Has A Place

 I took these in the evening, so the sun was shining right onto the porch. I think it makes for a great photo, even though there are shadows everywhere.
 The hay bales are from Michael's and the lantern from Kirkland's. :)
 My summer flowers, hanging baskets, did so well up here this year that I cant just get rid of them yet. Hence the big purple bushes in the top of this picture. :) I also hung a candle chandelier
I also added the concrete planters on either side of the doorway. I got these at Lowe's for about $17 each. Let me tell you I can even lift them, solid concrete. They will be staying there for a while :)

Lets all remember the before:

Hi All, hope you had a great weekend. I went to our local pumpkin patch this weekend and picked up some awesome white pumpkins to add to our mantle and I think they add a nice touch. I have just finished the front porch and I think it looks great. That will be coming soon. You can check out my previous post on this here.

Here are a few photos:



 Lighted
 Candlelit:

We all know I have design add, I changed the family room again!  Twice actually, my husband is ready to kill me, :) :).  Anyway, I will be showing you that again after a few more posts about other things. I literally can’t even stand it myself right now. Ever since we moved in to this house that room has been a nightmare, never really came together like the others.  My mom says I need to paint, and then it will come together. Completely shocked myself with this one, never thought I would end up with something like this.

Fall is one of my most favorite times to change things up. I love the colors, the cool days, and the green grass. I swear fall is the best time of year. I always get super excited this time of year because as far as decor goes, there is so much of it around. All different types depending on your taste. Eclectic, traditional, whimsical, and even classic.

My advice is always to choose 1 style. Don't just pick things you like because it will, most likely, never come together quite right. Also, colors, my rule is 2 main colors and if I'm brave a 3'd accent color. I.E. my master, cream (main), gray (secondary), brown (accent).  To many more than that it will become cluttered and "noisy". My last main piece of advice is size of accessories. Think of a accessorizing a room like you accessorize yourself, less is more.  I.E a mantle should make a statement. You should be able to see it and everything on it from 10 feet away or more. Otherwise from that distance it will just look like a pile of junk.

So there you have it, you’re an expert now right?? Anyway, here is my transformation from summer to fall, in a few places...

Living room:
Summer:

Dining Room:

Hello! Hello! Hope you are having a great week. The family room accessory update is complete (for now)!! I remembered I had some small accessory updates in the master bedroom. When I showed you the spare bedroom redo here I told you that I took the chair from the master bedroom. Well that left me with a gaping hole in the wall. I was used to sitting in it and watching TV or putting my socks on and my husband was used to throwing his dirty clothes on it :)  So I had to find a new one, I didn't want to spend a lot of money and I knew it had to be comfortable. So I went to my local furniture store, thinking I was going to pick up a clearance or "last one" type of deal. But as I was walking around I saw this cute little chair that would be perfect. I was so excited, and it was only $150. I thought that was a good deal for an armchair.

Before: Which is after the "mini" update, you can read about that here

Much better with my new Nikon :) :)







I know its been a while, but I have been busy. This project was supposed to be quick, yea right!  If you know anything about me then you know I tend to obsess easily as well as demand perfection. I've been called a perfectionist a few times in my day!  I don't think there is anything wrong with perfection, however, I can interfere with daily function sometimes :)

So in my first post to you I told you that I hated my family room. I guess "hate" is a really strong word. It was more dysfunctional and not "perfection", you know, what I'm always looking to accomplish. I also told you that I could change it for about 200 dollars. Well 200 was a bit steep, I am at about 300 dollars, more like 275. But I think the extra was worth it in the end. I never knew how hard a "perfect pillow" search would be. Seriously, I feel like pillows were consuming my life <--- weird. Anyway, I took a ton, like a gaaaaaazzzzillion photos. Here they are:

You remember the before: