Ideas & Inspiration
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Take a look at everyday items from a different angle!
Multiple Personalities: Margarita Glasses
Contrary to popular belief, there are more reasons to pick up these fun & festive glasses than you think. Here are our top three:
Happy Hour Faves
Perfect for summer and delightful all year round. Salt up the rim and pour in the cocktail to get the party started.
Dip-arita, anyone?
Up the fun factor at your next get together and use the Margarita glasses to serve up some salsa & chips!
A Sweet Favor
Set out Margarita glasses brimming with candy as your next party favor. Planning on an ice cream bar? These are great as topping holders, too!
Multiple Personalities: Kitchen Island
When you’re not slicing and dicing on it, the portable and stylish kitchen island has so many amazing roles to play. Here are our favorites:
Coffee Station
Hosting breakfast or brunch? Get your coffee maker, pods and mugs in one place and convert your little island into your very own caffeine corner!
Bar Cart
Roll in the Rosé. Your kitchen island can easily double up as a bar cart and host everything you need for your favorite cocktail.
Multiple Personalities: Woven Baskets
Practical and stylish, these handy helpers offer many ways to keep the clutter in check around the house. Here are our top three:
Create Blanket Baskets
When you aren’t snuggling in them, store the blankets in woven baskets so they’re easily accessible when you need ’em and where you need ’em!
Go for Wall Storage
Put your blank walls to good storage use. Hang baskets that not only help you get organized, but also look great while doing so—a win, win for all!
Build a Gift Basket
Nothing’s as exciting as receiving a basket of goodies brimming with thrilling finds. A great way to showcase your gift theme for any occasion!
Multiple Personalities: Beach Pails
Available in such fun colors, there are also so many fun ways to put beach pails to use!
4th of July Favors Bucket
Bring out the red, white and blue party favors and keep them handy to party in stars & stripes style!
Luau Party Table Centerpiece
Bring a tropical flare to your next Luau party. Hands down, they make the coolest holders for the Tiki torches!
Gift Pails
Thrill the kids on their beach day with pails full of fun gifts… from toys & towels to sun screen & snacks, it can hold it all!
Multiple Personalities: Party Tubs
Here’s how these handy holders a.k.a. show stealers can easily be transformed to be the star attraction at your next BBQ:
4th of July S’mores Station
Fill the tub with sand, and it becomes the perfect place to make your skewered marshmallow sticks up for grabs!
Drinks Buffet Bucket
Stick the drinks in the ice and create a buffet for guests to pick & mix their favorite flavors and cocktails. Cheers!
Smart Caddy
Make it the hub for your paper goods and utensils at the party. So easy to stack, grab and use for all!
Multiple Personalities: Mason Jars
Invented in the 1800’s, this amazing jar is still in vogue thanks to its many uses! Here are our favorites:
Jar at the bar
Stir it up by serving your signature summer drinks in these delightful jars. Cheers!
Ready, set, organize!
Open the jar, add art supplies…bet you didn’t think it was that simple to get organized. Hack, yeah!
Think terrarium
Add a splash of greenery anywhere and everywhere with super cute (and super-easy-to-make) mason jar terrariums!
Reserve ‘em to preserve ‘em
Save these handy jars to preserve your homemade jams and jellies. Great for year-round enjoyment or for gifting during the holidays!
Multiple Personalities: Magazine Holder
Looking for unexpected ways to organize your home? We have a feeling you’re gonna love these simple solutions:
Small storage, big help
Believe it or not, it’s the perfect dispenser for water bottles in the pantry. Now, just grab ’n go!
File it away!
Folders, homework, important mail, shopping lists…organize it all in a snap with these versatile holders!
Multiple Personalities: Kitchen Towels
Let’s dish about the other ways you can put a kitchen towel to good use. Here are our favorites:
Treat tag-along
Homemade baked goodies are popular gifts. Wrap loosely with a pretty towel to make them extra sweet.
Basket BFF
Line a basket with a bright towel instead of a no-personality napkin….the bread, rolls and muffins will thank you.
Bottle Buddies
Wine, specialty marinades and flavored oils make lovely gifts. Ditch the boring bottle bag and bundle them in a fun towel instead.
Multiple Personalities: Fall Mason Jars
Ever wish you could bottle up your favorite season in a jar? Well, then let’s get started.
Pumpkin Parfait, Please.
Layer up mason jars with all the flavors of fall for a really scrumptious treat. Yum!
