The 7 Best Bird Feeders for Your Yard

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October 14, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, DIY, Hacks, Home Improvement, Online Shopping

Enjoy bird watching at home. Learn the 6 best tried & true bird feeders. Know the types of wild bird seeds that attract many feathered friends. How to easily stop squirrels from eating seed.

I am a self proclaimed bird lady. Our home is a bird sanctuary. Funny story, there was a month after my mother in law visited. She enjoyed the birds, so much, during her visit, that she went only and ordered us a variety of food. Us meaning me and all my flocked feathered friends. She did not tell me but suddenly all these bags of bird seed were showing up at my door. I had no idea the reason for this but joked the birds must be sending them. Truth was, it was form the original bird lady herself.

We live in the sticks (only a few miles outside of the district of Columbia). Just like my mother in law, our family has loved watching the birds off our deck. Being in Virginia, there are a variety of birds we see. I think our home must be on the bird migration line, because they always seem to find our home as a layover…. and sometimes they stay awhile. I think it is because of our variety of feeders and bird food.

Since I have tried all the seeds and all the bird feeders, take a look at what I have found to be the Best Bird Feeders and the Best Wild Bird Seeds.

The Best Bird Feeders

Bird feeders can vary on the type of bird you are looking to attract. Because of this reason, it’s important to have a variety of seeds as well as bird feeders. Being in the woods, our seeds attract squirrels, mice and (most annoying) raccoons, that is why I swear by the Brome Bird Care Squirrel Buster Bird Feeders.

Squirrel Buster Plus Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder

I swear by this bird feeder. It is well worth the price.

Pro: Durable. Amazing warranty and great customer service. Call and they will send any replacement parts.

Con: On occasion it’s easy to loose the medal perch pegs. The coloring fads.

Squirrel Buster Suet Squirrel-Proof Suet Bird Feeder

Suet is very hearty for the birds. The wood-peckers especially appreciate this feeder.

Pro: Durable. Amazing warranty and great customer service. Call and they will send any replacement parts.

Con: Amazing puzzle that keeps squirrels out but until you get the puzzle down, it can be a bit challenging for humans too!

Double-Suet Bird Feeder

I also love this cheap suet feeder. If you are getting it with squirrels around, invest in the best hot pepper suet.

Pro: Holds enough suet cakes, birds can eat on both sides of the feeder. A lot of room for larger woodpeckers to grip.

Con: Easy for squirrels to open unless you use the right type of red pepper suet.

Large Humming Bird Feeder

Red is best Hummingbird feeder because it attracts the hummingbirds. I picked the larger 22 oz because I was frequently refilling my nectar hummingbird feeders, especially in summer.

Pro: Bright colors to attract hummingbirds. Large so you can fill less frequently.

Con: Red coloring can fad with time.

Oriole Bird Feeder

Oriole birds are absolutely gorgeous. Attract them with a brightly colored feeder, oranges and Bird Jelly.

Pro: Bright range to attract birds. Glass easily holds jelly and mealworm. Can be easily cleaned to prevent mold and bacteria.

Con: The jelly dish can also attract bugs.

Thistle Feeder

This wire mesh on perky-pet yellow finch thistle tube feeder (aka Nyjer feeder) is excellent for Nyjer seeds.

Pro: The enclosed tube easily keeps away other animals but brings the most beautiful birds.

Con: Attracts a smaller selection of feathered friends.

Hopper Feeder with Tray

A popular choice for feeding wild birds.

Pro: Enclosed container or hopper that holds the bird seed and keeps things more tidy and sanitary.

Con: Larger animals can easily snack off the tray and grasp on the circular perch.

Squirrel Buster Warranty

I especially love Brome Bird Care Squire Buster Bird Feeders because of their warranty policy. This company is run by a family and has an amazing policy of replacing any parts. Pay no shipping for your replacement parts, just call and have it sent out to you. That alone, makes an incredibly longevity of the bird feeder.

When you get your purchase, register your squirrel buster. This puts you in their system. Don’t worry, you won’t be spammed. You can reach Brome Bird Care customer service at 1-800-856- 5685 for any part issues.

The Best Wild Bird Seeds

If you are wondering how do you get birds in your backyard, the answer is a variety of feeders and a variety of seeds. You can buy a Wild Bird Seed Variety, but also buy individual bags to mix your own bird seed recipe. The best wild bird seeds include a mixture of This wild bird seed mix includes black oil sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, nyjer seeds, peanuts, and millet seeds.

I used the variety bird seed bag mix as well as these best loved bird seeds to fill our Squirrel Buster Plus.

