Home Updates, Accessories & Tours

Furniture Shopping for my Home ~ Round 2

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Last weekend I decided to go and look at some furniture. The last time I did this was in 2014 see here to read about it. As I look back on that blog post I can see that I have not wavered in my choices of furniture nor colors and honestly we have purchased most of those items! I was a bit tickled when I realized that.

I wanted to take a look at the Joanna Gaines Collection at Value City. I think most of us have heard of this lovely duo. She has a wonderful blog called At Home: A Blog by Joanna Gaines. I just recently found it and will be reading it more often. I have a subscription to her new magazine and have written a blog post about her see here.

I was really excited to see her collection and took photos of my fav pieces. If you have an opportunity to see her collection in person I would encourage you to go and take a peek.

This beauty was upfront when you walked in. 

I can’t get enough of this Carpe Diem Accent Chairs. 
I had my husband sit in one and he thought it was really comfortable! Yeah!!!
Now this I also LOVED. It is called the Dapper Sofa- Emerald. I love how rich the color is and the velvet. Honestly it’s different and here in Indiana everyone seems to have the same furniture in their homes. It’s really sad. It’s like we all visit each other’s homes and then we can’t figure out what we want so we just go and copy our friend’s or families homes. Sick of it!!!
I am not doing it! I will only buy what I love and what sings to me.  
Another Carpe Diem chair…..
Now this is not apart of her collection but I do love it. 
It is called the Venus Serving Cart- Rose. 
I thought this was fabulous! This is called the Final Estate Canvas Print.
Different and lovely….
This was another great sofa. Not from her collection again but it was a great color. 
I don’t like the pillows but it’s wonderful. It is called the Candice Sofa- Gray. 




And finally we saw this wonderful sectional from the Joanna Gaines Collection. 
It is the Chisel Sectional. It is very stunning!!!
So stunning that…..
We purchased it!!!! We do love it and we are enjoying it. I have been wanting a gray sectional for 2 years now and the wait was worth it. I am so glad to be getting rid of the brown furniture that we have had for years. I have also been incorporating blue and white into the family room and kitchen. 
It’s different and chic..
I am really enjoying the changes in my home and will be doing some more changes down the road. I am hoping to get a new dining room table soon. Fingers crossed!

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Small Details Around the Home ~ Part 3

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Each year I try to share little details of my home life. These are just small photos of items around my home and how we live…..

My poinsettia in my sitting room

My Christmas plates

My table for Thanksgiving
Our kitchen. I love my chandelier!

My Ralph Lauren ginger jar that I found a T.J. Maxx.
Love….
My Christmas cactus in my office. It’s blooming!!!

Another view in my office. Yes, I have poinsettias every where. 



I hope you enjoyed the small details of my life. If you wish to see the other posts about this see here and here.
You can also read this post from last year, see here.

(photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Europe in New Orleans ~ Home Tour

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Ms. Tara Shaw has an absolute dream home and I love how she incorporated her antiques into her everyday life. Take a look at this glorious home tour…

photo credit Max Kim-Bee 
Tara with her whippet Brother Luca, named after her favorite city in Italy.
photo credit Max Kim-Bee
Louis XVI Console
Antique French paneling was refinished in creamy tones.
photo credit Max Kim-Bee 
18th Century Swedish bench and 19th Century Italian chandelier.
Gustavian daybed in a Holly Hunt mohair; 18th-century Italian armchairs
photo credit Max Kim-Bee 
Empire bed; curtains in a David Sutherland fabric
Bed and mirror, Tara Shaw; 18th-century Swedish bench in a Kravet velvet.
photo credit Max Kim-Bee 
Antique Swedish cane chairs in Donghia linen slipcovers; oval mirror
Photo credit Max Kim-Bee 
Flagstone pool graceful curves the terrace.

Just stunning!




I sure hope you enjoyed this home tour. I know I did…..
To read the original article see here.
(photos via Veranda.com; text via Julia Reed)

Unique Blue

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Blue and white dinnerware add such a cheerful note to your home. I love my blue and white plates. They look so smart and striking. That is the way I felt when I saw this collection by Burleigh called Blue Calico. 



photo credit Victoria Magazine 

 
 
So delicate isn’t it?
 
 
 
 

photo credit Victoria Magazine 
 
It’s such a hearty pattern.
 
 
 
 

photo credit Victoria Magazine 
 

“Although producing Blue Calico is a time-consuming process, it is truly a labor of love. Because each piece is made by hand and bears the distinctive touch of an individual decorator, collectors know they are getting one-of-a-kind treasures. At a time when most dishes are mass-produced by machines, it is especially poignant to collect a piece that exemplifies the skills of dedicated craftspeople using a process repeated through many generations.”

 
text from the Victora Magazine 

 
 

 

This is not Blue Calico but this vase sure did remind me of the pattern. This is my blue and white vase that I picked up at Von Maur earlier this year.

