Tour My House: Upstairs Den

This little den, at the top of our stairs, is bound to become a play area for our two boys once Baby G makes his arrival in a few weeks. But, for now, its a sweet place for us to read or for our guests. It's also home to my favorite little gallery wall. With pieces from my friend Leigh-Anne O'Brien, local artist Beth Henson, my husband's great-aunt, and drawings I've done of our parents' homes. 

Thanks, you guys, for following along all week! I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of your love and support. 

Hope you guys have a great weekend! 

Tour My House: Upstairs Den

This little den, at the top of our stairs, is bound to become a play area for our two boys once Baby G makes his arrival in a few weeks. But, for now, its a sweet place for us to read or for our guests. It's also home to my favorite little gallery wall. With pieces from my friend Leigh-Anne O'Brien, local artist Beth Henson, my husband's great-aunt, and drawings I've done of our parents' homes. 

Thanks, you guys, for following along all week! I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of your love and support. 

Hope you guys have a great weekend! 

My House Tour: Den and Powder Room

At the top of our stairs is this charming little space. With all original heart pine paneling and floors...it kinda begged to be a small den. 

I had my grandmother's sofa recovered in navy velvet and found the bamboo coffee table at an antique mall for $10. The mid century chairs were another steal from an antique mall too...and look totes modern in a fun new geo fabric. 

Toss my zebra hide over a jute rug and I am a happy girl. :) 

Here's a little peek at our powder room too. I used a metallic gold grasscloth on the walls, and some of my favorite Scott's finds.....gray and white oyster plates and landscape watercolors. 

Hope you guys have enjoyed this little tour! I will be sharing a big holiday tour in about a month, too! Can you believe that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner?!?! 

My House Tour: Den and Powder Room

At the top of our stairs is this charming little space. With all original heart pine paneling and floors...it kinda begged to be a small den. 

I had my grandmother's sofa recovered in navy velvet and found the bamboo coffee table at an antique mall for $10. The mid century chairs were another steal from an antique mall too...and look totes modern in a fun new geo fabric. 

Toss my zebra hide over a jute rug and I am a happy girl. :) 

Here's a little peek at our powder room too. I used a metallic gold grasscloth on the walls, and some of my favorite Scott's finds.....gray and white oyster plates and landscape watercolors. 

Hope you guys have enjoyed this little tour! I will be sharing a big holiday tour in about a month, too! Can you believe that Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner?!?! 

One Fun Family's Dining Room

Now that I've shared the living room and keeping room with you guys,  I wanted to share more of this fun historic house, oozing with charm and details and natural light. The dining room got a little re-fresh with new paint, window treatments, a gorgeous chandy, all over those incredible freshly-refinished floors. 

Here are a few peeks around the space! 

(ps. see last week's post for more on this house!)

The room is separated from the living room by those gorgeous stained French doors. 

{Swoon} 

My client has the most fun artwork to chose from, many of which has been done by close family and friends. This pair of countryside oils was just the right color punch for this corner. 

And raise your hand if you're as obsessed with Belgian linen panels as I am?!?!?

They literally work in every space. (That's why you guys see them in my rooms so much!) 

Love this little peek from the living room to the dining room. 

And that you can see our punches of black around the house. Black adds prominence and sophistication to a room...especially via an antique tole platter and antique table and chairs. 

On the other side of the dining room is the small sitting spot in the kitchen. My client and I share a mutual love of Chinois...a touch here and there is happy happy happy. 

We both fell for the lacquer-red toile for a small shade, and complete with a zebra needlepoint rug. 

A set of old wing backs are now covered in indoor/outdoor polka dots and look completely refreshed! 

One more charming space that saw some fun additions is the tucked-away home office, with all of the original wood moldings. We added the mod Moroccan rug along with gray linen panels and salmon trim...tres' chic indeed! 

Hope you guys have a fabulous Monday....stay tuned for more next week! 

