Host a Home Décor SWAP and Entertain Friends
SWAP with your friends for FREE!
For the past seven years I have been hosting a “Home Decor Swap” event in my home. I invite friends and family and on one Saturday (usually in September) we trade gently used household goods for something fresh! It’s a stylish and fun ways to update your home.
This idea came about because so many clients, friends, and myself had wonderful home décor items, that we were just plain tired of. The “Home Decor Swap” idea came after I hosted a few clothing swaps and wished someone would host a decorating swap because I thought it would be fun to get rid of a few guilt décor items and find something new for my home.
As a designer I often show clients how just a few new accessories can freshen up a space. And the thing is the pieces don’t have to be new —just fresh and current—like what they’d find at a store. The swap idea meshed perfectly with the green motto: Reduce, Reuse, Restyle. Your home will be freshened, landfills left alone, and merriment spread far and wide!
Here’s how it works: An exchange party is where each guest brings 5-8 home decor accessories in good condition to swap with each other! These are normally that they just don’t use anymore (such as a vase, picture, sculpture, wine rack, serving platter, silver, dishes, glassware, linens, rugs, bolts of fabric, holiday decor, lamps, chandeliers, …you get the idea). The items come in near perfect condition, clean and new looking. Decor items are dropped off the evening or afternoon before the event. Helpers receive them and set out the items in good retail
fashion on tables so everyone can view them.
The day of the SWAP everyone draws a number that will tell you when it’s your turn to pick an item to take home. We hang out, discuss the SWAP items and our plans for the ones we choose. Each guest brings finger food or snacks and you'll have plenty of time to visit. Everyone goes home with several treasures and new
friends too.
Not only will you have fun, but you’ll clean out your attic, find new (to you) decorating accessories, meet others who love home decorating, and help others in need (leftover items will be donated to local women’s charity)
Check out my SWAP Pinterest board for more ideas: https://www.pinterest.com/jonelle3/swap/
Your Invited to NEXT Years SWAP. They normally take place in September
Sign up early as space is limited. Email me and I’ll answer your questions
Until next time! Jonelle'
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