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My Rustic Wintery Entryway

Filed Under: Entry way, Home Tour Tagged With: antique, better homes and gardens, blogger, budget friendly, chalk paint, chippy, church pew, cottage, cottage style, country living, country living magazine, crate and barrel, decor, distressed, diy, diy home, diy project, farmhouse, farmhouse style, gathered style, glam, home decor, horse art, horses, house and home, my house beautiful, open shelving, painted, refurbished, restoration hardware, rustic, rustic decor, rustic glam, rustic style, thrifted, vintage, vintage style, white decor

It’s difficult sometimes to switch from Christmas decor to “winter decor”. I think one of the reasons for this is because all of the lights and the trees make Christmas look so glorious and bright and when it all goes away, we are left with what we feel like is blah. I decorate early for Christmas to try to give some Christmas inspiration so I was ready for my Christmas decorations to come down. I was also ready for a clean and crisp look to start the new year. I left a couple of natural looking trees in this area for a rustic wintery look.  I made these with this little tutorial here but I used faux sprigs instead of real. The nice thing about these little trees is that they can be used throughout Christmas and the whole winter season.

 

 

I decided to change out my natural colored dishes for these wood dough bowls and other miscellaneous dishes…at least for today, I’m sure this area will change a lot over the time. I love how these tree stumps from the tree lot bring in natural elements as well. I picked them up at Christmas time. They were the bottom parts of the Christmas trees that they would cut off to make the trunk straight. What better than free decor?!  This magnolia wreath on my door is a nice transition as well from Christmas decor. It’s from Graced Designs.

 

 

I made these shelves a while back and have a tutorial for them here. Thank you so much to all of you that have shared the shelves that you have made from my tutorial. I love giving budget friendly decor ideas and this is certainly one of them. I love all of the added texture and dimension that they add to a space.

 

 

I’m pretty sure these diy faux evergreen topiaries are an all year round decor gig for me. I love how they turned out!

 

 

I found this old church pew at a local antique store. I hunted for well over a year and then one day I literally almost walked right into this one in their entry way. It was a darker color and I wanted it a little lighter so I brought it home and added “citristrip” to the whole bench and then sanded it off after I had scraped and wiped off all of the citristrip. I was going to strip it down all the way but I loved the color so much after one application of the citristrip that I just kept it like that after I was done sanding it.

 

 

I found this beautiful horse art from my friend Christine at Shutter Tree Photos. She sure is an amazing photographer. I have so many of her prints and I just love them. I found the old open back frame at a thrift store.

 

I found these antlers at a local antique fair. I knew that I wanted to hang them up so I cut a board to the size that I desired and then stained it, painted it, and then sanded it down for a chippy look. My hubs then screwed right through the skull plate to attach them to the board. And this sign, I found from a shop called Sure and Simple. I believe that she has taken a vaca from her shop for a little while but wants to return at some time.

I hope that you all enjoyed this little tour of my front entry way and the winter changes that I have made. Thank you so much for stopping by! I love all of your love and support, it’s what keeps me going.

 

 

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  1. Ann says

    December 31, 2017 at 5:39 pm

    Love it!! I’m on the hunt for a pew… I WILL find one someday!!;) your so good at this… decorating is your calling for sure!! Come do my house now! I love your blog and all your insta stuff!!

    • My Vintage Porch says

      December 31, 2017 at 10:04 pm

      Thank you so much Ann! Yes, you will find one ????????

  2. Ingrid - Pancake Hill says

    December 31, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Just love it all Natalie! The shelves and pew are perfect and it looks so clean and fresh! It’s so hard to find smaller pews these days, and I love that you kept it a natural wood tone. Happy New Year! ♡

    • My Vintage Porch says

      December 31, 2017 at 10:05 pm

      Thank you so much Ingrid! Happy New Year! ????

  3. Michelle says

    December 31, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    Beautiful! ( as always ????)

    • My Vintage Porch says

      December 31, 2017 at 10:06 pm

      Thank you so much Michelle!

  4. Darleene Moore says

    January 1, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    I am so looking forward to the New Year and all the changes you will make. I love you home how you make it so cozy and your blog, how you make me laugh everyday. My attempts to make your pillows was so much fun with my granddaughters and was one of the highlights to decorating my home and their bedrooms. Stay healthy and bright eyed. and I love your dog and pew and paintings, everything I want your house, no not really

    • My Vintage Porch says

      January 2, 2018 at 2:59 pm

      Thank you so much Darleene! I’m so glad you did the pillows! How fun! Happy New Year!

  5. Connie says

    January 4, 2018 at 7:05 am

    As always, you have accomplished a great look with what you already have at home! I enjoy each of your rooms and how you change them around with your neat “stuff.” Could sure use some of the energy you have! LOL

    • My Vintage Porch says

      January 5, 2018 at 8:13 am

      Lol, thank you Connie. I love using lots of “stuff” in my decor ????

  6. Gail says

    January 6, 2018 at 7:11 am

    Ok really? Your dog matches your entryway! You are amazing girl!

    • My Vintage Porch says

      January 8, 2018 at 8:21 am

      ???????? so funny, he sure is cute

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