I am excited to share this makeover today with you. About 4 months ago a sweet family in our community lost someone very dear. Jd, husband and father to five, was hit by a motorcycle right in front of his home. So heartbreaking. My good friend Kelly is neighbors with the family. I was talking to Kelly about the tragedy, wondering what we could do for Lindsey and her five kids, who are grieving. We decided to surprise them and makeover the first room you see when you walk into their home. The room that set's the tone and feeling for what is to come. We wanted to give them a peaceful place to ... Read More
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Painted Piano and Wallpaper Accent Wall- Make a Statement!
Today we did a mini makeover for some friends of ours, that took about two and a half hours to do. I love little makeovers like this that show how you can love the home you have with a little bit of love and effort. The recipe for this mini makeover was- a main piece of furniture- a thrifted piano, some peel and stick wallpaper to create a fun accent wall, a few accessories, a plant or two and some accent lights. And we were ready to make a major statement! Do you remember this family room and fireplace we made-over couple months ago? I stole that mirror that is above their fireplace ... Read More
Painted Piano- Soft Pink- Chalk Paint
We did it. We painted the piano. Again. I shared a couple posts back that I had the itch to change it up and had a soft pink on the brain. It was like it came to me in a dream, not really just in a daydream actually. So I went with it. After thinking pink I searched my paint deck and online looking for ideas. I came across chalk paint in a soft pink. I had originally used chalk paint the first time we painted our piano and loved the result, not to mention how quick and easy it was to paint. I decided to go with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint again. My sweet hubby actually painted it pink for me when ... Read More
Portrait Wall- Gallery Wall of Lady Portraits over Piano and Gallery Walls
I had several messages asking about our portrait wall of ladies over our piano. I put that gallery wall together about a year ago, and still adore it. This gallery wall of lady portraits does need its own blog post, thanks for asking! I thrifted some of the portraits, some I found from local artists, some online and some are brand new prints. Sharing all the details below! Also sharing how I put together the gallery wall and the gallery wall up our stairs. Portraits- Gallery Wall up the stairs ... Read More
New Unique Wall Sconce and Painted Kitchen Door
This post is sponsored by eBay Accent Lighting is probably one of the most important things to my personal design style. Wall sconces, lamps, candles, twinkle lights are all ways to create a cozy, warm feeling. Living Plants and the right paint color are also at the top of my design essentials too. I found the COOLEST wall sconce EVER from eBay. When I found it I knew exactly where I wanted to put it. And then that lead to wanting to paint our interior kitchen door. I read a blog post recently from someone I admire. She photographed a friend's home who lives in France and she pointed out ... Read More
How to paint your piano
I get asked about my painted piano on Instagram all the time. I get it, I remember when I had wanted to paint my Great Grandmas piano I thought it seemed like such a big project and way to overwhelming. I would stare at it wishing it was painted. I thought I would have to move it to our garage or hire a painter to paint it. That is probably why it took me 7 years of owning our piano to finally do it. I found Annie Sloan chalk paint after doing some research, I knew that this would be the best route. No sanding involved or any prep work. I picked Paris Grey and picked it up ... Read More
All the Paint Colors in our Home and Wallpaper
I finally put all the paint colors in our Utah Home in one place! And I compiled my favorite paint from past projects at the end of this post. First let's chat chat about paint sheen. For ceiling sheen, I prefer flat. For trim and door sheen, I prefer semi-gloss. Lastly, for wall sheen, I prefer eggshell. In our current home we used A LOT of Farrow & Ball paint colors. I LOVE Farrow & Ball colors, and their actual paint is high-end and gorgeous. That being said, we hired a painter to paint our home and our cabinet designer painted our cabinets. I gave them the names and actual paint ... Read More
Wallpaper Accent Wall in the Girls Shared Bedroom…again
I have to tell you. I think this is finally my favorite way I have my girls bedroom. I do change out their bedding often and move pillows around. I even had different wallpaper on this accent wall. It was temporary, peel and stick. So if you get an itch for a change (like someone I know) you can rip it off the wall in under 5 minutes without any casualties or damage to your precious walls. Since I am a designer and blogger I like to experiment and try new things, it makes me a better designer. The wallpaper I had on this wall before was a promotional paper that I collaborated with Chasing ... Read More
Spring Home Tour in our Cape 2017
Hello! I joined a group of bloggers hosted by Marty from A Stroll Thru Life to share the changes we made to our homes for Spring. If you are coming from The Chronicles of Home so happy you are here, I love all the changes Jennifer made to guest room and the Spring updates. I really like joining blog tours because not only do I get introduced to so many great bloggers and different styles it also helps to push me to share all the little changes I have made to our home for Spring! For those of you new to my blog, welcome! We live less than a mile from the beach and an hour outside of New York ... Read More
Pink Paint Colors and all things pink!
I shared on my Instagram stories the other day that I am wanting to paint my piano. I mentioned it here too. Right now it is painted in Paris Gray Chalk Paint. It has been this color for maybe 6 years. I am ready for a change! Since we are in the process of switching up the furniture in our front room right now, it is the perfect time. So I was originally thinking white, but it just didn't feel right. I had the can of white paint sitting on the piano ready to go. But I wasn't feeling it. I already have two pieces painted white in the room not to mention our wall of built-in bookcases are ... Read More
