Laundry Room Updates

Light I bought at an antique store, but found a really similar one here

Cabinet color: Benjamin Moore Smoke 

Wall color: Benjamin Moore China White

Marble Tile: here

Cabinet Knobs: Amazon

I was finally able to finish the laundry/entry mudroom a few weeks ago, and I just love how it all turned out so I thought I would share the updates and the process it took to complete it! 

The first step in updating this space was painting the cabinets, this was the most time intensive part. The cabinets were already painted so it was difficult to cover the existing paint but it was time consuming to wait for each side to dry. I did use a primer recommended by the paint store where I purchased the paint, that made it easier for the new color to cover and not have to apply so many coats. After I applied the primer it only took one coat of paint to cover with the color. There were some areas I needed to touch up but they were mostly covered by the one coat. 

Once the cabinets were painted and the knobs were put on, I went ahead and painted the walls, I didn't use a primer on the walls and used two coats of paint that covered really well. For the most part, if you have a good paint and are using the correct paint brushes you won't need a primer. But highly suggest using a quality paint. I've always been a fan of Benjamin Moore paints and have used it multiple times in our home. 

After the paint was completed in the laundry I went ahead and painted the entry way to match, this was a fairly easy room to paint but there was a lot of trim work. Again, I used a high quality brush to get the edges and corners that were tight and it all turned out great!

The final step was getting the tile wall up. This was a pretty easy process but the only challenge was cutting the tile. I did have my husband do that for me as I wasn't comfortable using a wet saw. He was so helpful in being able to measure and cut them for me. The other thing I would recommend would be to use already mixed grout and mortar. This made it less messy and easy to work quickly to get it done. I've done tile work before and had some experience but not much and found a few how to videos on YouTube that made it pretty easy. I love how the accent wall adds just enough character to this space and makes it unique to our home. 

So if you are looking to add some updates to your home, painting cabinets and walls can make a big difference as well as adding a little tile accent wall. I hope you enjoyed this post and the small changes that we made to make our home a little more unique. 

A Whimsical Christmas

King of Christmas Tree (Mine is the unlit 9 ft)

Tree Skirt (Color is Arctic Fox) // Stockings (Snow leopard & Arctic Fox)

Leopard Ribbon 

Garland // Birch trees 

Stocking Holders

Table top tree // Ceramic house 

Christmas has to be my favorite time of year! The change in season, the snow falling, everyone out shopping and lights everywhere, it just makes my heart happy and there seems to be an extra amount of joy in the air. 

Christmas trees are a decor staple this time of year and I love browsing Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration. The best thing about them is that they can reflect your own style and be unique to what you like, you really cant go wrong with how you decorate your tree. 

My main tree this year is a new one and it was a tree I had been wanting for a few years now and I was so excited when it came! It was perfect and beautiful even without being decorated. I literally put it up on November 10 and waited to decorate it until after Thanksgiving, but it was beautiful just by itself, which to me is an amazing quality artificial tree.

When planning how I wanted to decorate the tree I had in mind a theme of it being woodland whimsical but with glamorous accents, like glitter and sparkly ornaments. I didn't buy a whole lot of new ornaments, my themes for the past few years have been woodland inspired so I had a majority of what is on my tree already. The few things I added were the burgundy flower picks and the pink flower picks. I tend to have a more neutral base of ornaments and then that gives the flexibility to add new color schemes in each year. This year I added the burgundy and pink accents to make the tree pop a little more. Almost everything on my tree and the garland is from Hobby Lobby including the ornaments. You can also add different colors of ribbon and other style picks to accent your tree. For all my trees I like to add layers, either with garland, fun picks, or with ribbon. You can do this so easily and it can be pretty inexpensive to do. Same with the garland, I just layer with the same floral picks and other glitter leaf picks that are the same color to match with the tree. I really love how it all came together and how pretty it is to look at during the day and at night all lit up. 

