We always say to “shop” your house before going retail as you would be surprised what works! Today, nearly every style and texture can be paired together and it flows. One trick is to keep the color cohesive and it helps make the mish-mash of decor blend. 😉
Here are our official how-to’s on styling your farmhouse shelves now that they’re up!
- Wrangle up old books and display them page-side up. Display stacked or upright, against a vintage looking cookie jar or with a succulent on top.
- Cake stands are our very favorite way to stage. Stands of all sizes work and you can stack them to add height.
- Succulents add pops of greenery without spending a fortune! You can even find faux ones at the dollar store today so they’re very affordable but make a big statement. We like to put them on books, on cake stands, as is or inside planters.
- Fake flowers (roses) allow a touch of color against the green.
- Jars and bottles are your friends! Stick plants, cotton stems, twigs, fresh greenery, or faux florals inside or even leave the jars or bottles empty. (The tinted mason jars are especially pretty and we have an easy tutorial to tint them or distress them if you can’t find the colored ones.)
- Unused picture frames, with or without art inside, is a great way to add height at texture.
- Larger items like vintage scales are great to fill the space but also house smaller pieces of decor such as said succulents.
- Water pitchers are great to use a vases and can be filled with faux flowers to take up space as well.
- We are sign makers so having a few signs is great to personalize the space and show some personality.
- Don’t forget your tabletop! A thrifted tray houses more succulents and distressed planters, makes for a super easy and affordable centerpiece but also allows the flow of the shelf decor to spill over to other parts of the space.
- Today, almost anything goes so grab cake stands, bowls, plates and whatever else you can find to stick on those farmhouse shelves of yours!
So your shelves are full of pretties; what does the rest of the space look like? The appeal to a farmhouse is the warmth of the style and floor rugs are a girls best friend while decorating as it pulls the whole space together. We love the Mohawk Home Clinton Area Rug in Aqua because it softens the space up and makes it so cozy. You can see the “before” above and the “after” below…
…doesn’t this rug just polish off the space?! I know! And this Clinton area rug is SO comfortable!! My kids were making “carpet angels” in it when it arrived because the Dual Surface Area Rug Pad, which is made of 100% recycled materials, makes it soft like a bed, (says my 6-year old. Haha. 😉 )
If you are a fan of Earth Day, then you will LOVE that Mohawk recycles up to 3 BILLION plastic bottles every single year and the gorgeous rugs in the Laguna Collection are all made from recycled plastic bottles. Look at that rug again and tell me you’re not in disbelief like I was… you can watch the process here, crazy cool. Thanks for loving our planet, Mohawk. 🙂
GIVEAWAY CLOSED| Want to win a 5×7 or 8×10 area rug of your own? (See the rug options you can snag here.)
Of course you do! ENTER BELOW VIA RAFFLECOPTER to win ANY area rug from the Laguna Collection. Good luck and a big thanks to our friends at Mohawk Home!
If you want to shop this look, similar item links are below for your convenience! Thanks for supporting this blog by clicking on affiliate links. XOXO
- Scallop Cake Stand
- Cow Creamer
- Bark Flower Pot
- Vintage Scale
- Aqua Serving Trays
- Cotton Stems
- Faux Pink Roses
- Milk Jug Vase
- Vintage Books
- Mason Jar Cookie Jar
- Aqua Mason Jars
- Faux Succulents
PLEASE PIN so your friend’s can score new decor ideas too!
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Cyndi Goscinak, 89509, mishkasmom92@yahoo.com
Lovely! 85017
love the rug and the shelves!
love the rug and the shelves and just reread the instructions
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HEY GIRLS- love the finds! so cool!
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Thanks for a great giveaway!!
What a lovely space, your posts always leave me inspired !
Love the soft touches of blue combined with the neautral color scheme. Great rug!
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Love the rug
Love this and came at a perfect time just bought some shelves and was trying to decide how to style them. 84041 Dancer24788@gmail.com
I’m in love with the blue and the touch of green in the plants. Such a fun pop!
I love Mohawk rugs! They’re tough enough to withstand kids & beautiful! This is an awesome giveaway!
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Love those chairs too!
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It is SO pretty! kikicreates@gmail.com 89148
Awesome giveaway! Kathleen Kelley 71234 katkelley0918@att.net
Love Mohawk rugs.pretty cool they use recycled bottles. 46304 kiandy09.ks@gmail.com
Your style is do pretty! I love those chairs and the rug! Mary Hunnicutt, 27106, maryharne@gmail{dot} com
Beautiful!
