April 8, 2013 Florida House

More Updates From Florida
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Updates From Florida

 

I finally had a chance to sort through the rest of the photos from our recent trip to Florida.

Even though I’m still waiting on our new navy curtains for the living room (I get so impatient with crazy long lead times!) a lot of progress was actually made.

It was great to finally add some decor accents and accessories (mostly from my store) and really start zhushing up the place. 

A bold blue mirror and a fun little bar cart, both originally intended for the dining room, ended up working perfectly in a weird little nook right off the kitchen. I love the way they both fit into this odd space, making the whole area look almost intentional. 

The Martinque wallpaper in the guest bath looks amazing.

I tried to capture it here, but without any natural light and given the tiny dimensions of this powder room (that we retro fitted into a full bath) it wasn’t such an easy task.

The bathroom is very tight and small, yet it has crazy high ceilings, so the banana leaf paper takes on a rain forest canopy feel…I think it really works.

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April 2, 2013 New York Home

It’s All In The Details (part 3 of 4)
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After the success of last week’s post, (where I added a big bright bunch of Forsythia branches along with a vase from Target’s Threshold collection to our front entry) I decided to bring some more spring flowers into our home. I instantly fell for the clean lines and design of these Threshold Stoneware Pitchers at Target, and knew they would make a great addition to my collection of white stoneware. These pitchers worked beautifully in my dining room, and along with some fresh tulips, made a lovely spring vignette. Once the flowers started to wilt, I decided to move the pitchers into the master bath, where they sit now. I’d been looking to add to an existing collection in this room, and I think these two pieces fit the space perfectly. Since I tend to move things around a lot, I love to find home decor accents that work in a variety of different ways and settings, just like these pitchers do.

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March 28, 2013 Florida House

Progress On Our Florida House
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Before and After: Our staircase bannister

 

I’ve finally sorted through the majority of the zillion images that I took of our Florida place. 

This most recent trip was our first time seeing our new staircase (and bathroom) in person, and it did not disappoint! 

We are so happy with the way everything came out and how it literally transformed the whole space.

The layout of this house is wide open and basically built around the stairs, so getting this element right was pretty crucial. 

I searched everywhere for the “before” image of all the black iron railings and I’m thrilled to have finally found it (from two years ago when we first closed on the house). 

Originally, we thought we could get by with just painting the railings white, but that ended up not really working. 

Once I saw how great the new rail looked, I re-zhushed the console in this photo to work better with the space. 

We also got some dining room pieces delivered and happily that space is finally coming together as well. 

Next week I’ll post a few more updates on some smaller projects we’re working on down there.

For the first few updates on Florida, click here, here, here and here.
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