Our House

I finally got my tufted ottoman photographed this morning and I photographed our porch decorated for Thanksgiving as well. I don't have any of those photos edited or ready to go yet but I will show you a little sneak peek of the ottoman:

And here's a little peek of our Pilgrim Boy Vinyl Cutouts.  We just listed them in our shop! The fun thing about the vinyl is that it can add a nice season touch to dishes you already own. I've even put mine through the dishwasher and been able to use them over and over but then when I want to get rid of them or change them out I just peel them off!

And we have Pilgrim Girls too!

And we also have cardstock cutouts too of both the boy and girl in two sizes. There are so many different uses for the cutouts!

The main purpose of this post though is to share with all of you about the different pages here on our blog. About a year to a year and a half ago we decided to add pages which can be seen right below the header (Blog Home, Shop, Tutorials, Our Home, Parties, Featured In, Advertising, and FAQ's). Due to the amount of e-mails we receive it can take us a while to get back to people. (Actually, Jason would probably be insulted at that - he usually gets back to e-mails within 24 hours but ones he can't answer tend to take me a little while). Many of the answers to the questions we get can be found right under one of these tabs. The vast majority can be found under the "Our House" section so I thought I would share that page here in a post today:

Living Room

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Sofa - Lee Industries
Lamp - Aiden Gray
Slipcovered Ottoman - See Our Tutorial
Mirrored Chest - Haynes Furniture
Mirror Above Fireplace - Restoration Hardware
Stenciled Pail - White Home Collection (Wilton, NH)
Pillows - Dear Lillie
Basket On Ottoman - Savvy (Williamsburg, VA)
Mantel - Consignment Shop and beadboard put in behind it
Silver Urns - Seasons (Williamsburg, VA)
Draperies - JCPenney
Wall Color - Was here when we moved in (Similar to Cream Fleece by Benjamin Moore)

Dining Room

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Table - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Bench - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
End Chairs - T.J. Maxx
Side Chairs with Script Fabric - T. J. Maxx
Gray Side Chairs - Consignment shop
Runner - Made By Us (Coming Soon to Dear Lillie)
Sideboard - Antique Mall (Camden, SC)
Chandelier - Savvy (Williamsburg, VA)
Mirror - Restoration Hardware
Miniature Glass Domes - Pottery Barn
Moss Letters - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Bird's Nest Wreath - Click Here for Further Details
Wallpaper - Ordered from American Blinds, but can't remember name
Three-Tiered Stand - Collection at Laurel and Grove (Peterborough, NH)
Wall Color - Ashley Gray by Benjamin Moore

Kitchen

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Wooden Pedestal with Domes - Pottery Barn
Buffalo Check Runner - IKEA

Houndstooth Runner - Home Decorators Collection
Picture Banner - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Hanging Baskets and Buckets - IKEA
Basket Below Hanging Basket - Target
Bar Stools - JC Penney
Cabinet Color - Ballet White by Benjamin Moore
Draperies - JCPenney's
Wall Color - Ashley Gray by Benjamin Moore

Family Room

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Sofa - Pier One
Coffee Table - Pottery Barn (Clearance Floor Model Stripped and Repainted, See Tutorial)
Side Table - Pottery Barn (Clearance Floor Model Stripped and Repainted, See Tutorial)
Computer Armoire - Office Depot (Painted, See Tutorial)
Toile Chair - $35 find and recovered with fabric from Joann's
Pillows - Dear Lillie
Zebra Nailhead Ottoman - Target
Rug - Pottery Barn
Chandelier - Lighting Store in Florence, SC
Chalkboard - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Mirror between Chairs - Pottery Barn
Wing Back Chairs - Lee Industries
Painted Sign - White Home Collection (Wilton, NH)
Wall Color - Was Here When We Moved In (Similar to Cream Fleece by Benjamin Moore)

Back Porch

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Daybed - Made from two headboards, found at Antique Shop (Sumter, SC)
Pillows - Dear Lillie
Tablecloth and Pitcher - Target
Blue Plates - Target
White Plates - Pier One (With Added Silhouette)
Oversized Moss Letter - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Chairs - Antique Mall (Camden, SC)
Armoire - Penelope's (Keene, NH)
Placemats - Target
Runner - IKEA
Little Branch Bench - Gift
Chocolate Mugs - L.A. Burdick (Walpole, NH)
Siding Color - Was Here When We Moved In

Master Bedroom

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Bedding - Mix of Things From Target, JC Penney, and Kohls
Headboard - Hayneedle.com
Draperies - IKEA Ritva Panels with Painted Stripes (See Tutorial)
Headboard - Skyline Furniture (Similar One Can Be Found at Hayneedle and Other Places)
Side Table - Pier One
Ruffled Lamp Shade - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Wall Color - Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore

