Summer Home Tour Series

My home and my design style is always evolving.  I love that my house evolves as my life evolves.  I love that my home is a total mismatch of patterns and colors most of the time, but it all works together.  I am not afraid to try something new or to be a little adventurous with my decorating.  That's what makes for an interesting, inspiring, evolving home.  I love that my home feels warm and cozy and inviting.  My second-hand coffee table is perfect for propping your feet up and not caring to use a coaster.  My built-in bookcases are constantly changing with vacation souvenirs or serving as a 'storage' area for items that get moved around within my home constantly.  My guest bedroom is simple and inviting for friends and family.  But getting to this point hasn't been easy....or quick.  My husband and I have lived here for 3 years now and when we originally bought the place we immediately made a trip to IKEA and bought at much as we could fit into our car to fill up the home with furniture.  It was a great 'start' to the home, but the decorating has really taken a lot of time.  A home doesn't get completed over night.  It takes a lot of time and patience.  It doesn't have to take a lot of money though.  I always wait for sales, and love the hunt of used pieces at yard sales and thrift stores.  My home will never be completely finished because good design is always evolving!!

I have showed most of the areas within my home here on my blog in the past.  But these are my favorite spaces of my home, spaces that have changed since the last post, and even a few areas I haven't shown here on my blog yet!  Come on in!!! Welcome!!!

You can still see the other rooms in my home from other posts.  The Master Bedroom was shown here.   My home office was shown here.  

{Entry Way}

paint:  Sherwin Williams Oregon Coast

table is decorated with old, vintage items mixed with new items

{Living Room & Dining Room}

paint:  Sherwin Williams Sea Salt, stripe on wall Sherwin Williams Topsail

coffee table:  $40 second-hand store find

accent chair:  $10 yard sale purchase

pillows:  IKEA, Z Gallerie, Etsy

buffet table:  antique piece I painted yellow with my mom

gallery wall:  frames from IKEA and Crate & Barrel

This "Rock Me Mama....." print from Etsy.com was one of the very first things I bought to start our gallery wall.  My father-in-law learned this song for our wedding and sang it for us with our wedding band.

{Kitchen}

paint:  Valspar Coastal Villa

butcher artwork:  Z Gallerie

canisters with chalk label:  Target

(see more of my recent kitchen remodel here & here & here)

{Den aka Man Cave} 

{this is how the space usually looks on a day-to-day basis - storing furniture and accessories for clients}

{Guest Bedroom}

gold dot decals: Etsy.com

table lamp:  base from Goodwill and spray painted white, shade from Target

pillow:  IKEA

{guest bedroom before}

Thank you for touring my home.  If you missed the other tours on the Series, visit all of the other homes of my friends on their blogs.  

Val's Home from Chicken Scratch Blog

Elise's Home from Sunday Charm

Kelly's Home from Sequins & Scissors

Courtney's Home featured on Chicken Scratch Blog

Aleks' Home from A Slocum Story