Wild Bird Seed Online

Black Oil Sunflower Seeds – the most common bird seed, attracts 40 species of birds including American goldfinches, cardinals, bluebirds, wood peckers, nuthatches, titmice and more.
Safflower Seeds – attracts a large number of birds including chickadees, blue jays, downy woodpecker, and more. (Squirrels do not like this seed.)
Nyjer Seeds – attracts finches, house sparrows, pine siskins and doves.
Shelled Peanuts – attracts chickadees, crows, doves, cardinals, blue jays, and more.
Millet Seeds – attracts juncos, doves, towhees, sparrows, quail and more.

It is best to store your bird seeds in a dry place that is secure from outside elements including heat and moisture like rain and snow. We store our bird seed in a Rust-Proof Steel Locking Lid Trash Can. I used to keep this on the deck, but the raccoons either found a way to get into it or if I was able to keep it locked, I felt it was just teasing them. Now I keep it inside our home by the back door (out of racoon view!)

For our humming bird feeder, we make our own food.

How to make hummingbird food

To make your own hummingbird food, mix water and white sugar. The recipe is mix 1 part sugar with 4 parts water. Use very hot water to get the sugar to dissolve quickly.

Do not add red dye.

Bird berry jelly

To feed a bird jelly, we use an Oriole Bird Feeder. Put the Oriole bird feeder in the open so they can see it when flying high about the tree line. We purchase Songbird Essentials Bird Berry Jelly. You can store the jelly in your fridge.

We love this Amish-made Oriole Bird Feeder house. It is strong.

If feeding Oriole birds, it is important to keep your orange and jelly fresh. They will attract bees and other flying insects.

How to stop squirrels from eating bird seed

Squirrels robbing the bird feed is a common problem. Just read Those Darn Squirrels! for affirmation. If the squirrel jungle gym, author Adam Rubin, created for squirrels is not a solution for you, you try some of these squirrel buster solutions.

Cole’s Flaming Squirrel Seed Sauce

Wild Delight Sizzle N’ Heat Bird Food

C&S Hot Pepper Delight No Melt Suet Dough Cake

Brome Bird Care Squirrel Buster Bird Feeders

Baffle above and below the Bird Feeder

In all honesty, I have tried all of these squirrel-proof bird seed solutions, and the two I found that work best are 1.) Squirrel Buster Squirrel Proof Bird Feeders 2.) Hot Pepper Suet. The seed sauce and the expensive sizzle and heat bird seed were not successful or too costly for our squirrel friends.

One genius squirrel hack I have not tried is adding a metal slinky to the bird feeder pole, but readers on our Facebook Page have found it resourceful. Plus they can get the fallen seed on the ground. (Source)

Wondering how to hang a slinky on bird feeder? Use a zip tie to the top of the bird feeder pole and tighten it to the first ring of the slinky. Let the rest fall down.

Also enjoy these free vintage bird prints downloads including where to get Audubon prints free. Pin to Pinterest.

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Shelfies Are the New Gallery Walls – Shelves Decor Ideas

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August 22, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

What are Shelfies? How Can I Decorate My Shelves? Bookshelves are the new gallery walls. Get inspired with these Shelfies Shelves Décor Ideas.

Shelfies Shelves Decor Ideas

You heard it here first, mmm-kay? Shelfies. Shelfies are the new gallery walls and learning to display your “stuff” can express more about yourself than you realize.

What are Shelfies?

Shelfie is an amazing picture of a shelf. It’s top notch shelf decor ideas to show off off someone’s books, movies, art, collectibles, special belongings, etc. A shelfie displays completed bookcase decor with aesthetically pleasing design and home decor ideas.

How Can I Decorate My Shelves?

It’s easy to decorate shelves. Mix up the size, orientation, and shapes for visual interest. Begin with collectables and home décor that tell a story of oneself. This can be family heirlooms, travel souvenirs, favorite books, photographs and more. When you have collected pieces that tell your story, place them all together on a table for easy assembling. You want to begin with a cleaned off shelf.

There is a formula for decorating shelves. When searching for things to put on its important to mix larger and smaller items, as well as textures. Try to keep complementary colors together (i.e. Navy blues and lights blues, blacks and whites.) Your shelves need to produce layers. Backgrounds and foregrounds. Remember simple is more. When you create a cluttered shelf, the story is lost and no longer told.

