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A Recap and a Sneak Peek: Paris and Projects

May 22, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Hello all. It has been forever and a day since I have done a post.  I have started so many projects and have even completed a few.  I am trying to get myself organized and get back on track and keep you all updated on what I have been working on recently.

I feel like there has been so much going on around here.  My husband went on two golf trips which for me means…painting inside and not in the garage.  Nothing like painting furniture in the comfort of my home while watching repeats on HGTV.  I will post about these projects soon, I promise!

We also took a trip to Paris over Spring Break.  Perfection, that’s all I can say. I loved everything about being there. We rented an apartment for a week on the Isle of St. Louis which was centrally located and within walking distance to most sights and close to the metro.  One of the highlights for me was going to the Marche’ aux Puces…The Flea Markets.  Love at first sight! It was fabulous… all these little shops in alleyways, and tent like structures.  I could have spent several days browsing but felt lucky that my guys managed several hours walking aimlessly with me through all the wonderful vintage loveliness. I bought some handle for a tray that I will eventually get around to making… something similar to my Feasting Tray. 

Paris Flea Markets

Marche' aux puces

(Paris Flea Market)

View of the Eiffel Tower

Having a Cocktail with tow of my favorite guys in Paris

One of my son’s favorite spots was Shakespeare and Company.

The coziest bookstore with lots of history Shakespeare and Company

I have to say I loved this little spot as well.  It was the coziest little bookstore, a great place for book lovers  and aspiring writers.  My husband surprised me with a few gifts from there for Mother’s Day ( I will share more on that in a later post) which doesn’t include the books Gman and I purchased on one of our three trips there. We also stopped in and had breakfast at the little café next door the following morning.

We hit as many of the hot spots as we could cram into our week in Paris.  It was such a great trip!

Shortly after we flew home we traveled to our oldest son’s graduation from college.  I am still in shock that we are at this point in our lives.  We (mainly the boys not me) moved him out of his college apartment into his new apartment which lucky for me is close to us.  He has slowly been moving his things out of his bedroom here at home into his apartment as well.  I love that he can stop by for dinner or just visit at any time.

Graduation

Celebrating graduation

Within a few short months, we are only going to have our youngest at home with us. Our middle guy is heading off to finish his degree in August, so he will be moving out too. I am thankful that they will all still be pretty close to home! It won’t be the same though and the house is already feeling quiet.

This weekend we are going to have our families here for a celebration and a cook out which I am looking forward to a good time!

Projects in the Works

Now for a little sneak peek of a few of the projects I have been working on over the last few months.

Painting goodwill finds

Staining some wood and making a shelf

 This is the chaos I create when my husband is out of town.  I have completely revamped our master bedroom and the sitting room off of the master.  I have also worked on the Gman’s room by painting his furniture and adding a faux fireplace! I will share the plans for the faux fireplace and the finished project as well.

Goodwill and our local consignment shops have been good to me over the past few months.  I have picked up a lot of great pieces from furniture to mirrors and a lot of bits and pieces that helped pull things together. I was also able to pick up a few pieces for the outside.

Fingers crossed…next week I will share a bit more!  It’s good to be back.

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Fabulous Finds, Friday Favorites, Uncategorized Tagged With: Goodwill, Paris, Projects

Designing with the IKEA Book Case

July 22, 2016 By stylishrevamp 2 Comments

Last year I shared my IKEA Billy Book Case hack, which you can read about here.

StylishRevamp's IKEA Billy Book Case Hack

I am so happy with the way this piece turned out.  So much so, that I would like to do a similar version of it in my sitting room off the master bedroom. At the moment, I have a small but deep armoire that holds my television set and two club chairs in my sitting room.  This is where I normally hang out when I want to watch my mindless reality tv shows that pretty much annoy the males in this household.  It is a cozy little spot but I would like to give it a revamp.  So my hubs said once I come up with a design, he will work on it.

IKEA Billy Bookcase

Designing with the IKEA Bookcase open up many decorating possibilities.

There are so many great IKEA Book Case Hacks out there, so I thought I would share a few here today that might work in my sitting room.

http://www.averystreetdesign.com/2015/06/diy-summer-school-ikea-hack-built-in.html

I love this design by AveryStreetDesign.com. You can click on the link for a complete tutorial. I really like the solid doors on the bottom with the glass front doors on the top. Fabulous! I would have to rework the top a bit to accommodate a small television.  I could leave a set of the glass door off in the center or leave the entire top shelves open.  Also, check out the lighting! I love this look from top to bottom!

