Showing posts with label tour of homes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tour of homes. Show all posts
Tour of Homes - Last Installment!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Ta Da! Welcome to the final showing of Tour of Homes!
Today is all about the areas that don't really fall into the "public" spaces which are in this case bathrooms and bedrooms.
But FIRST...I have to share with you a few of the additions to the areas of my home I shared with you last week. I promise there aren't nearly as many photos as last time!
Flowers from my other half...I love when the flowers are dyed because the water always turns such a pretty color. PS - Daisy's are poisonous to cats so we put them outside and I just love the look they have in the pitcher.
Ahhh craigslist. How I love thee. I found this gem of a vintage record cabinet *the top lifts up for a record player* for only 30 bucks. I just love the look of the record player though so I prefer to keep it out.
And HELLO to my favorite new lamp! I found this age old beauty at a thrift store for only 3 dollars. My grandparents had lamps that the base also had a light inside of it and this made me think of visiting them (and playing with the switch!)
Ooooh pretty...and dusty!
Now you can see what my empty floating shelf was for...I'm in love with my nesting dolls. Seriously. that little guy at the end...is a tiny mouse with a block of cheese!!
Okay that's it for that! Now on to the NEW spaces!
First up - the half bathroom on the first floor. Nothing special. We don't even have any soap or hand towels! This bathroom is so rarely used...more so by the cats because they have a litter box in there...I of course left that out because who wants to see that!
But I do have my pretty and "never going to die" fake orchids that I love.
Next up, the master bedroom, still a work in progress! Hello cat toys!
If you remember the last Tour of Homes I included a photo of paint stained shoes...well this beauty of a storage bench is the reason for the paint! I needed extra storage and I found what used to be a white storage bench on craiglist for 20 bucks and it was perfect! (See the pillow? That was a gift to my other half last year at Christmas!)
Our view outside our bedroom windows : )
I found this lovely fixture at Lowe's and just loved it! I loved it even more once my other half installed it...so pretty!
Ahhh. My closet. And tights apparently that I forgot to take down off the door! And a bear head in the middle of the floor...Benny's favorite toy...he has had it since he was a baby and within the first year he had the head detached from the body haha.
My pride and joy...my shoes. <3
Tights!!
Master bath - again - nothing to write home about. I do love my shower curtain...I've had it for ages but the colors make me smile.
Our lighting over our sinks.
Spare bathroom that is out near the loft. It's where I keep my vanity because the master doesn't have any room for it. I found it on craigslist for FREE about 8 months ago and I sanded it down and painted it white. <3
Did you notice this little beauty on the vanity? My other half made me a holder for my glasses and I painted it fishies under the sea and some are of course wearing glasses :p
This...is my other half's office. Can you tell a man resides in this area?
That's it! Two bedrooms and two and a half baths!
Now...on to the pretty stuff...the inspirations and future "to do's"
Bedroom - My other half and I don't agree on a lot of decorating style but one that we do agree on is the Shabby Chic look, which is great, because it's one of my favorites. I would love to keep the bedroom color subtle and tranquil but not white.
I love this headboard and wall color.
Loving the furniture here, the distressed dresser and side tables are gorgeous, and that lamp! Oh and the rug is pretty perfect.
Master Bath -
Okay so the first photo...isn't likely but I love it!
I would love a chandelier in the bathroom <3
Okay, so this is more likely, I would love to get rid of the giant mirror and get two separate framed mirrors and update the fixtures to something a little more me!
In the half bathroom downstairs, the biggest change, I'd love to wallpaper it!
Are you wondering why the office and the spare bathroom doesn't have any inspirations? Well...those are my other half's areas and I don't think he cares all that much about decor nor would he want me to decorate it!
Head on over to Regina's blog to see her version of these spaces!
Do you have any bedroom/bathroom inspirations or things you'd like to change? Where do your inspirations come from?
Mid-Week Tranquility - Yaaay!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Good morning lovelies...well it's morning as I type this but it could very well be much later when you read this!
Are you a morning person or a night owl? Or both? (That was random...it just popped into my head and I thought I would ask!) I think I'm a little of both. I don't mind getting up early even if I stayed up far too late but as the years go on it gets a teeny tiny bit more difficult to get up early if I was up too late!
It's quite a lovely morning here in Jacksonville, the early AM hours is the only time we get a break from the humid and hot weather, I'm enjoying the 65 degrees and drove to work with my windows all the way down. I felt like today's Mid-Week Tranquility photo sort of embodied perfect weather and serenity.
So here it is, take to take a break, and relax.
via Pinterest
Have you come across any photos recently that just made you stop and smile?
PS - I can't wait to show you a few things that have been added to the parts of my house that you may have already seen in Mondays Tour of Homes post!
Tour of Homes - Part One - *Photo Heavy*
Monday, September 12, 2011
Hello lovelies!
So glad you stopped by to see how my new home is coming along...and to really see it for the first time!
I'm not going to lie, there is still a lot to do, but apparently most changes cost money. Which is so not fair!
