Kid Friendly Design — Inspiration

Children make celebrating and setting up for Valentine’s Day a lot of fun. At Crowned Cottage, where ‘anytime’ is the perfect time for a tea party, my kids give me all the reasons to transform our home for the holiday filled with hugs and kisses (both literal and in candy form). The kids love to make cards, crafts, delicious treats, and the girls love to have daily tea parties. Decorating our home for Valentine’s Day often means bringing out heirloom pieces filled with memories, and delicate but still kid friendly décor.

With three young children in our home, I only have time for quick and easy table settings, that also make for quick and easy clean up. Since every day is a good day for a tea party, and in our house we always find a reason to celebrate, here are some quick tips and tricks to decorate your home and celebrate this sweet holiday.

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Heirlooms - I am very transient when it comes to art. I like to rotate pieces throughout the year. These six pieces were given to me by my Aunt, they are pictures of Savannah, Georgia that she had purchased from a local artist during a trip.

Utilizing art brings a classic and often subtle touch to decorating for a specific holiday. The pictures and painting that hang have hews of pink, so it reminds me of Valentine’s Day and my Aunt. .

During Valentine’s Day I always like to take out and admire my teacup collection but because of little hands I like to display things very high.

While decorating for Christmas, I used fishing line to hang stars over our dining table. I made a really easy transition by leaving the line, taking down the stars and hanging hearts in their place. I used a shuttle ombré pattern to add more dimension.

If you don’t have a lot of surface space for décor, banners are the way to go for decorating for holidays.

Sometimes one banner is too small of a scale for a wall. Like in this case, try layering multiple banners to allow it to take up the right amount of space.

To add a dramatic change and some color I highly recommend a table cloth with chargers. In my opinion, tablecloths don’t seem to have a finished look without chargers.

I also often use a variety of vases and spread them out on the middle of the table. Vases and flowers add height and color and really give the table the perfect finishing touch.

**Trade tip:** If you buy a cake with fruit on the top - it’s best to take off the berries and add fresh ones right before your party starts.

There is always time for a tea party at the Crowned Cottage.