A CORAL COLOR STORY

 The holiday decorations are long put away and even though the groundhog says six more weeks of winter, spring is finding it's way into this house!  I was eager to jump on the color bandwagon this year.. it is not my typical go to for decorating so it took me a bit longer to get it right, but I am LOVING it!!  So get the kids off to school, the baby down for a nap, pour yourself a cup of coffee and make yourself comfortable...

{the family room} 

[I made a few new pillows for the family room, I started with the coral and white geometric pillow that I fell in love with at Target and knew I had to use it...]

[With Target pillow in hand, I went to the fabric store and found the stripe and tan/blue geometric fabric in the remnant bin!  I made a 16x26 lumbar pillow with the stripe on one side and geometric on the other]

[The other pillows were just moved around from different rooms]

  

[This cute little blue velvet ottoman was another great Target find.  I am using it as a side table next to the chair beside the faux fireplace.]

[I also used the stripe fabric for a smaller pillow on the chair, I added the geometric fabric as piping around the edges]

[The wreath was one of my favorite Christmas gifts.  I couldn't wait to put it on the mantel!]

[The bins were plain white from Ikea, I printed the letters onto transfer paper and ironed them on.  They are in a console I also got as a gift that I put in the empty spot the Christmas tree left.]

  

{the breakfast room}

[The kitchen got some new drapes from West Elm, and the wicker basket used to be in front of the faux fireplace.  I also framed some of my Gramma's handwritten recipes.  My three year old thought that was a great idea and added his artwork too!  I love it how it turned out!]

[Another framed recipe on the other side of the patio door]

  

[Good fresh flowers are hard to come by in the Midwest this time of year, so I couldn't pass up these beauties at the grocery store the other day!  I just added some boxwood clippings from my back yard to fill the vase]

[The cabinet in the kitchen also got a re-work, the white dinnerware was always in there but I rearranged it, and added some of my Gramma's antique silver tea sets and glass decanters.  I love how they sparkle in the light]

{the dining room}

[The dining room console got a new look with another of my favorite Christmas gifts, the tall glass cake stand with a glass bird on the top is filled with more of my Gramma's old recipes]

[The clock that was on the mantel for Christmas was moved into the dining room.  It was from a retail sample sale years ago that I paid $1 for...I definitely got my money's worth, this clock has been used in so many different spots!]

{the living room}

[The little table in the entryway was given an update with a worn grey wire cloche and a silver clock that has also been many places in our home...I am told I have a thing with clocks and mirrors!?]

  

[The living room is next on the to do list.  I have fabric picked out for pillows and drapes, even though I swore I would never make drapes again!  The big addition to the living room/hallway are the stripes that run from the front to back of the house]  (for the painting stripes tutorial click here)

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time for that second cup of coffee because there is a lot more to see at these FUN WEEKLY PARTIES as well as:

 

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