Memorabledecor.com

 I found this Billy Book Case hack on Memorabledecor.com. I like the mix of the open and closed shelving on this Ikea hack.  I also like how the spacing of the shelves are different on the center book-case.  It adds a different dimension to the entire unit.  I think this would work well in my sitting room.

Lastly, I am sharing a Billy Book Case Hack from Southern Revivals.

http://www.southernrevivals.com/2016/02/office-makeover-reveal-ikea-hack-built-billy-bookcases.html

Yet another favorite of mine! I like the mix of the large and smaller book cases and the large center opening. The options are limitless, that’s why I am a huge fan of all the book cases and shelves at IKEA.  You can easily customize them for a more personal taste.  I cannot wait to get started on this… I need to make a final decision and soon!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Friday Favorites, Home Tour, Uncategorized Tagged With: IKEA, IKEA Billy Bookcase, IKEA Hacks

Window Shopping at the Consignment Store

May 6, 2016 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Today I stopped by one of our local Consignment Stores and did a little window shopping.  Since my husband is busy working on a new project in the garage which includes cleaning up and clearing out the garage, I didn’t feel like it would be such a great idea to bring in more stuff,  so I  decided to window shop instead.  Of course today was the day that I found several pieces that I liked…a lot!

Wooden counter stool that would look awesome in my kitchen!

These wooden counter stools almost came home with me today.  I think these would look great  in our kitchen.  I wasn’t sure about the low back on them though but having said that…gosh, I still think they are perfect! If these stool are still there once they make their final price drop, they just may make their way home with me!

Old white wicker furniture

Outdoor Wicker in White

Check out all of this white wicker.  These pieces are large and fabulous! We bought two old wicker chairs for the Island Home several years ago and they are my favorite outdoor chairs! I really, really like this set as well.  Do I need them? No! They are just so awesome!

Metal Garden Furniture

White Outdoor Metal Chairs

More outdoor furniture that I love.  I still might go back and pick up two of these chairs.  I think I would paint them black and put them on my sunroom porch off of the front of the house. I already have a table, chairs and a bench out there that is painted black and I still need a bit more seating. These just might work!

Apparently, today was chair day.

White Leather Desk Chairs

I was looking for something like this about a year ago for my office and one of these would have been perfect.

More chairs…

Ghost Chairs in a smoky grey

Ghost chairs in a smoky grey, I am not sure if I am a fan or not.

Black Metal Chairs

These black metal chairs on the other hand, I love.  They remind me of the chairs Joanna Gaines uses a lot to style her homes on The Fixer Upper. They are new and still wrapped in foam packing.

Painted Gray Wood Cabinet

Lastly, I wanted to share this cabinet.  I think this grey cabinet is adorable.  It has a lot of detail and my favorite part about this piece is the little shelf on top.  Too bad I have nowhere to put it!

The shop had so many great pieces today and it was hard to keep this trip just a window shopping excursion but I did! I need to make sure when I leave the gym tomorrow that I turn left instead of right or some of these piece my find a new home right here with me!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed a peek into my shopping trip.

I hope you all have a great weekend…Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there and to all the people that have loved another person like a mom. Enjoy your weekend!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Fabulous Finds, Friday Favorites, Thrift Shop Thursday Tagged With: Consignment Shopping, Friday Favorites, Thrift Shopping

Friday Favorites: Adding Warmth with Pillows & Throws

January 15, 2016 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

We are midway through the first month of 2016 and I feel like I am just now getting into the swing of things.  Having said that, welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Favorites: Adding warmth with pillows & throws.

I mentioned before that I felt like our home was so stark once we packed away all of the Christmas lights and decoration. So I have been adding pillows and throws to inject some warmth into our spaces. There is nothing like getting cozy under a thick chunky blanket and watching a movie or reading a great book.

All throughout the Christmas Season, I was waiting on some cold temperatures and snow, instead I turned the air conditioner on Christmas Night, it was so warm.  Now we are getting the colder temperatures and I love it!

