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Quick Change: An Entryway Vignette

Oct162018

Another quick change around our house–this time, in our entryway. I bought this tiny vanity for one of the girls’ rooms several years ago at a thrift store and it has been in our attic ever since. I’ve always loved the look of a basket tucked under a table in an entry and it suddenly hit me that I had just the right piece to create a new vignette at the foot of our stairs.

The lamp is a Ralph Lauren from HomeGoods, and I finally bought the pagoda from Ballard Designs. (The black chest found a new home in our powder room.)

See my last quick change post here.

And, see our blue and white entryway “before and after” here.

A Plan in Progress: Our Living Room Refresh

Oct122018

Fall is in the air and it has me itching to make some changes to our living room. I’m starting with throwing out my stained white slipcovers and moving out one of the two matching sofas. I’m also moving in more pattern.

(See something you like? All product images are linked.)

I’m also experimenting with different art above our fireplace. I haven’t decided if the black and white is staying yet. I think I’ll wait and see how I feel once the patterned sofa is in place.

And here’s a quick look at the sofa with a $49 (IKEA) beige slipcover. The other sofa won’t be here for another month. Stay tuned. . .

Peel & Stick Wallpaper: Powder Room Picks

Oct102018

I’m following up my post about peel and stick wallpaper for kids’ rooms with more pretty patterns that I think would be perfect for a powder room. There are several reasons I think wallpaper is a perfect option for a powder room. They’re small so less paper is required, and they can handle a “big” pattern since there won’t be much of it. And if you have a really open floor plan, you can still do something special with a powder room since it’s its own space. It doesn’t necessarily have to flow with everything else. Go crazy. Pick the zebras. ;)

Katie Rosenfeld