A few shelf décor ideas include the tips…

Start with larger items and then add touches of smaller items (high and low)
Use a triangle formula for bringing yourself together
Mix textiles and consider contrast and texture
Create layers (photo in back, vase in front, small décor piece beside)
Mix in greenery to give life
Arrange in odd numbers – pair things in sets of 3, 5, 7…
Place collections together like candle sticks or glass bottles
Pull elements forward on the shelf (not pushed back)
Add lighting without hiring an electrician to highlight favorite pieces

Once you have decorated bookcases, look for areas where the are gaps or missing pieces. To fill these spots, it is time to visit a flea market, thrift store, or your mother’s china cabinet (please ask her first). You can even visit home good stores like Michaels, T.J.Maxx, Home Goods and more. I have even used the internet or Facebook Marketplace to look for treasures from favorite countries I have visited (i.e. India, Singapore, Mexico and more.)

Whatever your personal style, perhaps you’ll feel inspired when challenged by your next bookshelf organizing endeavor!

Bookshelves Decor Ideas

Before we get started with these amazing Shelves Decor Ideas, take a look at these related posts…

Zebra stripes, bright pinks, and neon greens… The bookshelf styling in this home office offers a touch of Kate Spade-esque style! | Source

Guess what!?! It’s okay to break the rules shelving books spine in. Turn your books around to keep with a neutral color pallet using beige, white and off-white colors. No judging a book by it’s cover with these backwards books on shelf décor. | Simple Home Simple Life

Consider painting the back of bookshelves the same color as the walls, allowing the white frame of the book shelf to pop. Break the rules for decorating shelves and keep all your books horizontal, grouped by color with small accessories dispersed throughout. | Amanda Reynal on Martha Stewart

When it comes to the art of styling bookshelves, add accessories in various heights. By adding small decorative elements in front of, next to or even on the books you create a diverse whole. | New England Home Mag

Try to find a cohesive color scheme or let your True Colors shine through, like a rainbow (yes, I meant the pun.) Get inspired by this ombre bookshelf décor idea. | The Guardian

Speaking of color coding books for display, try this fun idea. Organize each shelf individually. For instance, keep warm colors on the right, cool on the left, and neutral in the middle. The end product will make the color coding vertical. | Up to Date Interiors

Have grandmillenial taste? Style with your favorite coffee table books and hide your magazine vices with artwork and sketches. | Coastal Home

Have a built-in can be quite expensive unless working with something like a DIY Billy Bookcase Design. If DIY isn’t your think, try a floating bookshelf like Clear Acrylic Bookshelves. (This is what we used in my sons room and they look amazing!) | Source

Organize books by the color of their spines to create color-blocked bookshelf décor. Vary heights and create interest by stacking books horizontally as well as lining them up vertically. If you have volumes that don’t fit with the others, turn their spines to face the wall so only the pages are visible. | BHG

I am swooning over this gorgeous Grandmillenial French country style bedroom with double built-in bookshelves surrounding a gorgeous vintage mirror. Makes me want to lay in bed on a rainy day. | Source Unknown

This home library design includes a beautiful art overlay bookshelf. All the books are vertical but there are beautiful horizontal elements mixing in china and beautiful paintings. | Windham House Design

Looking to style a boy’s bedroom with out all the frou frou? This Boys Bookcase is everything masculine yet organized. | The Makerista

Deep bookshelves give you the luxury to play with layers. Lean artwork along the back of the shelves, and anchor them with books or heavier objects. To decorate the bookcase, place a few small pieces of art near the front of the shelves to give them depth. Bulky vases or decorative plates can hide their heft behind small frames without losing their uniqueness. | BHG

Create vignettes. To keep your bookshelf from feeling too stark you will want to create a few vignettes within the stacks of books. Let the books be the focus, but adding a small lamp, a little accessory in front of books, or even some flowers can help break up all of the vertical and horizontal lines that the books create. | Style by Emily Henderson

… and in summary, Overflowing with books but still don’t have any idea how to arrange them in a book case? Stack ’em. Here are 7 ways to stack books so they look good. | The Art of Doing Stuff

Billy Bookshelves Ikea

It doesn’t have to cost much to create a custom built in shelf for your space. Take a look at these IKEA Billy Bookcase Hacks and Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Reading Corners

If you like a styled bookcase, you likely like to read. Look at these Creative Reading Corners for the Home. Pin to Pinterest.

College Dorm Room Ideas for Girls

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July 27, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Crafts, Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Inspiring College Dorm Décor Ideas are covered – from storage, to organization, decorations, and hacks. These dorm room ideas for girls include all the dorm essentials, where to buy dorm room décor cheap and affordable college living spaces you will want to copy.

College Dorm Room Ideas

If this post has desire anything, I have a huge craving to use my wallet size of today and go back to college to decorate my dorm! Your jaw will hit the floor with these college dorm room ideas. Find the best places to buy dorm room décor and get inspired by all the budget-friendly options!

