Decorate your home with things you already have

Checklist of things you can use to decorate your home

Vases. Filling a large vase with colorful ornaments can add a beautiful touch of color to a corner of the room. When it’s not Christmas substitute in some pinecones, willow branches or wide ribbon. Fill a vase with lemons, limes or oranges for a fresh
Serving platters. Use platters to hold fruit or to catch mail, keys and change as you walk in the door. Use an old basket as an accent piece on a table and fill it with potpourri.
Tea towels. Curtains covering the window above the sink looking a little tired? Use them as place mats on the dinner table or as a mat under a vase of cut flowers.
Books. Larger books can be displayed on a coffee table or sofa table to add a bit of color or interest. Stack a few books under a lamp or picture frame.
Pitchers. Use them to store kitchen utensils or display fresh cut flowers or to store office supplies such as pens, pencils and rulers.
Tea pot. Use an old tea pot for a small flowering plants.
Glasses. Use wine glasses or other drinking glasses to display some candles and add a soft glow to a corner of your living room. Try putting the candle inside the glass or flip it over and plop the candle on top for a bit of a different look.