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Easy Tips to Create a Pretty Spring Vignette

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I already shared my spring home tour last week but today is all about creating a pretty spring vignette. If you’ve followed me for awhile then you know that I usually like to keep my decor simple. Our cottage is pretty small, and we don’t have a lot of surface area for decor, so I like to spread spring around with a few simple but pretty spring vignettes.

spring vignette with purple tulips, white bunnies, blue straws in a glass bottle and a navy bowl with candy eggs

If you’re stopping in from Kingsbury Brook Farm, welcome! I’m so excited to be joining Kendra, from Joy in our Home, for her Spring Festival Blog Hop today. There are 23 more blogs joining in on the hop, in a few different categories, so make sure you check them out.

So let’s talk spring vignettes.

I really don’t have a secret formula when it comes to creating vignettes. Like most of my decorating, I like to keep it simple and try to work with one piece at a time. One thing I know for certain is that there will always be fresh flowers involved.

For this spring vignette I went for a cute Easter, spring color theme. I don’t usually do a full-out Easter display but I found this adorable bunny cake stand from HomeGoods and couldn’t resist.

With one piece of the puzzle in hand, I was ready to start creating my spring vignette. The first thing I had to do was to find a way to corral all my goodies. I needed something big so I pulled out my old round wooden cutting board.

With my base in place I was able to start with the cute bunny cake stand, followed by a checked navy napkin, dessert plates and another bunny on top.

spring vignette with purple tulips, white bunnies, a navy bowl with candy eggs on a large wood cutting board

I’m still loving the blues, and I have a lot of blue accessories, so I stuck with that. You don’t have to go with all pastels this time of year. Decorating is using what you love, regardless of the season.

I added a pretty navy bowl filled with paper grass and a bit of color with candy eggs. Navy checked straws in a little glass rooster jar adds more color and texture to my spring vignette.

spring vignette with a white bunny, blue straws in a glass bottle and a navy bowl with candy eggs

spring vignette with purple tulips, white bunnies, a blue checked napkin, blue straws in a glass bottle and a navy bowl with candy eggs

Like I said, fresh flowers are my go-to for any kind of vignette I create. I splurged for this one and bought 2 bunches of purple tulips from Trader Joe’s. After I put them in my simple glass vase I felt like something was missing. $2 worth of limes was just the trick. I just plopped them in and arranged my stems around them.

And yes, in case you’re wondering…plopped is an official decorating term. 😉

I’m loving the pop of bright green from the limes.

spring vignette with purple tulips in a glass vase with limes, a white bunny and a navy bowl with candy eggs


spring vignette with purple tulips, white bunnies, and a navy bowl with candy eggs

It’s colorful, fun and pretty. All the things you need for a beautiful spring vignette.

A kitchen with a spring vignette of purple tulips, white bunnies, and a navy bowl with candy eggs on a dark gray painted kitchen island

The kitchen couldn’t have all of the spring fun so I added a bit of color to our small entryway. I tried something different with this space and styled it two different ways. Again, I went simple.

A pitcher with tulips, some faux greens (that I already had) in a straw bag and a wooden bird.

For the second one I just traded out the pitcher of tulips for a preserved boxwood under a cloche, while the tulips hang out in the straw bag. Real ones won’t last long but you could easily switch them out for faux stems.

Either way it’s nice to walk in the door and see spring color.

small entryway with spring touches of pink tulips and preserved boxwood with a big black lantern

I hope I was able to convince you that it really is easy to add some simple but pretty spring color to your home.

Happy 1st day of Spring! Thanks for stopping by!

 

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  1. Your vignette is so pretty. The pastels and whites brought the deep blue and purple together like the beauty they are. The limes were very clever {if I can’t locate my frogs I pick up rocks from the flower beds to use}. You are so right, use the things that you already have to blend in with the fresh flowers. Those things are familiar and family loved.

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    • Thanks so much Margaret, I appreciate it! I’m just happy that I got to use navy in my spring vignette. There’s nothing like using what you love. Besides that…everything goes with a bunch of beautiful fresh flowers. 😉 Happy Easter to you!

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  2. Another home run. I love your style. The cake plate is just darling! I would like to know where you found those candy eggs? They look so much better than the plastic ones in the stores. I was thinking of doing some kind of finish on those cheap things. Like maybe a wrap with pretty springy tissue paper or napkin. What do you think?

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    • Awww, thanks Rose! I picked up those candy eggs from HomeGoods. I think they are malted eggs. I like your idea to wrap plastic eggs with tissue paper or a napkin. I was going to do that with some wooden eggs I found but I haven’t had time to do it. If you end up doing it, I’d love to hear how they turn out.