Happy Decorating.

Best Places to Buy Dorm Room Décor

You cannot decorate a dorm room without knowing the best places to buy dorm room décor. While it has been almost 20 years since I have been in college, my my pre-teens are not yet at this stage, I found (through this post) there are so many awesome places to buy college dorm décor.

Many of these dorm room purchases can be used for apartment living, small homes, or even carried over into a starter home. Some of the ideas (like rugs) you might want to toss at the end of the school year. other items, you will find yourself carrying to your first home. In fact, a combination of eight kids later, my college roommate still has the bookshelf we used in our first college room. I actually still sleep with the same blanket.

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Best Dorm Room Ideas for Girls

Get inspired with these Dorm Room Ideas Pinterest worthy for girls. All the social media platforms like Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok dorm room décor inspiration. Let’s create the best home away from home.

Dorm Room Pinterest

Follow Neelam, an interior designer who turned a cold college dorm into a warm home away from home. Details about dorm room storage, laying textures, and adding little touches to define your personality through your college room décor for girls – five stars and two thumbs up! | Patterns and Prosecco

Dorm Room Door Decorations

Inspire your welcome with a temporary polka dot door. If looking for things to put on a dorm room door, try vinyl. Using white vinyl, a cutting machine or a circle cutter this dorm room décor ideas craft can be done in under 30 minutes. Make sure you are using Removable Vinyl! | Sarah Hearts

Free Dorm Room Décor

This college dorm room wall décor is cheap. So cheap it’s free. Use command strips and decorative clipboards. Easily change out art or calendars using clipboards for dorm wall décor that is constantly on the change.

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Dorm Room Storage Idea

This dorm room storage ideas acts as both a Collapsible storage ottoman and a bench with seat back for dorm room seating. Comes in white, gray and black to match to any dorm room theme for girls. Get this dorm storage ottoman here.

Mood Board Example

Display all your feelings on a rotating mood board for cheap dorm decorations! You can use anything from magazines, articles, sticky notes, and other materials to put together your board and of course turn to inspiration of Pinterest. | Just Josie (page no longer available)

Dorm Room Layout

Sometimes for dorm room layout ideas, take it a different direction like an L shape. For more design ideas, layer textiles. Cover your standard title floor with the largest rug you can to fit your room. Even if you don’t like this larger rug, you can add smaller rugs on top to define your space and style. | Dormify

Dorm Room Light Ideas

Instead of using the overhead florescent lighting, adding your own DIY lighting will warm up the room and make such a mood difference. Head to Home Goods (Marshalls, TJMaxx, etc) and find affordable table lamps. Jump on Amazon for hanging string lights. We used these Command light hooks to hang my daughters. I highly recommend adding Powered Bed Risers for more opportunities to make your dorm room brighter. | Belly Itch Blog

Tip: See our Vibey Lights and Cool Lighting Effects for a bedroom too for more dorm room light ideas.

Dorm Room Picture Wall

Smile with this dorm room picture collage idea. Place your favorite memories when you these this Dry Erase Polaroid Frame Decal Set. This allows you to easily rotate photos plus it it’s safe for walls and won’t leave a sticky residue.

Dorm Room Ideas for Two

Talk about a dorm room makeover. These college roommates took a scary 50 year old residence into a place to relax and rest with custom drapes, two loft beds, white dressers, monogrammed chairs, and more. They took this two person dorm room idea from drab to fab. | Today.com

Dorm Room Decorations for Girls

For this college student bedroom decorating idea, white brick wall paper will change the entire feel of an ugly cinder block wall! Bring a charming vibe within a matter of minutes. The best part about it is, if you mess up, it’s repositionable and removeable! Get your white brick removeable wall paper here.

Dorm Room Wall Décor Ideas

Create perfect under bed storage as well has hide an ugly wall with a tapestry. You can get this pull out storage here, tapestry clips here and black/white tapestry here. | Driven by Decor (Take a second and look at this entire blog – so much inspiration for mom’s home too!)

Dorm Room Wall Décor Tip: Look at our Dorm Room Hacks for a trick for hanging dorm room wall décor.

Dorm Room Décor Ideas

This dorm décor is doing so many things right. A perfect mix of textures, prints, pom-pom garland duvet cover, and a dorm room gallery wall add serious personality to this space. And of course for the ultimate small dorm room hack, a table beside the bed triples as a bedside nightstand, a vanity, and a desk. | René Quickle’s Freshman Dorm on Pinterest

Tip: Everyone needs a fur chair cover to hide basic dorm room chairs.

