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Holiday Home Tour

December 16, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Only nine more days until Christmas and I am finally posting  part of our Holiday Home Tour.  I really do not switch things up too much from year to year.  I like the traditions we have in place and the memories we have created but I do like to add a few new decor items whether they are DIY projects or new to me items.  Today I am sharing our dining room and my home office. With that said, sit back and enjoy our Holiday Home Tour. I am so happy you are here!

Home Office Holiday Home Tour

DIY 25 sign

The sign is a new addition this year. I was inspired by Heather Tartaglia from The Morning House.  I made this DIY just like all of my other signs that you can check out here and here. I like the view into the sunroom from my office.

Pencil tree with DIY Braided

I bought this pencil tree at Michaels a few years ago for a little over $30.  I flocked it last year with this product I bought on amazon.  I used the same flock on the DIY star topper that I made from twigs gathered from our yard. It was a quick and easy project that I will try to do a mini tutorial on later this week.  The braided garland is also another DIY project that was inspired by Erin@CottonStem.  The last new item in my office is the tree collar that I ordered from Home Depot. I really like this tree collar because it is adjustable, you can make it larger or smaller and it latches with a hook and chain.

Here's an up close view of the braided garland.

Here’s a close up of my DIY braided garland.  I picked up my chunky yarn at Michaels and used my 40% off coupon so it ended up being a little over 17$.  I love this new addition to the tree! Thanks Erin for the great idea!

Dining Room Christmas Holiday Tour

O.k.we are switching gears and heading into the dining room.   I added a few touches of Christmas sprinkled throughout the room. Here are a two of my favorites.

A view into my Office at Christmas time.

I use my bread bowl as a center piece by adding some greenery with red glass beads and some gold ornaments.  I like the glimpse of the Office Christmas tree you can see peaking around the corner.

Large vintage copper bowl with a vintage table cloth on the buffet table

 This buffet is my absolute favorite piece of furniture in the entire house! I’m a bit obsessed with it to say the least.  I picked up the vintage table-cloth over the summer when I was home junking with my mama. I actually bought it in the vintage store that used to be our old apartment. You can read about that here.   I remember mom used to have one like this that she used for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner. I like to think that this was actually hers.  I’m always on the lookout for vintage Christmas textiles. I guess it just reminds me of Christmas time from my past. I hope my boys will one day look back at our traditions and pass some of them on to their future families.

I hope you enjoyed this small little glimpse into our Holiday Home Tour.  I will be back tomorrow with a mini tour of our Kitchen and Family Room and end the last home tour on Tuesday with our Sitting Room Christmas decor.  Thanks for stopping by to visit us!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Home Tour, Projects and DIY Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Decor, Christmas Tree, decorations, Home Tour, table cloth, Vintage

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

October 21, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I feel like I am behind on the Fall bandwagon.  Before you know it, it will be time to get out the Christmas decorations. Not that I’m complaining but I need to get moving! With all the traveling we have been doing, my motivation is a bit lacking!

Today, I am sharing a mini Fall home tour.  I don’t typically go out and buy new decor every year.  I like the tradition of pulling the old out and reminiscing.  Having said that, I did decide to part ways with a few things that were no longer my style.  I offered them to my oldest son for his apartment but he said thanks but no thanks. I will admit, there was a wee little wince when he said no. I think some of my most treasured memories with the boys are the ones of us decorating for the different holidays.

Welcome to my fall Home Tour

I made this Hello Fall Welcome wooden sign like my DIY Christmas sign.  You can read about it here. I asked my husband to draw the truck for me and I used carbon paper to trace it onto the board. I think adding DIY signs is an easy way to add decorative touches for little to no cost.

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

I also scattered a few pumpkins, leaves and a fairy in the kitchen to amp up the Fall touches. I like the color orange with all of the grey we have in the house.  It provides a little punch of vibrant color.

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

What holiday would be complete without decorative pillows?  I. Can’t. Help. Myself!! I picked up both of the pillows at Michaels on clearance.  I do believe it is a true obsession.

