Twenty-Five years ago I inherited a large stash of vintage jeweled brooches and pins from my now deceased grandmother and great aunt. For many years I kept them stored away in a special jewelry box and then one day it dawned on me to take them out & use them around my home to enhance my home decor.

Here are 9 Ways to Use Brooches in Home Decor

Hanging Plants – I have numerous macrame hanging plants around my home and let’s face it…they can look pretty drab unless you jazz them up. On several of my plant hangers I added jeweled brooches which adds some nice glitz & glam without being over-powering.

Toss Pillows – Do you have some solid color toss pillows on your sofa, favorite chair or bed? You can easily pin on a few of your jeweled pins & brooches to turn that drab solid throw pillow into a piece of unique home decor.

Hand Towels – During the holidays I love to put my solid color plush towels out in our guest bathroom. To jazz them up for the holidays, I added some of my favorite jeweled holiday pins onto the front of each towel. Guests who visit our home always notice them & compliment me on the idea.

Window Treatments – If you have solid color window toppers, you can pin a large jeweled brooch onto the center of the topper to add some pizzazz. If you have curtain tie-backs, you can add pins onto the tie back which really enhances their overall look. Go from drab to classy in seconds!

Napkin Rings – You can roll up your napkins and fasten a pin onto them or clip the pin onto a napkin ring. They really dress up the table and you can change out the pins to suit the season and/or holiday.

Refrigerator Magnets – If you’ll no longer be wearing your jewelry in the future, use wire cutters or pliers to remove the pin-back. Add a dot of glue and a magnet and you’ll have some new pretty magnets to decorate the front of your refrigerator.

Memo Boards – Remove the backings and glue on flat-top thumbtacks to the back of brooches that you’ll no longer be wearing. Let them dry overnight and turn them into beautiful accents for your memo boards.

Lampshades – This is a no brainer! If you need to turn that drab lampshade into something with a little bit more glitz add one of your favorite jeweled brooches onto the shade.

Holiday Ornaments – Brooches and pins make great Christmas ornaments for your holiday tree, wreaths and swags! You can often times pin them right onto the item your decorating or glue on a pretty ribbon to hang it from.

I hope these 9 Ideas on How to Use Brooches in Home Decor have given you some creative ideas too!

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