BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

We got our tree up this week! It feels crazy that Christmas is almost here but having the tree and lights on every night has definitely been getting me into the spirit.  I decided I wanted to decorate very simple this year.  Our tree has white lights and just kraft paper ornaments.  I got these at Michaels, they were in the craft section meant to be painted or turned into something more exciting I suppose.  I loved them in their natural state and they ended up being under $1 each! I had leftover flowers and greenery from a photo shoot so I made tiny arrangements and added some rosemary and pine (cut from the back of the tree) to spruce up my end tables.  Now onto completing the shopping list.  

xox 

LIVING DECOR

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There is something about indoor plants that can instantly transform a space.  As I am on this journey of turning my house to a home, I have looking for affordable and stylish way to fill empty space and boring corners.  I life how much life plants give to a room.  Instead of looking for more chairs, side tables, and smaller pieces of furniture, I have decided to add some tall floor plants in the meantime.  I love the idea of filling an extra table with smaller pots (like the 5th photo down). I feel a project  coming on...

WISHLISTED : HOME EDITION

chair / lights / vases / feather print / antlers / dot pillow / wave pillow / chair / wallpaper 

One of my biggest goals this year is to put some time and love into making my house the coziest, happiest, most comfortable place ever.  I am almost embarrassed to say that I have owned this house for coming up on two years now and I have hardly done anything noteworthy to it.  Well, I take that back...it was all those really important things that you will never see that we had to spend the time and money on first. The plumbing, new dry wall in my office, fixing the majority of the windows due to termite damage from before I moved in, the exterior is in the process of a facelift, etc.  All completely necessary but not the fun stuff.  So right after Christmas, I went nuts and painted everything white.  I painted a black accent wall in the entry way and a few old side tables got painted black as well.  I love vintage and antiques but was scared that my house would turn into a total pastel / candy land / grandma house. I have found that the black and white is the perfect mix of keeping the old treasures I love while incorporating new modern pieces. It's always been hard for me to decide on a favorite color, or even a scheme.  I think the black and white will allow me to collect all the weird fun things I love and switch them out depending on my mood or seasonally.  So now I'm looking forward to collecting all those little things that will make this house feel like me.  And make it a cozy place for us and for hopefully more entertaining! 

xx