Making our home comfortable for every one in my family is a major goal of mine. I strongly believe everyone should have a space that invites them, makes them feel connected and is totally their own. A safe haven at the end of the day. The kids seem to get their own space with ease. Infusing their personality into a room is easy, plus they just string themselves all through our house. Their belongings and their mark are all over the place. That’s a nice way of saying they don’t pick up so great. As the mama, my job is to decorate the whole house. Flitting from room to room. Branding every space with my taste and preferences. It is kind of what women do. There is one person in the mix who gets left out the most. Maybe it happens at your house too. My husband.
I hardly met an antler, horn or animal mount I didn’t like, but let’s be real. It can be hard to work wild game into your decorating palate. You will find wildlife infused all over our home. It started for me as a way to incorporate my guys’ special treasures into our world and I ended up loving it too. It’s important to me that my husband loves our home, desires to be there and relaxes when he walks in the door. This little corner of our living room is where my husband works when he is not traveling. My goal is to surround him with love through decorating to his taste, interest and liking. By surrounding him with memories and God’s word, the task becomes easy. 
My husband loves this deer. (Well, really he loves another one that is bigger and better, but it was mounted looking the other way and there is only so much compromise I can handle in decorating 😉 ) To me glamming up this deer with a fab frame and a homemade trophy tag is a great way to incorporate your man’s hunting treasures into the landscape of your home. So if you are holding back, banishing a trophy mount to the garage, pull that baby out and let it shine. It will make your man shine too.
This project cost me a whopping $5.10. I bought the frame for $5 at an estate sale and painted it gold. The pewter tray set me back 10¢ at the same sale. I traced this amazing verse with trace paper and then went over it with a Sharpie. Viola! Hunting rustic turns into French Country in a snap.
I’m not sure if my hubs looks at this verse every day, but I hope he does. I hope it reminds him to trust our Lord. There is no height he won’t take us to when we lean on him for direction, grace and strength. I hope he knows that decorating is about more than decorating to me, it is a way I show him my love. Look around your home today and see if there are opportunities for you to show someone your love through decorating.
For a few more ideas on decorating with antlers and such check out this post or follow me on Pinterest!
The sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19
Hey Kim,
I like what you have done with that mounted deer head.
And, I really like that you are honoring that man of yours by working with him and his stuff.
Your post is fun and a really good lesson on how to be a great wife!
Appreciate your creativity and your spirit~
Blessings,
Melanie
thank you Melanie, your kind words mean a lot to me!
I’m trying…I’m really trying! I have excellent plans – my execution leaves a bit to be desired! 🙂 Thank you for sharing! Your hubby is one lucky guy!
Mounts in the house are just part of being in Texas! 😉
I only have five mounts in my house right now. After DH’s recent trip to Africa, I’m not sure what I’ll have. Luckily, he has an office and a barndominium, so I only have a small percentage. It’s his house too though so I don’t mind at all. I did send DH and DS’s Nilgais away because they are just creepy looking! I’ll have to dress some of the deer up with a pretty frame now. Thanks so much for the great idea!
yes – texas is full of em! and our guys have to love their home too. Glad you have space to spread them around lol!
I love the Bible verse that you chose. It’s certainly a very regal animal. God gives us all that is good.
I would like to mention though that many people collect specimens, or hang grandpa’s taxidermy in their homes. As little as a few decades ago one of the toxins used was arsenic. In museums you’ll notice that they are contained behind glass. This is done for 2 reasons, to keep people from touching, but also to keep arsenic dust contained. There are tests to see the extent of degradation of the arsenic in specimens.
Blessings
yikes – thanks for the tip! All our mounts are relatively new so I think we are good, but great for others to know!
What size frame did you use