Mini tree skirt // Mini white tree // lights

This little tree is in the girls playroom, it was something I saw at Target and couldn't resist its cuteness! Capri loved to help decorate it and she enjoys playing with the little ornaments.

This next tree is one we have in our dining room. It is also a fun tree that I enjoy each year. This year I didn't add anything to it and like that it looks all white with the bright pops of color. This tree is a candy/food themed tree. Capri also loves this tree, she pretends to go up to the lollipops and lick them!

The last tree is in our entry foyer and it is our Disney and character themed tree. We like to add all the different ornaments from when we travel to different places to this tree and each year it gets fuller and fuller and it's so neat to see. One element of this tree is the faux fur garland, I think it adds such a pretty layer to the tree to help showcase the ornaments. 

I hope you all are having a great time decorating your homes for the holidays! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Loft Friends & Family Sale

Camel Cardigan

camel tunic sweater

Cowl Neck Tunic Sweater

Lace Sweater

Leopard Scarf

Leopard Sweater

Leopard Puffer Vest

Poncho Sweater (grabbed this today and it is so soft!)

Stripe Sweater Top

Sweater Vest

LOFT is one of my favorite places to shop, they have such a good selection of casual comfy wear as well as dressier pieces that are easily put together to make a statement look. These are some of my favorites from the sale and if you haven't noticed leopard is a top pick! I love the look of leopard as a neutral and it is easily incorporated into what you already have. It's a great statement without being too loud or overboard.

All of the sweaters are so soft and cozy and are great to layer with basic tee's and jackets when it gets colder. The camel color has been a favorite of mine this season and it goes great with brown or black which is a plus! 

I hope this helps narrow down some picks for you for the Friends and Family sale, if you are shopping the sale what are some of your favorites? 

Enjoy the rest of your week and thanks for stopping by! 

Fall Decor

Wreath: T.J. Maxx (not online) similar one here, here and here  

Skulls: Target Banner: Target 

Tree // Sign // similar cabinet

Boo Sign // Eek Sign // Glitter Pumpkin - orange // Glitter Pumpkin - purple

Candalabra // Similar Candy Bowl and here

Similar Candy Bowl // Candle stand Bath & Body Works not online // Similar Tray Pier 1

Assorted Pumpkins here, here, here

Cotton Stems // Similar Vase here and here // Floral

Happy Fall everyone! It is hard to believe summer has come and gone once again, we had such a great summer. It started with a family vacation to Florida which was an adventure with two little kids now! We spent a lot of time around the pool on the very warm days, had many cookouts with family and friends, and went on small outings to places like the zoo and the parks around us, definitely time well spent.

As I was contemplating getting back into blogging again I thought through different content ideas and things that I enjoy about life in general, and decided on a fall decor post. The change of seasons gives a feeling of new things to come, but also a time to cherish the memories made from previous years and to carry out new family traditions. We love doing family traditions like visiting pumpkin patches, apple picking, and hay rides. With a curious toddler and an infant its so nice to see these things through their eyes and how excited they get with each experience.

I love being able to change the decor in our home with each season, especially on our porch and on our mantle. I recently made a trip to Hobby Lobby and couldn't resist all the pumpkins and Halloween decor they had. A majority of what is shown are things I had from previous years and are pretty common for fall decor, I added a few more pumpkins here and there and also the fireplace mantle decor is all new and from Hobby Lobby. I like to find a lot of my home decor from places like Target, Home Goods, T.J. Maxx, Pier 1, and Hobby Lobby. I like to look for inspiration on decorating from Pinterest and Instagram and I just add my own taste to things I find. A lot of my style is traditional and neutral with little glam placed throughout, but I also like to add in a little "kid" decor, so on my front foyer cabinet I made it fun and more Halloween inspired. It works perfect for this area of our home because it's directly across from the playroom and it's also seen by all the trick or treaters.

I really hope you enjoyed my home decor tour for fall and I look forward to connecting with you all again! Leave any questions or requests for future posts you below!