The stockings where hung, the presents were wrapped… then all hell broke loose and the only safe space was the dining room!

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This year was very special because I got new dishes! I can remember my Mom getting special dishes on Christmas and I’m so excited to have my very own… and you won’t believe it but… they are blue and white! I know, you are shocked.  This Christmas Table Setting is my favorite and will be used for many years to come.

I feel these blue and white dishes were just meant to be in my home.  Just nod your head in agreement.   I might have needed the matching platter as well.  I mean it was all on sale (still is actually)!

The bowls are my favorite and I will keep them on display in my hutch.  They match my thrifted acrylic blue napkin holders perfectly!  I have thrifted most of my silver as well but you can find similar pieces here.   For other room sources, you can find them in the Dining Room Make-Over!

The Holiday Desert Plates, which are currently out of stock but could possibly come back, are another favorite, but these are an amazing second option (and on sale) and it was a hard choice between the two for me!

And how could I forget the bar cart?! It had to get prepped for some holiday entertaining!

The drink shakers were a black friday present to myself.  Stop judging.  I saved so much money on everyone else it just made sense.   And the antique drink stirrers are about my favorite holiday decor ever!

We are ready to have a beautiful dinner and then carry it into a Happy New Year and I wish the same to you all!

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xoxo

B

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I will admit that two of my projects did not work at all… and by that I mean… I did not even try to work on them.  I had planned on painting the side tables, but honestly I am still undecided on exactly what color to paint them!  And the curtains still need something but I was afraid to fight the pattern on the bedskirt to much so they were pushed off the list as well.

What I did accomplish I am pretty dang pleased with though! I already showed you my DIY Floor Mirror and DIY fabric chair, but what I got to add to that little area is my favorite.   This antique needlepoint was the easiest buy I have ever made!

I came across this beauty at an antique fair and the colors and size of it just struck me.  Without knowing where I would even put it, I brought it on home.  It is so intricate and even stamped 1949 from France on the back, which makes me feel a little guilty that I bought a cheapo frame from Ikea and just popped it in there!  I’m sure it deserves a grander frame but for now, Ikea won out.

The bedding is my absolute fave.  A full affiliate source list can be found at the bottom of the post.  This quilt is so simple and yet so bright and playful to me and the euro shams weren’t going to be going anywhere, those buffalo check beauties are staying forever.  But it needed a punch somewhere and when I saw this fabric at Spoonflower, I knew just where I wanted it!

I love what it adds to the simple bedding! I will share the tutorial for how I made it next week… and yes, I did it myself and no, I do not sew!  The matching pillow just needed to happen for my matchy matchy heart and I just loved the fabric that much.

I still intend to do something to the side tables and would love to hear suggestions, but overall this room has become much more me.  Ahem… I mean us.  It’s cheerier for sure!

If you haven’t seen the Dining Room make-over, make sure you pop over to it here and I will be back with tutorials next week from both rooms.  But now… we sleep.

Affiliate Sources:

| Similar White Patterned Quilt (unfortunately mine just sold out) | Navy Blanket |

| Buffalo Check Euro Shams | Floral Fabric | DIY Floor Mirror | Lepard Print Tote |

| Similar Accent chair | Similar Headboard | DIY Lamps | Rug |

xoxo,

B

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But it is also a room that has at times overwhelmed me with the memory of my Mom.  She was only able to visit twice after we moved here and once was flying down with me and the baby to move in.  She wasn’t able to help with the unloading, so while my dad, husband, and I worked to bring things in, she set up camp in the dining room and played with 4 month old Jack.  Just sitting on the floor in the empty room loving on my baby boy.  I hid myself in the bathroom and cried for a bit knowing that they would leave soon.  My best friends, my parents, and here I was leaving the nest in a big way with a baby of my own.  These are the moments you look back on and can see so clearly but have no idea that they will be so impactful.  The look on her face, the joy that the baby and she had just sitting there laughing at each other with their identical bright blue eyes.  This room had to be blue.  It had to be all the joy and the beautiful that was in that moment.

I did the paneling a couple of years ago and painted the navy above but it just never felt how it should.   The paint by numbers art has been a love of mine for awhile and all of the colors and landscapes just bring me joy to look at.   This room had to have joy! The biggest aspect that I kept missing was warmth.  How did I forget to add heart and warmth into it?! The curtains and lamps brought the heart right in.

I love to entertain and the silver collection has come from everywhere.  One piece was my Mom’s, friends have given them to me, thrift stores, even Target!  I am forever fighting the battle of no storage in this house so I decided that this was not something I should hide.  Let’s just have it out and ready to go!  I will also never stop mixing metals… you can’t make me.

I kept the table setting simple.  The chargers and plates were wedding presents, the glass bowls are from Ikea and then the little white berry bowls are a set of milk glass bowls I lucked into at an antique store.  I did not expect such a challenge when I wanted to find Peonies for my centerpiece but I apparently wanted the only flower not readily available! I’m no quitter though!

