I’m so glad February is lastly right here! Not solely is that this the month our first grandson will make his look, but it surely feels much more like spring is lastly close to. After all the climate doesn’t all the time cooperate in February however nonetheless, I’m stuffed with anticipation for sunshine and flowers! After including my tulips to the lounge, I used to be impressed to get within the spring temper round the home with some early spring adorning! This previous week I began some spring refreshing and cleansing. I’ll have extra to indicate you subsequent week however right here are some things I’ve finished to this point!

A classic crock makes a captivating vase for spring flowers. I used to be capable of cease in a Dealer Joe’s on the way in which again from some errands the opposite day and grabbed a giant bouquet! My unique plan was to divide them into smaller bouquets however I set them on this classic crock quickly after I returned dwelling. As soon as I noticed them right here I beloved them a lot I made a decision to depart them! It’s an immediate pleasure bringer.

This darling teapot has been an ideal “not-quite-but-almost-spring” decide me up! A spot of tea has been one in all our afternoon rituals on many darkish days this winter so we had been delighted to be gifted this new Laura Ashley teapot. It couldn’t be extra lovable and positively has me romanticizing the concept of a cuppa tea within the English Countryside (whereas completely having fun with it right here on our island within the PNW).

The kettle is available in a number of sample choices (all so beautiful!)…you possibly can see all of them right here. There’s an electrical kettle model too. The toaster can also be dreamy!

Spring cleansing has been on my thoughts and I discovered the best towels for the job! This set simply arrived over the weekend and I’m already in love. They’re a reusable paper towel substitute, however a lot thicker and far more absorbent than common paper towels. You’ll be able to wash them within the washer, or within the high rack of a dishwasher.

We slowed down utilizing paper towels (aside from for the actually messy jobs) years in the past, however our wash hundreds elevated with all of the dish towels we went by. I feel these are excellent, sooo cute and simply the fitting dimension to slot in your hand and to sort out most jobs. Plus they don’t take up a lot room within the drawer in any respect! These are already an actual hit at our home. I positively advocate them!

You’ll be able to see all the lovable sample choices right here.

I observed we had been getting a bit lazy with our bed room tidying this winter, so it was time for a almost-spring refresh. I don’t learn about you however I discover it laborious to really feel impressed in winter! The previous few years I’ve challenged myself to work on my bed room in January and that has helped. Our room wasn’t horrible however I observed there have been simply too many random issues sitting round.

We’ve been speaking about simplifying in HomeBody Gathering Place and final week the subject was simplifying to create a bed room sanctuary. I lastly determined it was time to get out of my winter stoop and decide issues up in right here! I began by cleansing up this nook. It solely took a couple of minutes to place stuff away, tidy and end it up, however now makes me pleased!

Now that we now have our hardwood flooring upstairs, a number of weeks in the past I introduced in a rug we already had. Partly to make it cozy but additionally as a result of our pup Jack is getting older now and desires some traction on the hardwoods. Then I fell in love with this quilt I noticed and determined to deal with myself to it as a birthday present final month :).

Goals come true! My dream so long as I can keep in mind was to have a giant stack of colourful quilts folded up on a shelf, so one after the other I’m going to make that dream come true on this home! Quilts simply really feel so homey and comforting and the colours and patterns add a lot attraction to a room.

This week in HomeBody Gathering Place I taught our weekly lesson on simplifying our closet, so I’m doing a mini-refresh in mine, too (together with others in the neighborhood who’re doing the identical!). A few our mottos are “child steps” and “progress over perfection! Talking of desires coming true, I started The Impressed Room 17 years in the past in January 2007 (!) with a dream to assist others flip their dwelling right into a sanctuary. It has been a rewarding journey ever since! And it’s been particularly superb over the previous yr to create the HGP neighborhood. I’m grateful to have the chance to show the ideas and concepts which have impressed me for therefore lengthy, in addition to persevering with to share right here on TIR and thru my books.

By the way in which, HomeBody Gathering Place will open to new members once more in a number of weeks for our spring periods on model. I can’t await that one! I’d like to have you ever be part of us. You’ll be able to be taught all about it at homebodygatheringplace.com

Quickly it will likely be Valentine’s Day! Flameless candles are my favourite manner so as to add a bit romantic contact to our dwelling all yr spherical. A number of months in the past I found these fantastic flameless candles after I was looking for flameless coloured tapers! I took an opportunity on this model I hadn’t heard of and purchased the blue tapers to present them a strive. We loved them a lot all winter (see extra pictures of them in our dwelling right here). Now I’ve different colours together with shades of inexperienced and shades of pink which I feel might be so enjoyable and fairly for spring. They arrive in units of three shades and a distant! They’re so fairly we depart them on all night. There’s additionally a cream/shades of orange set right here.

Supply: Inexperienced Battery Operated Taper Candle (linked different colours too)

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