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  3. Oh what pretty choices! It looks great! Im hoping to get a couple of wooden cutting boards for display. I use plastic ones because the cutting marks would be too drastic for me lol! What’s the story of the horse on your window sill?

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    • Thanks so much Sandra! I use plastic for day to day too but when I see a pretty wood one, it’s hard to leave it behind. The horse is a purchase from Wayfair last year (?). No exciting story to share…I just liked him and still enjoy him in the window. For now anyway. 😉

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  4. I love your photos! The pops of purple in the flowers adds just enough color, and that bunny is too cute! I’ll love to have that vignette in my house!

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    • The limes were a last minute pick at the grocery store but I think they worked well. Plus they were easy and cheap…can’t beat that! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping in Marly and for pinning!

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  6. Another classically beautiful vignette from you, friend! I am a lover of blue, specifically navy, and this hits all the right notes for me! The limes were so clever, I’m pinning so I remember that trick!

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    • Awww, thanks so much for your sweet comment Cindy! I’m so glad that I was able to make it work with the blue…gotta have some navy! 😉 I appreciate you stopping by and pinning.

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    • Thanks Kristen, I appreciate it. I just wanted a filler for the vase and the limes were plentiful and cheap, and added another pop of green. 🙂 A happy last minute decision.

      Happy Spring!

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    • Thanks so much Stacey! I don’t usually seek out purple tulips but when that’s all they have, you don’t turn them away. Now it is one of my favorites and love it with the green of the limes and the navy.

      Thanks for stopping by. Happy spring! 🙂

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    • Thanks so much Malinda! I love navy too and I’m so glad I was able to use it in my spring decor. I appreciate you stopping by for a visit. Happy Spring!

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    • Thanks so much Julie! I didn’t want to buy a lot of stuff that I can’t store so I just went with what I had (and love). I’m just happy that it all went together. 😉

      Happy Spring! xx

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    • Thanks so much Christine, I appreciate your kind words. I’m loving the purple tulips this year too, especially with the limes. I’ll definitely use them again. I appreciate your visit. Happy Spring!

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    • Thanks so much Marlene, I appreciate it. Yes, I’m am really ready for spring. Now if the weather would cooperate we’d be set.

      Happy Spring!!! xx

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  19. As always, cute, cute, cute! I love how you suggest a theme rather than bombard the house with it. I am doing that more and more and you are a good role model 🙂

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  20. I really need to splurge on some fresh flowers for the hoe more often, it really does bring some Spring indoors! I love that milk pitcher you have the flowers in on the one vignette, so pretty! I also love those straws and how they coordinate with the napkin. Beautiful!

    Carrie

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    • Thanks so much Carrie, I appreciate it! I never used to do it but I now make it a habit to buy one bunch of flowers a week, usually under $5. Best way to spend $5 for sure. 🙂

      I appreciate you stopping by to visit. Happy Spring!

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  21. Your home is really beautiful, Kristi! I love all of your bunny items and the pop of color with those gorgeous tulips just seals the deal. Everything is so cheery and festive. Happy Spring, CoCo

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  23. Everything looks so pretty, Kristi! I love your Easter accessories. I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t even gotten out any Easter displays except for a wreath on my door. Been too busy with getting things ready for my blog posts and babysitting for my son and his wife. She had an unexpected death in the family so they were busy with that. I’m happy to help out when I can. She is such a sweet young woman and I’m thankful she is my DIL.
    And we still have some snow on the ground so it was refreshing to see your spring decorations, although the sun is shining here and the snow is melting! Yay!
    Happy Tuesday!

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    • Thanks so much MJ! I’m usually a little late with my spring stuff too but I’m so ready for it this year. Now if our weather would just cooperate.

      It’s so nice that you are able to watch your grands when your son needs you. There’s nothing more important than family. 🙂

      Happy 1st day of spring my friend! Hope the rest of your week is good.

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    • Awww, thanks so much Brenda! I don’t usually go for themed things (too many themes, so little room to store stuff) but he was so cute. Thanks so much for stopping in and taking the tour. Happy Spring! xo

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    • Thanks so much for your sweet comment, Vicki and Jenn. Any chance I get to use blue and white is ok by me. 😉 I’m just glad that they worked with my spring decor this year. Loved your coffee table spring vignette. So fun with the nests and the blue and green. Happy Spring friends!

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  26. I love the navy blue mixed in with pastel colors! So fresh and pretty! Did you paint your kitchen island? I love the color:) Happy Spring!

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    • Thanks so much Marie! I’m just happy to have some spring color in the house. 😉 Yes, I did paint the kitchen island. It was green before and I painted it in Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron. Love that color.

      Happy Spring!

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