Friday, August 23, 2013

changing things up

The other day I got the urge to re-arrange my bookcases in the living room.
Suddenly everything was down off the shelves and scattered all over the floor-- and the kids are running around creating a major mess.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds themselves in this situation on a regular basis.

Thank goodness my sister was around... she organized my books by color and size and then helped me put it all back together.  I was loving the way it looked in the morning light today so I whipped out my camera and snapped a few...



Don't let these perfect pictures fool you... behind the scenes there was a whole lot of horsing around going on...


That little white elephant I scooped up at a thrift store a few months ago finally found it's perfect home. Makes me smile.


I got the urge to have a little fun in the entryway.  A couple weeks ago I found a whole stack of vintage-y landscape paintings and pictures at a thrift store-- $20 later the entryway feels a lot more fun and summer-like.


The lifejackets have really been hanging there all summer-- not staged.  I promise.


Anyhow-- I've been loving how "summer-y" the house has been feeling lately.  Hard to believe that fall is fast approaching!!


15 comments:

KDees said...

Again, magazine worthy, I say!!
LOVE your vintage-y landscape frames at the front entrance. :)

Anna said...

Did your husband build this unit?

mapleleavessycamoretrees said...

Love your staging! Isn't it so fun? And yes, can totally relate to the horsin' around stuff. I've gotta get crackin' on our bookcases in our family room. Actually the whole room needs a total overhaul. Wanna come to PA for a few days?!

Elissa said...

Yes, he sure did!!

Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door said...

You rocked those bookshelves!

Mme Frayne said...

Loved the book shelves! That's one thing I struggle with. I'm definitely going to try to tackle ours again in the beat future.
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Bonnie said...

Lovely. All of it! :)

Tash said...

Where did you get your hand bag? Love it!

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Brenda Jones said...

Love your blog! Your home interiors are pretty amazing and it looks so inspiring and organized. I really appreciate how you managed your home with little kids.

Anonymous said...

Hello I was wondering if you had any more pictures of the board and batten wall going down your stairs? My husband and I are doing a similar project and are wondering how the transition will look.

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