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DIY Antique Finish for Barn Pendants Lights

11/25/2013 By Bre

25 Nov

I'm so glad you guys enjoyed our updated kitchen tour. It feels so much brighter, and full of personality. Today I'm going to show you how I painted our pendant lights to resemble weathered, antiqued pendant barn lights. I loved those rustic, perfectly weathered barn lights, but right now they just didn't fit in our budget. However I didn't want to sacrifice on look. On a routine quick trip to Lowes, the hubby spotted these, and thought they were close enough to what I was hoping for, and he was right!He found these at Lowe's for $50 each. I don't know if you have looked around for lights recently, but this is at least half if not a little more than the price most of the rustic barn pendants ... Read More about DIY Antique Finish for Barn Pendants Lights

Eclectically Vintage Home Tour

11/23/2013 By Bre

23 Nov

Do you guys know Kelly over at Eclectically Vintage? Please tell me you do! This girl has got amazing style, and is one of my favorites when it comes to decorating with vintage things.She has a gorgeous house and blog, and seriously shares some of the best tips and tricks. She shares the best home tours every week, one of my go to's for a good house tour, and today she featured me! So please head over to Kelly's blog, check it out, say Hi, and make sure to take a look around if you haven't been there before! Holy cow there's a lot to see! Hope you are having a great weekend, and I will be back tomorrow with my favorite Pins! ... Read More about Eclectically Vintage Home Tour

A Thankful Themed Thanksgiving Tablescape {2013}

11/21/2013 By Bre

21 Nov

If you've been around here for awhile you already have an idea of how much I like tablescapes. I mean don't get me wrong vignettes are my favorite, but isn't that what a tablescape is? A glorified vignette! I'm here today to share with you a mock tablescape I came up with for Thanksgiving this year. It's mock, because we don't have Thanksgiving at our house, so the pressure of entertaining is off, but I still love any chance to set the table. My son helped me with this one, and teaching him how to set the table was so much fun. The pride on his face was worth it all. I used everything I already had to create my Thanksgiving table this year. I chose a theme, and carried it throughout my ... Read More about A Thankful Themed Thanksgiving Tablescape {2013}

Kitchen Tour {updated}

11/04/2013 By Bre

4 Nov

Today I am sharing with you all the updates our kitchen has gone under since I shared this post with you. I can't believe the transformation this kitchen has taken looking back at before pics. So I will keep the talking to less and the Before & After to more. Let me show you what we started with.Before:This is what the space looked like when we moved in. Kind of an empty shell. The thing I was most excited about was having white cabinets. White kitchens have always been my favorite, like 15 years in the making favorite, before they were all the fad. So we moved in and the kitchen looked like this for a bit.I was feeling a bit drowned by brown. I liked the color, but it was everywhere. So ... Read More about Kitchen Tour {updated}

Our Fall Mantle {2013}

11/02/2013 By Bre

2 Nov

I realized that while I shared our fall mantle this year on Instagram, I haven't actually shared over here on the blog. So I have just a few pictures to show you what I did with our mantle for fall. I looked and looked for a recent photo of what it looked like before, but unfortunately could only find this one, and the quality is less than ideal, but at least you get the idea.I know it's hard to see in this photo, but I had some little birds, a bird house, and springtime greenery up for spring. And sad to say it stayed like this for most of summer, with the exception of swapping out the birds for starfish. So when it came time for fall, I took everything down for a clean slate.I took down ... Read More about Our Fall Mantle {2013}

Kids Room Mood Board Source List

10/22/2013 By Bre

22 Oct

Yesterday I shared what felt like the longest post ever with a never ending list of photo inspirations that I have for boy bedrooms and girl bedrooms. At the end of that long list I shared the mood board I made for my own kids shared bedroom. So today I wanted to give you some more details about that space.First off Bedding! :I love anything with a ticking stripe, so when Target came out with this threshold line, I was all over it. Plus they have to be some of the softest sheets ever.via : Targetvia : TargetThis gingham style sham caught my eye for bringing in a different pattern, and purchased the bedskirt based off of that.via : TargetNext for their main comforter, my kids both LOVE ... Read More about Kids Room Mood Board Source List

