Decorating your home for spring doesn’t have to cost a ton of money! I’m sharing some ideas on how to create beautiful vignettes for your home on a budget!

It’s one of my favorite times of the year! Once again I’m joining so many of my amazing (not to mention crazy talented!) blogging friends for a spring blog hop… and such perfect timing, with the first day of spring being today! This blog hop runs all this week and each day has a different theme. Today it’s all about spring vignettes and you can see everyone else that’s sharing at the bottom of my post. Be sure to pop back each day and see recipes, front porches and mantles the rest of the week!

If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time (and if you’re new here, welcome! I’m thrilled you’re here!!) you’ll know that I love decorating on a budget. It’s just second nature for me to see something in a store and the first thought that enters my mind is “how could I make that?” Today is all about showing you my thrift store finds, “shopping my home” and the amazing power of paint. Oh, and a couple of amazing tools that have become staples in our home.

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Spring has definitely sprung in our home! (Once you step inside our house, that is… I will be real here and admit my winter wreath and evergreen trees are still on the front porch!) That’s on the list for the weekend 😉

If you’re on Instagram  or Pinterest, I’m sure you’ve seen tiered trays everywhere you look! I’ve had my eye on a couple but there’s now way I’m spending $80 on one. I decided to make my own and I’m absolutely love how it turned out!

A couple years ago when we were helping my parents move I saw my mom had tossed these old, rusty cake pans in the garbage. I quickly rescued them, knowing I’ll find the perfect use for them… one day. 😉 I had also bought some candle holders at a garage sale that have such beautiful detail but were a ugly redish-white color.

And in a matter of minutes, all of these pieces were transformed into beautiful white, thanks to two of the absolute best tools we use over and over in our DIYing around our home. One is our HomeRight small spray shelter and the second one is our paint sprayer. The spray shelter doesn’t take up much room at all and I’ve even set it up in our basement when I needed to paint something quickly. We’ve used the sprayer and our large spray shelter for countless projects around our home like painting our front door and spray painting all our interior doors last year as well.

I bought the two dowel pieces to use for the tray from Michaels and using a 50% coupon I only paid $6 for both. And that was the total for the tray then because I had the paint already and the pans were free.

I’m thinking this tray will get moved around our home a lot. It seems I’m always redecorating, moving things from our farmhouse office shelves to our kitchen island and back to the living room! It certainly keeps things from getting boring!(smile!)

It was so fun finding little pieces of décor and placing them on the tray. From little succulent plants to mini eggs and candles, it’s the perfect little spot to display different signs of spring!

These speckled eggs were another simple DIY that I shared a few years ago. I then cut an egg carton in half and placed the eggs inside and added them to my tray.

I added an old book from my collection and a favorite faux Ikea plantsfor a little pop of greenery. I then placed it all on another favorite from Ikea, this white oval tray. Thank you SO much for coming by… it was so fun showing you a couple little spring vignettes! Be sure to stop by my friend Marie-Helene at Kingsbury Brook Farm next… her farmhouse style is so beautiful and inviting!

Tablescapes on Monday

Timeless Creations | The Crowned Goat | The Painted Hinge
City Girl Meets Farm Boy | Live Laugh Rowe

 Vignettes on Tuesday    Joy In Our Home | Kingsbury Brook Farm | Chatfield Court
Curly Crafty Mom | 2 Bees in a Pod

 Recipes on Wednesday

Love In My Oven | Countryside Cravings | Crisp Collective
Berly’s Kitchen | Kelly Lynns Sweets & Treats

 Front Porches on Thursday

White Arrows Home  | DIY Beautify | Poofing the Pillows
Little Brags | Noting Grace

 Mantles on Friday

Repurpose and Upcycle  | Pennies From Heaven Home 
The Homemaking Momma  | A Brick Home 

A huge thank you to HomeRight for sponsoring this post and for amazing product that is so easy to recommend to others! I only ever share products that we use and love in our home!

Thank you so much for coming by today and happy spring!!

Another furniture makeover showing how a beautiful paint color and a little bit of work can transform a piece of furniture!

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Furniture makeovers are one of my favorite DIYs ever.

I think it’s because of the transformation that takes place. From something old, neglected and outdated to something beautiful and updated.

So when I got opportunity to work with Fusion Mineral Paint, I jumped at the chance, because I love breathing new life into old pieces. This buffet belongs to my sister and a while back she asked me about redoing it so it fits her style better. One of her friends had moved away and had given it to her. It’s a nice, solid buffet but the dark blue color certainly doesn’t fit my sister’s home and style. It was time to brighten it up!

Before I begin chatting about the process of redoing this, here’s a photo of what it looked like before…  It needed some serious, TLC, don’t you think?

Here’s what I used for the makeover:

I started by removing all the old hardware and tossed the wooden and plastic knobs. I also removed the 3 doors and they were a beast to get off. The person who painted it before, painted over all the hinges and screws so trying to get a screwdriver in the screws that were filled with paint was brutal. I was going to toss the hinges as well and buy new ones, but thankfully my husband reminded me that I might not be able to find the exact sizes I needed. (Secretly, I was just dreading cleaning the hinges and screws… and thought buying new was easier). So one day when my husband was off he sent me a snap of shiny looking and sparkly clean hinges and screws. I quickly text him asking what he’d used (as I knew we didn’t have an product to strip the paint from them) and he shared his method that I must share with ya’ll!

He had boiled them in baking soda and water and it stripped the paint from them so easily! Best trick ever!!

I’ll admit that sanding it was the hardest part. I lost track of how many pieces of sandpaper I used. It was quite obviousl the person who painted it blue didn’t take their time or maybe care much about the painting. It had thick runs of paint all over it and then another layer of red paint underneath it. After sanding the entire buffet I used wood filler to patch any random holes or areas that had water stains or needed evened out. Wood filler tends to dry very quickly and I sanded it off again and gave the entire buffet a really good wash and I was ready to paint.

The thing I loved most about Fusion Mineral Paint is that it went on incredibly smooth and easy. It dried so quickly and I would use it in a heartbeat again. I would recommend though, if you are painting a piece like mine with an original dark color, to use a primer. I didn’t to begin with but then realized I was going to run out of paint so when it came time to paint the doors and drawer I used a white primer. Otherwise the sides and top needed 4 coats to cover up the blue.

I love the new knobs my sister purchased at Hobby Lobby! They’re white with a slight distressed look and are so pretty!

Here are some more beautiful makeovers using Fusion Mineral Paint! 

Nicole from Visual Heart – Vintage Dresser Makeover Rachel from Craving Some Creativity – Blue Painted Dresser Kendra from Joy in our Home – Dining Room Buffet Makeover Lindi from Love Create Celebrate – Small Side Table Makeover  Jessica from Petal + Ply – DIY Easter Boxes Emy from Semigloss Designs – Spring Furniture Makeover  Barbara from Markova Design – Painting a Table  Thalita from The Learner Observer – DIY Abstract Art Jen from Girl in the Garage – Stenciled Bookcase  Areeba from Mint Candy Designs – Kitchen Island Makeover Amanda from Natural Mommie – How to Paint Ikea Furniture  Sammie from Down Redbud Drive – Nursery Rocker 

Thanks so much for coming by today!