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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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I like to be organized in January. I would look to Lowe’s closet section and get some things to organize my big closet! Love your plants. Lori Lucas
I plan to turn one of our spare bedrooms into a craft room with new paint, storage options, counter tops, etc. I’m in the design phase at the moment, but boy…a Lowe’s gift card would be great! The room I’m considering gets the most light of the house, so a houseplant would do well in that room! Thanks to you and to Lowe’s for the opportunity to win!
I love your new plants. They’ll love their new sunny home. If I won the gift card I’d paint my living room a new light color. Thanks!
I love pretty plants as well and you are inspiring me with your lovely home. Also, it would be nice to have a new lamp.
I’d love to buy some new ceramic pots for my current plants.
Rhonda the added touches of green throughout your home are perfect for post Christmas decor. Lowes is my go to place for decorations, gardening and more. So I would have no trouble finding something to dress up my home for the new year. My favorite curtains came from Lowes. Our den could use some sprucing up and I know Lowes will have just what I need. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. Hugs!
Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to add a new rug to our home to spruce it up for the new year!
I am really tempted to do a mini-make over in our upstairs bathroom. It needs a full out reno, but I think that will have to wait. A gift card from Lowe’s would help me tackle a spruce up in there. (PAINT!!!)
I’ve been wanting to try making a slipcover for an ugly recliner using dropcloths. (it may be a bit over my head, but I saw one done on another site and it made a huge difference on an ugly recliner, so why not try!?! ) I’d also like to get a few more basic long mirrors and build a chunky frame around them. Did this to one last summer and I love it!
Love your plants!! I’m inspired to get a few more. If only I could remember to water.. 😉
I would love to use that gift card to purchase under cabinet lighting for my kitchen!
I have family coming into town and I am in the process of cleaning and coming up with what type of new years decor I want to put up
It is the day after Christmas and you have it all AWAY???!!! Did you stay up all night????LOL. I leave mine up for a week or more. Love the live plants and plan to get more soon. We practically LIVE at Lowes so thanks for the chance at the gift card!!!! XO, Pinky
I think the addition of live plants to your space is a great idea for keeping the winter from getting too dreary. We have a vaulted ceiling in our living room, so adding a tall living plant would really perk up our space (and maybe make me not miss my Christmas tree so much when it comes down). Also,getting some great “tools” for organizing and storing all of our Christmas ornaments and decorations will be high on my list. Clear containers would beat having to open cardboard boxes to see what’s inside! : ) Thanks for the chance to win.
I would add some lighting….would definitely brighten things up around here, especially during the very long winter nights!
Happy New Year.
I have this beautiful deck that goes across the back of the house and all I have there is 2 chairs. I would love to make this space more inviting.
Sparkle in my home — how about a new light fixture?:o)
Replacing some wood on my eaves would go a long way in getting my home ready for spring!
I would get some new paint to lighten and brighten up my wall as well as some easy to care for low light plants.
I would love to replace the lighting fixture in our master bath and add undercabinet lights in the kitchen. Thanks for all the inspiration, Rhoda.
Would love a gift card to help jump start our family room painting project!