Wick-House Before and After
These before and afters are crazy! Can you tell a single guy lived here before us : ) Enjoy . . .
Living Room
Other than painting, we really didn’t do much to this room. We did add a doorway into the kitchen.
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Kitchen
The kitchen ended up being on of my favorite spaces in our home. We went with marble counter tops and white subway tile backsplash. If you’re on the fence about marble, do it! It stains, gets rings from wets glasses, you can’t put hot pans on it, the list goes on! But it is the most beautiful countertop option out there! I like to think of each ring and ding as our mark and history on the house. We added a wall of cabinets which served as our pantry (since there was not one before). These cabinets are probably one of the most functional ways to build a pantry! I miss them already. The wall between the den and kitchen was taken down and rebuilt as a bar top, opening the den up into the kitchen.
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Den
This is where we added square footage onto the house. It was only about a 10 ft x 13 ft add on, but made a world of difference. Since the washer/dryer were originally in the kitchen, we add a small closet in the den to house these.
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Dining Room
The previous dining room had french doors out onto the deck. Those were relocated to the den. This room also had the only doorway into the kitchen, which was moved into the living room. The flow into and out of this room was way off! Then a coat of paint and a new pendant light finished it off.
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Elle's Nursery Completed
I walk into her room and feel an instant peace. It’s so light, open and bright. I love it!
We decided to not find out what we were having. At the time of this decision we were living in a one bedroom NYC apartment and had no plans to move. I had no nursery to decorate which made this choice much easier. Once we decided to move back to Dallas I had the dilemma of decorating a gender neutral nursery.
The walls are Restoration Hardware Silver Sage. I fell in love with this color and also used it in our dinning room. In different lights this color changes so dramatically -- a sage green to blue green to blue grey. I cannot take all the credit for the mural, but I will take some : ) My aunt had her muralist draw the images on the wall and together we painted it. This turned out so beautiful, and even though it seems bold I don’t even notice it most days.
Her rug is from West Elm. I really love this rug, except for the fact that it sheds on dark clothes. I searched from something soft and light colored. And what I really wanted was a white rug, but could never pull the trigger! This weave and color actually hides quite a bit and is a perfect thickness to play on.
The dresser is piece my little brother acquired from an old apartment that I painted white. I love this piece! It is so functional. Elle will have this forever. I don’t know why people buy changing tables? They are so small and don’t always have great storage. I can store diapers, wipes, clothes, diaper pail refill bags, sheets and blankets in all the drawers.
I know, I know. Blah Blah mobiles are not cheap, but they are some of the cutest mobiles on the market! Put it on your registry and I’m sure there will be somebody who can’t pass it up! I purchased the bird for over her changing table and it was an instant hit. Seriously it was! From a very young age, Elle loved watching her birds. And since I’m such a sucker I went back for the lamby one to put over her crib.
Once Elle began sleeping in her crib, I needed a night light in her room. This maybe one of my fav things in Elle’s room. I love giving them as gifts too. It’s one of those things you forgot about when you’re preparing a nursery (or at least I forgot about it!). They also come in many different colors, animals, scenes -- great for a gift when you don’t know the sex of the baby too!
Mustache Fiesta
This past weekend my lovely friends threw my bestie quite the fiesta of a wedding shower! We divided up all the tasks and food to bring, and I was given the job of "mustaches." Cue creativity! The sticky mustaches have been done, so I wanted to do something a little different. After a trip to Michaels, Party City, and Target I came up empty handed. No inspiration at all. After seeing a picture somewhere of a mustache straw (not sure where) I knew that's what I wanted to do. Back to Michaels...
I bought plain and glittery black foam board and got to work. I only used 2 different shapes, but should have done a few more. To make your 'staches symmetrical, draw one side then folded it in half and cut. Use poster board or another thicker paper as your template and trace onto your foam board. You will need to make 2 overlapping holes in order for the straw to fit through them.
