Warmer Weather Finds

The warmer months are here and I’m all about refreshing rooms and brightening up spaces in my home! The greatest update I did this season was changing out my traditional taupe living room sofas for a brighter, more contemporary look with a sofa and love seat from Jonathan Louis Furniture. I also updated some living room accessories. (For links to items in this post go here.)

I added this large contemporary white bowl to my coffeee talbe and filled it with vibrant green moss balls. This really brought in a pop of color againz the cosateal, nuetral furniture and pillows.

My new Jonanthan Louis customized furniture is part of the chic, tailored Pia Collection - and I absolutely love it! There were so many fabrics options to choose from, and after narrowing it down to three fabric swatches, I chose a beautiful, elegant fabric called Dover Ivory. This is a just live™ performance fabric. That means this fabric is durable, STAIN RESISTANT, soap cleanable and moisture repellant. Definitely check out Jonathan Louis and all their amazing furniture options for your home! #ad

Even though sofas, chairs and loveseats come with coordinating pillows, you don’t have to be stucke using them if they don’t strike your fancy. I always bring in my own pillows with different colorors, patterns and fabrics to create a more interesting look.

I also update my fireplace mantle decor. Again, like the coffee table, I kept the look pretty light and airy with a pop of green from some faux eucalyptus stems. I also added two more white clay vases that act as book end for the linen decorative books.

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Falling For Fall

Do you like to change up your fall decor look? Every year I love to change up my fall decor. Some years I like to push the boundaries and decorate with pastels and creams, other years I like to stick to neutrals, muted grays or traditional jewel tones. 

I’m excited to show you a collection of my favorite fall photos through the years. Let’s go back five years ago to 2017 and work our way up to 2021.

In 2017 I saw this sage green pumpkin at Micheal’s Craft Store and knew I had to have it! The shape was so perfect and color was so calming. This one pumpkin ended up setting tone for that year’s entire fall look. I then added more soft hues mix with it like faux lambs ears. It was nice to have the light and airy feel cary over summer. To this day, this photo is still one of my most popular liked photos on Instagram. 

I loved that sage green pumpkin so much that I decided to try different coffee table arrangements with it. I created this lovely light colored display bringing in neutral colored florals, greenery in wood vases and a beaded garland.

For the fall of 2018, I decided to go more of a farmhouse rustic look. I celebrated the season with muted grays, soft greenery, and lots of darling farmhouse signs. I also brought in touches sunflowers in neutral colors. Who says you can’t mix sunflowers with fall decor?😉

The cute wood signs and pillows are from Krumpets Home Decor. You can always use code NISSALYNN for 10% off your entire order.

Brought in lots of neutral creams, soft hues and lots of texture during he year 2019. My inspiration came after I took a trip to Hobby Lobby and saw their lovely fall florals. I bought lots of fall colored stems and put them into a custom wood planter box my just built for me. 🍂

I was extra excited to decorate for fall in 2020! I wanted to usher in autumn in with traditional fall colors - but with a twist. I placed bright oranges and browns in my mantle garland, and I love how it looked against the white trim work and light walls. It definitely gave the room a much needed pop of color! I repeated the same colors for the coffee able but added different textured pumpkins. This photo of my coffee table and fall mantel has been shared thousands of times and featured on many social media accounts. It’s one of my favorites for sure!🍁

This year, in 2021, I discovered my love of mango wood and incorporated it this year’s fall decor. I knew this mid century modern sign would be a perfect fit for my mantle - because of the clean lines and easy to read font.

These darling mango pumpkins are from Krumpets home. You can always use code NISSALYNN for 10% off your order at Krumpets.

I purchased these rattan pumpkins this year from Kirklands. I love that light brown color, and I know they will be pieces I will use in years to come!

I also had fun bringing fall decor into the kitchen this year by decorating this tiered tray. I purchase this tiered tray from Hobby Lobby a few years back and it was sage green. After a year of having it, I spray painted it white to brighten it up. The wooden leave cut outs are from 12timbers

Hopefully this has given you lots of fall decorating inspiration!

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New Tile Floors Made Easy!

