Living Room and Dining Room Uplift

Hello and happy Spring to all! We have been so busy and I have been torn about what to share first so I though I would start with our living room and dining room uplift. 

My dad, after forty years at his job, decided that he was ready to retire! I am so proud of him that he can finally start accomplishing more of the things on his bucket list. I do not know if you know my dad, but he absolutely loves “projects” around the house and making things in his garage. He has spent a lot of his extra time at our house repainting it and hanging his homemade wine racks and other pallet creations. As most of you follow me on Instagram, you have seen that our house is very old and has all the original woodwork from 1900 which is super cool, but can also be a pain when you’re trying to add more of a modern feel to your house. However, my dad came over a couple of months back and we picked a paint color for the dining room, living room, and hallway. Whenever he had time he would be over here painting. Before, our dining room was this boring, bland antiqued white and our living room was plain white. It worked for me for a little while, but I recently became aesthetically bored and needed a change. The walls, the decor, the lighting...it all had to change. 

I thought the lamps that we had originally looked old and did not match the look I was going for. I kept the lamp based and went to Target where I found these medium sized Threshold lampshades for $14.99 each. I love that they add more of a modern and clean feel. The embroidered floral stitching is the perfect amount of detail too. 

Over the past year I have been hoarding art and frames so for months now I have had this huge pile of what I have been meaning to hang on our corner dining room chair. After my dad finished painting, he was kind enough to hang all of my pictures for me! I still have a few more pictures to hang but I am waiting to get new Spring pictures of the girls in early May. 

I found this piece at Big Lots for a STEAL! $9! That store can have many hidden gems...

All of the wooden wine racks made out of pallets that you see were handcrafted by (you guessed it) my dad. Did I mention he loves making / fixing things already? 

These two prints are from Amazon. The bottom botanical print I just so happened to stumble upon while browsing wall prints (around $15), and the top is from Rifle Paper Co ($30)

Shall we move onto the living room? Basically if you ask my husband about my decorating habits, he will tell you that I get aesthetically bored in about .0004 seconds but I don’t think I’m (that) bad. We FINALLY have all of the girls toys moved into the playroom and some in their bedroom, so that meant I had a new free space to add some pizazz to (top left)! Before there was a giant Barbie Dreamhouse and every Barbie accessories imaginable in that corner, but now they are in a much better spot for the girls to play with them.The Opalhouse collection at Target has me swoon. The eclectic boho chic vibe is 100% me. Long story short, I wanted to buy 273 throw pillows, all of the accent furniture, and half of the kitchenware, but I was good and just came home with the pouf...and m a y b e some kitchen things. The plant was on clearance at Marshall’s for $65! It is not real because I can’t keep house plants alive for more than 3 days. 

The shelves were already hung and those just went back to their original spots once the paint dried. It’s always fun adding new chachkies and nick nacks to those. 

And last but not least my cameras. I have been struggling to find a spot in the house for these forever now because they are all different sizes. I found them at Pottery Barn two years ago and immediately snagged them. I told my dad to just “surprise me” with where he thought they should go and this was how he hung them. I like it but I feel like this wall needs more? Or maybe less is more! I’m still looking for a small 4x6 rug for the living room and an accent chair for the dining room but I am being super picky which is why I have not been quick to buy anything yet. 

I love the nuLOOM rugs on Amazon and their boho vibe. I’m thinking about going with one of those? These are my top two.

It was so nice to give our dining room and living room a fresh look. I am beyond grateful for all that my father did. 

I will show you our hallway makeover soon!