Stir & Slurp!
Serve maple apple cider tea or iced pumpkin latte in mason jars for some serious fall feels.
It’s Fall, Y’all!
Add faux leaves and mini string lights in a mason jar for a stunning (and super simple) DIY fall centerpiece.
Multiple Personalities: Fall Garland
Who knew a faux fall leaves garland could brighten your day in so many ways! Here are our favorites:
Fall for it!
Think pumpkins and fall garlands…such an easy and affordable way to welcome the season to your doorsteps.
Step it Up
Take a fall garland. Wrap it on your staircase. Sip a pumpkin-spiced latte…and just like that, it’s fall!
An Autumn Arrangement
Gather your fall haul—pumpkins, candles and of course your vibrant faux leaves garland for a centerpiece that’s sure to be a conversation starter.
Multiple Personalities: Wooden Planter Barrels
It takes a little imagination to put these versatile barrels to so many amazing uses.
Barrel of (Halloween) Fun!
Give this barrel a Halloween makeover. Then, fill it up with candy to delight your trick or treaters!
Hydration Station
Repurpose your planter barrel—fill it up with ice and your favorite drinks and stay hydrated in style!
Farmhouse Flowers
Give your home a touch of country by lining up the stairs with barrels o’ flowers.
Multiple Personalities: Candy Corn
Can’t get enough of candy corn? Here’s what you can do with this iconic sweet treat this fall:
Sweet Centerpiece
Set up your party table by creating a candy corn runner. Sometimes playing with your food is just more fun!
Garland it!
Thread candy corns and drape ‘em on the mantel as a garland…now that’s both, a trick and a treat!
Candle & Candy Décor
Fill a hurricane jar halfway with candy corn and top it with a festive candle for a boo-tiful ambiance.
Multiple Personalities: Skull Cookie Jars
A creepy jar with the ghastly grin can show up in the strangest places this Halloween:
Cast a Ballot (if you dare)
Bring this hauntingly handsome jar back to life once the cookies have disappeared!
This Centerpiece is a No Brainer
For a floral statement that’s sure to turn heads, tuck a large bouquet of flowers and foliage into the jar. So gorgeously grim.
Spooky Cookie Jar
The most terrifying thing about this cool cookie jar is how often you’ll have to fill it! It’s a great focal point on the dessert buffet.
Multiple Personalities: Holiday Baskets
‘Tis the season to think outside the traditional container for everything from gift giving to organization.
A Bath-tastic Box
A rustic wooden crate with monogram bath accessories is a fun gift, and the crate will become part of the recipient’s decor next year – promise!
Belt Up the Buffet
Tighten up the serving space on the buffet. Instead of stacking plates and utensils, nestle them in a Santa-belt crate. It’s a cinch!
Cute Pants!
Can’t go wrong when you tuck anything into adorable Santa pants baskets…like hot cocoa mix, fun mugs and candy canes for stirring.
Multiple Personalities: Wreaths
Wreaths can run circles around some of their less versatile decorative friends!
Add Cheer to a Chair
Create 5-star dining ambience by hanging wreaths on the back of dining room chairs with pretty ribbon.
Window Dressing
Use dramatic ribbon or practically invisible fishing line to dangle wreaths on interior windows.
Center of Attention
Instant centerpiece: Lay a wreath on the table and place a clear glass hurricane with a candle in the middle.
Multiple Personalities: Wrap
Wrapping paper is showing up in unexpected places this holiday. Take a look!
Backdrop it!
Create a photo background with wrapping paper and snap those (holiday) party animals!
Frame it!
Fill empty photo frames with holiday wrap and cluster together for a delightful display.
Card it!
Cover a bulletin board with festive paper then pin and showcase your holiday cards on it.
Multiple Personalities: Ribbon on Tree
Think of ribbon as the new tinsel and choose from hundreds of styles to get the look you want.
Ribbon Garland
Start at the top and casually drape a combination of contrasting ribbon around the tree.
Ribbon Streamers
Cascade ribbon strips down the height of the tree, occasionally tucking it among the branches.
Ribbon Bows
Tie a simple knot or bow of favorite ribbon (narrower works best!) to each tree branch.
Multiple Personalities: String Lights
Fun, whimsical and instant mood boosters, string lights belong…everywhere!
Merry & Light
Tuck string lights in mason jars, add ornaments, ribbon and transform a door.