Check out this is before and after! What a huge difference! 

We recently updated the tile in our master bathroom with a local company called 360 ROOMZ. They’re an exceptional company who services Dallas/Fort Worth and surrounding areas. Their goal is to make buying new flooring stress free - and they do! They send their flooring experts and quality samples to your home, so you can see how the flooring looks in your space. #sponsored

Their experts are so knowledgeable and they help you with the selection process. Flooring expert Chris came to my home and brought with him several tile options that for my master bathroom floor. We first laid them out in the kitchen and weeded them out based color, textures, shape and size. When we narrowed it down to a few choices we brought the final samples into the master bathroom to look at them against the bathroom cabinets and existing shower tile. Picking the final choose wasn’t stressful at all! I picked a faux marble tile plank with a light gray grout color called Frost. Flooring expert Chris came to my home and brought with him several tile options that for my master bathroom floor. We first laid them out in the kitchen and weeded them out based color, textures, shape and size.

When we narrowed it down to a few choices we brought the final samples into the master bathroom to look at them against the bathroom cabinets and existing shower tile. Picking the final choose wasn’t stressful at all! I picked a faux marble tile plank with a light gray grout color called Frost.

After all the old tile was lifted and removed from the floor, Julio checked the moisture level of the concrete. I was so impressed with his attention to detail as he not only had one meter for an accurate moisture reading - he had three! All the meters indicated the  moisture level was very high, so we let the concrete dry for a couple days. After which Julio came bank for an additional reading and determined that Red Guard needed to be put down to act as a moisture barrier for the concrete and a protection for the tile. He installed the Red Guard, we let it dry for a day and he was back the following morning with his assistant ready to lay the new tile.

After tile was positioned and secure, they started grouting. They then washed the floors, and everything looked extraordinary! 

I’m still baffled how much of a difference new flooring can make and how stress free the process was! 

Next up is to paint the shower tile white. Yes, there is a specific shower tile paint. Also I’m going to add in new decor including new towels and wall frames. Stay tuned!

New Lighting Changes Everything!

Lighting is a key element in every home! It can create a dramatic feel for any room - especially the kitchen. When we built our home eight years ago, it only came with one can light over the sink. Adding more ceiling electrical boxes over the kitchen island would have required lots of work would have been very costly. So my husband and I decided to remove the can light over the kitchen sink  and replace it with a crystal chandelier which fit that electrical space. It looked great for many years, but over time it began to look dated, and I knew it was time to select new lighting. I discovered a fantastic company  called Lights.com. The selection of lighting was amazing, but even better yet, they had light fixtures that could be attached with one electric input hole, but came with the bar that allowed for three pendent lights! It was perfect, just what I wanted! I now had the look of three pendent lights but only using one ejection socket! #sponsored

(Before and After! Besides new lighting, we also put in a marble subway tile backspace and as well as changed out the barstools. By adding the industrial metal stools, it made the kitchen feel more open and seem larger. use, its defiantly more function with my kids. The large heavy barstools were hard to move and use. You can find the metal barstools here.)

Now going back to lighting, this new three pendent lighting fixture totally changed the feel in my kitchen! It added a modern farmhouse/ industrial look to help make the room feel more modern and chic.

Here is the amazing pendents lights I chose for my kitchen from Lights.com. (And you can use code NISSALYNN 20 for 20% off your order until August 15th!)

Also, the type of light bulbs you use can have a huge impact on the way they lighting fixture looks. Ask your self, do you want a warm cozy, glow, or a bright white light? I prefer the daylight bulbs in my home in the bedrooms, but I love the warm lightbulbs in my lamps and living areas.

3-Light Rectangle Canopy with Alton Pendants and Chic Dome Glass, Satin Nickel

Here are some of my other my top favorite lighting options at Lights.com:

I also love and adore the Arden 8-Light Chandelier with Tapered Opal Shade, in Polished Nickel.

3-Light Rectangle Canopy with Alton Pendants and Schoolhouse Glass, Chrome

Kingston 6-Light Rectangle Chandelier, Polished Nickel

(And you can use code NISSALYNN 20 for 20% off your order until August 15th!)

