Home Update!

Two week's ago marked our one year anniversary of moving into our home in Boca Raton. I've absolutely loved living here this past year and it's been fun working on projects and fixing up this 1979 house. I'm picky and a perfectionist, so we still have a long way to go decor wise, but we're slowly making more progress these days. There is beauty in everything and though this house was mostly original with horrible carpet, blinds, etc, we saw the potential. Before we moved in, my husband, my brother, and my dad painted pretty much the whole house, put down the floors and worked on various things. We definitely had our work cut out for us and even Serena helped with the wainscotting in the living and dining room. 

Before

Now

We still need to get rid of that chandelier over the dining room table and put in rugs, a coffee table, a couple end tables and maybe another chair, but H really wants a recliner. Such a guy! The problem with recliners is the most comfortable ones (which he's looking for) are....how do I say this nicely. Not aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The nicer ones aren't that comfortable. We'll see. I'm sure I'm going to have to meet him in the middle since he's gone along with the rest of my ideas. 

Sources:

Chandelier {Amal Chandelier in white gold} Currently out of stock shop here: Amazon

White damask curtains: Homegoods

Sheer curtains: {Amazon}

Double curtain rod: {Amazon} in white gold 66-120 inches

TV credenza: Found on Craigslist and painted by me.

Coastal dining room table: {Rooms To Go} Purchased the additional bench.

Have a great Sunday!

Bedroom progress!

Floral comforter{Here}

Metallic heart sheets {Here}

White curtain rod {Here}

Chandelier {Here}

Dream Big gold foil print {Here}

Faux sheepskin rug {DIY here} 

Room paint color / Behr Hollyhock {Here}

White falling leaf curtians {HomeGoods}

It took forever, but I finally found the perfect curtains for Serena's room and I've scoured the internet looking for something similar online, but not having much luck. I bought them 2 weeks ago from HomeGoods so they should still have them in store. They are just adorable! Can I just say though that finding the perfect curtains is hard and finding them at the right price is tricky too! Our last house had custom drapes and plantain shutters that came with the house, so I never had to worry about window dressings. Our new house pretty much needs a complete overhaul on window coverings except for a few windows. I definitely see myself going back to HomeGoods for more curtains and decor. This room isn't done yet but it's getting there!

Have a great Monday!

New baby...new year...new house

Friday we closed on our new home in Boca! Beautiful quiet neighborhood, spacious and about 4 miles from the beach. Doing some renovations first and moving in 9 days! There's still a lot to be done. We have to finish taking out the baseboards, paint the interior, add wainscoting in the living room/dining room, lay the floors, pack up our condo and move in all by the 29th. Eeek! My brother arrives tomorrow night to help H, and my dad should be here on Thursday so we'll have more help. Hopefully it all gets done. We are cutting it so close but we hit the ground running as soon as we got the keys and it's been a lot of fun so far!

Have a great week!

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Nursery Feature!

Happy day before 4th of July! I know it's been about a week since I've blogged but it's been busy as usual. The girls have been up to their usual activities of turning the house...and my life upside down and I've had back to back wholesale orders. So there ya go. Blogging is always the first thing that gets pushed to the back when I've run out of room to fit anymore things in my life. Anywho, popping in today because I was thrilled to see Mariam's nursery featured on Apartment Therapy today! It's a popular website filled with interior design inspiration and plenty of DIY ideas.

 

 

You can find my original reveal here and I'm still absolutely in love with how the room came out and I look forward every evening when I nurse Mariam to sleep in the glider as the sun is going down. I haven't made any progress to Serena's room since the last update, but slowly but surely I'll get around to it sometime after we get back from vacation.

 

Have a great weekend!