Dorm Room Plants

Easy to maintain pants will create some responsibility as well as provide some fresh air. Succulents, cacti, and aloe plants are super easy to take care of. Not to mention, those leafy greens can help purify the air quality in your dorm. If you’re too intimidated by becoming a plant mother, then just buy fake ones. | Room 264

Dorm Room Essentials

Create your own dorm room kitchenet with this Mini Fridge Organizer. This freestanding organizer fits over a compact mini fridge to provide organized storage in the available space above your fridge. Will also fit a microwave. Get your mini refrigerator storage cabinet here.

Dorm Room Seating

There higher you go with the bed, the more storage you are given below. Make sure to invest in a step stool. You can also use it as an end table, as storage, or even as a place to sit. Shop Blush Pink Storage Ottoman

Also consider getting these powered bed risers for bed height and extra long dorm bed skirt for covering unsightly storage.

Dorm Room Cart

Use a dorm room utility rolling cart for practical things like essential pantry items and kitchen supplies. Easy to pull out, easy to push back. | Jessica Slaughter

Dorm Room Themes for Girls

Go with a dorm room theme. These gold polka dot wall decals create a mural on a wall with little time and effort – instant dorm room wall décor. | Preptista

Dorm Room Kitchen

Head to thrift stores, search Facebook market place, look high and low for recycled furniture. Distress your own dorm room coffee station for late night studying or a mini dorm kitchenette. | Source Unknown.

College Roommates Quotes

Change messages and inspirational quotes in your room with a letter board. Hang with command strips for easily going on and coming off! Take a look at all of our felt letter board quotes or search your own college dorm room quotes. A felt board would be a great thing to put on a dorm room door.

Do yourself a favor and make sure you do this – take a dorm room before and after photo. It will be so exciting to see your artistic side and personality show when decorating a dorm room. Can’t wait to see what you do! | Cosmopolitan.

Dorm Room Checklist

We provided a free dorm room cleaning checklist printable. Included in our dorm cleaning checklist is a list of daily, weekly, and monthly responsibilities. Give each roommate their own copy or share the chores.

Daily

Make Your Bed
Pick Up Clutter
Wash Dishes

Weekly

Clean Out Refrigerator
Vacuum and Take Out Trash
Laundry

Monthly

Declutter Rooms
Wipe Windows and Mirrors
Dust

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More Dorm Room Décor Ideas

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Dish Gallery Wall Ideas & Plate Wall Decor

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July 12, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Dish it out! Get inspired by these dish gallery wall ideas. Aesthetic wall décor that displays antiques, every day dishes, china, metal, clay and more. Plate Wall Décor for every room of the house!

Dish It Out! Plate Wall Decor

Can you do it? Are you ready to take some of those beautiful dishes out of hiding in the cupboard? Dish it out and get inspired as gallery wall plates are the new aesthetic wall décor. Kitchen shelves and decorative plates for wall display might create your new favorite corner of the house. This wall art using decorative plates. Take your picture gallery wall to the next level!

What can I use to hang plates on the wall?

First, let’s talk about how to hang plates on the wall. For a farmhouse home decor, you might start with Kitchen floating shelves décor. Display colored glassware, white plates, mason jars and more.

If looking for a Grandmillenial display, go for an easy plate solution using – E6000 adhesive and D Ring Hangers to display your blue & white chinoiserie dishes. Just glue your D ring on the back and hang on the wall after it dries. (Example from Rockin Redesigns.)

You also can pick up a adhesive plate hangers or, if glue is not your thing, spring wall plate hangers come in all sorts of various sizes.

How can I decorate a large wall cheaply?

So guess what? Here is the good news. Plate Wall Decor is actually, in most cases, cheaper than a gallery wall with photos. Of course, you can buy expensive plates, but plates are in abundance. You can use the hand me down plates you have or head out to Goodwill or a thrift store.

Another resource, I personally love, is Facebook Marketplace to pick up many things for our home including dishes like antique blue and white porcelain plates. The most common collection are Willow Ware by Royal China which are perfect for hanging. Or for every day eating, find almost an exact replica on Amazon or Walmart – it’s actually how I am collecting mine as every day dishes so they are lead-free.

Collect and invest in eye-catching dinnerware, from fun colored glassware to copper cookware and even handmade clay plates. Hang and display decorative plates. Let’s get started with Dish Gallery Wall Ideas & Plate Wall Decor.

How do you fix decorative plates on the wall?

A great place to start is with Fred Gonoski Garden & Home who shares different ideas for grouping plates including different rotations for diamond and square patterns.

Mix new with vintage, plain with patterned and big with little in this blue & white chinoiserie ceramic plate wall decor pattern. On Sutton Place gives us just the thing Grandmillenials dream of.