Remember, lightening is majot focal point in any room. Pick styles and shapes that you will love looking at everyday, and that will help you love the space your in!

Simple Ways to Refresh a Child's Bedroom

Hello! How has your summer been? We’ve been keeping busy by going to the pool and doing some small projects around the house. One of these was updating my son Brady’s bedroom. I didn’t want to go with a theme bedroom, but rather a modern farmhouse/coastal look that would last a while. We had a small budget to work with so we didn’t buy any new furniture, instead we decided to repurpose the items we had. To change the look of the room, the first thing we did was paint the dark red cottage style twin beds. I chose a vibrant blue spray paint called Oxford Blue by Krylon in a satin finish finish. It worked so well!

First, I want to let you know, this room is tricky to decorates because of that little white door in the middle of the wall. The door leads to the attic, which we into a hideout for the kids. The majority of the time the night stand table is off to the side of the left bed. But for these photos I moved it to the middle.

After painting the beds, we changed up the bedding. To me, new bedding makes a huge difference in any bedroom. This adorable bedding is from my favorite bedding place - Beddy’s. I chose the Farmhouse Collection because the bedding has a blue/gray stripe against a refreshing white background. The collection also has matching pillows, which coordinate well with the bedding. As a mom, I love Beddy’s because of the soft fabrics and styles, but most importantly because of the functionality of the zip up feature. It helps keep kids’ rooms tidy! Beddy’s are an easy way to make the bed, and we no longer have blankets and sheets dragging on the floor. Plus, the Beddy’s come with a pillow case and matching sham - so you don’t need to buy a separate sheet set! To save you money, you can use code NISSALYNN at Beddy’s check out to save 15% off your entire order! #sponsored

I already had the gray rug, but it’s only a 5x7, so I definitely need an 8x10 for this room.

I love anything with stars on it, so I also added these cute star pillows from Krumpets Home Decor. (You can use code NISSALYNN at Krumpetshome.com for 10% off your order.)

To brighten up the room we tried a new thing - peel and stick wall paper. I chose a shiplap wallpaper from Wall Blush and it looks great! But it was pretty tricky to put up, but defintley with it! (You can use code nissalynninteriors15 for 15% off your order.)

I took down the previous decor and replaced it with wooden pennants. The pennants were originally a natural wood color - so we spray painted them white. I also added this darling little wall shelf by the bed for easy access to books for bedtime reading.

The quilts at the foot of the beds, I’ve had for years. I bought them at Target, and they have lasted for a long time. (Here’s a link to a similar quilt that I have.) I love having a quilt or extra duvet at the foot of every bed in my home because it makes the room feel more cozy.

I also changed out the curtains in this room. Before we had navy chevron window treatments, but they didn’t go with the modern farmhouse look I was going for. (Plus, we only have on window in the room, so I wanted somthing light and airy.) The buffalo check curtains were perfect! And they were so inexpensive!

As for the galvanized metal letters above the beds, I purchased them at Hobby Lobby several years ago. I love them so much I decided to keep them in the same place.

I hope this post inspired you in some way! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a question in the comments and I’d be happy to get back to you.

Adding Sparkle to the Office

I forgot to post this at christmas time! But I wanted to share!

This was the first year I decorated my office, actually, this is the first Christmas that I have actually had an office. Before it was my Husbands office. I knew I wanted to go glam and girly, so what better way than to add little and sparkles in the Chsrmas decor,

I wanted the the to compliment the room, so I decorated my 6fy floot focked tree with silver balls, and blush bows. Both of which I found at Hobby Lobby. Tip: when you seen a seasonal item you like at Hobby Lobby, buy it! They rarely get restocked! Once it’s gone- it’s gone!

Click on the images below to shop my office.

Master Bedroom Refresh with Overstock

We needed a master bedroom refresh! It had been about seven years since the last time we updated our bedroom - so it was definitely time. I kept my larger pieces of furniture; my four poster bed and armoire, but I wanted some new key pieces like an armchair, bedding, and night stands to update the room. A partnership with Overstock and their amazing products was just what I needed! #Ad

I wanted my master bedroom to be light and fresh looking, while elegant and timeless at the same time. I also wanted it to feel beautiful and somewhat regal.