Master Bathroom

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Mirror - Antique Mall - Williamsburg, VA
Jewelry Holder - see Tutorial Here
Towels - Target
Silver Tray - Pottery Barn
White Pitcher - Target
Cabinet Color - Ballet White by Benjamin Moore
Wall Color - Stormy Monday by Benjamin Moore

Lillie's Bedroom

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Headboards - Simply Shabby Chic at Target
Bedding - Pine Cone Hill
Pillows - Dear Lillie
Chandelier - Restoration Hardware Baby and Child
Kitchen Set - Target
Little Desk and Chair - White Home Collection (Wilton, NH)
Dress Form - Ebay
Scarf - Dear Lillie
Hanging Branch - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Silver Chest - TJMaxx
Gray Velvet Boots - Joyfolie
Mirror - Pottery Barn
Ruffled Lampshade - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Wall Color - London Fog by Benjamin Moore

Lola's Nursery

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Ruffled Lamp Shade - Made By Us (See Tutorial)

Crib - Katie Mac (Florance, SC)
Bedding - Dear Lillie
Pillows - Dear Lillie
Dresser - Simply Shabby Chic at Target
Hanging Branch - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Bassinet - Craiglist, but Originally Pottery Barn
Wall Color - Alexandria Beige by Benjamin Moore

Old Guest Room and Guest Bathroom

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Bedding - Pine Cone Hill and Simply Shabby Chic at Target
Flower Pillow - Dear Lillie
Silver Chest - TJMaxx
Bedroom Mirror - Pottery Barn
Cornices - Shelves From Hobby Lobby Turned Into Cornices
Bathroom Mirror - Antique Mall (Williamsburg, VA)
Loo Sign - Hobby Lobby
Wall Paper - American Blinds Norwal Stripes and Damasks Book, but not sure of the color
Wall Color - Pebble Beach by Benjamin Moore

Lillie's Old Nursey

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Crib - Katie Mac (Florance, SC)
Window Seat - Made By Us (See Tutorial)
Chandelier - Restoration Hardware Baby and Child
Wall Color - Melted Ice Cream by Benjamin Moore


And that's it for that page. Be sure to check out our other pages for links to all of our tutorials and parties and other things like that.

I hope you all are having a wonderful week!

My Teeny Tiny Home Office

We don't have much extra room in our home so I have all of my computer "stuff" (oversized printer, silhouette machine, camera chargers, etc) and paperwork stored away here in this big armoire. I hate for wires and electronic stuff to be out in the open so this works perfectly. I have never really liked the way this piece looked, however, I LOVE it's functionality. It's a long story but I actually got it for free a few years ago and design-wise it has always driven me a little crazy because it was so clunky looking and really too large for the space, but practicality-wise, I have to say I couldn't live without it! So, seeing how I have been on a painting frenzy lately, I decided to go ahead and paint it to see if lightening it up would help. I like it so much better now! Unfortunately, thanks to the fact that we live in a townhome and therefore have very few windows in our whole house, the only windows in this room go off to the porch so the natural light in here is awful for taking photos. Especially on this side of the room. I was too lazy to get my tripod out so these are pretty grainy and the color looks lighter in these pictures than it does in real life. It is a darker grayish/tan than it appears in these photos.

I am happy with how it turned out and the best part - not only did I get this piece for FREE a few years ago, I painted it for FREE too! They were giving away free quarts of paint at our Ace Hardware so I of course snatched one up. The paint was a different brand than I usually use but I had them mix up a Benjamin Moore color for me - Valley Forge Tan. I would say it more gray than tan though.

Here it is before. The other night when I was about to start painting I realized I wasn't sure if I had any pictures of it before so I took this one. Thanks to the fact that it was in the wee hours of the morning and with no natural light it looks worse here in the photo than it actually did. (Although it was very heavy/clunky looking!)

When I looked through my photos later I could just find glimpses of it. Seeing how I never liked it I always made sure it was cropped mostly out of pictures.

I want to get rid of the glass and add chicken wire like I did for my parents hutch, but the glass is not going to be as easy to take out of this piece so I'm not sure when I am going to attempt that.

 

I think this new color works so much better in this room now. This is a photo from earlier this year when it was still black and you can see on the left where it sits in relationship to the rest of the room.

I hope you all are having a wonderful summer! We've been quite busy. Dana was here this past weekend and we spent most of Saturday at Busch Gardens. Here she is with Lillie:

And here is a picture of Lillie and Jon with the ENORMOUS flamingo Jon won for her. I think next time we will play something that Jon is not so good at so we don't get stuck with any more ridiculously oversized toys. =) It was quite the challenge getting it in the car and takes up about half of Lillie's room. I have no idea how I am going to ever be able to "discreetly" get rid of it - haha!

I hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday!