(Partial) House Tour!

Hello! Welcome to my (partial) Home Tour! I just moved 5 weeks ago so it's not completely finished but here is what I have so far! Living Room & Kitchen: 

So I went with Teal as my accent walls - I know that is very loud but it came out great. Since it's an apartment - I feel I am not married to the color (not that you are in a house) but at least I have a lease that is up and if I am sick of teal by then, I can start over with a new palette at the next place.

Please know that the pictures are horrible! I took them with my phone - which usually turns out fine, but the coloring is all weird and some are rather blurry. Brownie points to anyone that can identify what I am watching on Tv! 

My most recent (as of last week) project is this coffee table decor that I so adore! Everything shown is from Target and TJMaxx and Crate & Barrel - with the exception of the books, which were gifts! 

The Tray itself is from TJMaxx/Homegoods - it was $22 and its BIG - mirrored with this beautiful map sketch type design - it right brightens up the wood coffee table.

This is hung above the TV - its artwork I bought from IKEA! Its picasso sketches - one of my favorite things in the house ($30) 

Another recent purchase - I got a wild hair one night a ran to Target because I decided I need an accent chair immediately! This guy was $160 at Target - and the metal table next to it was only $40! I love the color and design. 

Another grainy photo =( This is my sofa table behind my gray IKEA couch  - Just wanted to feature this for my lovely little golden puppy (favorite things) and my glass base with burlap shade lamp - both Homegoods finds! 

...and now onto the Kitchen! The teal carries over- and that big wine framed photo is from Kirklands - litterally, $18 bucks! - and its HUGE! 

Here's the other side of Kitchen - If you follow me on instagram, you will notice (another fav) my framed art above the sink 'The Morning has broken and the Coffee has Spoken!" love it - Another cheapy from Kirklands. 

More to come! 

xo 

H

Living Room Makeover!!

So recently I have been itching to do something new to my house, specifically  - the living room. Everything is so dark and warm - I needed a refresher for summer! I was on a tight budget so I wanted to work mostly with what I had.

Here is the BEFORE:

Here is the AFTER:

I had these large striped pillows on the patio - and after a good wash, I decided to remove the back cushion of the couch and add these pillows - not only is it nice to throw a pattern in to mix it up - but it also makes the couch A LOT more comfy! 

I took some mason jars and poured paint into them - then swirling them around created an inside half paintjob - Looking back I may wanted to not go as high as I did, but I still like them. Please excuse my almost dead flowers =(    - Do you like my couch model?

I took my floor lamp - which was black and red (see below) and I spray painted the base with a chrome silver paint - then I just switched the lamp shade to this light blue one I had in the bedroom!

Old Lamp - grainy pic

I took the side tables and spray painted them with the same chrome paint and tacked two flat mirrors to the top. I put a few of my favorite things on top =) 

My table decor.

The only thing I purchased was the yard and a half of fabric I picked up at Jo Ann Fabrics for about twenty bucks. It was a hard decision - there were so many great prints. Luckily, if I get sick of this one - I can go back and get my second choice! 

Hope you like - any suggestions or questions please don't hesitate to contact me! I'd love to hear from you! 

xo

H

Mini House Tour

I decided to give you a teeny, tiny house tour! This is just some of the things I did to my two bedroom apartment to spruce it up a bit (thanks a lot to Pinterest for all the ideas!)

 Welcome to the Living Room - this is the view from our couch facing the TV - I decided to do a gallery wall with a few of my favorite quotes and pictures - the one with all the letters says ' if you want  to view paradise, simply look around and view it ' - i love that! - and its from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (even better!) Also, the eye chart you see to the right of the TV says ' i love you to the moon and back ' - that was made using eyechartmaker.com - you can have it say whatever you want! 

 This is across from my dining room table when you first walk in the door. I love it because the picture was a Christmas gift from my mom - she said it reminded her of Patrick, Alphie and me! Unfortunately - the only problem was the dog in the picture was all black and alphie is white with brown and black markings.....well, I took care of that ;) 

 Here is the little dining room - not much to see, but I included it because I found a great trick on Pinterest that I incorporated into this room - the Mirror Window, I bought cheap mirrors from Target and lined them up to create a window effect - this took my small dining room and made it look much, much bigger! I love it! 

 Here is the bedroom - well some of it anyway! The main wall I painted navy and all the curtains and bedding is white white white!! I love the contrast - and I did these great ink-blot test inspired paintings above my bed to add some color - and they were soo easy to do- its almost a joke! 

Here is the living room - across from the TV and gallery wall - & Look who popped in this picture to say hello! This is Riley - he is my old dog/my moms dog that lives with us now to keep Alphie company. My mom moved up from FL to NC about 1.5 months after Patrick and I got here - and so did Riley! Alphie and him are best friends, its so nice when I am at work or Patrick is traveling - that they have each other as company... and its awfully cute to watch them play! 

Thanks for reading! xo

H