~doing a little living room rearranging~

Every now and then, ok, about once a week, I get in the mood to change things up.

Sometimes it's little things like bringing in fresh flowers and cleaning out the cupboards.

Other times it's rearranging furniture or tackling a major project.

This week I switched things up in the living room a little bit.

As many of you know, I sanded the green paint off our coffee table.

I know a lot of you liked the green, and I did too, just not in here.

And if I ever do want it green again, I'll just paint it!

I'm loving the look of the raw wood.

The photo below shows the main changes, even though they are small. I removed the glass front cabinet from the left of the fireplace and stacked it on top of the other matching one, on the right.

{you can't see the bottom one in this pic}

Then I moved the leather chair to the corner to create a cozy little spot.

Sorry for all the sun glares. 

It rained all day and when I went to take photos, the sun came out.

Not complaining though!

I didn't have any fresh flowers so I cut a couple branches off some trees in the yard.

I also brought back my stump table and put all my favorite back issues of Cottage Living Magazine on it. I could read them over and over and over.

Of course when I sacked these two cabinets, the artwork was too big, so I changed that up too.

Some sources for this space:

Lamps on table- Homegoods, similar here

Sectional- Pottery Barn {in twill cream}

Euro pillows on couch from here 

Frames on wall from Ikea

Shutters, glass bottle, and tray on console table, various antique stores

Stacked cabinets {old} Fred Meyer

Floor lamp-Homegoods, similar here

Metal pitcher- Joss and Main

Leather chair {color whisky} -Pottery Barn

Blanket on chair- World Market

Pillow on chair- Pottery Barn

Coffee table- family heirloom

Wall color-swiss coffee by Benjamin Moore

Ticking pillow on couch from my friend here

xoxo

~farmhouse swag~{with painted fox treasures}

If you haven't already hear of Painted Fox Treasures, let me introduce you.

I personally think they have the best selection of farmhouse swag around, and at a very very reasonable price point.

I got my 3 tiered tray there.....

I also just purchased this and it is AMAZING!

I also have a serious crush on these baskets....

I'm pretty sure this recycled canvas map would look great in just about any home.

These chalkboard napkin ring sets are just too cute!

Look at these cotton farmhouse tea towels.

I LOVE this metal cafe sign.

There is literally a hundred more items I could show, but you should go look at their site for yourself.

If you are like me and don't want to fight the crowds on black Friday and get up before the roosters, do your shopping online from home in your jammies! 

{and no, I was not paid to say this, it's my honest opinion.

 Just love this website and thought I'd share it with all of you!}

You can now get 20% off baskets, boxes, and organization, as well as trays with coupon codes:

{trays} TRAY20

{baskets and boxes} HOLDONTIGHT

BOTH EXPIRE 12/1

You can also find the Painted Fox on instagram here

on Pinterest here 

and on Facebook here. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful relaxing overstuffed kind of Thanksgiving!

xoxo

~a stylist's fashionable home tour~

Meet my friend Tiffany.

She lives in West Seattle with her husband Kyle and their 8 year old twins Flynn and Lula James. 

Tiffany is a Stylist and Personal Shopper working with clients in NY, SF, LA, and Seattle. 

You can take a peek at her work right here.

All photography by Deb Achak. 

Are you ready for the fabulous tour?

Let's start with this fabulous kitchen:

The kitchen is painted C2 Shaker.

The floor is eco friendly Marmoleum. 

The refrigerator is a chalkboard that has their weekly schedule including meals {each family member gets to choose one week a meal}

Pendants are Serena and Lily.

Espresso machine is by rocket, and the sign by the refrigerator says, "stop worrying" and is torn from a photo book and placed in a vintage frame. 

The dining room:

Walls are high gloss Benjamin Moore Hale Navy.

The wave print is from Ikea.

The end chairs were purchased for $25 at Senior Center and painted a high gloss white and seats recovered in blue leopard.

The table used to be her husbands desk. She covered it in a white leather hyde and topped that with stamped glass with reverse painted gold and added gold tacks to hold it all together. 

The gold tassel bench is from a flea market.

The guest bedroom is where she takes all her blog photos.

Walls are Benjamin Moore Sky Blue.

The vanity is from a flea market and she recovered the seat with pink velvet.

The bed is a French made canopy from San Francisco with World Market drapes on all four sides. 

I love her living room.

Walls are painted Benjamin Moore Pink Bliss.

The piece above the mantle is a brass vintage light fixture sprayed white.

Flamingos are from Pacific Galleries 

{which if you live in this area, you know Pacific Galleries!}

The rolling ottoman Tiffany picked up at a garage sale and the chairs are from Ikea.

The pillows are all custom except the elephant, which is also from Pacific Galleries. 

The hide rug is from World Market. 

The blanket is vintage from Sand Point Idaho, and the gold table is from Target. 
{similar}

Green lamp was $25 at a flea market.

The large mirror is antique and the painting is done by her talented twin sister.

Her website is here. 

The vintage tribal breast plate from the 60's is from a garage sale in West Seattle and was only $25.00.
The silver pouf is from Target, similar here.

This stair runner is actually 3 Dash and Albert woven area rugs repurposed to make a runner.

The office was originally a mud room. The walls are raspberry {by Authentic Home} and inside of cabinets is painted matte grey.

{Dove Gray, Authentic Home}

The rug is from Pacific Galleries, as well as the chair.

The wooden elephant is from a flea market.

The twins room:

Beds from Craigslist, painted white.

Bedding from Target with assorted pillows.

Light is from Crate and Barrel, 
{similar here}
and the bedside table from a garage sale.

The master bedroom is my favorite!

Rugs are from Santa Fe. The dresser used to be painted metal and she stripped it. The antique end tables have their polished slate tops turned upside down to be chalkboards.

The purple lamps are from Pottery Barn and the walls are matte black, Benjamin Moore Baby Seal Black.

The hallway is painted Dove Gray with Ikea frames holding assorted photos and kids artwork.

And just for fun.....

Love, love, love this home.

In fact, I am totally obsessed. 

Thank you Tiffany for letting us all in!

xoxo

~DIY bullseye bookends~{thrifty thursday}

I have to admit that I cheated on this project. 

I did not make these, however I would like too.

I actually purchased these bookends just like this, wanting to recreate them, but am having the hardest time finding a product to use to make them stand up.

I am not sure what type of thin metal was used here. 

Maybe you can tell me?

Do I have you thinking? 

xoxo

~thrifty thursday~{on friday}

If you follow me on instagram you know that we had a small fire in our kitchen on Wednesday, which is why this post is coming a day late.

Thank goodness we were home and I was able to put the fire out fairly quickly with a fire extinguisher.

We had an electrician out yesterday and they said our new Bosch dishwasher was faulty, which is what started the fire. Our house still smells like smoke, but we are all ok and that is what matters.

Thank you for all your concerns and comments. 

My friend stopped by last night with these gorgeous flowers. They somehow brighten up our stinky damaged kitchen.

Because I have been so busy with this kitchen mess, I didn't go through and edit all the "how to" photos for this thrifty Thursday project.

Basically I went through my studio and found anything I could, wood, metal, etc. that resembled a letter, painted them white and aged them, and used liquid nails to attach them to a painted board or cupboard door.

I cut down dated but ornate picture frames, used floral appliqués, and door knobs, as well as other misc. goodies.

It was fun coming up with new uses for these objects that I've been collecting over the years.

If I couldn't find materials to make up a letter, I painted wooden letters that I already had.

I will be selling these, along with a ton of more, at the Haley's Cottage French Flea Market on August 2nd, in Kirkland Washington.

I hope to see all you locals there!

xoxo