 

It is pretty large and I love the colors. I had to have it shipped from another store and it took us weeks to find it. I am so glad we did. I believe this could be a beautiful heirloom someday.

 
   

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful collection and if you want to view the original article see here.

Enjoy!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(photos via Victoria. com and Mrs. Shockley)
 
 
 
 
 

Cottage Love…

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My lunch break is a great time for me to sit down enjoy my meal and read. I was reading a spring issue of Country Living magazine and saw the best cottage ever!!!

This home is 125 years old and is only 970 square feet but boy is it lovely…..




 
photo credit Roger Davies  

 
 
 
 

photo credit Roger Davies
 
I love the gilded mirrors and antique hutch and desk.
 
 
 
 
 

photo credit Roger Davies
 
What a great way to use space. I love the open cabinets and farmhouse sink.
 
 
 
 
photo credit Roger Davies 
 
I love the fact that she added a chandelier, oil painting, and floor-length draperies to the kitchen.  So exquisite! Oh and the lamp on the counter in the corner and fresh herbs too! J’ dore!
 
 
 

photo credit Roger Davies 
 
They replaced the bathroom door with a toile curtain.
Very creative….
 
 
 
 
 
 

photo credit Roger Davies 
 
Can you believe she paid only $10 for her chandelier? She found it at a garage sale! I love the artwork in her room. It is inspiring…
 
 
 
 
 
 
photo credit Roger Davies 
 

Blue and white outside? Yes!

Plates on the wall outside? Double yes!

 

Oh, I hate that this tour ended but it was quite enjoyable.

If you wish to see the original article view it here.

 

 

 

 

So beautiful….
 
 
 
 
 
 
(photos via Country Living.com)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A Lush Georgia Farm

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Entertaining is always a wonderful thing. I love learning from interior designers about how they live and entertain family and friends. It was very rewarding to find this wonderful article in Veranda a couple of months ago.

Keith Robinson an interior designer shared his tips on entertaining. I love his home which is called Redwine Plantation located in the southwest part of Atlanta.

photo credit Thomas Loof
A feast for the eyes. | Photo: @loof39, Design: Keith Robinson:
photo credit Thomas Loof 

Robinson hosts family and friends under his lush magnolia trees. Oh, magnifique!



photo credit Thomas Loof 

He uses gleaming glassware, antique china and vintage flatware. “Using fine things in the garden creates magic“, he says. I couldn’t agree more… 
photo credit Thomas Loof 

Robinson grows every vegetable imaginable and uses them in his meals. When guests arrive he puts a drink in their hands walks them about the garden and takes them to the staging area where the meal is waiting. This table is set under blooming Lady Banks roses. Lovely isn’t it?



I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. It was just lovely….
( to read the original article see here.)
(photos and text via Veranda.com)

The Details of Home ~ 2

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Small details around one’s home are everything. I love going to visit a friend or going to a home show and viewing all the “small details”. I look at everything. I look at the paint colors, plates, towels, carpets, the floors, bed linens, I mean you name it I pay attention to all the details of home.

Home can be a wonderful place. It is a place of safety and serenity. I wrote a post about 2 years ago called “Small Details Around the Home”.  This post is a continuation of the details around my home. I have made some changes and have added some things. I do enjoy my home and I am very grateful for what I have.

My black and white chairs that I picked up at Costco.

My sitting room. To get the details on my pillows see here.

Our bedroom. I love my wing~back bed. To get the details on the bed see here.
My home office

Fresh flowers in the bedroom

My kitchen chandelier. I still love it! To see the details click here.
A new chandelier in my closet. 

My elegant arm candy.

Fresh flowers everywhere in my home…







My art on my wall in the office.

My favorite body spritz perfume (Amazing Grace).
The bottle says:
Philosophy: how you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get 
down the mountain. and so it is with life, which for many of us becomes one big
gigantic test followed by one big gigantic lesson. in the end, it all comes down to one word.
grace. it’s how you accept winning and losing, good luck and bad luck,
the darkness and the light. 




Roses in my home office. To see more of the candles click here.
The scent in this photo is called “Garden”. 

The new dinner plates I found at T.J. Maxx. I love blue and white dinnerware. 




Lilies in my blue and white vase in the family room.
I hope you enjoyed the small details of my home. I hope to do another post soon showing other details of my home that I enjoy. Remember celebrate you life and do not let toxic people stop you from seeing the wonder in your life because they can’t see theirs. 
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)