I was so surprised how easy the foam board was to cut out, honestly the foam cut faster than the poster board. Also I bought a heavy duty hole punch -- don't waste your money! Your plain old hole punch works much better, and the hole is bigger.
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House Finds
Drum Shades
I have been on the hunt for a light fixture for the dinning room since before we moved. In an attempt to once again compromise Chase and I's idea for a chandelier we settled on a drum shade. I really just wanted a simple white one or a shade with a light pattern. After going to one too many lighting stores, we were at the point of wanting to open our own store with pretty shades, chandeliers, pendants, etc. No need to open our own store, I have found the best place in Dallas for lamps and shades of all sizes!!! ArteriorsToo is amazing! The have a spot in the Design Center, but for good inexpensive things ArteriorsToo is your spot! If you live in Dallas - GO THERE!
We found a white drum shade with the most subtle shimmer to it. Next I was faced with the challenge of how to hang it. It did not come with a chandelier kit, so it was up to my dad and I to figure this out. After a trip to Home Depot we thought we had solved out problem. As you can see by the picture, we were wrong. My pendant kit did not do it's job. We're still perplexed with this problem. This shade may end up on a lamp at this rate!
This shade was too cool to pass up. It is Japanese newspaper strips woven together. Very neat! I don't have a place for it yet, but I'm sure it will find a home as our house comes together.
Fabric Fridays
Red, White, & Blue Done Right
Red, white, and blue unfortunately can be done so wrong, too "themey" most times. The last thing you want is for a room to look like the 4th of July threw up on it. I've found some beautiful RWB combos done right! Enjoy and have a wonderful holiday weekend!
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Fabric Friday
Summer Time
It's very simple, but I love beautiful fabric! After quitting teaching a year ago I began a new business of reupholstering old chairs with a new fabulous look. What a wonderful excuse to look at fabric all day : ) Check out what I've been doing at White Design. I thought I would take Fridays to share the fabrics I'm swooning over at the time.
Even though it doesn't quite feel like summer in NYC (NO complaints here!!) I wanted to share some summery fabrics with you.
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Maybe these are a little more Spring than Summer, but oh well!
Enjoy your summer weekend : )
Countertop Hunting
I was overjoyed when I got the go ahead to redo some of the kitchen in the new house. The plan is to make one of the walls in the kitchen a countertop opening into the new den. Doing this means laying new countertops on this side of the kitchen. Personally I am SO over the same speckled granite (which is currently on the existing countertops). Sooo while we have the guys tearing things up, we might as well have them take up the existing countertops and lay some pretty ones down : )
Concrete or Carrera marble Countertops were always on the tops of my list! After doing a little research, I'm not sold that they are the best choice. Unfortunately granite seems to be the lowest maintenance option. Recently I read up on quartz which is very similar to granite. The only con I read was that it was a solid color...I'm not sold on that being a con though. I would love some feedback from personal experiences with countertops!
My Vision: bright white cabinets, white subway tiles, with a gray countertop
This countertop is done in Soapstone. Love the look of it, but don't know much about Soapstone.
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This is the kitchen currently. Not too bad, just not my taste. The wall where the refrigerator is will become a countertop looking over into the den. (obviously the refrigerator will be moved)
Please feel free to add your two cents about countertops, I'm feeling quite overwhelmed with all choices!!!
A Neutral Nursery IS Possible
I have always said that I wouldn't find out the sex of my children while we were pennant. It's definitely easier said then done especially when your husband wants to find out. I had my days when I told myself, forget this I'm finding out! But when it came to the day of the doctors appointment Chase was on board with keeping it a secret, giving me the extra push to stay true and do the same.
Of course in the back of my head was the nursery : ) I came across a posting on House of Turquoise with such beautiful nurseries for everyBaby. My search began for more inspiration and this is where my mind going...
The room is cute, but the letters wrapping around the room is a must!
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This was my original inspiration. The aquas and corals drew me.
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