Welcome friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter holiday weekend! Even though Easter is over there is still plenty of spring beauty to enjoy, so if you are looking for more spring inspiration then you have come to the right place. Today I am joining several blogging friends in sharing our spring door decor as part of a fun Pinterest challenge hosted by amazing Cindy of County Road 407. You can find links to each participant’s blog at the end of this post.

If you arrived here from Cindy’s beautiful blog or if you are just visiting, I am so happy you are visiting today. For this challenge I created an easy “blooming basket” for our front door using inspiration from nature and a simple “no-fail” floral arranging formula that I will share later in the post. First let’s take a look at the Pinterest photo that we all used as inspiration for the challenge:

 

 

Tracy’s Trinkets and Treasures

When I saw the challenge photo I knew right away it was going to be a pretty easy DIY for me since I already had something similar on our front door for early spring.

 

 

In early March I took down the white distressed wooden treble clef that I have had on the door for several years. It has been the perfect door decor since I give music lessons in my home, but it wasn’t really made for outdoor use. It was starting to look pretty dirty and shabby (and not in a good farmhousey-shabby chic sort of way). Instead of spending money I shopped my stash and found a long, skinny basket and filled it with daffodils, faux forsythia branches, faux pussy willow stems and a faux trailing fern.

 

 

For my Spring Home Tour I tucked in some fresh daffodils I picked from the yard. I had so many daffodils that I was able to remove the spent ones and replace them with fresh flowers throughout most of March and the first part of April. I always use what is happening in nature as inspiration for my decorating both indoors and out.

 

The long basket is another good choice for our front door since it fits just inside the oval shaped glass. For Easter weekend I switched out the early spring florals for faux stems and flowers that mimic the flowering trees, shrubs and flowers that are blooming right now in our neighborhood. Forest Avenue is just stunning in the spring! The view from our front porch across the street and up into the woods provides plenty of natural inspiration year round.

 

 

 

We are in the middle of a pollen-apocolypse so it is a total waste of time (and an allergy nightmare) to decorate the porch.  This summer we are planning to remove the vinyl siding on a section of our front porch and replace it with something that looks more in keeping with the historic look of our home, so I don’t want to spend a lot of seasonal decorations. As of right now we are checking out some ideas for using stucco from Love Your Stucco or possibly vinyl shakes. I will definitely be documenting the progress here on the blog.

 

 

We will have to wait at least two-three more weeks until we can finally go out and deep clean the pollen off everything. Still, just having some bright spring color on the door and a couple of ferns in baskets and urns peps up the seasonal curb appeal for now.

 

 

The faux florals I used to create my “blooming basket” spring door decor were inspired by the view right from our front porch, which is just across the street from a beautiful forest our two  neighbors’ historic homes, both with a variety of different flowers and hedges and magnificent woodland landscaping. I really love the color combo in the basket, especially the yellow wildflowers which seem to pop due to our yellow bricks.

 

 

This week in Kentucky the pink and white dogwoods and various flowering trees and shrubs are in full bloom. Colorful wildflowers and perennials are coming up here and there, and there are still plenty of tulips lingering. Early this morning I took a little walk to take some pictures of the mossy rock wall and the pretty spring trees, plants and flowers that line our street.

 

An overnight spring rain had caused soft pink petals to fall on the neighbor’s hedge like natural confetti. I am celebrating every little detail of spring’s party!

 

You can never go wrong in seasonal design when taking cues from nature!

 

 

Designing An Easy “Blooming Basket” Spring Door Decor Using Container Gardening Principles

You may already know that designing beautiful container gardens is as easy as 1, 2, 3, when you use a “thriller” plant in the back or center to add height, a “filler” plant or plants in the middle for interest, color and texture, and a dramatic “spiller” plant to gracefully spill over the edge of the container.  The same formula can be used when creating any kind of floral arrangement or basket door decor.

 

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Example: In these lovely urns the evergreen tree is the tall “thriller,” the colorful pansies are the “filler,” and the variegated ivy is the “spiller.”

 

Just like filling a pretty pot or urn with colorful annuals or perennials, I used the same formula to fill my basket with faux florals.

A. Thriller ~ Faux Tall Dogwood Stems

B. Filler(s): Yellow and Pink Faux Wildflower Bushes, White Faux  Garden Wildflowers, Pink “Real Touch” faux Tulips

C. Spiller: Hanging Fern

I didn’t spend very much money on my blooming basket since I already had the basket, tulips, and fern. I purchased all of the other flowers at Dollar Tree. You can create your own spring blooming basket using similar items to the ones I am sharing below.

 

DIY Blooming Basket Spring Door Decor Supplies

Materials (affiliate links):

Small Woven Willow Hanging Basket – 12″ Tall Farm House Decor

 

Floral Arranging Foam

 

Springerii Fern Hanging Bush

 

 

 

Floral Garden Faux Wildflowers

 

 

Floral Garden Six Stem Wildflower Bushes

 

 

Floral Garden Artificial Branches

 

 

 

Realistic Faux Pink Tulips

 

Optional: Ribbon or Bow:

Pink Plaid Ribbon

 

If you want to add a little more pizzazz to your blooming basket, you can always attach a coordinating ribbon or bow to the front like I did on the spring door decor basket that I made for our back door last spring.

 

As you can see it is really easy to make a blooming basket! Look in your own stash to find a basket or invest in a new basket that you can use over and over again. Thrift stores and yard sales almost always have baskets with potential. You can also invest in a basic greenery “spiller” to resuse and then you will only need to change your other flowers with the seasons. I love how easy it is to get a completely different look by simply switching out the flowers in harmony with the seasonal changes.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed learning how to design an easy “Blooming Basket” as spring door decor and that you have been inspired to create something similar. If you enjoy easy and thrifty DIY tutorials and decor, be sure to subscribe by email at the end of this post to receive a weekly newsletter featuring my latest posts. I would love to get to know you better! Now it is time to check out even more lovely spring door decor inspiration. Next up is my sweet friend Christy of Our Southern Home. Christy is super creative so I can’t wait to see what she shares! You can find all of the other fabulous door decor ideas via the links below.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Amber

 

 

County Road 407

Follow the Yellow Brick Home

Our Southern Home

Decor To Adore

Bluesky At Home

Art And Sand

Stilettos And Shiplap

Sweet Pea

Decorate And More With Tip

French Ethereal

Let’s Add Sprinkles

Le Cultivateur

Lora Bloomquist

A Heart Filled Home

 

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