Are you looking for Valentine's Day Home Decorating Ideas? Sweeten up your house this Valentine's Day with these lovely decor ideas for your mantel and throughout your home!
Valentine's Day Home Decorating Ideas
The Christmas decorations are snuggly packed away. It's time for red, pink, and white decor, along with hearts and arrows, to make their appearance.
So, if you're looking for some Valentine's Day Home Decorating Ideas, you've come to the right place!
While we love Valentine's Day for its sweet sentiment, we prefer to keep my decorations simple with pops of color around the house, which brightens up gray winter days!
Come along as I show you how to create a festive home for Valentine's Day without going overboard with cutesy decorations.
Since it's a focal point in our home, starting with our mantel is fun. Switching it out for the season or current holiday brings a festive feel to the room.
Valentine's Day Mantel Ideas
We find it easiest to start with a blank canvas when decorating a mantel.
Here, that's just the bare mantel with a rectangular mirror as the focal point. We take everything off the mantel besides that one piece. You can use whatever you have as a focal point – a shutter, a picture, or a mirror – as long as it has enough presence to be the focal point.
Just know whatever works in your space and goes with your theme is perfect!
From this point, you can go in any direction depending on what you like and what you can add from around your home. The "You Are Loved" handwritten font sign on my mantel adds a pop of whimsy and color.
The sign is so cute; You could totally use it year-round.
It's important to add items with varying heights, textures and shapes to your mantel to make it all come together.
Pro Tip: If possible, create a triangle using your focal point as the tip at the top of the triangle and decorate out from there.
Flowers, an ampersand, candles, and some farmhouse buckets filled with red roses complete the sweet look.
Around the House
Unlike Christmas, which takes over just about every room in our house, Valentine's Day decor is better if you lightly sprinkle it throughout the house.
A tiered tray is a perfect way to incorporate Valentine's Day in the family room. The kids have a hard time keeping their hands out of the candy jar, though!
The kitchen is another place where Valentine's Day decor is a perfect fit.
We can't wait to serve some Valentine's Day treats in these adorable bowls! (they kind of work as decorations, too because they're so stinkin' cute) 🙂
Pillows!
We may have a slight addiction to pretty accent pillows, so this "LOVE" pillow was screaming "pick me up" in the home decor section.
A ladder was the perfect place to hang our "XOXO" tea towel. It brings a little pop of red to the other side of the family room and ties everything together.
This L-O-V-E tabletop sign could go anywhere in your home. It's great that it's neutral but still says Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day Decoration Ideas
There are a few items that make Valentine's Day decor super sweet:
Hearts
Arrows
Flowers (faux or real)
Lettered signs (LOVE or XOXO)
Candles
Candlesticks
Jars and bowls with candy
Kitchen items - dish or tea towels, mugs, cups
Valentine's Day Home Decorating Ideas Around the House
Pops of red and pink and Valentine's Day decor go a long way. Try decorating a few areas in your home to create a pretty house inspired by love!
Mantel
Entryway
Side table
Table Centerpiece
Kitchen
Nikki says
Erin, all of your decorations look incredible. Especially the mantle, love all the little pieces and parts you put together to make one dazzling art piece. We don't have Fred Meyer stores here, I am so bummed, I bet it would be one of my favorite shops. Next time I'm up North I'm definitely going to look for one.
Erin says
Thanks, Nikki! The mantel was fun to put together. I start there and then work my way around the house 🙂 Do you have a Kroger near you? That's the parent store.
Michelle-Happy Heart Made says
Erin, I love all your ideas and I just want to reach into your amazing photos for an even closer look!!! Great post!!!
Erin says
You're too sweet, Michelle! Valentine's Day is a fun one to decorate for...especially if you don't go overboard 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!
Wendy | The Art of "Why Not?" says
These are lovely ideas and photos! Your farmhouse ladder makes a great display for seasonal towels!
Erin says
Hi Wendy, thanks for stopping by and taking a peek 🙂 I love the ladder for exactly that reason! It's great for hanging seasonal towels.
jodie filogomo says
I love these ideas!! I don't decorate that much, but it's nice to have one or two things that put me in the mood!
jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Erin says
I agree, just a couple things can set the mood without being over the top. Thanks for coming by, Jodie!
Maxene says
I love how you incorporated a bowl into decor! wish I had the space to decorate with these super cute ideas!
Erin says
Thanks, Maxene. I fell in love with the bowls...too cute! They are great for eating or just decorating in my opinion 🙂
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
What a great collection of Valentine's Day decor! Love that last mug, and the tea towel. Fred Meyer is so great for true one-stop shopping! They have the cutest home decor there!
Erin says
Yes, Fred Meyer is a great place to get everything you need and more! They had a great collection of mugs and glasses that are perfect for Valentine's Day 🙂
Pech says
Super sweet and it is nice to have some cheerful decor during what can be dreary days! I'd have to pass on any edible decor though since it might not last!
Erin says
Yes, a little cheery decor during the dreary months is a good thing. Yeah, our edible decor seems to be disappearing before my eyes!
Waz says
Your decorations feel so fresh and pretty without being too Valentine's Day cutesy. I especially love the look you created for the mantel. So many of these items are great for spring too!
Erin says
I don't like too cutesy, so I think little pops of color help spread the love without being over powering. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Anita says
These are so beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Erin says
Thanks for stopping by, Anita! Have a sweet Valentine's Day!