Easy Elegance
Line the mantel with pine cones, tiny ornaments and string lights in clear vases…beautiful!
Make a Scene
Arrange miniature decorations with string lights and faux snow in a lantern. Instant charm!
Multiple Personalities: Ornaments
Those pretty ornaments can be so much more than tree decor!
Centerpiece Sparkle
Pile ornaments into a clear container for a bowl full of cheery!
Place Setting Dressing
Finish silverware bundles with a small ornament guests can take home.
Tag Your Gift
A simple bow and cute ornament easily ups the festive factor.
Multiple Personalities: Cookie Jar
Sure, it’s cookie season, but fun cookie jars have other talents, too!
Pack a Punch
Invite larger cookie jars to the party as the punch bowl (or ice bucket)!
Guess What It Is
A cookie jar filled with something unexpected (bath bombs, gift cards) is a fun surprise.
Center of Attention
Build the centerpiece around a stocked jar and end every meal with a cookie!
Multiple Personalities: Pine Cones
Celebrate Christmas and winter with rustic pine cone decorations.
Simply Sublime
Cinnamon pine cones in a simple bowl…perfect for the entry to the bathroom.
Gorgeous Garland
Adorn mantels or door frames with painted or glittered pine cones on ribbon or twine.
Gilded Pine Cones
Trim the tree or hang in a window: gold-painted pine cones on a satin ribbon.
Multiple Personalities: Petal and Stone™ Birdcages
A little birdie said vintage-inspired cages are chic additions to any decor.
Succulent Space
A graceful birdcage makes a stunning setting for intricate succulent plants.
Light Romance
LED candles set into birdcages are a fun, flirty way to illuminate a corner.
A Flock of Florals
Add a drop of essential oil to a faux floral blossom and tuck into a birdcage. Scentsational!
Multiple Personalities: Wreaths
Hang wreaths in unexpected places for interest.
Wall Flowers
One large or a cluster of smaller wreaths make a fresh decorative statement.
Hoops & Ladders
Dangle a wreath on a blanket ladder or ladder-style bookcase.
Fairest of All
Hang a wreath on a mirror for extra dimension and a little shine.
Multiple Personalities: Baskets
Attractive solutions for almost all storage & organization needs.
Planter Baskets
Add a plate for drainage and use a basket instead of pot.
Shelf Help
You’ll love the look of tray-style baskets mounted to a wall.
Counter Culture
Keep kitchen & bathroom essentials corralled and countertops clear.
Multiple Personalities: Mason Jars
The mason jar was invented in the 1800s, but you gotta admit, it’s only gotten better with age!
Terrari-ific!
Fairy garden accessories, moss and pebbles come together in the cutest ways possible (and are fun gifts for any occasion).
Jar-pourri
Add seasonal potpourri and an LED tealight to a jar for an easy decorative accent or scentsible idea for party centerpieces or favors.
Salad Jar
Prep for meals by layering veggies in a jar (put dressing in first) and voilà, grab-and-go salads. (And they look super cool in the fridge!)
Multiple Personalities: Easter Baskets
Baskets are fantastic, but there are plenty of other ways to hold the Easter loot.
Boot Baskets
A step in the cute direction! Rain boots are perfect for Easter eggs and candy, with plenty of room for toys and treasures.
Tasty Crates
If you know somebunny who loves to bake, a wooden crate with treat mixes and fun baking tools and accessories is a sweet surprise.
Party in a Tub
Metal tubs can hold a really good time. Pick a theme – like coastal – and fill with melamine plates, drinkware, accessories and snacks.
Multiple Personalities: Peeps®
When candy Peeps® show up in unexpected places, your peeps will be delighted.
Bunnies in a Blanket
ATop a brownie with a candy, then dip in melted chocolate to make the blanket.
Top Off Your Drink
Float chicks on a mug of hot chocolate…or any other drink that can use a little sweetener!
Bunny Kabobs
Make dessert even more fun by adding a marshmallow friend to easy fruit skewers!
Multiple Personalities: Wreaths
Think beyond the wall or door and look for unexpected places to place a wreath.
The Down Side
Lower spaces want attention, too! Dress up the side of a counter, islad or sideboard with a wreath.
Framed!
Combine a favorite wreath with a charming sentiment sign for a look that really says something.
Center of Attention
Instead of hanging it up, place a wreath flat on the table ad it becomes the base of your centerpiece.
