Frugal Flower Display

My decorating skills tend to fall strongly on the side of minimalist, with a few things thrown in here and there just for aesthetic pleasure. However, when we put our house on the market a year and a half ago, we decided to leave it move-in ready and packed away the few decorative items we had. Needless to say, our house is now minimalist to the point of being sterile looking. That's not really the look we were going for.

We always talk about hanging pictures again, or pulling out some decorations, but it just never happens. Although I've got to hand it to the kids; they do a fantastic job of personalizing every square inch of reachable wall space.

While those bigger jobs get pushed to the side, I do like to have at least an item or two around the house to add a little beauty to our drab, dull walls. And when I can do that with items we have around the house or that cost next to nothing, so much the better.

Case in point, these sunflowers. Aren't they gorgeous? I snagged them for a manager's special markdown of $4 last week. I just couldn't resist.

As soon as I saw them, I knew what I wanted to display them in too. I used our campfire coffee pot and I think it was the perfect touch.


We bought that coffee pot for $5 and we used it all summer long over our fire pit. It made some fantastic coffee. But now that colder weather is keeping us indoors more and more, I've decided to use it as a decorative piece whenever possible. In addition to the fact that I just love the way it looks, it's also a great visual reminder of all the wonderful evenings Eric and I spent outside by the fire.

We might have to buy another one next year, depending on how often I use it now, but I think it's worth it. We'll definitely get a lot more than $5 worth of use out of it.

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