Christmas Come Early

We haven't actually decorated a house for Christmas in 2 years, its not always worth the work when you leave said house at Christmas time! This year we have house guests in December so I decided to decorate BUT I was going to wait until after Thanksgiving, that is until we got 16+ inches of snow last Tuesday! So Mom and I were snowed in all day and decided to decorate my house! Which by the way is much more fun with help and Christmas movies on all day!

 This year was kinda  crap-shoot.... we opened all the boxes labeled Christmas in the basement and used all the "hodge podge" of items from years past! But we made it work! I enjoyed tying in the black and white in the kitchen this year, it gives is a more modern look!

 New Christmas candles from Anthropologie are a must!

 I even found some really cute old Scentsy Warmers that I broke out for the Holidays too!

 I didn't want to go overboard, I wanted to keep the decorations minimal and really let the new house shine for it's first Holiday season! ha!

 You can't really see it here but the only new purchase is the black and red buffalo check table runner from Pottery Barn which I LOVE!

 I re-did our chalkboard wall in the dining room too, which is a very big mess while it's happening might I add!

 Ta-da!!! Here is our living room!!! I can't tell you how much we love our fireplace, we really wanted the modern look and it looks so nice!

 Oscar wasn't feeling well the day we decorated so for about an hour Mom's job was to hold this sweet guy like a little baby. He has good days like yesterday were he runs around like a crazy man but other days when he begs all day to be held.

BIG thanks to Mom for helping and we loved seeing the look on Matt's face when he showed up for dinner and had no idea were were going to decorate the whole house! ha!

Fall!!

I thought I would share some of my Fall decor with you guys today and this year I really took it easy. On the 24th I am throwing Matt a 35th birthday party here at the house and in a sense it is like a house warming because it will be the first time we are having people over. So... I didn't want to decorate too much because I want the house to shine as it is! HA! BUT, I had to add some subtle Fall touches!

 Just a few fun Pumpkins placed around the house and the gingham one below is my favorite! And the black and white placemats above not only match the kitchen but are a little Halloween touch.

 I found that cute Give Thanks wooden sign at Hobby Lobby and it really matches perfectly... it might live on the front porch long past Fall!

I planted Mums in my front porch containers but since I have a black thumb they are not doing so well but my fun Football sign looks cute!

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 How cute is the metal Pumpkin I found at Home Goods? It's the perfect little set-up for our eat-in kitchen table!

So there it is folks, not too much but just enough to make me smile!

Guest Room Inspiration!

You Guys.... we move 1 week from Tomorrow!! EEK!!! To get me thru all this packing and the move I am keeping my eye on the prize... AKA... getting to decorate my new home! We will be adding a 2nd guest room which is exciting and I am gonna re-vamp our current guest room decor of course! haha! I made 2 boards to show you all my inspiration.... the actual bedding I have purchased but the other items... I either own, or they represent ideas I want!! I like color and I love print and I will have a Blue Guest Room and the Yellow Guest room!! I should totally make fun room keys! haha! 

Anyways maybe these will inspire you too.... enjoy!

Guest Room Inspiration 2 by nsavage featuring chevron home decor

Pottery Barn blue pillow sham
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Pottery Barn chevron home decor
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Embellished Monogrammable Pillow | Pottery Barn
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Pottery Barn Applique Pillow Cover
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Guest Room Inspiration by nsavage featuring a contemporary bedding

J Hunt mercury glass lamp
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Contemporary bedding
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Pottery Barn square throw pillow
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Colorful Love Nursery Art
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Threshold storage desk
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Threshold Stripes Toss Pillow Red/Cream
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Lazy Susan 10 in. Red Arrow Marquee Sign : Target
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The Elves Hit the Office...

A few weeks ago Matt asked me to decorate the District Office for the Holidays and I was very excited to do it! We decided to do a "Farmers Insurance" themed Christmas and it turned out great! Here are a few of the pictures I took.......

 I made this wreath for the front of our suite and it turned out great..... when I say "made" I mean.... I added the Farmers logo and the bow!

 Here is our Red, White and Blue tree which matches the office perfect!

