Decorating to make a Statement

Shopping my house is one of the many things I enjoy doing to help make my house a home. It not only is fun to be creative, but it’s also a very frugal way to decorate and change the look of your home. After decorating with some new found antiques, I decided to change my Hoosier cabinet.

While enjoying some of the decorating posts lately, I was inspired by the monochromatic look. It not only makes a statement when you use all one color, it also takes away the guess work, no more wondering if colors match.

After taking down my Snowmen last week, I “shopped” my home for anything white. My Hoosier cabinet is in my Dining Room, so using mostly dishes worked well. I did add 2 of my antique watering cans to the top, mostly because I just love them, but I also needed some height and they are always a good fit.

Some of the pieces that I found had some flowers or design on one side, so I simply turned them around to hide the design. The round item to the left is an ostrich egg, thinking outside the box here, I liked the shape, size and of course it was white.

On this shelf, I added a dish and 2 small plates that I bought awhile back at Goodwill for .25 cents each.

Here I started with a tea pot, a couple coffee cups and I created a unique look by simply turning a square dish upside down and then placing the other one on top.

On this shelf, I put another tea pot from my collection, a carafe and an antique metal container with a lid.

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32 Comments

  1. I love shopping in my house. I find some great things for free.. And I just love FREE….

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  2. Happy first year! That’s awesome. I’m a big fan of monochromatic too. It looks so elegant. Thanks for liking up this morning! Always a pleasure to have you on Creative Cats!
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  3. I love this cabinet! I wish that could come and take it and put it in my house! Great colors, very relaxing! Can’t wait to look at the rest of the blog!
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  4. Lovely! I enjoy *shopping* my house, too. It’s fun to redo and recreate things.
    .-= Lora´s last blog ..Just Popping In =-.

  5. LOve all that white goodness! GORGEOUS! The addition of the 2 watering cans adds a bit of funk…I LOVE that!

  6. Hi!

    Your Hoosier cabinet redo looks great! The solid white look is such a great look to give everything a fresh clean look. And like you mentioned, you can really find some wonderful bargains at thrift stores and just picking up the odd white piece of dishware!

    Have a wonderful day!
    .-= Diann @ The Thrifty Groove´s last blog ..Spring Fever! =-.

  7. I love your Hoosier cabinet! I too am shopping my home as I redecorate my home. It is almost like Christmas because some of the stuff has been packed away for a while so it is almost like getting new stuff.

    ~ Tracy
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  8. I just love the way you continuously change up this cabinet. One day, I will be able to do the same thing. But, until my kids grow up a bit, I don’t get to do fun stuff like that. LOL!
    .-= Kelli @ 3 Boys and a Dog´s last blog ..WINNER: Rubbermaid Interlocking Drawer Organizers =-.

  9. I LOVE “shopping my house” for new displays – so much cheaper and a great way decluttering, too :).

    Your cabinet looks lovely!

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