Vintage Valentine's Day Entry

Hi Friends, are you having a cold weekend? Wow, we are and some of our coldest weather of the year is still ahead of us. This last week or so I've been using Valentine's Day decorating to bring in a little sense of Spring. I've put away most of the evergreen stems and have concentrated on a few late winter florals that give a feeling of the warmer weather that will eventually come.

Every surface here doesn't get the Valentine's Day treatment,

but I really enjoy decorating the Entry. It's always light and bright

with a calming white background where the seasons and holidays really shine.

I've changed things up a bit since last year, but the basic elements have stayed the same.

The French-y white console, the round whitewashed antique mirror, 

buffet lamp and clock are staples here in the Entry Hall.

Before Christmas I bought a few more paperwhite stems to make a fuller arrangement in the white iron urn. (I'm sorry, I looked for the link but I couldn't find it. I think they might be sold out for now.) It had been a smaller grouping, but the newly added stems make more of a statement. 

I used the faux twig "wattle" type edging to help keep the stems in place. A red checked wire ribbon and gold paper ex voto gives the arrangement a touch of elegance. It's very similar to what I came up with last year, but I really loved the look, so it's here again this year. 

The framed antique Valentine's Day postcard is another sweet element

that fits in perfectly in this vignette.

This antique cupid tin tray is very old and it fits perfectly here on the console

with the other romantic french-y pieces.

The little Lefton candy dish is another piece I use here each year. 

At some point the little cupid lost a tiny bit of one wing, and I never located it.

If I turn it just right it's barely noticeable. 

You may recognize my Moss Covered Heart that I made a while back,

but it's new this year here in the Entry. Since it's a visually darker piece

it needs a light/white background to be seen.

Did you catch my last post on the Holiday Cupboard

Here's a bit more Valentine fun...

Last year's Entry

Valentine's Day Makes an Entrance

Valentine Entry

A Little Valentine Chaos

Entry Dressed for Valentine's Day

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