Summer and early Fall ended up leading to some exciting updates around the house! First up, wallpaper! I’ve been plotting to add new wallpaper in our dining room since we bought the house (lots of work went into prepping the room) and decided to add some below the trim in our tv room as well. I’m SO excited about how much they make both spaces feel like ours. I also finished my Coco x Inslee butterfly needlepoint that now needs to get framed and hung and purchased a stunning painting from my talented co-worker, Mirna. My mom and I also took a trip to Nell Hills to begin picking out fabric for the living room. Two pillows are on the way for our couch with much more in store!
January & February Home Progress
Janary’s biggest home project was getting the dining room plaster repaired! After painstakingly removing the old wallpaper, the walls were literally crumbling and it felt great to get this big job checked off the list. Next up, paint touch ups and wallpaper! I also spent a lot of time working on Grant’s big boy room in both January and February. I finally found the perfect wood sample for his dresser/bedside table to match our existing bed and we sampled lots of blue paint options. We also started setting up the rest of his room and decor. Dale and I also finally decided on blinds and curtains for the nursery! I can’t wait to get baby’s room all refreshed and setup, too!
October, November & December Home Progress
This Fall we made slow (but exciting!) progress on the house. Our most major accomplishments were painfully removing the old, damaged wallpaper from the dining room and getting sod in our back yard! I also found a beautiful butterfly print at a local store, Jorjy, for our breakfast room, purchased a few antiques at a lovely estate sale, and we enjoyed our first Fall/beginning of Winter in the new house.
August & September Home Progress
Over the last few months there have been some big and small updates going on at the house. Number one would be lots of progress in the yard. Dale and I decided to move one section of bricks to replace the crumbling path leading from our garage to back door. We finished just in time for our sprinklers and sod to get installed in the back yard! Inside our dining room table arrived (!!) and I got some samples for the living room/dining room. We also took down the wood built in that was covering part of the windows in the dining room which led to the very beginning of the wallpaper removal in the dining room. Other than that, a small rug arrived for the laundry room and we got the bed frame in what will be Grant’s big-boy room set-up! I can’t wait to see all we will accomplish the rest of the year!
Toddler Truck Room
In April we moved into a new home and I’ve been excited to start designing Grant’s toddler room! While he is still sleeping in his crib in the nursery, I know we will want to move him to a new room at some point. He’s obsessed with trucks and construction sites so I’ve been on the hunt for toddler truck themed decor that also goes along with the house. I can’t wait for things to start arriving!
Château de Villandry
Walking through the interior of the Château de Villandry was truly inspiring! Having just moved into a historic home in Kansas City and working on a gallery space celebrating archival imagery at work for the first half of the year, I was delighted around every corner. From color to pattern and texture there are so many details I’m going to want to look back on.
