Peering through the lens - home tour #2

Here's a follow up to my first house tour. The first house I featured was very eclectic/DIY with a very distinct personal style - which we all loved, so I thought we would contrast it with this next one.

The house you will "tour" today I have always loved her style. Her home has a warm inviting feeling to it with lots of textures in the decor. She has a niche for decorating and I thought sharing how she puts some pieces/colors together might inspire you as well.See you after the tour below.......................

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Let's break down a few of the elements you saw...........

Texture and layering. She is really good at this. I love how she can put items together and it works. I love this arrangement. She has placed a basket on top of the table that is the same size to make the table taller....1st layer. Flower arrangement on top of that....2nd layer. Squared mirror behind the flowers and centered above the table...3rd layer. It makes all the elements bigger, fuller and more interesting in the room don't you think? Love it.

Kitchen counter...Here is a place that changes with the seasons/holidays. Just a quick swap out of the lemons in the glass vase for Pinecones and other dried elements in the fall, etc. I love glass containers for their decorating ease. She has several in this space that again add dimension, color and style to an otherwise flat counter space.
*snicker* - Ok I told her I was going to "poke fun" at her toaster "display". Maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm not chic enough but I've never seen a toaster so "elgantly" displayed on the counter surrounded by wonderful design elements - when it's not in a model home. I strive to be like this someday. (and don't think "well this woman must not have young kids at home to keep a house like this!" She does which makes me love her even more. Just goes to show you can be chic and still convey your style in your home even with little ones running around.)

DIY....(you know it just wouldn't be my blog without a little DIY - wink) I love big chunky pieces of furniture. Here she has redone her coffee table to match their new house/decor and colors. Some paint, stain and little technique and the table has a new life!

DIY #2..... Reduce, reuse, repurose. A second hand corkboard received a facelift with some new paint and some scrapbook paper decoupaged on it. A wonderful large colorful piece in her son's bedroom that can also hold his future school papers but in the meantime it's more than just a brown corkboard staring at you - it's ART!

DIY #3 - custom lampshades. This is something I have always wanted to do - just never have. She has recently redone her twin girls bedroom from pinks to greens and yellows. And of course with a little fabric, embellishments and paint, their once pink lamps perfectly match their newly madeover bedroom.

Well that's the end of the tour. Thanks for stopping by. You can put your shoes back on as you leave. tee hee he. I'd love to hear your comments on the way out..........