Well, I finally faced the fact that summer is over so I started pulling out my fall decor. This year, I began by decorating my console table with a festive fall vignette… Sometimes, just starting with one area will inspire you to decorate more. Although, I am still working on the family room, I managed to…
Back in my earlier blogging days, I wouldn’t have hesitated to show a room in process. Now I feel like it’s a crime if I don’t show a finished “before and after” to inspire everyone! Why is that? Maybe it’s just me… This is more of an “in progress” post than a “before and after”….
If you follow my blog, you know we’ve made some updates in our family room over the past few years. Our most recent update occurred just this Friday when we installed plantation shutters! Plantation Shutters in the Family Room: Let’s take a look back at what the room looked like a couple years ago……
Although, I haven’t yet made my full list of what I need to accomplish in my home this year, I know for sure that I need to buy a rug for my family room. I mentioned yesterday that I am using this Ballard Indoor Outdoor rug temporarily. The rug used to sit under my kitchen…
As I mentioned previously – in my recent fireplace post, , I had all kinds of ideas for my new fireplace. In the end, I compromised with my husband and wound up going more rustic than I had planned. Although I was happy with the results, I did feel the stone ended up a little darker…
Since we were changing our floors to hardwood, we thought it would also be a good time to give our fireplace a makeover! Here is our fireplace before and after transformation: BEFORE: Here is an unattractive ‘before’ picture from demo day…because we all know it’s much more dramatic having an ugly ‘before’! Otherwise, I might…