Bistro Chair LOVE

After I snagged our {new} old breakfast table at Scott's a few months ago, added to the list were new breakfast chairs. I had been lusting after bistro-style chairs for some time waiting on a client's home to use them in, and BAM! was given the opportunity to use them - for moi! :) 

You can see more bistro chair love here. 

Love. Them. All.

So, I just couldn't help but share the update to our little breakfast corner. 

oh, and remember our kitchen update? Check it out here to have a lil' refresher. 

I have accents of black in our kitchen - the ivory and black ticking on the windows, the dark-painted island and doors, and a pillow on the banquette. I decided on the black and white weave for my bistro style chairs, but truly, I love all of the color combos they come in. 

I really dig how they look with our breakfast table - the rough hewn old wood with deep grooves in the grain. And whatdoyaknow? The chairs are pretty comfy too. 

Happy Dining Peeps! 

Bistro Chair LOVE

After I snagged our {new} old breakfast table at Scott's a few months ago, added to the list were new breakfast chairs. I had been lusting after bistro-style chairs for some time waiting on a client's home to use them in, and BAM! was given the opportunity to use them - for moi! :) 

You can see more bistro chair love here. 

Love. Them. All.

So, I just couldn't help but share the update to our little breakfast corner. 

oh, and remember our kitchen update? Check it out here to have a lil' refresher. 

I have accents of black in our kitchen - the ivory and black ticking on the windows, the dark-painted island and doors, and a pillow on the banquette. I decided on the black and white weave for my bistro style chairs, but truly, I love all of the color combos they come in. 

I really dig how they look with our breakfast table - the rough hewn old wood with deep grooves in the grain. And whatdoyaknow? The chairs are pretty comfy too. 

Happy Dining Peeps! 

Client Progress, Before and After: Updated Tradition

 This project has been a lot of fun for me! Beginning with the larger pieces (think rugs and sofas), the busy mom of three and I have been making this young family's house a home. 

It was time to say goodbye to those college hand-me-downs and say hello to fresh pieces, focusing on a traditional look with modern fabrics. It's a work in progress, but we've come a long way from those empty rooms! :)

Breakfast Area and Keeping Room: BEFORE

AFTER:

Living Room: BEFORE

AFTER:

Entry: BEFORE

AFTER

Stay tuned as we update more of this home, one room at a time! 

Client Progress, Before and After: Updated Tradition

 This project has been a lot of fun for me! Beginning with the larger pieces (think rugs and sofas), the busy mom of three and I have been making this young family's house a home. 

It was time to say goodbye to those college hand-me-downs and say hello to fresh pieces, focusing on a traditional look with modern fabrics. It's a work in progress, but we've come a long way from those empty rooms! :)

Breakfast Area and Keeping Room: BEFORE

AFTER:

Living Room: BEFORE

AFTER:

Entry: BEFORE

AFTER

Stay tuned as we update more of this home, one room at a time! 

Gender Neutral Nursery Mood Boards

I love that these clients have decided not to find out what they're having -  that when they meet their baby for the first time, they'll be surprised with the gender. 

How fun in a day when there are so few surprises! 

We wanted a nursery that could be fluffed with a tiny bit of pink or blue after the baby is here, so we're sticking to a cream, gray, and white color palette with texture and softness. 

It's going to be adorable and I can't wait to show you the AFTER! 

Gender Neutral Nursery Mood Boards

I love that these clients have decided not to find out what they're having -  that when they meet their baby for the first time, they'll be surprised with the gender. 

How fun in a day when there are so few surprises! 

We wanted a nursery that could be fluffed with a tiny bit of pink or blue after the baby is here, so we're sticking to a cream, gray, and white color palette with texture and softness. 

It's going to be adorable and I can't wait to show you the AFTER! 

Spring Cleaning: My House

I've been on a cleaning kick! 

There isn't a drawer, closet, cabinet or box that hasn't been organized lately.

How long they'll stay like this, we'll see. 

But for now, I am tickled pink that my things are actually where I can find them.

First up, the party cabinet. 

BEFORE

AFTER

Birthday party essentials, plastic cups, paper plates, place cards, napkins and straws are along the top shelf and easy to grab

Decorative plates, votive holders and candles, and serving pieces are simple to find on the lower shelf

I moved a few pictures, plates, and shells around to make the powder room a little less bare. 

I also found this old shelf in my grandparents' storage shed, and it was the perfect little piece to store essentials as there isn't a cabinet in this room.

I also grabbed a few old baskets from the shed - score!

The wicker basket was cleaned up and now stores paper rolls.

This round basket got a bath too, and holds clean white towels.

on to the next thing: the linen closet

I am a little embarrassed to show this BEFORE image. 

Who am I kidding, I can't be along in this plight, right?

AFTER:

towels are all folded the same way and organized by style, size, and monogram.

now, the sheets are all folded and shams are together too

You guys rarely see my office, and that's on purpose. It's usually a disaster-zone. A maze of projects, drapery panels, pillows, furniture, and accessories in piles according to client, all awaiting install. Initially, I had attempted to make my shelves in this room "pretty" and "styled" - well, function has trumped form now.

It makes a lot more sense to have my floral containers and craft supplies within reach than to make it look pretty.

BEFORE

AFTER

ahhh....it feels so much better now.

Spring Cleaning: My House

I've been on a cleaning kick! 

There isn't a drawer, closet, cabinet or box that hasn't been organized lately.

How long they'll stay like this, we'll see. 

But for now, I am tickled pink that my things are actually where I can find them.

First up, the party cabinet. 

BEFORE

AFTER

Birthday party essentials, plastic cups, paper plates, place cards, napkins and straws are along the top shelf and easy to grab

Decorative plates, votive holders and candles, and serving pieces are simple to find on the lower shelf

I moved a few pictures, plates, and shells around to make the powder room a little less bare. 

I also found this old shelf in my grandparents' storage shed, and it was the perfect little piece to store essentials as there isn't a cabinet in this room.

I also grabbed a few old baskets from the shed - score!

The wicker basket was cleaned up and now stores paper rolls.

This round basket got a bath too, and holds clean white towels.

on to the next thing: the linen closet

I am a little embarrassed to show this BEFORE image. 

Who am I kidding, I can't be along in this plight, right?

AFTER:

towels are all folded the same way and organized by style, size, and monogram.

now, the sheets are all folded and shams are together too

You guys rarely see my office, and that's on purpose. It's usually a disaster-zone. A maze of projects, drapery panels, pillows, furniture, and accessories in piles according to client, all awaiting install. Initially, I had attempted to make my shelves in this room "pretty" and "styled" - well, function has trumped form now.

It makes a lot more sense to have my floral containers and craft supplies within reach than to make it look pretty.

BEFORE

AFTER

ahhh....it feels so much better now.