I'm pretty excited about today's post! I mentioned last week that I felt the house was feeling stale, and that I had some fresh ideas for a few different areas in the house. One of those rooms was the dining room. I've always loved our dining room. The shelves, the layout, all of it... but lately it's felt kinda dull to me. I knew the shelves were definitely staying, but I kept seeing a darker paint color behind them. I wanted to make the room pop, to have it feel a little more dramatic, and switch up the shelving display. Here's what we're looking at right now... like, this morning! I knew I wanted a dark paint. Something almost black, but not quite, and something that had clear ... Read more
Life Lately
I wanted to stop by today to share a little bit about life lately. We've been working on several things behind the scenes, and then other things (like office progress) have come to a halt... And all because Anthony and I both caught the nasty bug that's been going around. Anthony got it first, and then had sciatica problems which left him in severe pain. We were making trips to the chiropractor a few times a week to try and get him back up and running. He's always had back issues (and 4 knee surgeries!), so we had to get him back up and walking. He spent about a week down and out on the couch, poor guy, and I felt really, really bad for him. Just when he couldn't take it any longer, he ... Read more
New Breakfast Nook Table
Lately, our home has been feeling a little dull to me. Stale even. But... if there's one room in the house that is finally feeling and looking like I want it too, it's our breakfast nook. It's been quite the process, and there's been plenty of trial and error, but we've finally reached the point where I'm feeling excited and energized by the direction this little room is going! And it all started with our new breakfast nook table... For so long, the breakfast nook has felt stagnant to me... a bit dreary and lacking something... but I struggled to know exactly what it was. Every time I looked at the room, I felt like it was the table. We've had the old furniture in there for as long ... Read more
Valentines Day Table
I have something special in store for today, some Valentines Day decorating and entertaining ideas! Valentines Day decorating isn't a normal thing around here, and I typically don't do too much, but today I'm joining a group of very talented bloggers to bring you some Valentines Day entertaining ideas! Lory from Designthusiasm asked me to join in on the fun and I'm sharing my very simplified version of a Valentines Day dessert table, buffet style. If you're stopping by from Eleven Gables, welcome to our home! Staying true to my norm, I kept it simple... just like Anthony and I do every year. We've never been a couple who goes overboard for Valentines Day, and for me that's ... Read more
DIY Closet Door Tutorial For Our Home Office
I'm back today with another update on our home office... the closet doors! When we started converting the guest bedroom into our home office, I knew the closet doors would need some help. When we built the house a few years ago, we didn't want to spend any extra money on fancy closet doors. We didn't really have it in the budget, but knew we'd update them when the time came. So today I'm sharing our DIY closet door tutorial for our home office. The difference in unreal! Before I share the tutorial on how we built them, let's take a peek at what we started with in the room... They were your basic, cheap bi-fold closet doors... nothing fancy. One of the knobs wouldn't stay on, ... Read more
New Office Window Trim
When we first started talking about moving the office into the guest bedroom, one of the first projects I wanted to tackle, was trimming out the two windows. When we built the house a few years ago, we didn't have extra money in the budget to trim out each and every window, so we opted to do round bull nose corners with a simple window ledge. Lately, I've wanted to start transitioning them over to something more custom looking, and the office was the perfect room to start, especially since we did the awesome grid board and batten walls. And because we wanted the walls and window trim to flow seamlessly, we actually started with the window trim first. Here's how we transformed our ... Read more
Grid Board & Batten In The Office
Our new office space is coming together beautifully, but when we started with the blank and bare guest room (read more about the room switch here), I knew I wanted something to help transform the space. I wanted something different. I wanted a place where I would feel inspired to work everyday. I wanted to feel cozy and warm and welcomed. Adding grid board & batten in the office did just that, and paved the way for everything else we'll be adding and creating for the room... From the very beginning, I knew I wanted to do some sort of a wall treatment, but I wasn't exactly sure which way I wanted to go with it, although this picture inspired me a whole lot. I spent a few days ... Read more
Fashion Friday: Denim & Leather
Happy Friday! Welcome back to another new addition of Fashion Friday! With Christmas and holiday posts winding down, I'm getting back in sync and on schedule, so let's talk about some fashion! But don't worry, next week we're back to talking about the office and I'll be sharing some progress posts! Today it's all about one of my favorite combinations, denim and leather! I love the sleek combination of the leather with the denim. It's such a great, simple look! For this outfit, I paired my faux leather leggings with my favorite long length ribbed black shirt, and a long sleeve denim button up shirt. Tying the denim shirt around the waist is an easy way to add another great element to ... Read more
