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CHRISTMAS DECORATING IDEAS: Pinecones to Decorate

Back when my daughter was much younger, we had this tradition of going out in our neighborhood and picking pinecones.  I say picking, but actually, we would be picking them up.  We live in San Fernando Valley in California and there seem to be conifers all around us.  This makes for easy pickings for pinecone hunters like us.  We especially liked finding the oversized ones or even wee tiny little ones.  After coming home with what seemed like bushels, we would pinecones to decorate our house both indoors and out.

That was many years ago and even though my daughter is all grown up now, I still use pinecones to decorate at Christmas time.  So now that we are officially in the Holiday season, I thought I would share with you some ideas for decorating your home with the simple pinecone.  Keep reading for 10 Simple ways to use pinecones to decorate your home for Christmas.

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10 Must Have Free Blog Resources

Most new bloggers soon realize they need some help growing their blogs.  The wrinkle in that is that most new bloggers have little to no budget for investing money in their blogs.  Luckily there are quite a few FREE blog resources out there to help the new blogger.  That’s right I said FREE!  Each one of these resources can be used effectively FREE of charge to build your blog and make your blogging life a little easier.

So let’s get us some FREE help growing our blogs, shall we?  I’ve got some really good ones for you.  I actually currently or have personally used each one of the following resources on my blogs so I can attest to their usefulness.

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LOW cost/HIGH style: Budget Friendly Coffee Tables

I love my coffee table! Did you hear me I’ll say it again I love my coffee table!   When I did the post Shop my Style – Living room, of course, I featured my table.  However, it is not what I would call a bargain find.  It is a little pricey (I’ll get into that in a bit).  So I thought I would devote a post to budget friendly coffee tables.  Ready?  Here it is!

BUDGET FRIENDLY COFFEE TABLES

The Coffee Table

My Table

Budget Friendly Coffee Tables

Cosmopolitan Coffee Table by ZGallerie

Ok, ok I will talk about my table first.  Since I love it so much and just in case you decide this is the one for you too.  Here it is.  It is a glass topped, chrome finished, x-base ornament in my living room.  This table is $500 table from Z Gallerie.   They call it the Cosmopolitan.  And if you do have the five hundred to drop on this table you can get it here.  At the time of this post  it does happen to be on sale for about $70 off at ZGallerie.

Psst … Full disclosure one of the reasons I love my table so much is because I actually found it on Craigslist for less than half retail.

Budget Friendly Coffee Tables

Even though I was lucky enough to find a table for a bargain, I thought I would see if I could find some budget friendly coffee tables just in case you would like the same look but aren’t lucky enough to find a bargain like I did.

Modern Rugs and Carpets

I was even able to find a few X-base tables.  But it was a little tricky to find that style so I included a few other style tables similar to my table.  Wanta get the look for less?  This is just for you.  So if you’re looking for a new coffee table check these out.

All seven options under $300!

budget friendly coffee tables
  1.  Ayden Chrome Cocktail Table Coffee Glass Top Modern Part Of Set
  2. Safavieh Home Collection Brogen Silver Accent Table
  3. Monarch Metal Cocktail Table, Glossy White/Chrome
  4. Quatrefoil Goldtone Metal and Glass Coffee Table
  5. Uttermost Zerrin Coffee Table
  6. Square Tempered Glass Top Coffee Table with Chrome Finish Base
  7. Kingsbury Home Versailles Contemporary Cow Hide Fabric X-Base Vanity Stool, Chrome Finish
Budget Friendly Coffee Tables

Baxton Studio Jeannot

Here is one last option.  I know what you are thinking, “What!  This is not even a metallic finish!”  You are right, but look at the lines of this table.  Can’t you just see it in a brass finish with a glossy white finish on the tabletop?  It could be gorgous.  That’s why I had to include it.

I love it, except the color

There are various finishes on the above tables but don’t be shy or intimidated remember your ideal finish is just a spray can away.  I personally love this spray paint for the finish that it gives.

My table is a chrome, silver finish.  But if you prefer a gold finish, I also just picked up this brass finished spray paint for an upcoming project.  From what I have seen it seems to give a nice, toned down gold looking finish.  It would be perfect on that last table.

So what did you think about my Budget Friendly Coffee Table options?  I would love to know which one you like best.  Please leave me a comment below and tell me which one you would choose.

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LOW cost/HIGH style: Starburst Mirrors

I am sure I have said before that I don’t just love starburst mirrors, I swoon over them.  According to Centsational Girl, “Sunburst mirrors date back to Louis XIV, known as the “Sun King”, and as the story goes, he used to stare into his sunburst mirror each morning to see his face in the center of the sun’s rays.  This decorative mirror became popular yet again in the mid-twentieth century, and in the last few years, they are everywhere.”  Well, count me in the everywhere!  I just love the sparkle they seem to bring to a space.  So you guessed it; today we are talking Starburst Mirrors.

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