Friday Favorites Pillows and Throws

The first picture I am sharing is a handmade thick crocheted creamy white blanket that we received as a wedding gift almost 22 years ago.

thick chunky creamy white crocheted blanket

This is my napping blanket.  I will be wide awake but once I cover up with this thick afghan I am down for the count.  This is one of my most treasured gifts.

Have you seen those ultra thick & chunky throws in some of the shops on Etsy?  This is one of my favorites. I really, really like this.   Isn’t it gorgeous?

Chunky Knit blanket by CozenzaStore

You can find it here at CosenzaStore.  Maybe, just maybe I will treat myself. I could probably sleep forever under that thing!

 Seriously though, don’t you just love that thick, chunky throw?  O.k. moving on with Friday Favorites: Adding warmth with pillows & throws.

Right before Christmas I picked up a few pillows at Target on clearance.

Long Hair Pillow from Target

This pillow is really soft and I like the texture of it.  I was feeling like everything was flat (if you know what I mean) so I added a few different textures to the sofa by adding more pillows and throws with different materials.

Thick Fuzzy Pillows and Throws for TJ Maxx

I added a thick and fuzzy creamy pillow with a fun pompom fringe to our leather chair.  This chair just looked too serious and formal sitting by the fireplace.  The pompom pillow lightens it up a bit.  I picked it up at T.J. Maxx.

I also picked up the grey one there as well.

Thick Fuzzy Pillows and Throws for TJ Maxx

The grey pillow is pilling a bit more than I like but it is any easy fix. I just need to get out my fabric shaver and run it over the pillow.  It only takes a few minutes to do.  I imagine that’s why it was on clearance. Did you notice it matches the throw on the leather chair?  I bought it awhile back at T.J. Maxx, you can see the full post here.

We have a bench in our kitchen that the kids use to put their shoes on in the morning.  I added a creamy throw and pillow to warm that space up a bit.

Adding Warmth with Pillows and Throws

I found the throw at HomeGoods and the pillow at Marshalls awhile back.  I like the added texture and warmth they bring to this little bench area.  I am sure the boys could not possibly care less that it looks warm and cozy.  They just need a place to quickly put their shoes on and rush out the door.

I hope you have a great weekend. Happy Friday!

Until Next Time,

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Friday Favorites

January 9, 2016 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Welcome to my first Friday Favorites of 2016.  Yes, my first Friday Favorites and I am late getting this out!  Most of my favorite picks come from Target and HomeGoods this week.

My Friday Favorites come from Target and Homegoods this Week.

Our home feels so stark since we took all of the Christmas decorations down.  I think everyone feels this way once the Christmas decorations are packed away and the twinkling lights are gone.  I would like to have twinkling lights up year round if I could get away with it.

Our front door was so bare and I love putting different wreaths up but wasn’t ready to put my olive branch wreath back up just yet.  I wanted something a little different than the green since we have had the pine wreath up for over a month.  I wanted something a little lighter and brighter and I found it at HomeGoods.

Creamy white Rose wreath from HomeGoods

I think this adds just the right amount of lightness that I was looking for.

I am sharing this pillow that my son bought me for Christmas.

Black and Gold Beaded Pillow by Nate Berkus at Target

I adore this little black and gold pillow by Nate Berkus at Target.  It is now on clearance for a little over $5.00 for in store purchase only.  It adds the right amount of sparkle to my Home Office.  Thanks BK!

The next Friday Favorite is another Christmas gift, this one is from my hubby.  It is another fabulous find from Target.

Threshold Desktop Chalk and Cork Easel at Target

Target Threshold Chalk and Cork Easel

I told my guys they could walk into Target and buy anything in there and I would love it!  This is the Threshold Desktop Chalk and Cork Easel.  My hubby also picked up the little gold Owl pushpins from Target too. I think it looks great on my desk.

The last thing I am sharing is our framed Christmas Card.

PearTree Christmas Cards

Every year once Christmas is over I frame our Family Christmas Card.  This year was the easiest card ever!  Usually I have to force the boys to take our annual photo and believe me it is not easy.  Once I get them all together it takes about another hour to get one decent photo where everyone is looking and all eyes are open. When it is all said and done someone is usually upset with someone  else… but not this year.  I snapped this photo of the boys while we were at a wedding and they were watching the beautiful bride walk down the aisle.

