Greys and Blues for Dining

I recently helped my client take her entry and formal dining room from traditional to transitional with this gorgeous blue and grey color palette!  

Fun, Feminine Office + One Incredible Wallpaper

Check out this fun, vintage eclectic office! It was so much fun designing this room around so many amazing patterns, bright colors, and vintage finds!

Wallpaper is Daydream by Hygge and West and I trimmed it out with small simple moldings!

How fab are these pink velour drapes!?

All of these vintage prints were part of my client's family history! How cool is that? And I used this glass top console table to display everything!

The desk was re-painted grey and I added these gorgeous leopard knobs!

This pillow was custom made from a cloth napkin!

I love using plates as art and this set of 4 by Kate Spade is no exception!! 

 

The Perfect Finishing Touch!

Sometimes, all you need to warm up a space, are a few of the right décor items!

 

Living Room Update with Big Lots!

 

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My Living Room Update with Big Lots!

Well, this sad story of a living room becomes reality when your three kiddos spill countless amounts of juice, milk, and popsicles all over your rug, pillows, and curtains. (insert sad face emoji here). But, never fear, #BigLots to the rescue!! I knew it was time for an update and Big Lots was exactly where I was headed first!

As a mom of three boys under 4, I have to spend wisely on home décor items, but I don't ever want to compromise quality and style for price! I am constantly challenged to find sophisticated décor that is affordable and won't break the bank if the items have to be replaced often due to my Tasmanian Devils. lol.

After one incredible bargain shopping trip to my local Big Lots, this is what my living room looks like now! #ICantEven

Have you ever shopped at Big Lots? I just love that I am always greeted when I walk in the door and every section is labeled clearly so you can easily find what you need!

Just look at the selection!

 I took this photo because I wanted to show you how well all of the new items I purchased at Big Lots go with my existing décor! Everything blends seamlessly! I absolutely love that you would never know what I spent a large dollar amount on and what I spent pennies on! This just proves that you don't have to spend a lot to get great quality décor!

*Styles and assortment vary by store.

What a difference it makes to add new curtains, a colorful pillow, and just a few end table décor items! Anyone can do this kind of update and Big Lots makes it easy and affordable to find what you need!

When decorating an end table, coffee table, or bookshelf, always try to use an odd number of items and play with height variation and scale until you like the design! I used 3 items and positioned them from tallest to shortest!

How gorgeous is this clock?? I decided to use this as end table décor, but you could hang this on the wall, or it would even make a great addition to any gallery wall! When you are shopping for home décor, don't forget to check out the seasonal aisle! This cute little acorn was found in the harvest décor area, and to my surprise, it even lights up! It is such a great way to add ambiance to your space!

This canister with chalk label has the cutest yellow lid and I created my own chalk art with my handy dandy chalk lettering technique! Canisters don't always have to be used in the kitchen or bathroom, they work great as décor in any room! Plus, I love any décor that is beautiful on the outside, yet functional on the inside! (Maybe I could hide some chocolate from the kiddos in here? lol)

I love that this pillow helps to tie in my neutral shades of grey and khaki, but it also has some subtle pops of yellow! The quality of this pillow is fantastic too!

This has to be the best curtain panel deal I have ever purchased! As a decorator, I always recommend curtains first to completely change your space! I love the casual tab top and the faux linen texture is just gorgeous!

Here is a close up so you can see the texture and color variation.

And last, but definitely not least, THIS RUG! My favorite purchase by far! It has a gorgeous pattern, the perfect blue/grey/beige color scheme, and it is so soft! Baby Tavner (my 7 month old who is just starting to crawl) has already broken it in and he, of course, loves it. I am sure if he could talk, he would say, "mom, this rug is so pretty", or maybe it would be more like, "mom, thanks for buying this ultra plush rug so I don't have to crawl around on the hard, cold wood floor anymore" lol. Either way, we all love it! Such a great value for the money and if another one is needed in the future, you'd better bet I will be headed to Big Lots!

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Shutter Love

 

Ok y'all, take a look at these old shutters...what do you see? Trash, junk, a filthy mess? Well, that's what my neighbor saw! She had these stashed away in her garage for who knows how long and was about to dump them in the trash! Me on the other hand, I saw some soon to be gorgeous decor for my back patio!!! Have some vision people!

Here's a close up to show you just how nasty they were lol! Because we needed a close up right? lol

The first step to refinishing these beauties was just a little soap and water! I scrubbed them down to give me a clean surface to paint. 

I chose this gorgeous shade of blue by Sherwin Williams called Jay Blue. I was inspired by my new patio pillows to go with a brighter blue color. Everything on my patio is very brown and I needed a few pops of a happy color! So, without further due, here are my shutters now!

Gorgeous right?! After giving them a solid 2 coats of Jay Blue, I dry brushed them with a very light cream khaki color to make them look distressed. 

I hung them side by side above the ginormous bench my hubby made completely of reclaimed wood pallets! The pillow you see there on the left was my color inspiration for the shutters. 

I added a couple of moss wreaths (Joann Fabrics) tied on with some burlap ribbon. I am so pleased with how these turned out and what I love even more is that I took something that was going to be trash and turned it into decor!! I'd like to think that if we all rescued some trash, there would be just a few less things deteriorating in a land fill. I hope I have inspired you to find some trash and turn it into treasure!!