The Dish on Valentine’s Day Decor We Absolutely ADORE!

Looking for absolutely adorable decor for Valentine’s Day? We’ve found it!

Chances are, if you’ve found our blog, you love home decor as much as we do! It is no secret that if you don’t get out and shop ahead of time for the next holiday you’ll be left with limited options. Rewind to November when we were starting to plan our first hosted holiday in our new home. After hitting our go-to stores for decor (Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, Michael’s), we realized we had made a big mistake in waiting. All of the Fall and Thanksgiving decor was on clearance and we were left with crumbs. We still managed to put together a beautiful tablescape and change up the decor around the house, but it took A LOT more effort than necessary to track down cohesive pieces that fit our vision and style.

The Secret: SHOP EARLY!

We started shopping for our Valentine’s Day decor RIGHT after Christmas. And by right after, we mean the day after. One of our favorite places to shop is at Home Goods. With our recent move, our new area doesn’t have a stand-alone Home Goods store, but it has the next best thing: TJ Maxx / Home Goods. Yup – there were still tables full of holiday decor everywhere (mostly reduced, but definitely picked over). In fact, most of the shelves were only half stocked with new decor, BUT we got first dibs!

Here’s what to shop for!

I always have a few key categories in mind when shopping for new holiday home decor:

• Throw Pillows
• Throw Blankets
• Tabletop Decor
• Faux Plant/Greenery

Home Goods stores always have gorgeous selections of throw pillows and blankets to choose from (and bonus: they are usually pretty affordably priced). It’s difficult to choose when everything is so adorable, but I generally start by choosing the throw blanket I like the most, then start searching for throw pillows to coordinate. Based on my pics, I then head over to the decor aisles to find the best coordinating pieces based on the color scheme so far. Because Valentine’s Day isn’t a HUGE holiday, I limited myself during this shopping trip to picking a couple garlands for my fireplace mantel, a few key pieces tabletop decor to display on our Ikea built-ins in our living room (stay tuned for a later post on that fun project), and one faux plant in a vase.

Check out our haul!

What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day decor find? Drop us a comment below!