Decorating « LIVING & LOVING

Breakfast Nook Before & After

Today I’m very excited to share some before and after photos of our little breakfast nook. There are still some other small additions I would love to add to this space. I will, of course, be sharing those updates when they happen!

But for now, here it is:

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Our new couch

The biggest thing that’s been on my mind lately has been a new couch. I really wanted something different for our family room – something smaller than the futon that was sitting in front of the TV and something that definitely fit in more with the style I was going for.

After scouring Craigslist and [...]

Getting a move on in the family room

I’ve never shared any photos of our family room because it’s been my least favorite room to spend time in. When we moved in, we put all of our extra pieces of furniture in this room, which means it just looked and felt really crammed.

All of the furniture in [...]

Before & After: Subway Tiled Kitchen

Last week I shared a little sneak at my recently tiled kitchen. Today I’m sharing much more! While the difference between these before and after shots is not startling, you can definitely tell that the white subway tile backsplash really brightens up the entire kitchen.

Here’s what I started with on an early Saturday morning:

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Free vintage poster downloads at the LOC

I haven’t forgotten about posting the after photos of my new kitchen tile! I haven’t finished everything yet though, so hopefully next week I’ll be sharing the final product with you.

In the meantime, I wanted to share these great vintage posters that are available for free download on the Library of Congress website. There [...]

A sneak at my subway tiled kitchen

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen this pop up in your news feed on Saturday morning:

I’ve had these beautiful white subway tiles on my mind ever since I saw Joy’s photos of this lovely bakery. These white tiles are so classic and fresh and I knew they’d work perfectly [...]

Wallpaper ideas

I’ve been brainstorming about what to do in our little breakfast nook area lately and have found a TON of wallpaper that would really bring the small space to life. I’m planning on only wallpapering one wall (it’s about 98 sq. feet), so something bold and colorful would definitely work without being too [...]

Painting a laminate dresser

I posted some updated photos of our bedroom last week and mentioned that I would be dressing up our old dresser up as well. I found it on Craigslist for $40 several months ago. Some of the drawers were a bit scuffed and the outer part of the dresser was laminate. But I bought it [...]

Updating the Master Bedroom

I don’t think I’ve ever posted photos of our bedroom before. I’ve been working on it here and there lately and I’m really happy with the results so far.

Here’s what it looked like when we moved in:

And here’s what I’ve finished so far:

I painted the walls Pavilion Gray by [...]

Progress with the closet makeover

It’s not finished yet, but here’s the latest in our bedroom closet. In addition to wrapping the closet rods with paper, I painted the entire area (including the shelves up above) with Cabbage White by Farrow & Ball. I’ve always loved that color and have wanted to use it somewhere. It’s a perfect hint of [...]