Hi everyone! It must be summer, because it is summer home tour time. I have teamed up once again with the fabulous Marty at A Stroll Thru Life and many other talented bloggers to show you our summer homes. There is so much talent and so many different design styles, these tours are chock full of inspiration.
If you are coming over from Our Fifth House- Welcome! If you are new here, I’m Jennifer – a Human Resources consultant by day and a design enthusiast and blogger in the wee hours of the night! Our family recently purchased our dream home that we rented for 3 years, so are so excited to fix it up and make it our own one room at a time. Bye bye beige walls and hello color!
Welcome to our home. Come on in!
There have been many transformations in our home over the last few months, but one of my favorites has been using wallpaper in our breakfast room. It is the perfect small space to experiment with a fun pattern.
I love my collection of blue and white jars, they are so versatile. You can use them so many ways in so many spaces. Some are vintage and some are Ross and Homegoods finds!
I found these prints at an antique fair intending to use them just for the frames, but when I put them against this wallpaper, I fell in love.
We also recently renovated our master bathroom. I went with black, white and brass fixtures and love the simplicity. We added some interest with pattern in the subway tiles and dark grout for a graphic punch.
Why must we have light switches, or cords for that matter??? The design nerd in me cringes at the switches in this photo.
My cousin, who is an artist, painted the swan print. My first piece of commissioned art- I feel so grown up!
We FINALLY got new sofas for our living room. Our old sofas were my husbands before we got married, so about 14 years old!! We ended up going with two Kendall sofas from World Market in Midnight Blue. They were super affordable and the style I wanted. Since they were not a splurge, I will not bite my 6 and 4 year olds’ heads off if they spill something on them. In a few years, I will splurge on higher-end sofas. For now they work!
I love the combination of blue and orange, and when I found fun napkins embroidered in orange, I had the colors for my summer table.
We recently painted our dining room a deep shade of purple, almost and eggplant color. It was a bold move, but I love it.
I found the napkins at Marshall’s, the flatware is from Target and the tumblers are vintage.
Finally, I recently made over my daughter’s room for Calling it Home’s One Room Challenge. You can see the entire transformation here.
For summer, I wanted to add these fun flamingos I found at an antique fair. I thought they went well with her new pale pink curtains!
I hope you enjoyed my tour. If you would like to follow along with the progress of the rest of our home, consider subscribing to email updates which you can do here. Or you can find me on Instagram or Pinterest!
Up next on the tour is Kris from Driven By Decor, who will not disappoint. Her classic, elegant style is a winner every time and her master bedroom reveal in the past One Room Challenge was one of my favorites!!
Here is the full weeks’ line-up, so stop by and see all of the summer decorating inspiration.
Monday – June 6th
Tuesday – June 7th
Wednesday – June 8th
Thursday, June 9th
Friday- June 10th
xoxo,