Home Office Mood Board & Design Plan
Just a few days ago, I spilled the details on our first big project of the new year. And when I say it's a big project, I mean it. It's basically an entire room makeover from start to finish. Every single element in the room is being added fresh, which makes this an exciting project! Starting from scratch allows me to really nail down exactly what the room will look like, and how it will function- an important element for our new office. I need it to function well, it's a necessity. Today, I wanted to share our mood board for our new home office, and the overall design of the space. We've already begun the process and I'm excited to say everything is looking amazing, and this room is ... Read more
Creating Our New Home Office
Happy New Year! I didn't intend to take last week off, but we've been so very busy working on new projects, I didn't want to over extend myself by trying to get the blog caught up with new posts. Slacker blogger, I know. Lots of new stuff to come though, I can promise you that! I have big plans for the new year. I have high expectations. 2016... wasn't great. It was tough in several ways and I very much was looking forward to a fresh, clean slate. Anthony and I have been prioritizing several areas in our home that need to function and work better for us. At the top of the list, our home office. If you're a long time reader, you know I've been working on our office, or trying to work on it ... Read more
Christmas Home Night Tour
Happy almost Christmas & Christmas Eve! I wanted to share a fun post with you today, our Christmas home night tour! Rachel from Maison de Pax creates this wonderful tour spotlighting one of the most wonderful elements of Christmas... all the gorgeous lights and lighting. Those Christmas trees dazzle right now, and in my mind there isn't a much cozier view than to sit next to a glowing Christmas tree! Pure bliss! I especially love our home at night with all the lamps on and the candles lit. It's warm and glowing and comforting... and I'm all about comforting these days. So, let's get this tour started! If you're joining me from Abby at Just A Girl And Her Blog, welcome to our home! ... Read more
Christmas Home Tour
Today I'm finally getting around to sharing our Christmas home tour! Better late than never, right? :) I've loved making our home cozy this year. For decorating, I decided on a very fresh take with plenty of pops of red, lots of fresh greenery and garland, and a simple, but classic twist. I love Christmas, but I like to keep it simple with decorating. I want our home to feel comforting and welcoming, which is always my favorite feeling. I have plenty of pictures to share with you today, so let's get started with the tour! To start, let's head into our living room... We recently added in our new shelving, which entirely changed the look and function of the room. The shelves are ... Read more
Christmas Front Porch
I'm finally getting around to sharing our Christmas front porch today! This year Anthony and I actually made time to hang up exterior lights, which seems to enhance all the Christmas spirit around our home. It's been several years, like maybe 6 or so, since we've hung exterior Christmas lights and I forgot how much fun and magic it creates! So much fun! Anyways, here's our front porch all decorated for Christmas this year! This year, I decided to add a big, beautiful real Christmas tree to our porch... I wasn't exactly sure how I wanted to decorate it when we put it on the front porch, but inspiration hit a few moments later and I realized I wanted to include ... Read more
Decorating Our Breakfast Nook Table For Christmas
Oh boy. Our breakfast nook has underwent several new, exciting and happy changes as of late... and I'm not done yet! We have more up our sleeve and I can't wait to give you the 'official' tour. Today though, it's all about decorating our breakfast nook table for Christmas. It seemed like I couldn't love the room anymore than I already do, but then I worked on this table décor with the help of Balsam Hill! I love the room even more! (How's that possible?!) (Pssst. Stay tuned below for a great giveaway!) I've been so excited to start decorating in our breakfast nook since we've added some new, and very much improved, furniture. I'll spill the official details on everything a little ... Read more
A Touch Of Farmhouse Charm
Blogging often has a way of bringing the most unexpected things to life. Things we never imagine happening, can, and often do happen. There's the opportunity of being published in magazines, being recognized by companies, launching product lines, writing books, etc., etc., etc. They all start out as dreams... as something we love to think about happening, but never think it actually will. Blogging has a funny way of making those things possible. Today, I want to share one of my sweetest friends and her new book, A Touch Of Farmhouse Charm with you. Please note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which allows us to make a small commission from your purchase, but your ... Read more
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