Category: Our Home ~

Hi Friends~

Sorry its been awhile since I posted anything onto my blog, but I have been recovering from surgery.

Everything is good, just taking a bit of time to heal.

We just took our Christmas tree down a few days ago, and you know how that goes.  Everything looks so empty.

So here we go again – rearranging furniture – Of course I could not touch anything.  Just told Pete where to put the furniture, and my saint of a husband made it look just right.

So this is what the Family Room looks like now.

Oh yes – new to the space is my recliner in the corner.

We ordered a new coffee table.

The ottoman will be leaving thank goodness.  The floral print has seen better day.  It is about 13 years old.  With the ottoman leaving, I now have to do new window treatments, as you can see the ottoman & valance are the same material.

Which brings me to why I started this post ~

 

I would like something totally different ~

I would have to say my style is French Country.

So I began looking on Pinterest for different curtain ideas.

I did purchase material from Shabby Fabrics, (below) and I have the original lace curtains to work with as well, but not sure what I am going to create.

 

 

Here are some of the curtains I like.

 

They all seem to be the same type of look, but with 3 different styles I am sure Barbara will have some great ideas.

Barbara is my friend who does all my window treatments.

Wish me luck.  When all is finished I will be posting the finished room.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Much love,

Rose

 

 

Good Morning Dear Friends ~

After making the runner for our Dining Room Table ~ I had a bit of material left over.

I couldn’t throw it away … SO … I made a pillow with the left over material.

I stenciled the words “Give Thanks” ~ put a piece of lace and some buttons ~

I love how it looks in front of the other pillows.

The little pillow saying “Home” found a new home ~  It now sits on top of the TV wall unit.

A few before & after pictures ~

~The Before~

~The After ~

Have a wonderful Sunday.

Much love,

Rose

Good Morning Friends ~

I started decorating a bit for the fall season ~ just a few pictures of the family room ~

I love this pumpkin ~ I purchased this years ago at Yankee candle ~

It looks so sweet at night when the candle is lit.

The fall mantle ~

A few close ups ~

Now for the Hydrangea ~

I wanted to display these beauties perfectly, and I hope I did ~

I have a pretty blue & white umbrella holder ~ it is perfect.

The colors are beautiful.  Thank you so much Diane for these beautiful flowers.

After trimming them back there were a few little pieces left over.

The guest bedroom is green & pink – they look perfect in the room ~

A few more pictures of this sweet little basket.

Have a wonderful Monday ~

Much love,

Rose

Hi Friends ~

Well it’s finally finished ………..YEA……….. and another beautiful job by my friend Barbara ~

She does the most amazing work ~ She made the curtains, and the pillows ~

I did the cross stitch & the quilted pillow, but she put it together for me.

The white pillow is from an antique embroider table cloth.  And of course Barbara found just the right place to put the embroider flower.

Purchased this on Etsy here is the link ~

https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmeliasHouseOfLinens?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=7039672

I love how the curtains came out – I had a vision and she brought it to life.

How we did the window treatments:

Barbara  brought all ready made lace curtains.  She removed 16″ from the top of the curtains then attached the blue & cream material ~ almost making it look like a valance.

Thank you so much Barbara!!!

You always do the most amazing work.

Just a few more pictures of the finished room ~

Have a fantastic day.

Much love,

Rose

Hi Friends ~

One more update – everything is off the walls, and it’s happening ~ yes tomorrow starts the painting ~ So excited to see how it looks.

A few more shots of the empty walls ~

I know what you are thinking ~ “that looks like the color of her walls now”  It is so much softer and a better paint ~ It’s Benjamin Moore Shale ~ I love it ~

Also the material for the couch is behind the color swatch.

Good that I had a bit of time waiting for everything to be finished, because I have decided to add a bit of blue into this room too.

Two materials I like ~ I ordered 1 yard of each and will see which one looks best for the curtains.