The bar cart also stayed simple.  Those of you with keen eyes will notice that the caning got another coat of navy spray paint.  I loved the blue I first did but once the room was coming together I decided it needed to be more subtle.   The metal bells hanging above I found at the Elephant’s Flea Market in New York last year and I have just been waiting for the perfect spot for them.  Happy memories ended up making this room perfect for me.  All the planning in the world but it turns out for my own spaces it just comes down to me and being able to look around and see love and memories.

Who knew a room make-over could help me learn so much about myself? I guess my therapy has always been creating and this was no different.  I created a space I love and did it for the person I love so dearly.  I know she is looking down and smiling.

Affiliate and Source List

| Chandelier | Rug | Red Marbled Lamps | Acrylic Chairs | Head Chairs | Source for Paint By Numbers Art here and here | Sources for Silver | Dishes here and here | Peach Curtains |

To start at the beginning of the One Room Challenge Journey jump here and to see the Master Bedroom Reveal Go Here!

Love you Mom.

B

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This week I finally decided on our new comforter! Pottery Barn isn’t always a choice for me due to prices, but this Comforter was on sale and I had a coupon so I decided to go for it.  I think it will look nice with my euro shams and other bedding and really brighten everything up!

I tend to prefer comforters because I get tired of Duvet covers shifting and never staying in place and this one is so soft and just the right weight, not to light and not to heavy… Goldie Locks would be proud.

The other purchase I made arrived and I am just giddy about it! I ordered this beautiful fabric from Spoonflower  and I plan on making a bedskirt from it- I’m pretty sure it will seem crazy until you see it, so I’m just giving you a sneak peak of the fabric until the whole room reveal.   Still undecided on if I will break out the sewing machine or use my Fabric Fusion Tape to keep it simple.

Next week I am hoping to have finished my DIY floor length mirror to share and I’m pretty excited about that!

For now you can see the previous posts here:

To Do List for Master Bedroom

Painted Accent Chair and DIY fabric stencil

And don’t forget to head over and see the gorgeous chairs I picked for the Dining Room Challenge!

xoxo

B

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So here’s how the ORC works!

Today kicks off week one where interior design bloggers challenge themselves to transform a room from start to finish, while documenting the process along the way in 6 weeks.

It’s excellent motivation!

So some of you may have seen my finished master bedroom awhile ago, well dropping a bottle of bleach cleaner on your bedspread kind of wrecks things… so the bedspread had to go.  Here it is before (post here)…

So I loved it like this! I still do, but there were still some things left undone at this stage… ok… things I wanted to do but was waiting for funding

So here is the list I want to tackle in the next 6 weeks!

1. Refresh Curtains
2. New Bedspread
3. DIY bedskirt
4. Refinish nightstands
5. DIY Full length mirror
6. Refinish existing chair with new paint and fabric

Here is my initial mood board…

Maybe the bleach was a blessing in disguise for two reasons, one, it makes me feel like I was being punished for cleaning and should therefor, not do it, and two, this springy, brighter look just seems more like me!

Make sure you check back each week to see my progress and don’t forget to check out the Dining Room project as well!

xoxo,

B

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I don’t go big for Valentine’s Day decor, but with littles at home it can’t be ignored.  I try to just add in a few fun things to make it a bit festive! And this year I had some fun mixing my Thrift Store finds with my HomeGoods finds

The silver vase and frame were HomeGoods finds! I love how a lot of their frames come with cute pictures already in them- it’s like buying two for one and this Lots of Love print was perfect for a little Valentine’s Day cheer.  Also if you missed my groundbreaking Dark Truth of HomeGoods post… you better check it out!

I bought the little mister (for watering my fake plants) at Terrain.  They have the most beautiful things! They are also a huge source of inspiration for me, especially with all of there natural decor.  I threw together the little succulents to add some greenery to the mantel and start the transition into spring since we have apparently skipped winter here altogether!

So where are my vintage finds?  Well I could not resist these adorable, classic Valentine’s that I found at the antique store for 10cents each- they even have the little signatures on the back!  And that antique library card holder was the perfect holder for them.

And how could I not have a little love waiting for anyone who entered! This little heart found a home in my HomeGoods lantern and the heart nesting dishes were from Pottery Barn about 8 million years ago but I have seen similar ones in there

So there you have it! My little touches of love in honor of February 14th.  Not a lot but just enough to get us all in the mood… to not tackle and throw things at each other’s heads… cause I have boys… that’s what we do.

xoxo

B

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It’s not always beautiful vignettes and roses around here.  I really love when fall arrives and have every desire to decorate with pumpkins and gourds and all that good stuff… but it’s also sports and school and before I know it is time to decorate for Christmas!

So here’s the nitty gritty… I’ve teamed up with some of my other favorite bloggers to show you the real deal! the shortcuts and the ugly truth!

