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Celebrate her day with gift ideas for every kind of mom, from gardeners and fashionistas, to cooks and crafters.

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Custom Vintage Necklace
1. For the Antiquer | Custom Vintage Necklace

Send Mom's vintage pins, brooches, or earrings to Elva Fields and she'll transform them into a modern piece. (custom, price upon request; as shown, $318, elvafields.com)

Plus: Shop our 50 great home decor finds -- all less than $50! »

Custom Stationery

Mom can keep up with her correspondences the old-fashioned way with customizable stationery from the Country Living Collection. (notepads, $12.49; notecards start at $1.79 each, foldedwords.com)

You might also like: Our round-up of custom stamps »

Dopp Kit

She can corral all her toiletries in this feminine catch-all. ($49.50, hammocksandhightea.com)

Floral Robe

Swap her old tired smock for this bold botanical wrap.

A mother-daughter decorating duo share their strategies for making any home look like a million bucks.

Lauren McGrath and her mother, Suzanne


Lauren McGrath and her mother, Suzanne, an interior designer in Rye, New York, work together on their blog, goodbonesgreatpieces.com and co-authored Good Bones, Great Pieces ($29.95; Stewart, Tabori & Chang), a decorating book chock-full of sound wisdom regarding how to get your money's worth. Here, they share 13 ways to decorate with a high-low mix of keep-forever antiques and flea-market buys.

White Settee1. The best things often come in small packages. Less expensive than full-size sofas, settees also function outside the living room - bringing comfort to a foyer, providing seating at the foot of a bed, cozying up to a dining table. So you're likely to love a love seat long after you've kicked a hulking couch to the curb.

2. Give an outdated lamp a top-down makeover. A modest white drum shade can modernize the fussiest old fixture. And no need to splurge on silk -

Old-fashioned? Not these florals. Botanicals in a blue and white hues are cropping up everywhere in decor this spring - on sheets, shirts, dishes, and more.

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9 makeovers you can do in a day -- or less! »

100+ bedroom design ideas you'll love »

40 before-and-after home makeovers »

The ultimate kitchen decorating guide »

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The latest design motif? Local pride. A new batch of geographical goods offers hip ways to honor where you're from.

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9 makeovers you can do in a day -- or less! »

100+ bedroom design ideas you'll love »

40 before-and-after home makeovers »

The ultimate kitchen decorating guide »

Become a fan of Country Living on Facebook and follow our pins on Pinterest!

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Create a beautiful garden in any yard with our these 8 free garden plans, which include dozens of landscaping ideas and plant recommendations for yards of any shape and size.

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Our Ultimate Garden Guide: Planting tips, seed sources, garden tours & more »

100+ Ideas for Your Bedroom »

40 Amazing Before-and-After Home Makeovers »

Go beyond food coloring! Try these beautiful and clever ways to decorate with and dress up Easter eggs.

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100+ Ideas for Your Bedroom »

40 Amazing Before-and-After Home Makeovers »

70 Kitchen Decorating Ideas »

These handcrafted Easter projects and gifts will put a fresh face on spring!

Get more decorating ideas from CountryLiving.com:

100+ Ideas for Your Bedroom »

40 Amazing Before-and-After Home Makeovers »

70 Kitchen Decorating Ideas »

Easy Makeover Ideas: Window Treatments »

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Set the scene for springtime merriment with fresh air, first blossoms, and lots of lively color by hosting an outdoor spring party for your family and friends. Choose decorations that are fun to create, then plan a table you can set quickly with brightly patterned paper plates, freeing up plenty of time for play, too.

1. Set the Scene



Place a table on the porch or lawn and brighten the seating with cushions in vibrant prints. Capture spring breezes with banners cut from coordinating fabrics and embellished with aviary motifs. The feather tree centerpiece is adorned with cookies that guests will be given to take home.

Make it! 3 easy steps to create these spring party banners »
Plus: 31 spring centerpieces & table decoration ideas »


2. Display Bright Flowers



Hosting outdoors sets a breezy tone and makes it easy for guests to mingle and play. Set a table for lunch and decorate in your own backyard with bright blooms, or invite friends to meet at a local park with plenty of picnic