The "Mini" Home Tour {enter here}

I'm back!!

 

Two posts in one day!! I'm so excited to show you this before and after

 

that I just could not wait until tomorrow!! I finally finished our other

 

hallway wall today. I am so pleased with this transformation. It took some

 

time for me to figure out what exactly I wanted on this particular wall.... It

 

is the very first wall you see when you walk into our home and I wanted it

 

to be special... I want people to feel welcome and at home when they see it.

 

I didn't want just "any" thing on this wall. It took thousands, ok hundreds of

 

pins on Pinterest for inspiration and I finally decided on the most perfect

 

layout for this wall. Here are two before pictures to give you an idea

 

of exactly what type of wall I was dealing with here.

 

BEFORE:

 

 

That electrical outlet was a real issue for me. Every single time I

 

would look at this wall it was all I would see and it bothered me to no end!

 

The first thing I had to do was change the paint color. The color in the first

 

photo is Wheat Bread by Behr. It's also the color in our dining room and

 

living room... The color is great in our living room, but I just do not love it

 

in our dining room and I hated it on this wall...

 

So, with inspiration from Bre at one of my favorite blogs, Rooms for Rent,

 

I decided to go with Horizon by Benjamin Moore. I love this soft blue, gray

 

color!! I can not wait to paint the dining room in this color!!

 

So.... now that I had the perfect paint color for this wall it was game time!

 

Here is what I decided on and I hope you love it as much as I do!!

 

AFTER:

 

 

What do you think???

 

I love the white frames with the colored photos! I was going to do the

 

photos in black and white, but I really wanted them to stand out... and not

 

to mention the pictures are just breath taking.....

 

Now it's not the electrical outlet my eyes are drawn to, its the brilliant

 

photos and the X & O letters!! I could not be happier with the end result!!

 

Ok, on a whole other note how about my "pink" cabinets??!!

 

That is my first summer project!! Those babies will be painted and I have

 

decided to tackle it myself! I vow they will be white by the end of the

 

summer if not sooner!!!

 

We have so many other things to get done, but here is just a glimpse of what

 

I need to accomplish before I can even think about getting started on the

 

cabinets!! I want all the little things completed first and here are just a few.

 

 

 

And this is just what needs to get accomplished in this little area!!

 

I still have the master bedroom to tackle too!!

 

I thought I would share some more photos of this area of our home....

 

It's the very first room when you enter and it's the most high traffic area.

 

I'm glad it's coming together, but as you can see from the photo above,

 

I still have much more to do!!

 

 

That's about it!! Hope you enjoyed this mini tour of our entry area...

 

I'll be back soon with more updates and photos!!

 

Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!!

 

 

Hallway Update {the gallery wall}

Happy Friday friends!!!

 

The cold weather has once again kept me in doors the past few days....

 

Other than going to work for a few hours in the morning and taking Gracie

 

back and forth to school we have been in doors.

 

Not to upset other than the fact that it literally hurts to go outdoors for more

 

than a minute or two! I have to admit having no choice but to be cooped up

 

inside gives me all the more motivation to get all the little home projects

 

done that I have been holding procrastinating on. Today I finally completed

 

 our hallway gallery wall!!

 

Not to long ago I share this post with you.... I had just repainted the hallway

 

and was getting together the makings of our hallway gallery wall.

 

I have struggled with this space for some time now and I can honestly

 

say that having to be stuck in doors for days at a time really got my

 

rear end in gear to get this troubled space together!

 

In case you missed it here are some before photos

 

BEFORE:

 

 

And here is what our little high traffic hallway looks like today.

 

AFTER:

 

 

I have to say I am so very pleased with how this wall came together.

 

One thing I will be very honest about is the fact that this wall did not come

 

together in a day or even a few days. I spent hours dwelling on what exactly

 

I wanted it to look like. I knew that I wanted it to be reflective of our

 

family and most importantly wanted it to tell a story. Like I said earlier,

 

this hallway is a high traffic area and I knew I wanted the space to speak to

 

 our guests when they glance at it.... I also was tired of looking at all the

 

electrical boxes and thermostat!! Now it is a story book on our wall that

 

will be up for years to come....

 

I still need to find the perfect light fixture and rug but that can wait...

 

I am just so excited to be able to peak into this hallway and smile....

 

So my suggestion to you when wanting to start a gallery wall? One, take

 

your time!! Rome wasn't built in a day! Neither will your gallery

 

wall!! Two, tell a story. The story can be reflective of you, your

 

family, the town you live or lived in or anything that makes you happy!!

 

And three.... use what you have!! I have a ton of frames and tried to keep

 

a common theme in choosing which ones would make the wall. I went for

 

a more rustic look here to coordinate with our farmhouse bath and bedroom.

 

I will be back soon with an update on the light fixture as soon as I find one

 

that "speaks" to me and is reflective of this space and our family!!

 

Until then have a great weekend and stay warm!!