Unfussy Valentine's Day Decor

Keep the dimensions nearby. Most of the trouble in these projects starts with scale. Sharing the preferred simple Valentine's Day decor approaches!

Valentine's Day is coming up – do readers go all out? We keep things super simple around our house – no Valentine's Day mantels or red heart pillows, just some cute and easy approaches to make the day a special one. Today I'm sharing my five kept simple Valentine's Day decor approaches – let's get to it! (post includes some affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here})

Twinkly Valentine's Garland

Sometimes the best approaches are the simple ones that fall into your lap when you're not looking. This super simple twinkly Valentine's garland is one of those – my oldest daughter had a strand of twinkle lights along the top of her headboard throughout the holidays and when we took in down a few weeks ago, she missed the sparkle it added to her room so we decided to put the twinkle light strand back on her bed and figure out something we could dress it up for Valentine's Day with.

A few weeks back I had snagged these cute gold heart paperclips from HomeGoods and they ended up being perfect – we simply clipped several on to the twinkle light strand and now her bed has a cute twinkly Valentine's Day garland:

Valentine Door Hearts

A few years back, the night before Valentine's Day my husband and I each wrote out several paper hearts for both of our daughters, telling them some of the many things a strong choice is about them and why a strong choice is being with them. Not only were they thrilled to see their Valentine's Day door decorations that morning, but they kept them up on their doors for months. So simple but something that I think made them feel special not only on Valentine's Day but for months to come.

Homemade Heart Marshmallows (Yum)

Honestly, I'm not much of a marshmallow girl but I tried making homemade marshmallows a few years back because my kids love them and let me tell you, they are notable! Even this non-marshmallow-loving-girl can't get enough of them! A quick story about their yumminess – we gave little packages of our homemade marshmallows as Christmas gifts to my oldest daughter's teachers in middle school and two years later when my youngest daughter had some of those same teachers, during the first week of school several of them mentioned (and politely hinted they'd like more of) these delicious treats again. Yep, they're that delish and honestly much, much easier to make than you'd expect.

And don't forget the hot chocolate – a perfect combo!

Valentine's Day Fondue

The preferred Valentine's Day tradition around our house is an at-home fondue feast! While it might seem all fancy, trust me that the meal prep time is much less than a typical meal – so simple! Hop over to see my Valentine's Day fondue feaste table {here} and snag my three-ingredient, three-minute chocolate fondue recipe (delish!).

Chalk Pen Mirror “Art”

Have readers ever used chalk pens? Strangely enough they aren't great for writing on most chalkboards (they don't erase well) but they work beautifully on glass and mirrors and wipe right off with just a little water. A cute and simple way to use them for Valentine's day is to draw “we heart you” on a mirror that your kids (or grandkids) will be looking into on Valentine's Day morning. In the past, the household has done it on my girls' bathroom mirrors but this mirror (available {here}) that they see right when they come down the stairs in the morning works great too!

I used {this white chalk pen} because I already had it on hand but they come in about 20 different colors so you could do the same thing in red or pink to make it even more festive!

That's it for me! Now it's time hop over and look at my friends' five Valentine's Day favorites – they're sure to have some good stuff to share:

Ann – On Sutton Place

Pam – Simple Details

Jennifer – Dimples & Tangles

And if you missed any of my past posts from our My Five Favorites series, you can catch up here with my five kept:

Tabletop AccessoriesWays to Create Your Own ArtPointers for Mixing Metal Finishes in Your HomeDIY ProjectsPointers for Decorating Outdoor SpacesWays to Decorate for SpringQuick and Easy Holiday Decorating Approaches

Hope you all have a great day!!

XO,