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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
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Paint, Paint, Paint! Thanks for the opportunity….
I just bought a new condo so I’d use it to help decorate it
Paint, paint paint, paint, paint!
could definitely use some new paint
My eyes would sparkle at the idea of a new heater, does that count? It’d definitely add cheer(as opposed to mittens.)
My dining room needs some painting.
I’d add a new light fixture in my entryway
Oh I would have to say I’d like to get some outdoor cushions as mine blew away in the weather we’ve had and since we have some mild days here I miss the cushions when I’m outside.
I’m painting my front door cherry red.
Love the plants! We just bought our first house and we’d love to repaint a few rooms (including our bedroom).
I’d love to update knobs and fixtures to give my house a quick update
Paint, I have several rooms that need refreshing. Thanks!
Happy 2013! I love Lowes…would buy some shelving to organize the garage.
I would change out the light in my dining room, oh it needs to go!
We’re just about to remodel the original bathroom in our circa 1935 house. We bought a beautiful granite counter top with double sinks from a yard sale, a wonderful light fixture from The Restore and an awesome claw foot tub with shower surround from someone remodeling their house. We still need tile, paint, faucets and a new low-flow toilet. This gift card would certainly help! Fingers crossed. Happy New Year!!
I love the plants! We have many, but I want to add some sparkle to outside of the house. We really need some lights along the sidewalk to the door. Talked about going to Lowe’s to look for them today!
I would paint a bathroom off of the playroom.
I love plants! I would get some new houseplants and also a new kitchen light
I would add some new paint to the home to spruce the place up.
This really is an inspiring post for me. I’ve never had any indoor plants and I think it is something that is really missing in my house. I’ve always figured I’d kill the plant and it would be a waste of money, but maybe some larger plants like the news you featured would be moe forgiving. I just might have to add one this January and see how it goes 🙂