Decorating with Wreaths Indoors – Mini Wreaths on KitchenCabinets, Pictures, Mirrors.

In my teens and early 20’s I worked at a jewelry store. In the Paramus Park mall. It was fancy and sparkly and felt oh so glamorous …

especially after my short stint working in the food court at the very same mall. At a Greek fast food place where, at the innocent age of 16, I had my first #metoo moment.

But that’s a post for another day.

Today it’s all about the fancy and sparkly and glamorous … 🙂

Now, I never had much use for jewelry before I started working at a jewelry store. And then, suddenly, I couldn’t live without those gems!

Rubies and diamonds and sapphires, oh my.

During the down times (read: the 11 months of the year that did not contain Christmas) we would wile away our time trying on the jewels.

Rubies and diamonds and sapphires, oh my.

I think it’s fair to say that a quarter of each pay went back into my employer’s coffers. 😉

Funny how frequent exposure to something (like jewels) can turn you into a jewel fan.

So when I ventured into the blogging world (a venture that took place 40 years after I first stepped foot in that fancy and sparkly and glamorous jewelry store) all of sudden I couldn’t live without board and batten walls …

and burlap …

and painted & distressed furniture …

and white painted kitchen cabinets …

and mason jars …

and …

and …

you get the idea.

Without the influence of all those other bloggers in my new world, I would probably be sitting here on a red couch looking at my red painted wall surrounded by red and green and purple jewel-toned rugs and pillows.

However, there is one trend …

though, not sure I can call it a trend …

let’s call it an ‘idea’ …

and ‘idea’ I arrived at 100% my own. It’s an idea I arrived at during my first Christmas in this house. Twenty-two years ago …

… hanging mini faux pine wreaths on my kitchen cabinets.

I found those little wreaths 22 years ago at a store that no longer exists (I offer links to similar wreaths on this blog post and this blog post). And offer a quick tutorial on how I hung those wreaths on this blog post.

And since that time 22 years ago, I’ve also expanded on the mini wreath at Christmas theme an added some grapevine wreaths to the kitchen cabinets this fall (click here) …

Another idea I “added” to the blogging world …

though not sure I can claim to have added anything to the blog world, but I’ll pretend that somehow this contribution has taken off …

was adding wreaths on top of picture frames to dress them up for the season. Like with dollar store wreaths hung with neutral burlap ribbon for Christmas (click here) …