Front Door Makeover

We moved into our wonderful little house almost four years ago. This awful wreath was on the door when we moved in and it was still hanging there until last week. I always think of wreaths as being seasonal decoration and because of lack of both money and storage space, I didn't touch it. I mean, let's face it. I have much, much more important things to think about and spend money on. But then I saw a picture. A beautiful, simple picture on Pinterest. (I have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest.) The link takes you to a photography site, so I have no clue who to give the credit to. Now, on Pinterest, I pin two types of things: Things I see because they're nice to dream about and I think "Maybe one day . . . " and things I think are worth the cost and effort (recipes to try, money saving tips, organization advice, etc.) to give a try. As soon as I saw this picture, I knew I was going to try it. When you shop sales and use coupons, you can find these materials for a very reasonable price. So here's the after picture. It's amazing what a new wreath and a quick cleaning can do for a door!

Here's the inspiration and my 'comparison' photo. I do not know how they got a heavy wooden letter to stay perfectly in place on a lightweight wreath, but more power to them. I painted floral wire to match my letter and secured that bad boy!