House Tour Tuesday

Today I'm wrapping up House Tour Tuesday. I'll be showing you the last room in our home. This is our 3rd bedroom. It is painted in a cheery green. This room is all about using what you have. Mostly everything in this room is something I or someone else in my family already had. The bed, curtains, chair and lamp were mine in college. The bedding and pillows were my sister's in college. The dresser was my grandmother's ( a little black paint and some new hardware made it good as new!). The old chippy side table I bought years before Jamie and I got married. I'll never forget showing it to him in all of my excitement and he said, "you paid money for that?" That was just the beginning. He has pretty much given up all together on trying to understand me, I think (when it comes to liking old, beaten up junk-that is). It's probably best that way! Anyway, the only new piece of furniture in this room is the desk. My dad bought that for us when we moved in. Thank you, Daddy!!! The black lamps on the dresser I got at Kirkland's on sale. My sweet sister gave me a gift card to Hobby Lobby that I used to buy the mirror. And, just recently I found the framed cord board at TJ Maxx. I love using what I have to make a space. Oh, and I'm pretty sure Jamie agrees with me on that (ha, ha!).

Yikes, don't mind those messy wires!

Thank you for joining me. That wraps things up for the tour through our house. I've decided I like having series posts, so I'm going to start a new series tomorrow. You'll have to come back then to see what it is. Toodles for now!

House Tour Tuesday

Welcome to House Tour Tuesday! Today's tour is our guest bedroom. You may recognize the pictures as most of them are from previous posts. Anyway, this is one of my favorite rooms. It is so cozy thanks to all of the fabric. I love just about everything in this room-the lamp, sunburst mirror, chenille bedspread, dresser, upholstered headboard and the list could go on! 

This room just has cottage written all over it! And, while it may not be to everyone's liking, it suits me perfectly and makes me happy! Thanks for joining me for the tour! Next week I'll wrap up the tour with our other guest bedroom. Hope you'll stop by.

House Tour Tuesday

Welcome to House Tour Tuesday! Today we're touring another bathroom. This bathroom is our guest bath. I've shown some pictures of this room before. Luckily, the previous owners updated this bathroom the summer prior to us moving in that December (2006). 

So, all we've done is hang a shower curtain and some pictures and stock the cabinets with toilet paper, towels, soap and other bath necessities. 

This bathroom is quite small, but does house all we need in a bathroom. There is also this built-in cabinet. It is the perfect storage space, featuring open and closed shelving. So, there's room for a pretty display of baskets, towels and containers, but also room to store the unsightlies (yes, I made that word up).

Thanks for stopping by! Our tour is almost over, only two more rooms to go. Oh and stay tuned for this week - pictures of my Easter decor are coming soon (you can see one of the bunnies in some of the photos above)!

House Tour Tuesday: Before and After

Yesterday I showed you the before pictures of our master bath, pictures prior to the facelift it received this summer. Today I'm back to show you the afters. It's come along way!

Here's what we did-

We changed the location of the toilet which gave us room for a larger vanity and the toilet fit perfectly in the previously unused space. We eliminated one of the sinks (we had two, now we just have one) and created a vanity area. All the walls and trim were painted, new tile (in shades of blue and gray with a tint of green) went in, all new cabinets, countertops (I can't for the life of me remember what kind of stone the countertops are made of-we wanted concrete, but that didn't work out so we got these instead-they are the perfect shade of gray and created just the look we wanted), fixtures, doors, and hardware were installed. We got a new sink and toilet. Pretty much the only thing that stayed was the tub!

We certainly are enjoying the changes. It's hard to believe how different everything looks. We went from dark and dingy to light and bright. Ahhhhh! Well, that wraps up the tour of our master bath. Thanks for checking in for House Tour Tuesday! We've still got a couple of rooms to go in the coming weeks. 

House Tour Tuesday: Before and After

No, don't worry, you didn't read that wrong. The title does say House Tour Tuesday and it really is only Monday. This week's tour will be our master bath. I don't have too many before and after shots of our house because we haven't had to do a lot of work. The master bath is another story, though. It was the worst room in the house. This past summer we got around to making some changes and doing some updating. So, I thought it only fitting to show you the before shots. Of course, you'll have to come back tomorrow for the afters!

As you can see, this bathroom was sporting the ever so popular hunter green. But, it was accented in gold rather than burgundy. And that is only the beginning. You might also notice that this bathroom was outfitted with carpet, yes carpet in the bathroom. You'll also see that the toilet is jammed right in between the vanity and the shower. And where you see that lonely little wood lingerie cabinet sitting was an empty space. Poor, poor planning. This room was an addition to the main part of the house, hence the steps. Anyway, as you can see we had a lot going wrong. But, I'm happy to say, we're quite pleased with the transformation. Come back tomorrow for more on that!

