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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Re-Arrangeing.

AKA Living Room re-tour.

Recently construction on our remodel has slowed down and I've been feeling antsy

for some change in our home. Rearranging is a free way to bring new life to your space!

So that's what I did. You gotta mix it up every now and then!

BEFORE:

We had the console and couch right when you walked in which created both an entry way of sorts

and a cozy living space but while it works well for us as a family,

it does not work so well for company!

We also host a small group once a week so we had to capitalize on floor space and seating.

AFTER:

Moving the couch and console to the gallery wall really opened up the space.

We also love how convenient it is for setting down drinks!

Plus its a really fun place to decorate. I decided to lean the 2+2 art on the table and I love how it unifies the wall of art with the couch and table.

Another great thing about this about this arrangement is the way these chairs

under these awkwardly-placed too-small-whatwerethecurrentownerthinking- windows

makes them seem a little less out of place!

I also really like the TV at an angle and the fact that the furniture is not centered around it.

It makes this space feel much more company friendly.

One thing I really would love to add is a fiddle leaf fig tree in this guy

to finish out the wall and fill the space.

Yes that is a pigeon planter.

See what I mean!

That wall is just begging for a plant.

I know I know-I'm an artist.

Here is some actual fiddle leaf figs in case my version just leaves you confused

It's really amazing what something as simple as moving furniture around can do for your space

I hope I've inspired you to re-arrange if something just isn't working!!

Any areas of your home just begging for a fresh look?

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

To see the first Installments in the house tour series, click HERE

This room is the one that has made the biggest impact in our home. It's located at the center of the house and is where everyone ends up when we have people over. It was a complete gut job, took 8 months to finish, and almost made me cry a couple times. I'm blaming that on the hormones though since I was pregnant (very pregnant) at the time.
In case you don't have time to click through all the links, here are a few before pictures:

A few during:

and now, finally,

Source List:

Island light fixtures: Pottery Barn

Dining area fixture: West Elm

Dining Table/Chairs: Pottery Barn

Old photo art: Thrifted

Kitchen Cabinets/Shelves and Drawer Pulls: IKEA

Counter-tops: wholesale steel that Michael fashioned into counter-tops.

Decor: Various Places, mostly thrifted.

If you're interested in a specific item feel free to ask about it in the comments!

Thanks for reading!
to see more click the House Tour tab!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Harmony-1 Pinterest-1,472

That's how many pins I have. 1,472.
I actually made something I saw on pinterest. I know! I'm excited!

I'm sure you've seen the whole blueprint sized engineer prints floating around pinterest thing but just in case you haven't here is the rundown. You can order an engineer print from staples for about $10. (here look I'll even give you a link) The biggest size is 36" x48" but we went with the 24x36

We used insulating foam, cut to size as our backing.

The reasoning being its super light but thick so it gives the illusion its a canvas which is the esthetic I was going for. Pretty isn't it...

Once we cut it I spray painted the sides with flat black spray paint.

then I trimmed the white border from my print

and using scotch tape to temporarily anchor one side,

sprayed the other with this spray adhesive,

pressed it down and then sprayed and stuck the other half.

I wasn't happy with the transition between the backing and the print so to make it look less like I just stuck it on there I 'misted' it with the same black spray paint.

It ended up looking like the "holga-ish" effect from my photo editing program or a vignette of some sort.

I love this print over our bed. Out hands have shown up in a lot of pivotal family moments. we used a photograph of them for our wedding invitations and Michael's showed up in Gwen's birth announcements I think its a fun little family thing to keep going! Plus I love that there is finally something substantial up there. Everything else I tried there was dwarfed by our massive bed but this thing can carry its own weight.

Thanks for reading! What pinterest projects have you had on your to-do list??

Monday, January 28, 2013

House Tour Master Bedroom

Our bedroom is a hard room to take pictures of. The bed is big, the walls are dark and the windows are small BUT-its come a long way and I'm happy to share it with you...in pictures...no you cannot come sleep in my monster bed. There are a lot of posts about our room like THIS ONE where you can see the very beginning and how hideous it once was. You can also see me with short blond hair. Which is not quite hideous but not one of my best choices...like when we painted the room THIS color and when I decided I actually hated it and re-painted it HERE to it's current color. Anyway here is the