Happenstance

Our new home is not open concept. It has many distinct  rooms, which I'm currently loving and enjoying picking out paint colors for. I love a house with character and color, but I don't think it should overwhelm. When deciding my colors,  I chose some basic neutral grays, bieges, whites, and blacks that could be used as connecting colors throughout the house. I also made sure any connecting rooms had colors that complemented each other. Next, I determined a focal design element (painting, furniture, flooring, etc.) that helped defined the room's aesthetic and took into consideration the era the house was built in. Lastly, I used Sherwin Williams  to make personalized color schemes for each room to keep me inspired and focused. Below are the colors I've chosen for each room - don't judge until you see how phenomenally each room turned out (click the links to see)! Living Room : Dining Room : Kitchen: Library: Master Bedroom : Nursery : Guest Room: Upstairs Bathroom: ...

We're moving! After almost a year in the house with a child, we're feeling very cramped. It could be that we bought too much stuff for him.  It was not an easy or always fun process. But we found a house that we're absolutely in love with. Our realtor helped us stage our house so beautifully that I almost thought us fools for leaving. Front: Back: Foyer/Living Room: Kitchen: Dining Room: Sun Room: Bathroom: Master Bedroom: Guest Bedroom: Nursery: Then I had to remember that in these pictures half of our stuff was in a storage pod and a large portion hiding in the unpictured basement.  It was seriously bittersweet to leave our home. I did not choose this house, as Mark bought it before we were together - but all of firsts and so many of our son's firsts  were here . Now someone else owns this space and their memories (and possibly remodeling) will paint over ours.

Something that always meant a lot to me growing up, and I'm not really sure why, was the homemade  Bucilla Christmas Stockings my mom made for each of us. When Mark and I first started dating, I thought it was time to make one for each of us to hang in our  home.  I even made some for our animals! So once I found out we were having a baby, I knew he would have to have a stocking for his first Christmas. I even went to far as to make new stockings for me and Mark.  We celebrate Christmas at my families home and this means our stocking used to be stored there. Since I wanted some for our home the snowflake ones and our animal ones will stay at our home to start new traditions. Then Mark and my new stockings will be kept at my mom's house and we will use the stocking I grew up with as our sons, when we're celebrating at her house. I already changed the name on my old stocking to his, it was pretty important to me to get it done before his first Christmas.

I really have the most amazing friends and family. Being pregnant has been terrible for me, but feeling our son moving around and the love we are surrounded by has been phenomenal.  My mom and sisters really went above an beyond to throw such a special day.  The food that my cousins made, was just delightful! My friends throw me the sweetest Super Hero themed baby shower. I basically couldn't stop eating! Lastly, all of our guy (and some girl) friends hosted a Poker Party Diaper Shower. It was just too sweet of them. Most unexpectedly, my new job even threw me a baby shower. <3