 I added our logo to our tree topper as well!! I swear it really does add so much cheer to the office we aren't going to want to take it down!!!

Be My Guest...

Today's post isn't too exciting but the last stop on the casa tour is our re-done guest room. I don't even have a picture of the before because it was 1/2 storage and 1/2 room! But the after is great! We moved everything that was in our Master for the last 7+ years into the guest room.

 We now have a  Queen in the guest room instead of a full which is nice and I wanted to make this room "homey" and tranquil for our guests! I got all the decor at either Target or Home Goods and we kept it simple and easy.

So that is everything Matt and I have been working on for the past 2 months and all that is left is some more work in our garage by moving things to storage so I can eventually fit my car in our garage! Parking on the street blows!
Happy Monday Friends!

Dining Re-Do!

This was our eat-in kitchen when we first moved in, we didn't hang anything on the walls and I just worked with what we unpacked first. I have to tell you that this table was my first single purchase, my Mom and I picked this out when I was 22 for my apartment and it has been the focal point of meals for 11 years. But all good things come to an end. 

 We wanted to create more space and we were not sure that our Pottery Barn formal dining furniture would fit in this space but with some tweaking it worked......And this idea to switch out tables was actually Matt's idea....so kudos to him! And by removing the side table it opened the space more.

 This is my kitchen, it is much smaller than my Ohio home but it works for now and I love how open it is. I also LOVE the white quartz counter tops I must have them in my next home!

 I got all the new decor from Home Goods and when we removed our side table we lost our wine rack so I incorporated this fun crate into the table decor. I love how it is functional and darling! And yup, that is a wire apple.....why not?!!! I wanted the table linens to match the house but also work into Fall and I like how it turned out!

 I got the EAT light up marquee sign and arrow at Home Goods and I am obsessed with both!!!!! The "spoon" canvas Matt got for me as a surprise from Ikea and it may not fit in perfectly but it fit in perfectly with our budget! ($14) I also added 2 pillows to the chairs at the head of the table for a little luxurious feel....and the side of the table with no chairs is a bench! I love it!
Can you all spot Oscar lurking in the shadows??

When my family was here we were all able to sit at the same table and eat and I loved it, so when Matt's family comes back this will be a perfect fit also!
Thanks for taking a tour of my home.....I have a few more rooms left that I will show next week!

Master Make-Over

The picture above depicts the sad state our Master Bedroom was in about a month ago. When we originally moved into the Town Home we thought we were only staying less than a year but now that it seems to be longer I wanted to make this place a home. So you know me....if I get an idea it MUST be done!!! A few weeks ago I posted my inspiration board (below) for our Master Bedroom and today I finally took pictures of the final product!

New Master by nsavage featuring pottery barn throw pillows

I am really happy with how it turned out, I went from barely wanting to be in my bedroom to now I love spending time in there. In fact when my family was here Mom, Marissa and I laid in my bed and watched a movie and it was the best thing ever!

 I LOVE the silver Weenie Dog figure and the glass dome with the arrows, they both perfectly sum up things in our lives we love and both are from Pottery Barn. The "&" sign I got at Home Goods.....love that place!

 As you see we ended up getting a different bed instead of the one from West Elm on the board we really fell in love with this one from Ikea!! I loved how tall it was and how neutral it is so in the future it will always fit into any room and any color scheme.

 These chairs are Target of course and I actually put them together myself.....boom! ha! In the vase I decided to add some baseballs to the decorative "balls" to bring a little more of Matt into the room plus I LOVE personal touches.

 The bedding as well as the stunning Ikat prints over the bed are all from Pottery Barn. 3 prints probably would have worked best but our budget said 2!!!

 The new white dresser is also from Pottery Barn, I like how it gives our room a clean and classic feel....it is nice to get away from the dark wood we have always had!

 And here is the most special and important thing in the Master bedroom.... Isabella! The upstairs is her domain and she spends most of her days sunning herself in the master bedroom window seat we have for her! Bella is 12 and this bed is very tall so I got 2 blue cubes from Target that are not only storage for my books but act as a middle step for her to get up and off the bed! She approves!

There ya have it!!!!!!!!!! Over the next week I will be showing off each room since we did so much work over the last month!!!!