I purchased this from an online store Craftsy best prices only $10.98 a yard and the 5″x 5″ squares were only $9.00  ~ you receive 42 squares.  This will be enough for a pillow and a few other projects for the room.

http://www.craftsy.com/supplies/kit/moda-blue-barn-by-laundry-basket-quilts-batiks-precut-fabric/2405?dts=Deal-Sold&suid=1751124

I also purchased the rug and the storage bench (using this as the coffee table and storage for the pillows and sheets for the queen sleeper sofa.)

The rug and storage bench were purchased at Wayfair ~

http://www.wayfair.com/Wood-Storage-Bedroom-Bench-MCRR4933-MCRR4933.html?piid%5B0%5D=16214948

http://www.wayfair.com/Bashian-Rugs-Porto-Ivory-Area-Rug-R120-IVBL-CL106-QKD2523.html?piid%5B0%5D=9106472

 

My next post will be a completed Office/TV room.

Till then –

Much love,

Rose

Update on Office/TV Room ~

We have been looking at different swatch samples, and I think we are going with neutral tones with a bit of navy.

I have a few updates and would love to share them with you.

The sleeper sofa ~ source ~

http://www.birchlane.com/Wright-Sleeper-Sofa-73870-BL13566.html

Not sure on the material yet, but it will be one of the below ~

The material swatches are free at Wayfair and Birch Lane

The coffee table ~ source ~

http://www.wayfair.com/Parish-Coffee-Table-BL9460-BL9460.html

And the rug ~ A bit of navy  ~ source ~

http://www.wayfair.com/Sasha-Jute-Rug-Navy-BL3959-BL3959.html?piid%5B0%5D=11184235

I will make the curtains, and the pillows for the couch.  I am using a drop cloth for the curtains, and will be stenciling a design onto it.  Not sure what stencil I am using yet.   I have a table cloth, and a pillow case I purchased from Etsy that will be incorporated into both the pillows, and the curtains.

For the curtains ~ source ~

https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmeliasHouseOfLinens

Envelope pillow using this pillow case. ~ source ~

https://www.etsy.com/shop/moldyoldies

This will also be used in making the curtains.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmeliasHouseOfLinens

More updates to follow in the next weeks

Have a wonderful weekend.

Much love,

Rose

 

Happy Memorial Day Friends ~

For the past 2 weeks Pete has been working on putting up bead board wallpaper in our Dining Room & his office (Soon to be redecorated) post will be in late September.

Our Dining Room looked really nice before, but I brought the hutch back – I didn’t want to put it on the dark blue wall – dark wall – dark hutch – not so good.  With that being said Pete wallpapered, and put up chair rail molding.  I can’t believe the difference.  It makes the room look bigger which is great, because it’s not that big of a room.

The Before & the After ~

More of the After ~

As you can see we have not put the switch plates back yet.  We painted the wallpaper, and it is recommended to let it dry for a week before putting the plates back on.

The bead board wallpaper is ~ Martha Stewart ~ Home Depot

Chair rail also ~ Home Depot

The chair rail look like 6″ because he used 1-1/4″ molding on top & bottom and 3+” in the middle is the wall.  After painting it all white it appears to be 6″ molding.  Good trick I think.

Hoping your Memorial Day was wonderful.

Much Love,

Rose

Good Morning my friends ~

Today I am sharing my inspiration board for the new Office/TV Room we will be doing this fall.

We decided to do a coastal farmhouse look in this room ~ very different from anything I have ever done before.

We will be selling Pete’s desk.  It’s just too big for the new space.

We will be using this space for a TV Room/office/3rd bedroom ~ It’s a lot for one room, but I know we can pull it off.

We will be using a queen sleeper sofa

We are keeping it light and airy ~ like at a beach house.

For the floor, we found a great product ~ vinyl plank flooring at Home Depot.

Looked at a few YouTube videos, and it looks pretty simple ~

Hopefully it goes well for Pete.

Very beach like. I’d say ~

Here is the rug we choose ~

Quite nautical  – I love it.

Just a few pillows ~ Can’t have a couch without pillows I always say.

Now this is Coastal if I ever saw coastal.

Everything will be purchase at Wayfair ~ They have the best prices, and great merchandise.

Can’t wait to start this project, but first I will enjoy the summer.

Have a wonderful day.

Much love,

Rose

 

p.s. Pictures to come in late October.