House Tour Tuesday: Spring Fling Edition

For this week's tour, I'm taking a break from the inside of our house. I thought I'd show our back porch. Really, it is more like a stoop. Anyway, the back stoop got dressed up for Spring Fling week and I wanted you to see it. The little stoop leads to our backyard. I come and go this way everyday. The first year we lived here, I didn't think too much about making this space more enjoyable. Then last year, I found this cute metal flower at Hobby Lobby. I knew it would look adorable on the back stoop during the spring and summer months. It adds a little character to an otherwise dull space. I also have this little bench that we keep our shoes under. On top of the bench is a pot of asparagus fern I planted over the weekend. 

I love the combination of the metal flower, bench and potted plant. The space is now a bit more welcoming.

Thanks for stopping by for the tour. We'll continue with House Tour Tuesday next week and we'll be back inside. Don't forget to come back tomorrow as Spring Fling week continues!

House Tour Tuesday

Thanks for stopping in for House Tour Tuesday. Today, we're touring our master bedroom. This is one of the rooms in my house that needs the most work. We have some great things to work with, but it is far from finished. We purchased the furniture this summer and I really love it. The bed is my favorite. It is so big and comfy (thanks to our cushy mattress). I found the bedding and lamps at TJ Maxx this fall. While I really like them, I'm not sure they are exactly what I want for this room. I am still working on the other accessories-like a mirror, curtains, decorative pillows and wall art. I'm sure it will come together with time.

Well, that's all for this week's tour. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you'll drop in next week, too. Bye for now.

House Tour Tuesday

Welcome to House Tour Tuesday! Come on in for a tour of our kitchen. This was the room I feared that I would dislike the most when we moved into our house. It turned out to be just fine, though. It is quite small and in need of an update. But, it works for us. We have a surprising amount of storage for such a small space. The cabinets are pretty large and we also have a great little pantry. At the end of the kitchen, there is just enough room for a table and chairs, perfect for a casual dinner. The kitchen was  already painted red when we moved in which worked well with our Mandy Bagwell dishes.  We added a few black and white accessories here and there and we had ourselves a cheerful kitchen. 

Thanks for stopping by for Tuesday's Tour. Hope to see you next time!

House Tour Tuesday

Welcome to House Tour Tuesday! Please come in. Today, we're touring the dining room. It won't take long (it's pretty small). Adjacent to our living room, you might call it the dining area rather than dining room. It serves the purpose, though.

We have a table that will seat ten or twelve, probably. Seriously, it has three leaves. We just have eight chairs, though-six chairs around the table and two chairs in the living room. Funny story (Jamie, please don't be mad): The day we moved in, Jamie's parents and my parents were here to help. My mom and I went out to pick up dinner (KFC). We get home and Jamie has all the leaves in the table and all eight chairs around the table. The table is stretched out into the living room. My mom and I laughed, Jamie didn't know why we were laughing but, you can bet we ate our KFC on paper plates around the dining room table. If you had seen it, you would have thought it was funny, too! Our china cabinet fits perfectly along one wall and showcases our lovely china, stemware and a few other things. And, that's about all there is room for. 

Here's what I love about the dining room: the chandelier, our china displayed in the cabinet, the backs of the chairs and that the table, chairs and china cabinet belonged to my great-aunt, Gladys. Here's what I'd like to improve: the artwork, the tablescape and certainly we need some window treatments. 

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you'll come back next week for some more. If you missed last week's living room tour, you can check it out here.

House Tour Tuesday

I've promised a house tour for quite some time. I decided I had put it off long enough. Now, everything is not perfect. But, when is it? Even so, I do hope you will join me each Tuesday as I welcome you into my house, room by room. First stop, the living room.

This is our entryway as seen from the front door.

A close-up of the entryway. If you are a faithful blog reader, you may notice that I move things around on this dresser. My lamp is always here, but I rotate the accessories when the mood strikes me-and it strikes often.

Here is the view as you continue in from the front door.

And, another shot.
Here is the living room from a different position. You can see the couch a little from this shot.

And, a little more from here. 

I'll leave you with a close up of the fireplace and mantel. 

So, there you have it-the living room. As you can see, it is still a work in progress. On my never ending, to-do list: window treatments and mantel accessories (perhaps a mirror and I'm not sure what else). Well, that concludes our tour for this Tuesday, more to come next week. Thanks for stopping by!