Who’s ready for spring! March truly is coming in like a lion here in Pennsylvania, but hoping for more lamb-like weather soon! To welcome spring, I’ve got a wreath alternative to share with you today – a front door basket!
Welcome to Cozy Living Saturday hosted by Jennifer at Town and Country Living! On the first Saturday of each month, my blogging friends and I share a cozy living tip to inspire you to adopt a hygge lifestyle! At the end of today’s post, you’ll find the links to my friends’ posts for March! I hope you’ll stop by to see their creative ideas for cozy living this month! I’m sharing how a front door basket is a great alternative to the typical wreath. It’s eye catching and unique! And, I want to show you how easy it is to add this touch of spring to your front door! To some, making a wreath may be intimidating, but adding florals to a hanging basket is so much easier! You can be creative by choosing the florals that speak to you and your personal style and change them out seasonally!
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Supplies
Flat Hanging Basket
Faux florals or greenery
Ribbon or tie on sign if desired
I picked up my basket at a local shop, but I’ve scoured the internet to find some options for you. You can find them at the bottom of this post. But, don’t feel limited to using a traditional “wall basket” like mine. I’ve seen other bloggers who have made a front door basket using a canvas tote bag, a French market basket, and even a metal wire basket. Be creative and shop your home to see what you can repurpose! If you don’t have a storm door on your front door, you aren’t limited to the size of basket! Because we use storm doors here in the northeast, I’m more limited to a basket (or wreath) that isn’t too thick. So, this flatter style basket works best for me!
Once you have your basket, the fun part can begin! Shopping for faux florals for your front door basket! I like to shop at Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, and some local farmhouse style shops for my faux florals. The quality of faux florals has really improved over the years! And, you can find some very realistic options! Last fall I painted my front door a new minty green shade. So, I chose florals that I thought would work well with that color.
choosing faux florals
When you choose your faux florals, stick to a simple color palate. I picked out some pink and white spring florals. Make sure you have some thicker filler florals and some wispy florals or greens that will drape nicely. I used these white Tulips and some white filler florals. Then, I added a pop of pink with two pink Ranunculus branches and one long pink wispy branch that I cut into several pieces. Don’t be afraid to cut or separate one large branch into several pieces because you want to arrange your florals so the overall design is balanced.
Because my basket is so long, I filled up the bottom of my basket with tissue paper. The tissue paper gives the floral stems some stability so they will stay in place where you put them. Take your time when you make your arrangement. And, always take a few steps back to get a good look at the overall design. But, really, don’t be too serious! It’s a bunch of flowers in a basket for goodness sake!
Once you have your florals arranged, you could add a ribbon to your basket or make a little sign that says “WELCOME” or “SPRING”! Or, you could pop a faux bird’s nest or other embellishment into your spring basket! It’s up to you! So, here is my finished basket and I love the how the pink and white look against my front door! So, now I just need to work on adding some more spring to my front porch to make it more welcoming! Stay tuned! Now, it’s time to check out what my Cozy Living friends are sharing for March! I know I can’t wait to see their posts! Just follow the links below!
Hymns and Verses / Sincerely Marie Designs / Duke Manor Farm / Finding Silver Pennies
Making It in the Mountains / Vinyet Etc. / Town and Country Living / Creative Cain Cabin
FRONT DOOR BASKETS
Ballard Designs Adirondack Hanging Basket
Ballard Designs Gathering Basket Wall Decor
Wayfair Basket that Looks Similar to Mine
Wayfair Flat Basket with Jute Rope Hanger
Oh what a lovely idea! I’d never thought to hang a basket of flowers in place of a wreath! How perfect for Spring!!!
Your front door basket just makes my heart so happy! It combines the beautiful season of spring, my love of baskets and that great green front door, perfection! That’s for the spring inspiration Doreen!
I love your choice of florals- so pretty! I’m going to try to duplicate your look.
Thank you for sharing your creativity with all of us!
The spring basket is beautiful Doreen. I never thought of using tissue paper as a filler for the flowers and greenery. I also love the color of your front door.
Thank you so much for inspiring us to decorate our front doors for spring!
Beautiful choice of style and colors! Thanks for sharing. What a lovely front door to come home to!
Beautiful basket! Just an FYI….Be careful with the bird nests in your door basket arrangement. Twice we have opened our front door and a bird flew into our home and up our stairs!
Very difficult to catch. I think the bird nests in my arrangements attracted them! Lol
i assembled a basket very similar to your lovely one last year……i loved the large spray of yellow flowers on my door that i could view through the door windows….. apparently a mother robin in my neighborhood thought it would be a lovely place to start her family….. and before i knew what was going on, she and her mate had built this wonderful nest….. we checked her faithfully every day and pretty soon, 3 babies were peeping like crazy for food….. it was an exciting time when they got the nerve to make the big jump out of their cozy home……. so don’t be surprised, doreen, if a mother decides that your basket would be the perfect spot to have her babies!!!!!!! happy spring to you and our sweet birds!
So pretty.
Marion
Lovely basket for Spring.
Marilyn
So pretty 🙂 I’m so ready for spring over here in my neck of the woods. We get good weather for a couple of days and then it’s back to snow. Love your door color btw 🙂
Lovely. A similar basket would be pretty indoors too. Happy Spring: He is risen.
This is so pretty! I love how long your basket is and also love your flower selection. So perfect for spring!
This is beautiful, Doreen! I love the flowers you chose and I love the taller baskets, too!
This is completely gorgeous, I LOVE this idea! It’s just perfection against that beautifully coloured door too.
So pretty!! This makes me want to make one for my front door!! I’m going to find some supplies!
Thank you I ordered one like yours on Wayfair thank you for the post. Sish I knew where you got the long pink coral flowers.
Your front door color is very lovely.
Hi, Jenny! So glad you were able to get a basket for your front door! I think I got those flowers from Michael’s. Maybe you can order from their online?