what you have!
And when you shop, keep your eye out for great basics for your home that will work all year round!
I’ve really enjoyed being at HomeGoods and sharing the inspiration I’ve found for a simple, creative and authentic holiday! I wish you all a memorable and beautiful season! You are all welcome to visit me anytime at The Inspired Room!
All photos: Better Homes & Gardens
1. Melissa: Thanks for your inspiring holiday blogs. It has been great having you on the site as a guest blogger and we’ll miss you here. All the best with your future move and the changes that will entail.
by Joan — 11/26/08 at 10:39 am #
2. How helpful and fun it has been reading your articles- In today posts loved the idea of adding a little greenery to a collection of dishes- so fun!
Thanks for wonderful ideas!
Happy Day
by teresa — 11/26/08 at 10:46 am #
3. Thank for this refreshing post… reduce, reuse, and recycle are very important to me. While I am not opposed to adding to what I have occasionally, I simply don’t have the need to gather more. I also think it builds family memories to see our favorite decorations year after year.
You will be missed here, best wishes to you,
Dede
by Dede — 11/26/08 at 11:03 am #
4. More great suggestions, from you Melissa!
I’ve enjoyed your time of being featured at Home Goods. And will continue to follow you, at ‘The Inspired Room.’
Tessa
Tessa Talk
by Tessa — 11/26/08 at 12:06 pm #
5. Thanks for the great ideas. I love the trellis as a Christmas card holder!
by Laurie — 11/26/08 at 12:10 pm #
6. Hey Melissa! Boy this went by quickly I thought you would be posting here longer…I have sure enjoyed this! Always new and great ideas for the home….I love it! I just found a Home goods store about 40 minutes from where I live…I can’t wait to go there!
have a BlessedThanksgiving!
Debbie
PS Have you been by organizedhome.com? They have lists to help you when you make a move…thought this might be of some help to you…Might help keep everyone else on track!
by Debbie — 11/26/08 at 2:41 pm #
7. All are wonderful ideas!! Thank you for sharing them with your readers!
by Barbara @ Southern Lady’s Vintge — 11/26/08 at 3:23 pm #
8. It’s been fun reading your posts over here, Melissa. Such great ideas - and simple to execute. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family.
Lorrie
by Lorrie — 11/26/08 at 5:19 pm #
9. Fantastic ideas all!
This is your final post here? Rats!
by Vee — 11/26/08 at 5:46 pm #
10. Hi ladies! Yes, it seemed to fly by for me too! It has been so fun sharing ideas here!
There are wonderful bloggers though who are here regularly so keep on coming back to enjoy their posts and all the great things HomeGoods has to offer! Thanks again for your support!
Happy holidays!
by Melissa — 11/26/08 at 6:00 pm #
11. Lovely reads Melissa…hope you will be back at Home Goods soon.
by Maureen — 11/26/08 at 6:03 pm #
12. I like the idea of spending my money on flexible basics that I can dress up on the holidays than on just seasonal items.
by gina — 11/26/08 at 6:15 pm #
13. Melissa - I’ve really enjoyed your posts at Homegoods - especially like this one on reinventing items we already have!
I look forward to reading your posts and seeing your great ideas at “The Inspired Room”.
by Barbara — 11/26/08 at 8:44 pm #
14. Love all these ideas — thanks!
by Peg — 11/27/08 at 12:30 pm #
15. This was great. Really love to find new ways to use what I already have!
by LuLu — 11/28/08 at 8:49 pm #
16. Melissa - You have such a wonderful eye for these little treasures! I’m going to link to this post for tomorrow’s Things to Write Home About. Thanks for the great post!
by Tara @ Feels like home — 11/29/08 at 8:32 pm #
17. Thanks for the great ideas. Nice to use some of the things I already have with the economy where it is and thanks to your ideas I have some of my own on reuseing what I already have for the seasons.
by Sally — 12/16/08 at 7:44 pm #