Christmas Home Tour 2018

Hello!  

I have been so preoccupied with the

Most Wonderful Time of the Year, 

I almost forgot to post my decor on the blog.

Shame on me!

I did something different & decorated 

before Thanksgiving this year.
I wasn't sure if I was crazy to decorate early,

but I think it has made things a lot less chaotic...

well at least as less chaotic as they can be at this

time of year.

I was going to break this tour up into
several different posts, but I decided to
give you one big tour.  Get ready
for lots of pictures!

So without further adieu,

let's begin in the living room.

This year's color palette in here...white & gold.

Moving on into the dining room & sitting room:

Next up...the kitchen:

The master bedroom:

Center Hallway:

I hope you enjoyed the tour!

As always, I am grateful for your visit today.

I know we are all so busy, so if you took

time out from your day to come along on the

tour with me, I thank you.

See you soon!

Fall Throughout the House

I'm back with more Fall décor today. 

It's hard to believe it's October already.

I no sooner finish decorating for Fall

and now it's time to decorate for Halloween.

I can't keep up!

Don't let my first picture below fool you.

I love a neutral look, but

I'm also a girl who loves color. 

I could never go totally neutral.

Let's get started with the Dining Room:

The Sitting Room:  

The Kitchen:

 My sister bought my that sweet hedgehog cookie jar

because she knew I loved it.

Sisters are the best!

 

Happy Fall!

Kitchen Reveal

Hello! 

Is is really September?

This Summer really flew by.

Two years ago,

we did a little kitchen refresh.

Because I tend to disappear

from the blog from time to time,

I never shared it here for you to see,

so today is the day it'll make its debut.

I painted my cabinets white

some 9 years ago.

They are old cabinets, original

to this house built in 1933.  

I never want to part with them because

they are huge and can house so many dishes.

There were a few things I knew for sure:

 I hated my blue tile backsplash,

       I hated my brown linoleum flooring,

I hated my wood look countertops,

I'm not a stainless steel appliance girl. 

I wanted fresh & clean & white.

But....

here's where I differ from the rest of the white kitchen groupies...

I really, really love color too.

Come take a peek:

Now let me give you a few less than flattering

before pictures so you can get some perspective here.

Here's that brown linoleum:

(please forgive the mess)

Here's that blue tile backsplash and those awful countertops:

(please forgive the pile of dishes drying in the sink)

And the same view now:

Much better, huh?

How I love my white subway tile and quartz countertops!

No more brown linoleum either!

I apologize for the reflection in the glass cabinet doors below.

They are so hard to photograph.

So that is my kitchen reveal.

Not a major reno, 

but enough to make a huge improvement

and most importantly,  

 enough to make me happy.

 Thanks for coming by today.

I'll be back soon  because hey, 

it's time for Fall décor!

Christmas Home Tour, Part 3

Well, here we are on the last part of my Christmas tour.

 

Today I'm sharing the Kitchen, Master Bedroom & middle Hallway.

It's funny, these photos reflect many changes we've made to our home. 

I have never shared those changes on the blog...yet.  

I really need to do an updated home tour.

Kitchen:

I love changing up the dishes in this cabinet.

Not the best photo below,

but this year I decided to give my window over

the sink a little something. 

My kitchen tree always

sits on the table in this nook.

Master Bedroom:

I like to add a little Christmas to the bedroom.

I'm so happy to have this tree in the bedroom.

At night, it's so pretty all lit up.

It gives me visions of sugarplums...

Hallway:

This tree sits in the hallway,

alongside our staircase.

I had no idea how I wanted to decorate it this year.

My sister suggested green since she noticed

I had some green glass balls in my stash.

So I went with it and decided black & white checked

ribbon would be a nice complement to the whole look.

I made the top hat tree topper because I couldn't

find a single topper I liked anywhere.

And there you have it!

The tour is complete.

I may be back to share a little more

décor if I survive the baking marathon

I'm about to take on!

Thanks for visiting me today.