There are dirty secrets in blog land… and dirty is the key word.  The beautiful mantel you see there… yeah, it was covered in legos and trucks before I threw everything on the other side of the room to get the shot of the cute Fall Decor.  Now on one hand I feel a bit bad about the dishonesty of that- but on the other, you aren’t coming to this website for a look at clutter!  You don’t want inspiration on how to have your house look like crap… so that’s just kind of the nature of the beast.

Just never mind all that chaos… unless you prefer the dump truck as a centerpiece.  But above the chaos I can still manage a little glamour shot

And why not coordinate with the rest of toys?! That Star Wars pumpkin was just a must!

My other go to vignette area is the entry way.  It just make me happy to have a pretty entrance into our home.

Now really… this is where the lazy comes in! A couple pumpkins and some greenery changed the whole feel of the space… Lazy and wonderful! Texas Pillow was from here.

A couple other little faux pumpkins get scattered around as well just to fake the awesome fall decor…

 | Faux Marble Box Tutorial Here |

The only thing I purchased this year was actually found in the Christmas Decor at Hobby Lobby and I have to share because its a serious steal!  I have seen these pretty beads adorning vases and lamps floating around but have been less than thrilled with the prices- but I spied these wooden beads and scooped some strands up! $4.99 at 50% off was just fine with me!

Pottery Barn has a couple that I love- but this price is waaaaay more my speed:) and if you wanted a different color well then grab your spray paint!

I hope you will jump through and check out these other fun Fall Tours! Or pin here to check them out later!

Fall Home Tours! 

| Ciburbanity | Heathered Nest | My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia | Chaotically Creative |

| DIY on the Cheap | Southern State of Mind | Dream Book Design | Domestic Charm |

Happy Fall Y’all!!

B

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The master bedroom hasn’t ever gotten much love in our home.  It has gotten mini make-overs and been painted, but has continued to be a dumping ground and hodge podge of furniture and bedding.  Over the last six months though, I have watched for sales and finally gotten a few pieces that finally brought it all together for me! Like not just buying something because it was kinda what I wanted- but actually getting the real deal.

Sources will be included at the bottom of the post- and next week I will share tutorials for the lamps (would you believe they were not white and the shades were not black to begin with?!) and the leopard pillow… I made it! Can you tell I’m a little proud of myself?

Without further ado… our refreshed master bedroom!

| Wall Color: Benjamin Moore Northern Cliffs |

Bedding Sources

| Euro Blue Check Shams | Black Piping King Shams | Blue and White Toile Shams |

| Comforter | Leopard Pillow DIY |

The furniture I will do my best to source- some pieces are no longer available- but my go to sources for nice, affordable furniture are commonly Joss and Main, One Kings Lane, Overstock, and Wayfair.  It’s not easy to order furniture online, but that’s when it pays to wait for free shipping coupons and measure your space plan more than once!

| Artwork: Minted | Green Malachite Tray | Lamps: DIY |

| Faux Grey Leather Bench | Pedestal Side Tables Similar here and here |

| Black and White Blanket | Rug |

Next week I’ll be back with a fun Fall Home Tour and the easy tutorials for the projects mentioned above!

xoxo

B

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Guest bedrooms have been on my mind lately, so I decided to make an inspiration board of my fave Pottery Barn choices… For a Grand Total of… wait for it… $3882.00…

| Bedding | Rug | Chest | Mirror | Trunk | Chair |

So… I’m super in love with it all… but for fear of my husband keeling over… I had better find some alternatives.  Enter Ikea… for a Grand Total of… $915… for all of you trying to do the math in your head… that’s $2967 Cheaper! (and no, I don’t do math in my head either)

| Bedding | Rug | Chest | Trunk | Navy Accent Pillows | Green Accent Pillow | Floral Pillow | Chair | Mirror |

Now in a perfect world, I would combine the two.   A little bit of Pottery Barn combined with a bit of Ikea- like the Pottery Barn bedding is to die for and happens to be on sale- so I might grab that- but then get the chest from Ikea because I absolutely LOVE it!

I love the hunt! Here is a side by side comparison and honestly, I really do love both of these inspiration boards!

Pin below for sources later!

The biggest key to finding similar items for less is to zero in on what you actually love about the room or items.  For me, it was the colors in the bedding and then the warmth and texture of the wood and rug.  So even though Ikea didn’t have bedding that exactly matched the Pottery Barn bedding, I pulled the colors that I loved in with cheap accent pillows on top of a neutral but interesting duvet, which is actually better for the future because I can switch out pillows easily to change things up!  And the chest and rug were both pieces that were fairly simple to replicate-  I just looked for those pretty edges and similarities in wood tones.

Thoughts? Do you like one better than the other? Do you hate both? No, don’t tell me.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

xoxo

B

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So here you have it- the first taste of Christmas when you walk into my house and I think it is nicely festive-

can’t wait to get that molding up and share that!
Next will be the Christmas Mantel!

xoxo B

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