Boy Bedroom & Girl Bedroom Inspiration

10/21/2013 By Bre

21 Oct

Today I wanted to share with you some of my all time favorite boy and girl rooms. For the longest time I had been dreaming about a perfectly styled vintage baseball theme for my son, and the frilliest of frills in shabby chic for my daughter. However, that isn't going to happen anytime soon. They are currently sharing a room, and will still for a while. So while their room was begging for an update, I decided to take on the challenge of combining both styles together for a neutral grown-up kid space.Since my son is the oldest, let's look at some boy inspiration first.via : RH baby&kids I love love love this space for a boy. Navy is my color of choice to begin with, and this room ... Read More about Boy Bedroom & Girl Bedroom Inspiration

White Pitcher & Happy Friday!!

10/18/2013 By Bre

18 Oct

I've been working on a new kitchen post to share with all of you. I can't wait for you to see the transformation it has taken over the last few months. To get a good idea of what it looked like before, and to see my vision for the space check out this post, this post, and you might like this one too! For now one of my white pitchers, on my new kitchen shelves! Happy Friday!! ... Read More about White Pitcher & Happy Friday!!

Our Dining Room {Fall 2013}

10/14/2013 By Bre

14 Oct

This year I really wanted to warm things up a bit for fall. Most of my year round decor is white, which is why I like to add some warm colors in the colder months. I mixed real pumpkins, faux pumpkins, and freshly clipped branches from our yard. Simple, uncomplicated style, which reflects how I feel this fall, and the need to quiet life, and enjoy slower days. I think our summers are so busy, because we only get to enjoy nice weather for a few short months, but every fall I'm ready to slow down, wrap myself in a blanket, and just sit with a hot cup of coffee. Anyone else feel this way?Last year I attempted to fill my dough bowl with pumpkins and gourds. Well I found out fast just ... Read More about Our Dining Room {Fall 2013}

My Pinterest Fall Inspiration for 2013

10/12/2013 By Bre

12 Oct

I will be back on monday to share our dining room with you decorated for fall this year. So getting back in the swing of things and sharing my favorite Pinterest Pins with you, I wanted to share some of my go to pinterest fall inspiration photos first.I've always loved the simple white candles in a vase, you can use acorns, chestnuts, if you don't have access to them in your yard, the grocery store carries a variety of them around the holidays.via: Pottery BarnI really love the simple look of just bringing in nature, warm colors and some cozy texture.via : A Rosy NoteIt's amazing how you can pretty much plop a pumpkin down anywhere and instantly feels fall, without needing all the frills of ... Read More about My Pinterest Fall Inspiration for 2013

Kids Room Inspiration

10/10/2013 By Bre

10 Oct

I spent most of my free time in the summer working on transforming the kids room from a nursery to more of a kids space. I realize I don't think I've ever really shared a full post on what their room fully looked like as a nursery, however I think you will get to see most of it with the before pictures I have taken. Today I wanted to share some inspiration photos with you that were really my jumping off point. I love the dark, bold bed frames in the photos below. The contrast with the neutral wall,and the symmetry with the arrangement of furniture. Even though they share a space, I wanted it to remain mostly neutral, with a few pieces that were gender specific on ... Read More about Kids Room Inspiration

Getting Back into {Blogging}

10/09/2013 By Bre

9 Oct

Finally, the time has come to get back into blogging. I have thoroughly enjoyed taking some time off, and can't wait to share with you what we have been up too. I ended up waiting until after my sisters wedding (this past sunday) to come back, because there was just so much going on. I didn't want to come back for a week or so and then disappear for another month. So I figured it would be best to let all the dust settle, but I couldn't wait to come back! With fall in full swing, it's been nice to start to slow down and cozy up, along with changing things out seasonally in the house. I hope you have all had a wonderful summer, and are enjoying fall, and I can't wait to catch up with you! I ... Read More about Getting Back into {Blogging}