Regina at Live Delightfully is also participating in the Tour of Homes. Regina recently moved to Texas! So stop by her fabulous blog and see her new place too!
Okay so are you ready? I hope you make it all the way to the end! Let's go!
Welcome to the neighborhood!
Greetings from Merlin (down there on the bottom left!)
Once you walk in - you've got the kitchen on the left, the dining room, living room, and patio outside. Oh and that door on the right side...is the guest bathroom.
Sorry for the super bright photo...the aperture wasn't set correctly!
My other half's spice rack that I found on Etsy way back when.
I love our countertops, it's not granite, but it's solid surface and it's black and sparkly! And my kitchen isn't complete without an issue of Cat Fancy. I have to have something to read while my Ramen noodle water boils!
An anniversary gift to my other half, we waited to hang it until we moved into our first place, I love it!
Enter the dining room and Trixie apparently. And the ever present cat toys...
My lovely dining set from craigslist. Since I took these photos (Saturday) I've added a rug and pulled it away from the wall.
Um...the worst piece of the house...ugh. This awful dining room light. Apparently the builder doesn't give a crap about basic style! This is the NEXT thing to go!
My fave little area right under the bar.
Good ol' tried and true cat tree. This was a pain to move. They are extremely expensive and I refuse to pay what they go for...luckily...I found it on craigslist for CHEAP! The cats should thank me for it!
Ah, the couch, I love this couch. It's the perfect size...though the pillows that came with it will need to be replaced. You can see my trusty computer and my purse lounging on the couch!
The new rug! I LOVE it...I found it at Lowe's in the clearance section...yay for finds like that!
Lastly on the first floor is the outside area. This patio furniture that's perfect for two, was another clearance find, this time at Target for 40 buckaroos!
That's it for the living room!
Walking up the stairs...you can usually find one of the little lions at the top.
A close up on the wall art that Penelope is highlighting so wonderfully in the photo above.
Two of which are mine - the cat painting is by me as is the uber colorful drawing on the right - the rest are from my FAVE artist Jessica Grundy aka solocosmo I'm so excited to have another batch of prints coming my way!
Next up in the loft/studio - My desk - oh how I love my desk!
My little sitting area is my favorite...mostly because of my chair...which I found at an estate sale. Don't mind the cord that is my internet!
Some close ups of the bulletin board behind my desk.
It's covered with fabric and stapled over the top of the cork board. My dream catcher is from my mom and some little cards from solocosmo.
Some photos I took that make me smile and a Thank You note I drew for a seller on Etsy that I was her first customer.
My favorite chair, it was my grandfathers, this was his chair he sat in while he painted.
To the right of the desk is my beloved bookshelf
A little break down of the items on the shelf!
My Ohm cat, a gift from my mom, he's such a serene little cat isn't he?
Art books that were my grandfathers, they fit perfectly in the spot they occupy on the shelf, it's like they were meant to be there!
Another piece from my grandparents, this little kitten has survived a copious amout of years, and moves. My grandparents had it for 20+ years!
Some photos and little zoo animals that my other half and I bought while visiting the Jacksonville Zoo a long time ago and lastly my little ugly doll kitten that I made!
Cameras! My thrift find Minolta that I still have a few exposures left on before I can develop the film and see if it is a working camera and my trusty Mini Instax.
Oh how I love this vase and my little garden fairy...both thrifted finds!
My sewing nook, I wanted to try to keep my desk clear because I can be the queen of overdoing items on my desk, plus it keeps the machine out of harms way when it comes to cats. The thread container is behind the machine...also good to keep away from little cat paws. I tucked my easel in the corner also.
And of course the fleece, I'm getting dangerously close to feeling like I'm ready to open up my Etsy shop again, so I've got my fleece nice and tucked away. I have to keep it pretty tight because otherwise, as you can see, it gets pulled out by little paws.
Lastly, the wall opposite my fancy blue wall, a couple thrifted finds to hold odds and ends and animal figurines! The floating shelf is for a nesting doll that I bought off a vintage site on Etsy that I'm anxiously waiting to receive!
Lastly, my fabulous bouquet of flowers, that are actually pens with duct tape flowers on the top. LOVE them!!
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Inspirations and To Do's -
Kitchen -
Tin. I LOVE the look of the tin backsplash. I didn't get to choose the upgrades in my house when it was being built so we just sort of got what the previous buyer chose. I would have preferred not to have the tile that is on the floor double as the back splash. I'm hoping down the road I can change it up to something like these
Living Room (a hodge podge of ideas) - We have a lot of emtpy wall space to say the least - in addition to painting it either a neutral shade or a bright yellow like in the 4th photo - I'd love to add some interest on the walls and a FABULOUS chair like the one below.
Dining Room - I have ONE thing I want to change - the light and I would love something like the photo below.
(All inspiration photos are via pinterest but my computer was working against me and I couldn't get the links to credit)
I guess changes are all in due time but it's so difficult to do things little by little! Do you have any changes you'd like to make in these areas of your place?
Don't forget to stop by Regina's blog today to see how her home is coming along after her move!
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