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Would love a rug for my daughter’s room. Jessica 55944
Love it! 85335. Thought I should tell you that my twin and I are also from Arizona and named Kelli and Kristi. ???? Fun coincidence.
What! What are the odds of that?! SO COOl!! 😀
Love the rug…winning one would be great in our low budget renovations we are doing.
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The rug really pulls the whole room together. I’d love to win one!
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85295. Kcarroll07@gmail.com. Kimberly Carroll.
Lolly Jane, your blog is just the very best! And a new, fabulous, rug is just what my home needs before our big family get together for my daughter’s baptism!!
My daughter is getting baptized this weekend, so fun 🙂 Congrats to your girl! We’ll cross our fingers for you guys!
Looks beautiful and so soft! Love the colors! Would love a new rug in my home
Coolest rugs! 98038
It looks so awesome! Love that dining area!
So many great choices in these rugs! Julie, 93021, simijules at sbcglobal dot net.
This would be so great to win! 22015
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Love your new rug! Ashleigh , 32507
Jennifer, 83401
Rugs look great – so cool they are made from recycled bottles. 70130 (email in comments)
Everything is beautiful!!
Tasha Chambers, 84321, bunchofroggies@yahoo.com
I absolutely love this space!
Your room looks awesome! I love the Clinton rug in beige, would look so good in my living room. I’m trying to transition to a farm house style and really need some neutrals! Robyn Gist, 42303, robyn.gist@yahoo.com. Thanks for the great give-a-way!
Beautiful rugs! 63011 email submitted with form
This room is adorable!!
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Love it! You gals are so creative.
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Thanks DB! My fingers are crossed for you, friend! XO
Ashley Pigue,37167,ashleypigue43@gmail.com
Thanks for sharing all your brilliant ideas and finds!!
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thanks!
the cape on the corner
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Awesome!
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Jenni Hansen
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I love everything about this! 84057
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Karyn Allen 84037 – email in the fields below
You always give great advice. Love your style! And that rug looks fabulous!!
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Gorgeous!!!
Bre Nielsen
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carol clark 75633 ccntx@livedotcom .
Love that they use recycled materials! These rugs are gorgeous!!!
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So cool!! I love when people are so creative and environmentally conscious and can recycle things into something useful and pretty!!
Love the rug!
MaryAnn Smith
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Thanks for the chance! Would love to win!
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Love the chairs
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Love it all!! The shelves look awesome and the carpet?! Love it!
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Love this whole farm house look! Slowly getting out home together hoping it Dan bad half as precious as this!
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I have such a hard time deciding how to decorate my open shelves in the kitchen. This post definitely helps, thank you!
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Such a cute rug. 70903. Sylviamhaynes @ gmail . Com
Janie Ochoa 85331 azsprmom@yahoo.com
Love how you bring the farmhouse style into the desert!
crossing my fingers!
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What a great giveaway!
Awesome!
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Amy Reed, 53558, amyreed04@gmail.com
I sent my husband a strong hint about the shelves (thanks!) because they’re perfect for a hall we’re remodeling.
The rug is so lovely. I love the Earth Die tie in and will definitely keep that in my regarding Mohawk’s sustainability initiative.
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Well, I do need a rug!
Need a rug to work in my living room!
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Tehia Worley
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I love the shelves, the chairs, the rug… all of it! Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh my, I love everything about this. Must have the bark plant holder.
I love hearing about new companies that repurpose plastics!! I would love to win a rug for our home (especially one that will be durable, because, toddler!) Jill 45209 jill_gracie@yahoo.com
About to purchase my first home, so I’m crossing my fingers to win one of these gorgeous rugs… they all fit so perfectly with my boho theme!!
Your site is like a breath of fresh air. It makes me feel like I do when I open the windows after a long endless winter.
Awwww! Thank you!!
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These are some great looking rugs
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Love the total look…thanks for the sweet giveaway!
Oh I love this giveaway! I love the colors! Thanks!
Cindy Downing, 74959, monarch_64@yahoo.com
Love those chairs!! And i neeeeed a new rug!!!
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Your rug is beautiful. I just watched the video on how Mohawk recycles plastic to make the rugs, awesome! Amazing what technology can do!
Love the rug! We are building a house and using Mohawk carpets and hardwood!
