Today I'm sharing all about our new living room rug and how much we are enjoying this fun living room change! A few weeks ago I shared that we were getting a new rug in our living room. After several years of having a jute rug in our living room spaces (I think I bought it in 2012!), I decided it was time for a change and to bring in a new addition to our living room. I went back and forth on which rug I wanted, and shared my favorite options here, and in the end I decided on this rug. I couldn't wait to unroll it, hoping and praying it was close in color to what the pictures looked like online... Our New Living Room Rug I'm happy to report, the new rug is beautiful ...
Home Decor
On The Search For A New Living Room Rug
I'm on the search for a new living room rug and I'm sharing a collection of my favorite large area rug options below, and which one we chose! Well, it's officially time to get a new area rug for our living room. With Ania on the move and crawling, I'm wanting something softer underfoot and a little less dirty. If you've been a long time blog follower, you know how much I've loved my jute rugs. I've had them for several years and they've served me well. I've always loved how much organic texture they add to a space, but admittedly, some of them aren't the most comfortable. They can also be a little bit dirty and they do sometimes shed. None of that ever really bothered me... until now. ...
Our Spring Home Tour
Spring is finally in the air! Take our spring home tour below to take a peek at our home and see how several of our spaces are decorated for spring. Oh sweet spring time! I don't know about you, but I've been craving the spring season like no other. This last week our weather has been beautiful, only making me more and more excited for spring! Today I'm so happy to be joining Marty from A Stroll Thru Life on her spring home tour. If you're visiting me from Anita at Whispering Pines Homestead, welcome! I love Anita's victorian home and the depth of her decorating! We've had several projects going on over the last couple of months (I can't wait to share more!), and with that, ...
Family Pictures In The Hallway
See how I personalized our home by adding a trio of family pictures in the hallway. It's such an easy and rewarding project! It's hard to believe we've lived in our home for almost three years and in that time, I haven't really added very much artwork to our walls. Other than a few areas, like our entry way, our walls have basically been bare. And for about all three of those years, I've been tripping over a stack of picture frames in our laundry room just waiting to be moved, or hung on the wall. Hanging them up seemed easier than moving them to a different spot...haha... so here we are! We also had family pictures taken right before Thanksgiving last year, making it the ...
The Fear Of Making The Wrong Decorating Choices
The fear of making the wrong decorating choices is real. Below, I'm breaking down several popular fears we all have and how you can overcome them. If you're an email subscriber, you know a few months back I did a recent survey asking all kinds of questions about future interests in the blog and what you'd like to see more of. I received so many great, thoughtful answers and it got me taking a deep dive into several different thought processes we have and go through with our homes. And whether you believe it or not, what we think about ourselves, and our homes, plays a huge role into the environment we create. With that said, a common theme many of us share (myself included), is ...
Downstairs Bathroom Design Plan
See our downstairs bathroom design plan and how we're transforming this bathroom with budget friendly items! We have several projects going on right now, with so many of them getting close to being finished! The house is feeling good. And with that, we're getting ready to start our next big project, which is our downstairs bathroom remodel. I always thought it would be the very last room in the house we'd finish, but turns out, it's getting finished before the downstairs living room and laundry room! Because there's a lot of work that needs done, and our time and energy is better spent working on other things, we're hiring most of the work out and just finishing a few things ...
Master Bedroom Budget Makeover Plan
Is your bedroom lacking some style? Ours too! Below I'm sharing our master bedroom budget makeover plan that includes several affordable options to create a space we love! We've been hitting our 2021 house goals hard these last couple of weeks with hopes we can knock several lingering items off of our to do list. (I'm looking at you trim & closet doors.) With most of the big, main area projects nearing completion, it's time to start really transforming several of our spaces by giving them a proper makeover. It's one thing to add new windows, paint, flooring and trim work, but it's a completely different thing to start bringing in personality and making those spaces our ...
Art In The Entryway
Looking for a quick, budget friendly way to add art to your home? Digital prints are a great way to personalize your home while staying within budget! Our entryway is still going through a transition period. There's so many things I want to do, but until we can get it done, I've been focusing on easier ways to give the space the fresh look it's been needing. Adding new art in the entryway has done just that. It's been a fun, budget friendly way to really update the space, all while being cost effective. Affiliate links are provided below. Full disclosure here. Adding Art To The Entryway Digital prints have long since been one of my ...
New Dining Room Table
We recently added a new dining room table to our dining room! Suddenly, things are feeling much better! Our dining room... sigh. It's a hard space to figure out. With it being small in size, and right in the middle of two major walkways, figuring out the right furniture placement has been tricky. Since we've been moving furniture around to make room for the baby and her nursery, we recently moved the office furniture to our basement where we'll be reworking everything to make things fit. The table I was using for a desk however, wasn't going to fit. I wasn't sure if it would work in the dining room, but it was a chance I was willing to take in order for us to have a more ...
TGI-Friday
Happy TGI-Friday! It's been a little while since I've shared a TGI-Friday post, but I always look forward to putting them together. They're a bit random, but they're full of so many good things, including my favorite new finds and behind the scenes things we've been working on, or upcoming projects we'll be starting. Lately, we've been focusing on all things baby. I've been putting my registry together and finalizing our design plan for her room, as well as the budget for all the pieces we'll need to be collecting to make her room come together. Like with most rooms, it's going to be a mix of high and low priced items. We'll splurge on some things and save on others, ...
Nursery Design Plan
With our sweet baby girl due the beginning of July, I've been working hard to pull together her nursery design plan and our baby registry. It's becoming really real that she'll be here soon, which is both incredibly exciting and making me a little bit nervous at the same time. We still have so much to do and prepare before she makes her arrival! Last weekend we removed everything from our office, which has been relocated to the basement, in preparation to start working on her room. I've thought long and hard about what I want her room to feel and look like. I often find myself sitting in her room, taking it all in and letting my imagination take over. This is the room we'll be ...
