I haven’t shared much of my home with you yet, although you have seen bits and pieces and things I’ve bought and made, you haven’t seen much of the house. As I’ve mentioned before, we just moved into our home in November, so it is a work in progress. The reason you haven’t seen much is because we have a bunch of half-decorated rooms, but I do plan on showing you more as we go along. I wanted to share a small part of our family room with you today. I was playing around with different arrangements for our built-in bookcases surrounding the fireplace, and thought I would just snap a few shots. In case you can’t tell by the photos, I have a serious love for the colors turquoise/robin’s egg blue/blue-green, etc.
This arrangement may have already changed by the time you read this, as I am always moving and rearranging things here and there, but here it is currently. I’m also throwing in a shot of our little end table that holds my thrift store lamp, thrift store candy dish and a wedding photo, for now.
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| Bookcase to left of fireplace |
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| Bookcase to right of fireplace |
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| End Table (Pretend the curtains aren’t all sloppy-looking – not sure what happened here.) |
There are several pieces in this photo that are special to me: My journals that I keep for each of my children (on the bookshelves); a couple of small vases I’ve picked up on anniversary trips to Asheville, NC, with the hubs; a framed photo that we bought from a local photographer while on our honeymoon in Charleston, SC; and of course lots of family photos and pictures of my sweet boys.
Some of the items pictured are thrift store transformations (lamp, candy dish, footed bowl, candle holder), and a few were bargain purchases from the Michael’s clearance aisle, Target and Hobby Lobby. (A few of my faves.)
Hopefully I will be able to show you more soon as I get down to business and get more work done to the house. I always enjoy seeing photos of other bloggers’ homes, so hopefully you will enjoy mine too. Although I am a major amateur and decorating is just a fun hobby for me. I enjoy it, especially now that I’ve joined the “DIY” movement. It’s so much fun to create and transform things for your home.
I’d love to hear from you! Feel free to leave a comment.
Very nice. Robin’s egg blue is my absolute favorite color, and I use that and turquoise a lot myself. Where did you get those curtains. I have been looking endlessly for some with that pattern for months, with no avail. I can’t even find the fabric to make them myself!
Thanks
Emily
Hi Emily,
I actually found those curtains at Target, super cheap! I drove around to a few locations to find them since that color wasn’t available online. They’re called the Farrah Fretwork in blue.
I have those same curtains sitting on my dining room table! It is so close to what I had been looking for and such an affordable option. I’m still debating whether to just use them or have custom ones made with the fabric I really want. Where did you get the lamp? I’ve been looking for something similar.
Hi Sally,
I love my Target curtains! 🙂 Definitely a bargain. I actually found the lamp for $6 at a thrift store and spray painted it chrome. Then I got the shade at Target (just a cheapo) and added ribbon trim. I often see similar lamps at thrift stores. They are the old brass kind but if you like the shape, you can easily change the finish.