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My last challenge of the year with Lowes as a Lowes Creative blogger, was making my house shine and sparkle for the New Year. There are many ways to interpret that and I browsed in my local Lowes and immediately spotted some pretty plants, some of them even marked on clearance. I’ve long been a lover of real live plants and have always had something live and green in my spaces ever since I can remember.
Real plants add so much life to a room and I love having them around. From what I hear, they all add oxygen to the air too. This pretty plant came from Lowes, as did the white ceramic planter.
With my brightly painted front door, I added this little plant on the ledge. It’s in some sort of lightweight rocks and all I do is add water to this clear container and the plant grows and thrives. My kind of plant!
Over by the fireplace, I added a cornplant. I had one of these in my old house and it got huge, so now it’s living on my parent’s back porch. This one should get big eventually too and I can move it around the room. I’ll put it in a ceramic planter too. My paperwhites are leaning in this pic, those things always get too tall and next time I’m planting them in a tall cylinder to keep them upright.
But even thought they get a little gangly, I still love the look of real paperwhites blooming this time of year. We eagerly wait for spring and this just gives a little boost of sunshine inside the house on a cold winter’s day.
On an end table in the living room, this potted white ceramic planter of ivy is a reminder of spring as well.
This live plant on the coffee table, in a planter I found at a yardsale in one of my fave shades of blue, is so vibrant and green and a much needed pick up this time of year.
When all the Christmas décor is put away for another season, my real plants will be the stars and remind me that Spring is not too far away. I love watching them grow and how much life and vitality they add to a room is priceless.
If you think your room is looking pretty blah after Christmas, head out to Lowes and check out their houseplant section for lots of inspiration for the New Year. You’ll love bringing home a plant or two yourself!
Thanks to Lowes for letting me write about what inspires me for the New Year. Plants do it for me, how about you? I got rid of almost all of my fake plants a few years ago and haven’t looked back. I don’t think I’ll ever do that again….bring home the fakes.
Live ones are so much better!
I have so enjoyed being a part of Lowes Creative Ideas Creators and Influencers this year! Here’s to a fun year in 2013. Â
For some end of the year excitement and to make some reader really happy, Lowes is giving away a $75 giftcard to ONE of you this week!Â
What a way to start the New Year, right?!Â
All you have to do is leave a comment below, telling me what you would do to add some sparkle and cheer to your home in January from Lowes?Â
Note:Â Lowes provided a giftcard for this project.Â
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I would love to add some fresh paint to my living room!
Kim J
I would buy a chandelier!
plants! i love plants too! except i don’t have a green thumb, so i have to replace them a lot 🙂
I definitely would buy some paint and freshen up my spare bedroom. I have enjoyed watching your house remodel.
I would buy some new hardware for my kitchen cabinets! We are planning on doing some painting this year and updating the kitchen!
I’m thinking it’s time for a bathroom re-do…paint, shower curtain, maybe a woven shade for the window and a couple of live plants. Thanks for the giveaway!
Lowe’s is one of my loves – I can always find what I need there! I am in the process of replacing our builder grade lights in our house so I would definitely use it for that! Love your blog – always excited to see what you have been up to!
To be honest, I’m not sure what I would do at this moment. I think I need to go look at Lowe’s before I decide. Maybe some new plants and pots, maybe a new paint color on an accent wall, maybe some new shelves . . . . .
Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to get some new curtain rods from Lowes’ Roth and Allen series. I love them!
Real plants rule……would love to add a cactus or two to my plant collection…or maybe save it for a couple of ourdoor shrubs……yeah spring
I am planning a kitchen redo. Painting cabinets, new hardware and also looking at new countertop and adding backsplash. Time for a big update in 2013.
Love Lowes… We go there once a week.
Not sure what I would use it for, but it would def go to good use!
Paint? Who knows!!
Thanks Rhoda!!
I think I would buy paint to refresh a room with wall paint.
I want to replace some lighting in our basement so I might use it for that, but these plants look tempting as well! Love them.
I would love to buy light fixtures for our living room. It’s so dark in there!
I prefer Lowe’s to any of the other stores for hardware, plants, you-name-it. Recently purchased our new washer & dryer there. Would love to take that gift card and just go up and down every aisle. I would probably go over the $75 limit, too! 🙂
I would love to repaint my son’s bedroom.
I would use the gift card for window treatments – I really like what you’ve done with your living room windows.
I want to put new flooring in my master bedroom and bathroom and paint both the rooms as well! The carpet in those rooms really needs to go!!!!
Lowe’s is nearby…in fact, we got our Christmas tree from there. I would probably follow your inspiration and get some plants…but also some new tiles for our bathroom.