VALENTINE’S DAY DECORATE WITH ME 2021! CUTE FARMHOUSE DECOR & DECORATING IDEAS! ♥️

Hi guys, it's Becca and welcome to a Valentine's Day Decorate With Me here at the Carriage House. I hope all is well and I just wanted to say Happy New Year to all of you. Right now I am finishing tidying up the kitchen before I start decorating and I did the same to all the rooms. And I have all of our Valentine's decor out right here that I'll be using in the kitchen. Some things are old, some things are new. I don't have anything borrowed and definitely nothing blue. Okay, I know that's very corny but I just had to say that for some reason. Okay, so I also kept some of our Christmas decor out. I have some pretty farmhouse type of red and white tea towels that I'm going to use. So after taking the Christmas decorations down, the house seemed a bit bland and bare, especially against the backdrop of the beautiful white snow. So just looking forward to adding a bit of farmhouse flair to our home and looking forward to seeing those nice pops of red color around and about. So we have this hot chocolate bar that I put up before Christmas and definitely wanted to keep this here throughout all of winter. So I'm going to take down the winter green tea towels and just, you know, carefully fold and put them back into the Christmas box that I have for them so that I can use them again next Christmas. And going to replace those with the red tea towels that I had up for Christmas. And just going to transform this little space into a little Valentine's Day hot chocolate bar haven. Tell me everything, tell me everything, tell me everything. It's gonna be alright. It'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright. Tragedy on its way, if tragedy came today, will we keep on, keep on keeping on? Oh, oh, worry don't do a thing, worry won't steal my day. So I'm hoping and I'm praying and laughing and dancing. Tell me everything, tell me everything, tell me everything. It's gonna be alright. Oh, tell me everything, tell me everything, tell me everything. It's gonna be alright. It'll be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright. So after I finished the hot chocolate bar area, I forgot I needed to get my black-eyed peas on the stove so they can simmer for a few hours or just until it's time for dinner. I'll also be making collard greens and cornbread to go with it. And traditionally I make this all on New Year's Day, which was on a Friday, but I was so tired Friday night, so we ended up ordering a pizza and I decided to make our New Year's Day dinner today, which is a Sunday, but it's all a Southern tradition. I know a lot of you already probably do this, I know a lot of you are from the South, but I add a ham hock or two to the black-eyed peas and add just enough water to cover them and leave them to slowly simmer several hours and then I'll add some more seasonings later. But the peas are for good luck and the collard greens are for good fortune. Well, you can't hold it all alone, you can't hold it all alone, my friend. Tell me everything, tell me everything, tell me everything. It's gonna be alright, it'll be alright, it'll be alright. So over here I decided to create a little scent station. It's kind of silly, but I knew I wanted to keep these little red cups out in the kitchen, but I wasn't sure exactly what to do with them or what to put in them. So I decided to put spices and herbs in them so if somebody comes over here, they can pick up one of the jars and smell the scent, kind of like aromatherapy. So I have cinnamon, clove, and lavender. And cinnamon can help you feel relaxed, clove is good for relieving respiratory conditions, and lavender is of course good for all things but can relieve anxiety. And here's some ancient folklore for you. It's said if you rub cinnamon on your hands on a Sunday, it will help ensure a victory. Having cloves in a room can bring a sense of kinship to a social gathering. And lavender is believed to preserve chastity when mixed with rosemary and kept in a bowl by your bedside. Okay, so now I'm just going to finish decorating the kitchen and then I'll move on to the living room. So now I'm in our living room and it already has a valentine type of feel to it with the red and white pillows and blankets. And I have some other decor I left out from Christmas that I thought would still look nice in here. And I'm just going to be leaving all this up until I decorate for spring, which will be in March, so just really only a couple more months. But I did buy two new pillows for in here. But everything else I've just collected over the years from different places such as Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, and local antique and thrift shops. And we also just bought a new piece of furniture that's underneath the TV, which I'm really loving. Our other one we had for a really, really long time and it definitely served its purpose, but it was time for it to be replaced. So just going to finish decorating in here and then lastly I'll move on to the dining room. I know you're strong Need to get yourself together Things still get better If you just believe in Yeah, it's getting colder Waves are crashing in When the streams are getting stronger Just hold on to me, yeah I'm your light of sunless sun Against your dark clouds I will always be your guiding light I'm your light of sunless sun Against your dark clouds I will always be your guiding light Oh, oh, oh, oh I'll be your guiding light So I finally made it to the dining room and going to be using lots of burlap and natural types of decor in this room. Just hold on to me Clouds, I will always be your guiding light Light of sunless sun against your dark clouds I will always be your guiding light Your touch in my hand Your wave defeats my land My light hit the sand I'm the moon and you're my sun Watch me falling Watch me falling down Sleeping next to you Giving every piece of me Wake up with you too Wanna put us on repeat Watch me falling Moving next to you Setting all my fire free Watch me falling down When we beat us two Taking all the time we need Tonight Your braid, my hair This game was never fair I'll fall through the air Say my name like it's a prayer Watch me falling Sleeping next to you Giving every piece of me Wake up with you too Wanna put us on repeat Moving next to you