I have a favorite spot in our house. While our kitchen, Audrey’s nursery and my office are really wonderful spaces, for some reason this little hallway just makes me happy. It lies between our living room and the front parts of the house and is… Continue Reading…the spot that represents my style
In preparing for Holly to visit, I knew I needed to give her a special place to sleep. I have to admit, I was a little intimidated creating a guest room for a lady who has such design talent. I mean, how could I possibly… Continue Reading…our guest room {aka holly’s room}
Several months ago, this was my finished office: But in true ryan-and-emily-fashion the room didn’t stay that way for long. Because Ryan was working with me so much on my blog and business, we decided he needed a workspace in the office as well. So… Continue Reading…office–rearranged
Thank you for all of the nice comments on our kitchen. I know I’ve shown it a million times, but I realized that my old post from my old blog didn’t transfer the photos when we moved to this new site, so I figured I… Continue Reading…kitchen follow-ups
As I mentioned last week, we remodeled our kitchen just a year or two after we moved into our house. It was a fine kitchen and believe me, we were thrilled to have such a luxurious place to cook and eat coming from our previous… Continue Reading…our kitchen
Do y’all read Holly’s blog? If not, perhaps you should. She’s amazing. Besides being a dear friend, she is also a fabulous decorator. Look at what she did to a little space in her kitchen: I love so many things about it. The linen skirt,… Continue Reading…the always amazing holly mathis
2011 is my year to let loose. Have a little more fun. Be daring and crazy. You probably won’t find me sky diving or shaving my head, but I do hope to take life a little less seriously. Take, for example, decorating my home. I… Continue Reading…live where you live
I love the idea of decorating for Christmas with a neutral palette of whites and grays, maybe some natural elements and definitely shiny metallics. {country living} My six year old, however, does not. “Christmas is not about white and brown,” he declares. “It is about… Continue Reading…a white christmas was not made for our family
Well, hello. Welcome to our home.
This is what you see when you walk in the front door:
A jute rug from IKEA, an old cane back chair that desperately needs to be reupholstered and a large hanging window.
The curtains are from IKEA {of course – I think ALL of my curtains are from there} and hung from clips. We love having so many windows at the entry, but in the evenings it is nice to close the curtains for privacy {and it keeps 8pm solicitors from knocking on the door!}.
I like having a dresser right inside the front door. Our hats, gloves, scarves are stored in the drawers. It is an old piece with authentically chippy paint and I just don’t think I’ll ever be able to paint over it. The mirror was a funky oak piece {probably from the 70’s} found at Goodwill and then painted Rushing River by Sherwin Williams {the same color as Audrey’s bed}. It is kind of ugly, in a pretty way.
Looking through the window that separates the entry from the dining room.
The lamp is from Walmart and then I recovered the lampshade using this Waverly fabric.
I made a new print for the entry in honor of the season.
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Can you tell I like monograms? I really do.
And these vintage word cards make me happy.
Looking from the entry into my office {and a little sneak peek at the changes in there – I know, I just finished the office and I’ve already rearranged it : welcome to my life}.
Ryan bought me this photo carousel {from Potterybarn} a few years ago and it works perfectly for holding stationery. Kind of random that we have a display of notecards in our entryway.
Some updates I’d like to do someday:
It was time to reorganize the kitchen shelves and pull out some Autumn accents. I feel like I’m a little behind fluffing my house for the season {I usually do this September 1st due to my absolute love of fall} but it is nice to… Continue Reading…the kitchen {Autumn}
I spent yesterday with my friend Rae while our husbands were doing important things like putting out fires and rescuing kittens from trees {by the way, do you know that fire fighters don’t really do that? Ryan gets slightly annoyed at the mention of it}.… Continue Reading…ruffle wreath {a tutorial}
I really loved the way the nursery turned out : : but it didn’t quite feel finished. Granted, I still needed a chandelier and was looking for the perfect rug to fill in that gaping space on the floor. I loved it, but something about… Continue Reading…audrey’s nursery – part two
When I first took over the front office, I knew I wanted to make it a lighter, more inspiring room to be in. I thought about painting stripes because I really do love them, but I already have some thick ones painted in the boys’… Continue Reading…painted wallpaper {a tutorial}
Thank you so much for the kind & encouraging comments on yesterday’s office reveal. It was a fun room to put my personality into and to try some new things and I think it turned out better than I had hoped. And did you like… Continue Reading…home office specifics plus a mini-tutorial
When you walk in the front of our home, to the right is this room. It started as my office, then we switched it to be Ryan’s office, then a sitting room and now back to my office {can you tell we’re a little fickle… Continue Reading…my office
