Bunnies Aren’t Just for Easter

The Easter Bunny has come and gone. All of the eggs have been found and the chocolate devoured. And now you are thinking about boxing up all of your cute bunny decorations and not thinking about them again for another year.

Well, I won’t be packing up any of my bunny decorations.

It’s time for a confession: I collected rabbit- themed decor when I was growing up. Kind of a weird thing to collect as a kid, huh? I honestly don’t know how it got started, but my parents often gave me at least one bunny-themed gift for my birthday and at Christmas. I wasn’t out of control about it (I think I must have saved that for my ridiculous New Kids on the Block obsession). I don’t think that people around town called me the “Rabbit Girl” or anything like that, but I’ve always had a love for little bunnies.

Luckily, my mother had great taste and my collection revolved around antique and classic rabbits. I had an adorable set of Peter Rabbit stuffed animals (unfortunately, they were damaged in a flood in my parent’s storage space when I was in college). I have a beautiful set of Arthur Court silver rabbit serving pieces and picture frames. I have the adorable little antique “cotton tail” bunny I shared with you a few weeks ago.

I absolutely love using bunnies in my decor. So before you get out that box to start packing up your Easter decorations, I want to encourage you to consider using antique and vintage-inspired rabbits in your home year around, too. Of course, you need to steer clear of rabbits carrying baskets of Easter eggs and those holding signs that say, “Happy Easter,” but pretty much any neutral rabbit-themed decor can be mixed into your current design scheme.

I know many of you picked up the adorable “Bunnies on a Stick” from Pier 1 this year. I grabbed two. Don’t pack them away! Display them in a floral arrangement.

Or find an interesting vessel, add floral foam and moss, and let the little bunny enjoy basking in the sun.

You know those cute chocolate-looking bunnies from Big Lots? Coat them with some white spray paint and use them in a favorite vignette. You could even do the same with some of your Easter-colored rabbits. White spray paint solves most decorating problems!

Leave the bunnies out year around and incorporate them into other seasonal displays, such as Christmas.

Not yet convinced that rabbits belong in your everyday decor? Take a look at these cute rabbits and imagine how great they would look in your home.

This one was snapped up before I even saw it on Etsy. It so would have been living in my house if I would have found it earlier, because it is absolute perfection:

This delightful little bunny holding a floral vase is SUCH a bargain at $5.25:

This bunny would look adorable anywhere you put him, but imagine him displayed with the green Bordallo dishes:

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And I just had to include this photo of an army of vintage garden bunnies from SC Fiasco’s Flickr stream. I would love to own just one of them:

Inspired? Good! Right now is a great time to find a few new rabbit friends, because markdowns on Easter decor in most home stores and antique shops begin today. I’m going hunting on Tuesday!

So let me know…are you now planning on leaving some bunnies out of that Easter decor box or finding a few new goodies?