Oh how awesome! Great quality!
88005 I am in desperate need of a rug for my dining room. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Not sure I left my comment correct so sorry here is another one. Judi @ craftluv55@yahoo.com zip is 88005 which is beautiful Las Cruces, New Mexico
Love the blue rug and your tips for shelf styling. I can’t bring myself to use fake flowers, but the rest of the tips are great for me! Thanks! And thanks for the chance to win a rug!
LOL…nightmares from the 90’s, lol!!
Pam Kern, 45238
I absolutely love the aqua chairs with that rug!
Thank you!
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Would love to win! Tania, Pelletier4003@charter.net, 99336
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Michelle 85048 wllsmichelle@aol.com
I’ve been teaching my students about Earth Day! I love that the rugs are made from recycled materials.
Always love a little shelfie inspiration! Pinning this one.
We are building a new house right now which will have a wall with open shelves. Perfect timing with this post!
Love the colors in your rug.
I love love love this post! I need to redecorate my whole house now! 84341 and kdblakeley@gmail.com
Love Mohawk products! And your farmhouse styling is perfect to incorporate old and new!
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Beautiful, Thank You
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Hey!
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Hey, girls! Love this farmhouse look! Excitedthat I have lots of the “farmhouse” pieces to use on shelves!
Also ~ I have two daughters named Kristi and KellY … great names, yes?!
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Yes, for sure great names Kathleen! 😉 Cute!
So adorable! Alisha zip is 46077 and brandonfam7 at gmail dot com
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Would love to win! Thanks for the chance! My zip code is 92544. You have the rest below.
Such beautiful ideas. I am a contester and would have never found your blog without Mowhawk flooring. I love the cute crafts!
Beautiful kitchen! 20832
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Love this space! Lisa Dripps, 97211, kiddoodle@gmail.com
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Rachel 11803 filmchick214@aol.com
So gorgeous!!!
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Love this! Sheri Anderson 85225 bakingmom@gmail.com Thanks!!
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Courtney 80516 happyheaths@gmail.com
Thanks!
*These Rugs look so beautiful!! *
Kara
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Love the rugs!
I love the rug!!
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Cute!
What a cool process and beautiful rugs!! I need a rug for my living room and yours is so nice! I love following you girls, and I love, love, love your signs and crafts. ????????
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That is so cool that the rugs are recycled plastic bottles. Rebecca, 75056, busymomintc@yahoo.com.
I love the chairs and table. This is such a cute room!
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Michelle 83672 estesfive@gmail.com
Love it!
Love it!
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Love rugs!
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Love the dining room! The rug really ties it all together.
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Heidi hembrey860@gmail.com , 32132 Thanks 🙂
Selina Ramsden, 98221 nina_ramsden@hotmail.com.
You guys have the best style!!
The rugs are absolutely beautiful!
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Lmclaughlin91@yahoo.com 36117! So excited! Beautiful rug!
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Love your new rug and the shelving is ????????!!
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I love the signs you put out. Where do you find your inspiration?
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Thanks Jessica! Just around, Pinterest, our sisters homes, Joanna Gaines of course, and sometimes it just pops up in our heads. Haha Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Great rug. The entire dinning room looks amazing. 78664 hello@justmylittlemess.com
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I love all the blue accents! Lovely! Thank you so much for sharing at Celebrate Your Story!!
It was a great party! Lots of cool projects!
– Journa, from the team http://www.lollyjane.com
Well gosh, I would loved to of entered, I love Mohawk such a great company and pretty rugs.
Hope you enjoy the week.
Hugs
Karren
Love the colors–thanks for sharing @Vintage Charm!
So many great ideas here! We need to build floating shelves, and I am an admitted fan of farmhouse decor, probably long before it was cool to be a fan. I still want a farmhouse, but one that is firmly planted in the middle of the city of Chicago.
Well that would be fun!! I’ve yet to visit Chicago, I’d love to go..and would double love to see a farmhouse there 😉
Hi! I’m one of the co-hosts from the Welcome Home Wednesdays Link Up. I am so obsessed with how you styled your shelves! I love all things farmhouse and vintage anyway so this definitely sparked my interest.
I also love those chairs! Wha ta pretty, cozy room!
Thanks, Leslie! Thanks so much!
Lovely ideas! It all looks so charming. I’m featuring this post at our weekly link party. http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2017/05/simple-ways-to-add-farmhouse-charm-to.html