southern fried gal

This year I decided to go all natural on the front door. The only hint of faux is the wreath and there are still quite a few natural elements there.

A local nursery was having a clearance sale a few weeks back and that provided the inspiration I needed for the door. The tall arborvitae were just $9 each! I was planning to stop there but DH really liked the bird’s nest spruce. I’m glad I went ahead and got those, too because they are darling! They were also a steal at $9 each.

I was originally planning to do my same old fake garland around the door but several of you inspired me to go fresh there, too. I got a few extra branches from the throw away pile at the tree lot and used that to wire together the base of the garland. I tucked those into the screw hooks I have around the top of my door.I’m such a good citizen, too. I pruned a few hollies around town to add color. I like to help others out as much as I can – especially this time of year.

I got the base of the wreath on clearance for $20 in the fall. It had the pine cones and greenery plus pumpkins and gourds. I ripped those off (to used in next year’s fall decor) and added picks of berries and the burlap ribbon with rusty jingle bells. Then I hung it from the door with jute twine. I love the random funkiness of it!

Here’s how it looks all lit up at night. It turned out really cute and was relatively inexpensive to pull together. I’m so excited! I could sit and gaze for hours.

I’m even more excited to see more door inspiration. Please link back to me in your post with a text link or manually link the button below so others can join in the fun!