Entry Way Ideas

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I am working on a few different projects ... well, I am in the process of creating and designing an entry way into our home! Right now the area is completely bare, which is nice to have a blank pallet, but I have so many ways I could go! I have found a lot of pictures through blogs and Pinterest, and I think I have come up with a good theme! Here are some of the ideas that I love:

I love the bright light from these lamps and piece of furniture. 

 Love the simple table, large mirror and sconces

Gallery wall of pictures? Yes please!

 Simple and chic

 Gorgeous mirror table with large lamps and pops of color with accessories

 Love the large mirror and accent chairs

 Again, beautiful table with large mirror and lamps

 Simple, yet so pretty with the accessories and pictures

Any ideas on which way I should go?! Any other pictures that might help in my decision making?

Upcoming Projects

I am usually not one to set new year's resolutions, but it sure does seem like I have set a lot of goals for myself as this new year has kicked off! I have so many project ideas lined up ... I am having to create a priority list so I don't get overwhelmed with doing too many at one time!

Here are a few before pictures of some projects I am working on:

This dresser belonged to my husband's grandmother. It is a great piece of furniture, but oh does it need to be refinished!  {I am so bad about taking before pictures - clearly I remembered to take one after we had already taken most of the drawers out!}

In addition to the dresser in our bedroom, I am going to revamp the entry way to our home! I am thankful it is a blank canvas to work with. Oh, and I also don't mind that the piece of furniture was free thanks to re-salvaging it from my Grandfather's old lake house! 

Any input or ideas of what I should do with the entry way? 

Deck the Halls!

Hello Friends! I wanted to share with you our Christmas Tree for this year! I am pleased with how it turned out, and the colors work with the color scheme in our den!

I will continue to post more pictures of decorations (as the house gets decorated!).

{Dining Room} Pictures

Like many of you, I am constantly coming up with new ideas of things that I would like to add or change in our home! I am definitely happy with how things are evolving, but it seems like there is always a list of things I want to do! For example, our dining room. We don't have much wall space to work with since three of the four walls have doors, but the one wall that is available is basically a blank canvas. As seen below, I mainly take pictures from a certain angle to hide my blank wall.

Here is a picture taken earlier this summer: 

And here is the room again, taken from a slightly different angle, but you can see the blank wall to the left:

So, I thought it would look good to hang some pictures! I picked up some frames from IKEA the last time I was in Atlanta. 

I took an idea from some fellow bloggers and hung some blank paper the same size at the frames to get the exact placement we wanted on the walls. This definitely helped and made the process much easier!

Here is the finished product! I am so happy with how they turned out. The pictures are from places we have been throughout our first years of marriage, which is so special!

This picture is from Jackson Hole, WY (taken in March 2011 on a ski trip with our friends)

This picture is from Highlands, NC (taken in September 2011 on a family vacation)

This is a picture from the beach on St. Simons Island (taken during the summer of 2010)

Fall Tablescape

Hello friends! I must say that I am pretty excited tomorrow is the first day of October, which means cooler weather is on the way, and it is time to decorate for fall! 

This past weekend I picked up some pumpkins and bittersweet vine at a produce stand to decorate our dining room table. 

I got the idea about putting the pumpkins in the lanterns from pinterest.

The runner was a gift my Mom got me in Cabo San Lucas ~ I love the colors, it really is perfect for Fall! 

The center vase is from Michael's, and I filled it with some green moss and an array of nuts and pine cones to help hold the bittersweet in place!

Have you started decorating for Fall yet?