Master Bathroom Design Plan
I can't even explain how excited we are to start on our master bathroom remodel! It's been a project we've wanted to do, but held off from finishing while we prioritized other projects that needed done first. It's finally here though, and I've spent so much time working on the new floor plan for the bathroom, as well as the design plan for the space. Before I share the design plan, and the new layout, let's take a walk down memory lane and look back at where we started... The Master Bathroom Before: When we first bought the house, this room appeared to have been one of the only rooms in the house that had undergone some sort of an upgrade. Even with that said, the ...
Our New Entry Light
We've been making some progress around the house these past few weeks. One of the things we were finally able to get done, was installing our new entry light. When we bought the house, most of the rooms didn't have ceiling lighting. I'm not sure why that was such a big trend back in the 1980's, but when we were knee deep in remodeling the house, we had an electrician come in and add recessed lighting, as well as a few new ceiling boxes where we didn't previously have any lights. Our entry was one of those rooms. We've waited several months before buying a light fixture for the space, but since we've been making a few other changes and adding in new furniture, it was time to finally ...
Changes To Our Entry
Now that we're finished with demo and have all the big key items in place, we can finally start playing around with all the fun things in the house. One of the first rooms I wanted to tackle, was our entry. Given that it's one of the first things our guests see when they walk in the door, I wanted to make it tidy and presentable. Changes to our entry our have definitely given the house a breath of fresh air, and it's so nice having a pulled together space when we walk in the door. When we first moved in, and as we were unloading furniture, we put one of our dressers in the the entry and it stayed there until recently. I knew the dresser would never be a permanent solution, but ...
Four Reasons We Chose Carpet For Our Bedrooms
Since I recently shared the tutorial for installing our laminate flooring throughout the house, I wanted to also share the four reasons we chose carpet for our bedrooms rather than installing the laminate floors. To be honest, we thought long and hard about installing the laminate in our bedrooms as well, but in the end, carpet won out. I know there are so many people who prefer a hard surface flooring throughout their entire home, but that's just not us. Here's why. 1. Carpet Is Soft & Warm Underfoot One of the biggest deciding factors, was the fact that carpet is soft and warm underfoot. We enjoy stepping out of bed and landing on a soft, plush surface. Sure, we could ...
TGI-FRIDAY: A Home Office Update & So Much More
It's time for another TGI-Friday, and this week I'm including a home office update. Honestly, since we've been knee deep in exterior projects, we haven't made a ton of progress, but that's about to change! A little while back, I shared the design plan for the office. We've been buying several of the items, and I can't wait to start putting the room together. One of the big key factors, is going to be getting the closet shelves finished. Right now, it's basically just full of boxes making the room hard to organize. We also need to buy a small filing cabinet, because as much as we've been able to go paperless, there's still papers that need to be kept and filed. I did get the ...
On The Search For New Dinnerware
You may be surprised to know, that even with all of the table setting and entertaining ideas I've shared over the years, I've never really had an "official" dinnerware set to use for everyday meals. I've collected a lot of dishes, mainly from thrift stores and estate sales, but they've never been in a complete set, or in perfect condition. Affiliate links are provided below. Full disclosure here. Several years ago, I bought a really pretty set, that I've showcased in so many table decor ideas, but there's always been a few things about them that I haven't loved. Todd and I have been using them exclusively since we got married, but the little things I'd noticed about ...
How To Use Patterns In Decor
When I was coming up with the design plan for our office, I knew I wanted to incorporate some kind of pattern. I didn't want it to be too overwhelming, that's not really my style, but I do like to incorporate some sort of pattern into each and every room of our home. It keeps things interesting, and can often bring the final touch to a room. While I was searching for office items, I found so many great pieces that would definitely provide that punch of pattern. Here's the thing though, there really is a way to include them that makes sense. Let's talk about how to use patterns in decor and around your home... Affiliate links are provided below. Full ...
Office Design Plan
It's hard to believe a month ago the room for our office was stacked full of boxes. We couldn't even walk around in there. Every day I'd walk by completely overwhelmed and frustrated with not being able to find certain things we'd be looking for. As soon as I knew I'd be back to blogging again, putting the office together became a priority. So today, I'm sharing the office design plan and I'm so excited to see it come together! Affiliate links are provided below. Full disclosure here. Since Todd and I will both be using the office, I wanted it to be a nice balance of feminine and masculine... but we all know how much I love black paint and furniture. It wasn't really a ...
My Amazon Prime Day Picks
Who else loves Amazon Prime? In our house, we order from Amazon Prime at least weekly... some of the items we love the most we've found on Amazon, and I'm thinking we're probably not alone. I'm sharing my Amazon Prime Day picks, specifically for home decor. We have so many rooms in the house that need a few things, so I set out and searched to see what was on sale. Here's all of the items that either caught my eye, or that we're considering buying! I hope you enjoy, and maybe even find something you love for your own home! Affiliate links are provided below. Full disclosure here. Glass Lamp: Classic, but with a slightly modern design that would look ...
TGI-Friday & The Last 5 House Things I’ve Purchased
Friday... Isn't it one of the best days of the week?! In today's TGI-Friday post, I thought it would be fun to share the last 5 house things I've purchased... minus groceries! Even though I haven't been posting on the blog, that doesn't mean I haven't been buying the house some goodies here and there! (Can't stop, won't stop!) But first, let's take a good look at some of the big highlight things we've been up to the past few months... Have I ever told you about my love for scones? If I haven't, I'm not sure what I've been doing. I love scones! I've always been obsessed with them, and I've now, happily, passed that love onto Todd. I couldn't believe he hadn't ever had a scone before ...