Kris does an amazing job of teaching you how to create a decorative plate wall in the dining room. Step by step and helpful plate gallery wall tips. | Driven by Decor

If you love dark and moody interiors, take a look at this gorgeous dark wall clay plates display. | Source

Just have at it. None of your plates need to have a pattern other than white. These the display of these decorative wall plates for Living Room do the talking like The Nester.

Using the same idea of white plates, create plate wall decor diy with ribbons. Just add your home’s accent color like these green ribbons. | Source Unknown

On a darker wall, pattern plates are beautiful especially if they can tell about part of a time or place. Hand painted plates wall décor can tell of adventures in India, travel to Mexico, or a great grandmother’s treasure. | Source Unknown

A crescent moon is also a unique shape for a dish gallery wall. Mmmcrafts already had these clay plates making this wall décor diy job really easy.

Transform a boring white wall by creating unique wall decor like this Shabby Chic Plate Art Wall. | Source

This beautiful Diamond Plate Gallery wall mixes blues and greens, big and small. | Source

I personally have collected my grandmother’s green depression glass. If you have Colored glassware, it’s easy to make a gallery wall with glass plates too. Green glass or jadeite dishes can be mounted. I love how these green dishes are framing out the mirror on this wall in a room designed by Tobi Fairley.

Copper cookware can also cerate decorative wall plates for the kitchen. The House that Lars Built shows how it frees up drawer and cabinet space and covers your kitchen décor simultaneously.

As I continue to collect antiques, I love displaying them to tell a story. This Blue White Dish Gallery Wall is perfect for the dining space inside a kitchen. | Becki Griffin

Small walls in foyers gain big impact from a grouped collection of items, such as vintage china. This display, with balanced space between the many items, feels airy and light, in keeping with the style of the table beneath it and the light-color room beyond. |
Midwest Living

You guys know thisGrasscloth Wallpaper gallery wall speaks to me! Get styling with plates and a touch of greenery. Perfect for a dining room or eating space. It would also look amazing with wooden beam kitchen floating shelves decor. | Veranda House

Artistic? Boho style? Try this Colorful Gallery Wall mixing together baskets, tropical plants, painted furniture and metal plate wall decor.| Aunt Peaches

Got Milk Glass? An antique vanity or buffet can hold treasures including milk glass pieces in front of a milk glass dish gallery wall. | Country Living

Take plate gallery walls to odd spaces like rounded walls and the angels of two rooms. This kitchen decor wall blends a French door and breakfast eating area. View Along the Way

Stairs design can be a challenge especially when you have an awkward triangle on a curved wall. Display your favorite china with this dish gallery wall idea. | Source

Wall plates decor ideas incorporating plates, embroidery hoops and ceiling medallions come from Rosyscription (Madigan Made). Shannon does an amazing job of using painters tape to outline her work for direction as she works.

If you love decorative plates for display, get inspired by Grandmillenial Style & Home Decor. Pin to Pinterest.

Speaking of DIY Wall décor, these Gallery Wall Ideas are perfect for your pictures and photos. Pin to Pinterest.

Love birds? Also look at these Vintage Bird Prints + Audubon Bird Prints Free Downloads. Pin to Pinterest.

Cloffice Home Office Ideas

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July 11, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Working from home? Need a space that provides inspiration? We have the perfect list of Cloffice Home Office Ideas, a space blending a closet and home office.

Cloffice Home Office Ideas

So what came first, the closet or the office? Have you heard of a Cloffice? A cloffice is the new home organization solution for work at home families. We have a list of home office ideas to create your perfect home office closets.

What is a Cloffice?

What is a cloffice? Cloffice meaning is just like it sounds, it is a space blending a closet and home office. A cloffice can be a 2 foot closet turned into a home office or a grand walk-in office, turned into a combination home office closet. This closet office is the ultimate work from home set-up for those short on space. A closet office combo is also perfect for simplifying home design and layout.

Cloffice Ideas for Home

The best closet offices with designs that will provide all the inspiration you need to create your small, or grand cloffice designs.

