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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 love your plants Rhoda! I would use the $75 to buy paint.
Paint for me as a kitchen freshening is in order.
Hi. Rhoda. I’m new to your blog and love your new home. You are definantly an inspiration. My brighten up project is my laundry room. Adding cabinets to replace the wire shelving, creating a folding table (idea from your old laundry room) , hanging rack and of course paint. I’m tired just thinking about all the work. :). It is what I love to do. Happy new year!!!!
I would add some bling with a new light fixture! It would sparkle and shine all the time!!!
You and your blog are an inspiration!
For sparkle, I would add a mirror. I just painted my guest room and a large mirror over the dresser would be just the thing.
Love your blog and look forward to it every day!
I would like to get some things to help with organizing after Christmas!
I need new blinds to let the sunshine in! Natural sparkle as the sun glints off the snow!
I would head for the paint or lighting section to brighten up the house this winter!
Merry Chtistmas Rhoda. I would buy some paint to brighten upy house. Maybe I will!
I’ll be at Lowe’s for many home projects this winter. We are beginning a basement reno that will include adding a kitchenette and two more bedrooms! SO MUCH to do!!!
I really liked the little plant in the lightweight rocks. Carefree is my motto too!
We are in the process of building a new log home so I could use a lot of things from Lowes. Thanks!
I would add paint & ceramic tile! lol
My sparkle would be paint in a gray shade for my bedroom and bath and maybe a new rug for the livingroom or bedroom!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas in your new home!
As far as the plants go I always go for the faux ones because I kill the live so I leave those for the ones that have a green thumb because I sure don’t:)
I would love to buy a garbage disposal. My husband and I recently sold our farm, due to health reasons and moved to a senior community. It is funny how you think you check everything out before buying a home but, you miss checking out the garbage disposal. Ours makes so much noise and is almost inoperable. Makes me miss having chickens to eat all our food scraps. Anyway, that is what I would buy with a gift card. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Some paint and trim would be a great start for 2013! Thanks!
I would love to use the giftcard to buy some live plants and organizational items!
I would add some more dimmer switches to our home.
I would love some new smaller light fixtures!
I would love to buy a new mirror for my bathroom and start buying bamboo shades!
Thanks,
Julie