Styling Cottage Inspired Spring Shelf Decor in the Bedroom

How do you style a shelf for Spring? This cottage inspired Spring shelf decor will inspire you to add pretty touches to your home decor for the season.

Spring has sprung! It’s time to pull out the eggs, bunnies, birds and flowers to fill your home with sunshine! I’m just starting to transform our home to Spring, and luckily the temps outside are cooperating, too:) Seasonal decorating doesn’t have to be overwhelming when you start with a simple shelf. Hope you’ll be inspired when you read Styling Cottage Inspired Spring Shelf Decor in the Bedroom.

Today’s post is part of our monthly Pinterest Challenge series, hosted by Cindy at County Road 407. If you’re visiting from DIY Beautify, I’m sure you enjoyed Cindy’s adorable Spring shelves with cottage vibes; she and I were on the same wavelength this month;) Enjoy all the rest of the inspiration at the end!

Inspiration Pic

Our inspiration pic comes from an Instagram account, @HouseonHeatherfield, via Pinterest. Did you know there are IG pics on Pinterest now? Sharon decorated her mantel for Spring so sweetly.

Design cues I noticed:

• three main accessories as a backdrop: Arch shape, round shape, tall belly basket
• woven basket texture
• green foliage + pink flowers
• trailing plants, ferns
• accessories: bunny, clay pots, carrots, green vintage books, eggs, metal watering can, old crate, wood bead garland

Now to see how my version came out! I didn’t decorate my mantel, because honestly I’m just not there yet. I’m just getting started with Spring decor, so I’m starting small…on a shelf in our bedroom (that kind of looks like a mantel).

Styling Cottage Inspired Spring Shelf Decor in the Bedroom

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Shelf Decor in the Bedroom

Here’s the empty shelf in our bedroom. On the wall above hangs my DIY Repurposed Mirror Frame with Vintage Tin; it’s one of my favorite pieces. It will provide the look of the arch in the back of the vignette. The shelf is a curbside find that I refreshed (my dad would say it needs some paint;)

Shop Your Home for Spring Accessories

My house is basically a vintage home store, so it’s easy to find what I need at home;) I ran up and down the steps to the basement and the main floor to gather all the items seen in the inspo pic. The only thing I didn’t have was a wood bead garland. Instead I grabbed a couple of old trim pieces that were wood and had a round shape on the front (that’s my interpretation).

Here is my big pile of accessories. I’m using a pretty vintage quilt I found at a church sale last summer. You can see how I decorated the room with it last Fall in Romantic Fall Decorated Bedroom with Vintage Style. You’ll be able to see the same room with the same features, but for a different season.

Shelf Decor Styling with the Power of Three

When you’re styling, it’s very easy to remember the power of three. You can use three main larger accessories as your foundation. But keep using threes of smaller items for a pleasing display. I talked more about using the power of three multiplied in THIS post.

I started with the three main larger accessories, like in the inspo pic: an arch shape in the background, a circular woven piece, and a wall basket.

I added greenery and pink arching flowers to the wall basket and a green wreath to the circular piece.

Other accessories are in threes, also. I used three metal pieces: 2 watering cans and a brass candlestick, spaced rather evenly throughout the shelf. I used three of the wooden circle trim pieces, too.

Cottage Inspired Spring Fillers

In between I added Spring fillers: cascading ferns, Spring eggs, burlap carrots and vintage green books to stand and to add layers. As a nod to the inspo pic’s wooden crate, I used a yellow painted cheesebox, tucking eggs inside.

Accent Lighting, Always

I love different accent lighting options everywhere in my house. It adds so much ambiance. I bought a set of these battery operated faceted mini candles (the kind you can clip to your tree) for Christmas, but I love using them all year long. I tuck them in glass cupboards for fun light effects, on bookshelves, anywhere! I keep the remote on my nightstand so I can easily flip them off when I go to bed (great wedding shower gift idea).

Find the candle lights HERE.

Cottage Inspired Spring Shelf Decor

Yep, this is the first sign of Spring in my house! Now to continue on elsewhere:) This shelf will get me inspired as soon as I wake up.

I’m continuing the pink and yellow theme throughout the room. I need to go dig out my Easy No Sew Fabric Tulip Wreath for my cupboard door. The bark cloth framed fabric I found last year coordinates perfectly. I draped a flower garland around the dress form for pretty.

Did you spot the cute little black wicker chair I found at a garage sale last year? I love black pops to keep all the pastels from getting too sweet.

Still have a little more decorating to finish in here, but it feels good to get Spring going, now that we’re getting some warmer temps…going to be in the 40’s this week!

Enjoy more of our Pinterest Challenge series HERE.

Visit Sonata Home Design next, as Missy shares her simple and chic Spring fireplace mantel.

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