At the end of this post, please share your special-meaning-home-decor in the comments.
When I was asked by Folgers to write three sponsored posts for "The Best Part" campaign I immediately began relating this concept to home decor. Whether I'm working on a project for myself or a client, the best part of designing is when I get to incorporate something with special meaning.
I think having elements in our home that remind us of the peaks in our lives, somehow helps us through the valleys.
Every fall, I decorate our front porch with pumpkins, mums, cornstalks and a special fall wreath. The wreath is not only pretty, but it has a lot of meaning to my husband, Mike and I. It was made by my mom out of dried flowers from our wedding.
Fourteen years ago we were married in the church Mike grew up attending. The reception was held at my parents home in the country, where I grew up.
It was a beautiful fall day. Mother nature provided the inspiration for our reception decor.
Guests were greeted at the entrance with a fall display created by my Mother and Grandmother.
{My passion for art, home and design was inherited}.
The welcome sign was hand painted by my Aunt,
folk artist MShaw. It's two sided, the other side can be seen in my fall porch display from last year.
Simple white twinkle lights were placed in the trees and in each window of the house.
The house my dad built and I grew up in.
Sharing these photos on my blog was a hard concept for me to swallow...at first.
These photos are personal and not easy for me to put "out there".
To others, these may look like any other wedding day photos. But to me these pictures hold so many memories. Not only of this special day, but also of my life leading up to that day.
Like this photo of my wedding party...walking through the yard I played in as a child.
Our friends, having fun with our fall themed"decor".
Guests, some of whom are no longer with us, enjoying my parents gardens. The ones we grumbled about weeding when we were young but appreciated that day.
The photographer shooting our wedding album under the apple trees named after my siblings and I when they were first planted.
I warmed up to the idea of sharing these photos to prove my own theory. The best part of putting your personal stuff out there, is the way it makes you feel.
14 years later...here is our wedding-flower-wreath on our front door. To others, it looks like any other fall wreath. But to Mike and I, it represents everything I just shared about our wedding day.
Every fall, I put it here. Despite exposure to the elements year after year, it hasn't faded.
I joke by saying that it is a sign that our love was meant to last, just like our wedding-flower-wreath.
Truth is, I'm not really joking.
Now, it's your turn. What do you have on display in/outside your home that has special meaning? Please share in the comments.
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