Lets start with this boho cloffice featuring beautiful black and white peel and stick wallpaper. This Cloffice Nesting with Grace is pretty popular. Tip: When repurposing a closet, you might be left without a power source. If this is the case, take a look at this wall sconces without electricity lighting trick hack using a battery operated tap puck light. | Nesting with Grace

In some cases, the office comes before the closet. If you have a large office you need to repurpose with clothing and accessory storage, take a look at this closet-office combo with preppy, coastal flair. Ceramic ginger jars, a rattan pendant light, and Gray Malin artwork make the space look sophisticated and stylish, while a large white and gold desk allows for plenty of space to sit down and focus in this closet office combo. | Lemon Stripes

How about a doorless closet office? If creating a gorgeous home office is your goal, then consider ditching the closet doors and letting the world see how pretty your desk space really is. Waning: this is for neat people only. | Lacquered Life

Does mommy have an office? What about a home school desk cloffice for kids. We love this little his and her office space made with things around the home. This would make me want to finish my home work! | Amy Pigliacampo Design

This is a beautiful closet desk idea with a beautiful wallpapered backdrop. This closet system with desk uses budget decor and a repurposed free desk. It makes a beautiful desk for closet office. It is just the right size. | Megan McArn

With some Pinterest inspiration, this Built in Office Nook was born. Nail everything into the wall with a built in home office using a small nook in the basement. | House of Rose Blog

It might not always be butterflies and rainbows or Louis Vuitton and Chanel, however you can create a Luxury home office in the middle of your oversized walk-in closet. In this walk-in cloffice, just add a table and chair. If you find yourself on frequent zoom calls, just place behind you what defines you and makes you smile – color, favorite pieces or an accessory wall. | The Down Town Aly

The houses of 30A know how to decorate every little nook and cranny. This navy blue cloffice can be folded away to keep work at “work” and home it’s happy place! | The Clever Goose Relator

Look at this Office-Small Space Hack. Even the smallest places can be used as a place to lay your laptop. Even better, the smaller the space, the smaller the budget (right?!) This small space looks like it was once a linen closet. Get inspired by this small closet office for your redesign. | Taylorlmade

Remember that coat closet that is a hidden mess. Empty it and donate what you don’t use. Turn your foyer front closet into a cloffice! I love how this coat cloffice has enough space to tuck away a chair. | Nessas

Is your home office as messy as your mind? Mine is! I love how this mama organizing her to do list and calendar on the wall. Best of all, this Closet Office with clipboard organization can be folded away and the mess is gone. | The Write Start

This beautiful Walk-in closet office brings lost of light. It looks like it began as an office with functional closet shelving installed to create this half closet, half office walk-in cloffice. | Styled Snap Shots

Who has not wanted a hidden room? In this harry potter-esque home office, space under the staircase isn’t waisted. Instead it’s turned into a hidden cloffice under the stairs. | Houzz

Imagine half an office you can hide the the closing of a door. Hide the messy party of your office with this cloffice design. A hidden pink gem in a black and white designed office. | Houzz

Want to learn how to build a cloffice with office closet shelving? Follow this How to Build a Closet Office tutorial from the creators or DIY it all! | The Instructables

Take your office space to the next level. Get inspiration from the Home Office Spaces for Her – Décor Ideas and Office Pinterest Images. Pin to Pinterest.

It’s hard to be productive in a messy space. Look at these Closet Organization Solutions, Hacks & Tips when renovating a closet office space. Pin to Pinterest.

Green Cleaning Supply Kit – over half off

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July 8, 2021 by FrugalCouponLiving Filed Under: Home Improvement, Jasmere, Today Only

Head to Jasmere this weekend and grab this all-natural 6-piece cleaning kit from Better Life for over half off. You assemble the set based on your household needs. It is valued at $48 and you’ll pay $21 or less plus $8.95 shipping.

I have personally used these products for a little while and definitely give them a thumbs up. In fact, I think the glass cleaner is better than many cleaners on the market.

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Home Depot Black Friday Spring Sale | Save on Mulch, Plants, Charcoal & More!

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July 5, 2021 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Home Improvement, Hot Deals, Online Shopping

It’s that time again to enjoy the savings of Spring Black Friday Sale at Homedepot.com! Tending to your garden, yard, or outdoor needs is easier with deals and savings we get in celebration of Spring Black Friday Sale!

Plus get an extra $10 off any $100 Home Depot purchase online with the coupon ode HDSPRINGBF at checkout – SCORE!

When is the best time to get Home Depot mulch on sale?

The best time to shop for mulch is spring. Many people want to escape outside when the temperatures start warming up and flowers start emerging out of the ground. Mulch is great for all seasons but in spring, mulch is good for suppressing weed growth, retaining moisture in the ground, reducing soil erosion and insulting crops and other plants form extreme tempatures found in summer.

Look for mulch sales in spring at Home Depot when temperatures warm.

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Fall-o-Ween Farmhouse Halloween Decor

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June 11, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Halloween, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

It was a challenge to try to blend the contradiction of farmhouse and Halloween. The two descriptors are practically opposites, but we did it. We found Inspiring Fall-o-Ween Farmhouse Halloween Decor that will look good in any fall farmhouse vignette.