I have all of the framed Christmas cards since we starting doing this 12 years ago when the Gman was born.

I knew this was the photo I was going to use and everyone was happy.  I used Pear Tree Greetings this year for our cards and could not have been happier!

I hope you enjoyed this week’s Friday Favorites.  Have a great weekend.

Until Next Time,

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Friday Favorites: Christmas Edition Part 2

December 11, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Happy Friday! I am so glad the weekend is here.  The Gman and I are going to go on our annual Christmas outing.  We like to go to the local nursery and see the trains and decorations.  Then it’s off to do some of his Christmas shopping and dinner. I love to see how much thought he puts into each and every gift. My middle guy has his last final today and my oldest is home for a week before traveling back to school to take one last final. It should be a great weekend.

Now it is time to share some of my picks for Friday Favorites.  This is part 2 of my Christmas Edition.

Sharing some of my favorite Christmas finds.

Over the past couple of years, I have been filling some of my flower pots with fresh clipping to add some Christmas Cheer outside.  These will last me until late February.  This year I found some Christmas Floral Picks with large plastic ornaments. I found mine at our local Grocery Store but I have seem them at Home Depot too.  I had originally seen this idea on a Sarah Richardson’s Christmas Special several years ago.  (I am still waiting for some new Christmas shows on HGTV.)  This is my take on the outdoor planters.

Outdoor Trimmings for Christmas

Outdoor Planters prepped fro Christmas.

I love a home all decked out for the Holidays!

Earlier this week, I went to Target.  I have not been there for a while and now I remember why. I absolutely love every single thing in there!  I was trapped for hours in just one section.  The pillows, the lamps, the Christmas Decor…I had to force myself to walk away.  Well, I did pick up  one little thing…

Target Holiday salt and pepper shakers

Are these not the cutest salt and pepper shakers you have ever seen?  I am itching to go back to Target…just to look!

Every year for as long as I can remember, my youngest has asked for Reindeer for the outside.  I have always said no because, 1.)We have so many decoration and 2.) We have no space to store anything else Christmas related.

He would stare longingly at our neighbor’s Reindeer every day and mention how nice they looked.

Well, this is what we have now!

Pre-lit Reindeer from Michaels

This was on sale at Michaels.  There are so many things I like about this Reindeer.   It  folds down into one small section. It all fits inside itself.  I like the glittery gold aspect of it and I like that the head moves when it is lit up.

So Gman, sorry I made you wait almost 10 years to finally get your reindeer! XOXO

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Until Next Time,

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Friday Favorites: Christmas Edition

December 4, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I feel like I have been decorating for weeks when in fact it has only been a few days.  This weekend we will go to a local farm and pick out our main Christmas tree (one of my favorite things to do). This is the tree that Santa will leaves his gifts under on Christmas Eve.

Since we are getting into the Christmas Spirit, I thought this weeks Friday Favorites would be a Christmas Edition.

Rounding up my Favorite Christmas Items

I like to have a Christmas Tree in our sitting room in the Master Bedroom.  I have been using the same one that my husband bought when we were dating.  It was definitely time to replace it.  I found the perfectly flocked tree at Walmart. It is so pretty and so easy to assemble.

Flocked Christmas Tree from WalMart

The tree is 7.5 feet tall, pre-lit, and flocked beautifully. For $149 I could not ask for anything better.

A few years back at Christmas, the girls bought me a set of Vintage Stamped Spoons.

The 12 Days of Christmas

I had never seen anything like this at the time.  I was obsessed with these spoons.  So much so, that I bought my own metal stamping kit only to realize it is WAY more difficult than it looks.  These spoons are so gorgeous and I thought The 12 Days of Christmas was such a clever idea. I look forward to pulling these out each year!  The owner of the shop is Kerrie L. Balma and you can check out her work on the WoodenHive. You will not be disappointed!

Lastly, I am sharing some pillow covers from H&M.  I didn’t even know that H&M carried items for the home. I found another new favorite shopping spot for home decor at fabulous prices.

H&M Pillow Covers for Christmas

This pillow cover was only $5.99.  I also picked up two metallic and cream pillow covers for $9.99.  Again, great prices and they are adorable.

H&M metallic and cream pillow covers

This pillow was a bit more difficult to photograph because of the metallic.  They really are pretty.  In the back ground, you can see my gold and glitter DIY Believe sign.  I will be sharing the details on that next week.