Oh, and head over to ShopMGD on Instagram for some super cute original artwork!!! 

One Fun Family's Dining Room

Now that I've shared the living room and keeping room with you guys,  I wanted to share more of this fun historic house, oozing with charm and details and natural light. The dining room got a little re-fresh with new paint, window treatments, a gorgeous chandy, all over those incredible freshly-refinished floors. 

Here are a few peeks around the space! 

(ps. see last week's post for more on this house!)

The room is separated from the living room by those gorgeous stained French doors. 

{Swoon} 

My client has the most fun artwork to chose from, many of which has been done by close family and friends. This pair of countryside oils was just the right color punch for this corner. 

And raise your hand if you're as obsessed with Belgian linen panels as I am?!?!?

They literally work in every space. (That's why you guys see them in my rooms so much!) 

Love this little peek from the living room to the dining room. 

And that you can see our punches of black around the house. Black adds prominence and sophistication to a room...especially via an antique tole platter and antique table and chairs. 

On the other side of the dining room is the small sitting spot in the kitchen. My client and I share a mutual love of Chinois...a touch here and there is happy happy happy. 

We both fell for the lacquer-red toile for a small shade, and complete with a zebra needlepoint rug. 

A set of old wing backs are now covered in indoor/outdoor polka dots and look completely refreshed! 

One more charming space that saw some fun additions is the tucked-away home office, with all of the original wood moldings. We added the mod Moroccan rug along with gray linen panels and salmon trim...tres' chic indeed! 

Hope you guys have a fabulous Monday....stay tuned for more next week! 

Oh, and head over to ShopMGD on Instagram for some super cute original artwork!!! 

My Powder Room - a Fun Update

Powder rooms are a fun place to play with design ideas. Small projects that you may not want to take out into the main parts of your house, but that could really liven up a small space. 

In case you all forgot, here's the BEFORE image of what our powder room looked like when my husband and I moved into our new home last summer. This wallpaper was not my style, the floors were lighter than we'd like, and the metallic mini blinds had to go.

Here's what a fresh coat of cream paint with a great new mirror and accessories will do:

But, I wanted to add a little something more.

So, we recently had horizontal boards added around the bottom circumference of the room and painted the same cream color. Now, the room has a chic bamboo shade and fabric valance, darker stained floors, and a pretty wall color to boot.

And those dark painted doors are still one of my favorite decisions we've made around here. 

My husband and I both LOVE the horizontal boards in this little room - sometimes I think how fun it would be to have them everywhere!!!

I also grabbed my paint brush to recreate some small watercolors of pagodas I'd recently seen to hang in this space. I love the color in them and the grid look with the gold frames.

Aren't they presh?

The colors pull from the rest of our home - blues, greens, with hints of coral and pink.

Hope you like this little update as much as I do!

My Powder Room - a Fun Update

Powder rooms are a fun place to play with design ideas. Small projects that you may not want to take out into the main parts of your house, but that could really liven up a small space. 

In case you all forgot, here's the BEFORE image of what our powder room looked like when my husband and I moved into our new home last summer. This wallpaper was not my style, the floors were lighter than we'd like, and the metallic mini blinds had to go.

Here's what a fresh coat of cream paint with a great new mirror and accessories will do:

But, I wanted to add a little something more.

So, we recently had horizontal boards added around the bottom circumference of the room and painted the same cream color. Now, the room has a chic bamboo shade and fabric valance, darker stained floors, and a pretty wall color to boot.

And those dark painted doors are still one of my favorite decisions we've made around here. 

My husband and I both LOVE the horizontal boards in this little room - sometimes I think how fun it would be to have them everywhere!!!

I also grabbed my paint brush to recreate some small watercolors of pagodas I'd recently seen to hang in this space. I love the color in them and the grid look with the gold frames.

Aren't they presh?

The colors pull from the rest of our home - blues, greens, with hints of coral and pink.

Hope you like this little update as much as I do!