Showing posts with label renovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renovation. Show all posts

Adding the finishing touches to our newly renovated space

Friday, May 29, 2015

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Our house is almost done. so close.... and baby is due in 3 weeks.  Hubby has been working tirelessly for four months now to make our house our home.  I don't even begin to know how to thank him!  And now the fun part begins - decorating! While we do have many pieces we are going to keep, there are some things we need.  I've been scouring flash sale sites to try and get good stuff at a good price, but you have to check often and move fast - which can be tough if you're undecided.  Here's what I've found today that would look gorgeous in our space:


Now that we have a breakfast bar - we need stools.  These would be a great contrast to our white upholstered dining chairs.

We just bought a gorgeous silvery taupe sectional, and this color would be so great with it!

Two large baskets are needed by both doors for shoes.  We don't have room for any entry way furniture like a shoe cabinet, and I will never train hubby to put his shoes in the closet.

3 items above were all found at Joss & Main





 A lush, textured carpet for our master bedroom.

Throw pillow with a little punch for our new sofa.

These 3 items found on Gilt.

Must see- the mother of all DIY, an abandoned French Chateau from the 1700s

Thursday, January 8, 2015

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This story is amazing.  In the Midi-Pyrenees an 18th century neoclassical French chateau had been left to crumble until it was discovered by an Australian couple who more or less bought it on the spot have been lovingly and painstakingly renovating it.  Talk about a DIY project!

Below are just a few photos of how they found the fairytale home and the progress made thus far.  Be sure to check out the Chateau de Gudanes's website - where you can read the history and see all of the amazing photos!





Those doors!




That staircase!


Quite the patch job.


All images from Chateau de Gudanes and Wimp

I think it's wonderful that the place isn't being left to decay and be lost forever, but there is something magical about seeing it how it is now.

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A fantastic surprise home makeover for a soldier returned from Afghanistan!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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What caught my eye in this home makeover was the casual, "collected-over-time" look. What I loved way that newly wed Meg Stein surprised her Army sergeant husband with this home makeover when he returned from Afghanistan! How sweet is that?

I love the cozy but clean design of this dining room.  Wood chandelier - $50 at a garage sale...vintage Duncan Phyfe table - great deal on eBay.

It's all about white kitchens for me.


Meg already had the flat file coffee table, so she designed the room around it.  I really like the file as a coffee table.  It's unexpected, and what a great way to store mags!!

What do you think of this charmer?

via HGTV Mag June/July 2012 issue