I hope you all enjoyed this weeks Friday Favorites Christmas Edition.

On a side note, Happy Birthday to my Hubby!

Have a great weekend!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Friday Favorites Tagged With: Flocked Christmas Tree, Pillows, VIintage Stamped Spoons

Friday Favorites #2

November 20, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Welcome to Friday Favorites #2.  I cannot believe that my oldest will be turning 20 tomorrow and that Thanksgiving is next week! I am really getting excited for the start of the Holiday season.  I usually start decorating for Christmas right after Thanksgiving although, I have been known to start the week of Thanksgiving when the boys are off of school. I guess we will just have to see how the week progresses! When we had some warmer weather this past week, I did see a few people doing the outside lights.  Although, I kind of like helping my hubby outside when it’s freezing cold.  It feels more like the Holiday Season to me.

O.K. on to Friday Favorites…

Friday Favorites from StylishRevamp

First up, I have the drying rack from World Market.

Decorating with WorldMarket Mug Stand

I love this simple little thing!  I have looked everywhere for one like this. I found a large one at the Flea Market that I shared here but it was too large and too expensive!  Then I spotted one on  Migonis Home, a blog I follow.  She had one sitting on her counter, it was exactly what I had been looking for. Within two seconds of her telling me where she found it, I was online ordering it from World Market.  For $14.99 you can’t go wrong!   It’s also an easy way to decorate the kitchen for the Holidays…just add  some Christmas mugs and it looks festive.  This is definitely a Friday Favorite!

 Beginning in late October or early November,  I like to start reading Christmas Stories.  It is something that my mom has always done and once I was old enough she started sharing her books with me.  Every year I look for the new Christmas books that have been released but I still reread some of my favorites every year like Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews.

Favorite Holiday Read

This is such a good Holiday read.  Mom and I used to trade books back and forth but I liked this one so much I bought one for both of us to keep on hand and I also have it on an ebook as well.

Last up this week on Friday Favorites is my Scentsy Plug In.  A few years ago, I was visiting a friend of mine and her home smelled so good.  She told me it was her Scentsy Plug In.

Adding Holiday Fragrance with Scentsy

It’s a wax warmer and a night-light.  Scentsy has other wax warmers but my Favorite is the plug-in. They also have a lot of fragrant wax melts to choose from as well. It’s a quick an easy way to add Holiday Fragrance to your Home.

Well, that’s it for this weeks Friday Favorites!  I hope you enjoyed.  If anyone has a Favorite Christmas Read, please let me know!  I am always looking for new  Christmas books to add to my collection.

Until Next Time,

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Friday Favorites #1

November 13, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I have decided to add a new series to the blog.  Well, actually the Gman said I needed to add something different to the blog.  As my other two boys will tell you “What Gman wants Gman gets”.

Friday Favorites

The new series,  Friday Favorites will include some of my favorite things which can range from rooms to food, or anything I find that I really like!

One thing that I would like to add as a side note is please pin all images from the original source.

First up, I saw this room on Instagram by @KailyThork

Living Room Nook by @KailyThork

I love everything about this cozy little nook from the old door to the little grey side table!  Wouldn’t it be lovely to sit down in the comfy chair with a good book and a cup of coffee?  Love it!!

You can see more by Kaily on her blog at Bluesagedesigns.com 

Another Favorite I would like to share this Friday is the new online magazine Everything Home Magazine. This digital magazine is by a group of talented bloggers and Instagramers.  They share ideas from home decor, DIY, recipes, photography and much more.

Everything Home Magazine

It is free and fabulous, check it out!

Lastly, I am sharing something I found for our kitchen.   Last year at this time, we did a major kitchen revamp.  One of my favorite details we added to the cabinets was this special piece of hardware…

Liberty Hardware Soft-Close Damper

I did not even know these things existed!  I went to Home Depot looking for rubber pads or stops so that my newly paints cabinets doors were not banging every time they shut.  One of the employees showed me this handy piece of hardware.  They have been the best things ever!  Super easy to install and now my cabinets have soft-close doors.

Soft -Close Door Hardware

I am not sure if these were around when I boys were younger but I can only imagine how much quieter things would have been!

So there you have it, My Friday Favorites.

Until Next Time,

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