Memorable Milestones: For the Home

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Monday, July 27, 2015

Upholstered Shelf

If you follow me on Facebook and/or Instagram, you already know my husband and I are expecting a bundle of joy in late December. Ever since we found out it's been a mad dash for me to finish up projects in the house before we have a little one filling our hearts and time. I've been wanting to put some sort of backing on this shelf in our living room for some time now. I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it at Ikea years ago, they took it off the market and replaced it with the Kallax just as I was planning on purchasing the original version, finally pulled the trigger on purchasing in after we bought our house, then realized that you could see all the cords that connect to the TV behind it. So a few weeks ago, we picked a fabric from U-FAB, ordered it, and armed with my staple gun ... VIOLA!

All in all, i'm super pleased at the way the living room is turning out. A few more projects and accessories and it will perfect for our growing family!

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Loft Gallery Wall

When I think of Gallery Wall's I think of bunches of photo's, so I'm not even sure this is considered a Gallery Wall, maybe more like a "Memorabilia Wall" of items we used and received during our wedding. I started by gathering a bunch of stuff and laying it out on the carpet in the loft (sorry for the bold pattern behind the random items). Some of the things I opted not to hang for fear of clutter, other things I'd like to get a shadow box of some sort to store them in. I think I have a nice start, but i'm still on the fence about if I should hang a few more or leave it as is, what do you think?

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Master Bathroom Update

Over the past few months we have done quite a bit of painting. I wish I could say our Master bath was a quick and easy project, but it wasn't. There were a few holes that needed to be filled from a shower curtain rod mishap and the shade of paint took 3 coats. In the end, the bathroom is beautiful and fits the simple spa like feel I was going for.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Guest Bathroom Final Reveal

It's finally done!!! If you've been following along my journey with decorating our guest bathroom here, here and here, then I hope you're just as excited as I am :-) I was able to get everything completely finished just in time for guests to actually use it. I love how everything turned out from the beautiful shade of purple (Sherwin Williams' Vaguely Mauve), and all the contrasting colors patterns and textures used to bring this space to life. Let me know what you think!

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Bathroom Decor

I know, I know, it is taking me forever is seems to completely finish our guest bathroom! Before I posted pictures of the final space, I wanted to find one more good accessory to make the space pop. One rainy evening I searched a few of my favorite stores and snapped pictures of accessories I thought might look good on the counter top. The first three pictures are photo's I snapped of the space to keep me on track with color scheme, patterns and artwork that would be cohabiting in the bathroom. My goal is use bold patterns but keep a cohesive look. Which piece do you think would look best in the bathroom?

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

My Stripe Walls - In Progress

If you remember about a month ago, I was gushing over this Stripe Wall Inspiration. Shortly after that post I dove right in and began working on what will eventually by our gallery wall. Although not finished (still waiting on touch up paint from the builder), I couldn't keep the secret any long, a few of you might have noticed the new wall color from my Favorite Things Party.

Using this tutorial from Young House Love, here's a peek at how I painted our wall one rainy Monday evening. The color is Sherwin Williams' Accessible Beige. Can't wait to share the finished product!

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Living Room Inspiration

In a few weeks we will have lived in our new home for a year and we're finally deciding on color schemes and styles we want our home to have. Currently the living room is on the top of our list since we spend the most time there. Today I wanted to share the color scheme and a few inspirational pieces we've seen and like thus far.

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From Southern Weddings

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Stripe Walls

Yes, more stripes! If you remember this blog post you can pretty much assume that I love bold patterns. After seeing these striped walls I was set on having one in my own home. The Young House Love tutorial is great and makes the project seem doable. I've already began working on it and so far am pleased with the results, stay tuned, I can't wait to share the end result!

From Young House Love

From Southern Weddings

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Adventures in Thrifting

This past weekend one of my friends and I decided to try our hand at thrifting. I was in search of a pedestal side table and thought it would be fun to find something that needed a little work. Our search came up empty handed, but we had a blast wandering through some pretty neat stores in our area. One store in particular won our hearts, The Red Collection, they had tons and tons of vintage, contemporary and eclectic furniture pieces for all styles.

What kind of fun fun thrift stores have you discovered in your area?

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Painting! One Room Down ...

A few weeks ago I decided to try my hand at painting a room in our house. I've never done so before, so I was a little nervous to say the least, especially because I knew my perfectionist tendencies would kick in. At the suggestion of my husband, I painted our guests bathroom because it's not one we use often enough for me to pick it. Armed with the tips from this post, I'm happy to report that the experience was pretty painless and turned out well. The color I used was Sherwin Williams' Vaguely Mauve. I can't wait to get the rest of the bathroom decorated!

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

9 Secrets to a pro-quality paint job

Over the past month, we've been selecting and testing paint for our house. We've narrowed down some choices, now the debate is if we're going to tackle the painting ourselves or hire some professionals.

When we moved in our house, our Realtor gave us a copy of This Old House Magazine for Prudential Spring 2013 with a great article on how to achieve a pro-quality paint job, find it here. Armed with these tips and others from that issue I'm leaning more towards us tackling the project ourselves. Do you have any fun tips that helped you get thought a paint job?

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Loft Room Inspiration

We are devoting 2014 to making our house a home. Lately my favorite place to hang out has been our loft area. The wood floors on our main floor make it too cold for me to enjoy my time downstairs this winter, so one Sunday evening I convinced my amazing husband to help me move our new sleeper sofa out of our upper level spare bedroom and a TV out of our lower level spare bedroom. When we initially moved in I thought this area would be wasted space, I mean who would want to hang out in a random open space right?!? But since we got the furniture situated, the loft has been my retreat. The more time I spend in this room the more convinced I become that this can be a great additional living area. Take a peek at my dream loft, a perfect balance between masculine and feminine.

From Overstock

From Joss & Main

From City Furniture

From Rugs USA

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