I thought it would be fun to take a look back from how four rooms looked when we moved into this house 4 years ago (yes it’s been that long) and how they look today. BREAKFAST ROOM Let’s start in the breakfast room. As far as furniture goes, the only change is the chairs. […]
Room Refresh with New Rug – and $500 GIVEAWAY
This post is sponsored by Carpet One Floor & Home®. You also are going to get a chance to WIN A $500 GIFT CARD TO HOME GOODS. I’ll explain more later. Let’s start with my before photo for the room. I had bare pine floors and a toile duvet on the bed. There was a […]
How to Layer Rugs
I love rugs!!! You can listen to the podcast episode about how to choose the best rug for you BELOW. I also talked about choosing the tips for choosing rugs HERE and HERE. Today I want to focus on layering rugs. Why would you want to layer rugs? Well what if you wanted to […]
Furniture Arrangement in a Small Space
It’s amazing what you discover when you experiment. I do it all the time, and I am constantly learning. So this photo below is my study the way it was. For information about the chairs, click here. I like the rug a lot, but I had a problem, well a good one. I had an […]
Can you use Cowhide Rugs in a Country French Room
I think we’ve all seen photos of ranches with hide rugs. I live in Texas, so I’ve been around them a lot. They are like cowboy boots around here; they are part of the landscape. Our farm is surrounded by cattle ranches, so it makes sense they would be in style here. But what about […]
5 Tips for using Rugs in a Room
I think rugs can be confusing to buy. What is the right size? Do I center it in the room or with the furniture? Should I use colors not in the room? Do all of the chair legs need to sit on the rug? Today I am sharing 5 tips for using rugs in a […]
Neutral Rugs Add Calm
Once upon a time my entire home was red. Everything was red, well not everything, but a lot of things were. In the girls’ room at the farm (one bed per child, plus an extra for a friend) I decided to go more neutral. this room went from being red, red, red to just slightly […]
Adding Color with a Rug
I’ve been so busy with everything, that I admit I have put things like curtains and rugs on the back burner at my new house. That’s understandable with all that I have going on, but I finally decided it was time to get a new rug for the breakfast room. It’s a bright sunny […]
