Our cottage entry was a small corner right before you entered the kitchen, small was all I needed to add a vintage oak fern stand and a basket of gourds for Fall.
The wire basket was “interesting” and wouldn’t break if a child ran past and bumped it; the gourds were from the grocery store, and the dried grasses were pulled from the side of the road. For fun, I added the white beads with the twine rope for added texture.
This little basket, my “interesting” decor, cost nothing more than a bit of time, with a dash of imagination.
Believe it or not, this is one of my favorite “centerpieces” I’ve ever made, probably because of the happy mix of natural, real-life seasonal goods. If you can buy real flowers at Trader Joe’s, you can certainly pull, pluck or prune dried weeds, grasses or branches from trees and shrubs.
Note: Here’s to the shortest blog post EVER… I just wanted to show you this cozy little corner, and encourage you to try going outside, bring in a few natural items, and see what you can do with them.
You’ll be surprised, and have a bit more in your wallet than before…
Let me know in the comments if you’d try this, or how you style your own “interesting” items!
Here’s to the last of Summer, the beginning of Autumn, and the joys that lie ahead,
xx,