When I started pinning on Pinterest, I realized that most of the photos I was pinning were French country looks and rooms with a glam style. So I decided to incorporate both styles. I knew by going to Overstock, they would have everything I need for one stop shopping. The first thing I fell in love with this Sabine Couture High Wing Chair. It served as my starting point for the room.

From there I chose two new night stands - since our old night stands were given to us by a fellow coworker ten years ago. I found these Parisian Marketplace Bombay Night Stands and they couldn’t be more perfect to go with my French country/glam look. 

The bedding we also bought when we lived on a different home -seven years ago. I went with a blush color because to me it’s such a romantic, elegant color. I chose a Madison Park Coverlet Set. I paired the coverlet set with white ruffle Euro Shams and matching duvet.

When I started making the bed, and putting the pieces in place, I was so happy how everything really came together! 

If you have a room that is ready for a room makeover, you won’t want to miss Overstock’s Customer Day Sale going on now through October 8th! This is such a huge sale with their deepest discounts in 20 years! (And don’t forget everyday free shipping!) You will find everything you need for your room refresh - I sure did!

A Little Tour of Down Stairs

Welcome to my home! I wanted to share with you what it’s like when you walk in my home. When you first enter you are greeted with a super long hallway with an enclosed balcony and a 20 foot ceiling. The celling then drops to a beautiful barrel arch.

A few steps inside the front door off to the right is my office. A few steps after that, also off to the right,is a coat closet and powder bath. (I need to take a pic of the powder bath.) If you continue down the hallway further you will find an arch on the left going to the mudroom and laundry room. Across the hall is another arch going to the dining room. If you still continue to go straight you will then enter the great room and kitchen. The ceiling is 18 feet high withe very high niches. I love the height of the ceilings, but not so much the niches. Still decide how to decorate them!

My Office. Next to my Office is a powder bath. I still need to take a photo of it.

Master Bedroom.

There are double doors leading to the master bath. I need to still photograph that space.

Mudroom area next to the laundry room.

Big Difference with this Laundry Room Remodel!

When we first moved into our home, the laundry room looked like this. It had one shelf with a bar for hanging clothes. One shelf wasn't enough storage, let alone any good at hiding messes. My husband Justin and I contemplated adding prefabricated oak cabinets from Lowes or Home Depot and painting them white, but the spaces was not wide enough for two sets of cabinets. Then we realized that in all honesty, we’re short people, so putting cabinets above the washer and dryer wasn’t really going to be something we were going to be able to access on a daily basis. And probably not without a step stool. Another realization was that our current washer and dryer were nearly ten years old and were not in the best condition. So we came up with a a great solution!

We decided to rip out the existing shelf and replace with a multiple shelf arrangement that would look aesthetically pleasing, and be able to hold boxes and bins to store items we wouldn’t need often. At the same time we decided to purchase front loader machines with the pedestal bases that would store the soap, dryer sheets, etc, the things we need regularly, and down low where we could reach them. So we drew up what the new shelves were going to look like with the measurements, and Justin got to work! First he dismantled the current shelf, and removed the old washer and dryer.

The he put in the the bead board and chair railing trim. He didn’t paint the trim until later. Here’s a photo of the right corner of the laundry room before we put in the bead board and painted the walls. After the bead board and chair railing trim were up, we started testing out paint colors. At this time we also got the new front loader machines.

With the bead board in on the surrounding walls, Justin started assembling the shelves. We used mdf for the shelves for cost and convenience.

After the shelves were in, Justin added a 1x4 piece of wood for the backing for the crown molding. After he put the crown molding up, we painted the shelves, crown molding, and bead board white. We just used a pure Valspar pure white paint from Lowes.

After the room was painted, we went back and added this shelf with hooks to hold backpacks, gym bags, and coats. I found the cute metal hanging basket at Home Goods.

Loved framing my kid’s art work! It makes the room feel more inviting and the kids love showcasing their work!