Oh The Things You Can Do With Burlap

Did you ever have burlap sack races when you were a kid?  We did as kids, at family picnics but honey, let me tell you that burlap has come a long way.  We love the texture it adds and everyone is using it from Ballard Designs to Pottery Barn and all those crazy creative DIYers out there.  It is a very inexpensive way to get a custom look from pillows to bulletin boards to lamp shades and wreaths.  Here are some of our favorites...

Images from Ballard Designs, Pottery Barn

Restoration Hardware and Pinterest

Burlap has been a hot design trend lately and hopefully this has given you some inspiration.  What will you create with this timeworn favorite?

Elementally,

Michele and Linda

DIY: Linda's Summertime Front Door Wreath

Summer is here...Yay! And I needed a change of season for my double front doors.  The outside of my home has an Asian flare so I decided to create a wreath that expresses that mood.

I began with a premade moss wreath, reindeer moss, some succulents (not the real kind), and a mossy branch complete with butterflies already attached.

I added some succulents to the center of the wreath...

Tucking in reindeer moss into the crevices of the moss add another dimension and brightens up the wreath with the contrasting greens.

Time to add the butterfly branch, snipped and positioned onto the wreath...

Finished wreath.  Now let's go hang them on my front doors!

Voila!  A finishing touch to the red front doors.

So what kind of summer wreath is on your front door?

Here's to those chic elements,

Linda and Michele