I wanted to throw together a neutral Valentine’s Day look in the kitchen here at the cottage.  I’m not a huge decorator for Valentine’s Day, but thought it would be cute for something different.  I used a lot of what I had for this look.  But, also made a neutral heart sign for the occasion and it was so simple.  

Neutral Valentine’s Sign in the Kitchen

I found some cute little wool and felt hearts and thought they were adorable.  So the idea of making this heart sign came from there.  I wanted a simple sign to lean up against the backsplash area.   I asked Deb if she had a 2 x 12 piece of scrap wood.  She ran out to look in her workshop and ended up making it a little more extra than I expected.  Because she is like that.   She added a few boards together and then added a trim piece around the outside, which I LOVE.

I started by cutting a heart shape out at the correct size using my Cricut.  And then I painted the heart using some white paint that I had on hand.  It needed to be accented a little more so I used a sharpie around the edge to give it a little more definition. I gave the entire heart sign a thorough sanding with 120 grit sand paper, since I wanted it to look rustic.  The heart sign was exactly what I wanted.  It is neutral, looks a little festive, and it was VERY simple to make.  

To complete this neutral Valentine’s Day display…

I like to start my displays with some type of base, and in this case I used a cutting board.  It’s actually one of my favorites.  I recommend a tray, basket, old barrel lid, cutting board, etc.  Then, I added my little wool hearts to an old electrical insulator.   Since this is beside the sink, I added all of our scrub brushes, my dish soap dispenser, and a candle, of course.  The artificial topiary is one of my favorites to display by the sink.  And then just for fun, I added my cake plate with my favorite fake cake, a stack of dishes, and another artificial fern.  The cake plate and dishes won’t stay there, but I thought they looked cute for the photos.

And there you have it…  A simple neutral Valentine’s Day display.

I hope it gave you a few ideas for your own spaces.  I kept it really simple so it would be easy to take some of these ideas and make them your own.