Fall-o-Ween Farmhouse Halloween Decor

Let me tell you a phrase that is not trending… Farmhouse Halloween Decor. You can find fall decor, you can find farmhouse decor, you can find Halloween decor, but trying to blend Halloween and Farmhouse just isn’t a thing… or is it? We searched high and low to try to find you some of the most creative, spooky, and and even warming Farmhouse Halloween Decor that will look good in any fall farmhouse vignette.

So much of establishing a farmhouse, begins at a front door. Be sure to take a look at our Porch Halloween Ideas and Patio Decor. We also find the mantle and table to be very important. You will want to save these Halloween Mantles and Tablescapes. Both posts include so many more Farmhouse Halloween Decoration Ideas.

Quickly update your gallery wall with these Halloween Portrait Silhouette Prints. It’s an easy way to change your house into a non-spooky haunted house and looks like these monsters and witches are just part of the family.

Need something simplistic, guess what!?! Martha Stewart has the best Halloween Accessory for you – Black Lace Pumpkin Sleeves (you’re welcome!) Tired of pumpkins?… wrap gourds instead. (Don’t forget our other Creative Pumpkin Decorations That Go Beyond Carving.) We love the brand Mod Podge. | Get Black Lace Pumpkin Sleeves Here (You can Also Get White Pumpkin Sleeves Here)

Use Mod Podge to découpage white gourds with pressed leaves. You can harvest the foliage from your own backyard. (Don’t forget our other Creative Pumpkin Decorations That Go Beyond Carving.) | Terrain

It’s time to hang the witches hat. Place a hook on a closed closet door and hang your witch hat, broom and cape. | Suzy Homemaker

This might be my favorite. Your entry is every thing! Off set a gallery wall and fill your frames with spooky Halloween photos. | Housewife 2 Hostess

Make your own Halloween Potion Bottles from upcycled glass jars. | Frugal Coupon Living

For a spooky mantle, incorporate mercury glass, white pumpkins and a black twigs. You can grab twigs form the yard and spray paint them black. | Randi Garrett Design

Take your farmhouse Halloween decor to the stairs with these Vinyl Rats.

Display your greeting with a Halloween chalkboard art vignette. | Lilacs and Longhorns

Have fun with these easy to make no-sew DIY Burlap Pumpkins. | Confessions of a Plate Addict

This Pipe Candelabra is spooky, great, industrial and best of all – farmhouse style! | Let’s Mingle

Hang black feathers from nude lampshade…. easy peasy, you are done! (We really like this mesh wire cage) | Annaleena

Feeling a bit of crazy? This framed hocus pocus farmhouse Halloween sign warns others before entering your home! | 4Lovecustomgifts

Grab some adorable and spooky artwork for your existing 8×10 frames. We love these Halloween prints (also seen in our 31 Halloween Printables.) | Ella Claire Inspired

Decorate your Halloween Mantle with this Orange and Black Felt Ball Garland. | Lovebug Lullabies

Spooky fabrics are a fun way to decorate and very inexpensive. Decorate mantles, existing frames, artwork, etc with creepy cloth. We love this black creepy cloth and white spooky Halloween fabric. | House of Hargrove

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” Turn your farmhouse mirror into a spooky Halloween mirror craft. | PMQ for Two

This is an Easy Rustic Halloween idea. Grab a black raven and some Spanish moss from your yard and make this Spooky Farmhouse Halloween Wreath. | Boxwood Clippings

Inspiring Fall-o-Ween Farmhouse Halloween Decor that will look good in any fall farmhouse vignette.

Turn old mason jars into this spooky Halloween craft – spider web luminaries. | Mom Dot

If you are going for farmhouse Halloween decor, you will need the cotton steams. | Pink Peppermint Design

Everything about this Halloween Mantle and Fall Home Tour is spooky and beautiful, but we really wanted to share the wooden 31. You can pick up a wooden 3 number and a wooden 1 number online. | Blooming Homestead

In summary, add to your existing farmhouse decor. Decorate with bats, spell books, skulls, pumpkins and more… | Shabby Desert Nest

Take your decorating ideas to the front porch with these Porch Halloween Ideas and Patio Decor. Pin to Pinterest.

We also love these Halloween Mantles and Tablescapes. Pin to Pinterest.

We have some other ways to decorate and celebrate the season. Take a look at these Halloween Hacks and Tips. Pin to Pinterest.

You will want and love these – 31 Halloween Printables. Pin to Pinterest.

Carving a pumpkin? You might change your mind when you see these Creative Pumpkin Decorations That Go Beyond Carving. Pin to Pinterest.