I also added some Fall touches to the living room.  I pulled my orange pillows and throws out, dressed the mantle with some greenery and added a few mini faux jack o lanterns.  It creates a warm and inviting space.

Welcome to my Fall Home tour

Welcome to my fall home tour.

Welcome to my Fall Home tour

In the Dining Room, I added a new to me Goodwill basket filled with pumpkins and some gourds to the tablescape.

 

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

The last part of the tour is the sitting room off of the Master Bedroom.  I still adore the transformation of this space.

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

Welcome to my Fall Home Tour

So that’s all I have for the mini Fall Home Tour.  If I can get myself organized and go out and buy some pumpkins for the outside, I will share our Fall Front Porch.  I think I am in a bit of shock that October is almost O-V-E-R! Guess what that means…we are closer to the Countdown to Christmas with HallMark!!!

I Hope you enjoyed the tour.

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: DIY Crafts, Home Tour Tagged With: Fall, floral, Home Tour, orange, Pillows, pumpkins

A Quick Revamp in the Kitchen with a Goodwill Find

September 16, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Goodwill was good to me this summer.  Later this week,  I will be doing a post with all of my summer goodies from my thrifting adventures.  For now, I wanted to share a quick revamp in the kitchen with a Goodwill find.

Have you ever heard of a Windsor Birdcage chair?  I can’t say that I have either.  Well, let me introduce you to my latest love…

Windsor Birdcage Chairs found at Goodwill

I bought six of these for $5 a piece. They caught my eye as soon as I saw them but I was kind of having a conversation with myself along the lines of,  “Do I really need more furniture?”  I thought they were really pretty and the stain went well with my floors and my kitchen table.  I sent a picture to my husband and he was on the fence about it.  Then I sent him a picture of the price of the chairs I found online…he changed his mind and said, ” For $30 bucks, go for it!”

A Quick Revamp in the Kitchen with a Goodwill Find

Windsor Birdcage Chairs found at Goodwill                ($5 price tag)

At Goodwill getting ready to snag these Windsor Birdcage Chairs

(the chairs sitting at Goodwill)

The price I found below is for a black paint finish.  This description is from the same place where my chairs are manufactured.  So, yes, for $5 I’ll take all 6 please!
Description
Stock #
Price     
QTY
Birdcage Windsor Arm Chair
Black Paint / Lacquer Finish
Finished—Ready to ShipOriginally sold for $448.
Now on sale for $403.

235FB
$448. $403.($18.)
Birdcage Windsor Arm Chair
SPECIAL PRICE FOR 2 or MORE
Black Paint / Lacquer Finish
Finished—Ready to ShipOriginally sold for $448.
Now on sale for $359.

235FBG
$448. $359.($18.)
Goodwill Deal of the Day
I found three side chairs and three arm chairs.  I thought it was unusual that someone would buy three arm chairs.  It wasn’t until my son pointed it out but a spindle was broken on one of the arms chairs.  It was glued back together. I took it to a shop to see if it could be repaired.  I am waiting to see what he can come up with.  In the mean time, I keep going back to Goodwill to see if they have a 4th side chair just incase the chair in the shop can’t be fixed for a decent price.
Updating my kitchen with a great Goodwill Find
I know I’ve said it before but I have to say it again…I love Goodwill.  Where else can you go and buy 6 chairs for $30? I mean really!
I did a few other quick changes to the decor in the kitchen that I will share later this week.   I hope you all had a great weekend and for my readers that were in the path of Hurricane Florence, I am thinking of you!
Until Next Time,
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Filed Under: Fabulous Finds, Goodwill Goods Tagged With: bargain shopping, Chairs, Goodwill, thrift, Thrift Shopping, WIndsor Birdcage

Hometown Thrifting Adventures

July 29, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

For the past few months, I have been traveling to my hometown in West Virginia to visit my parents.  While there, I took my mama on some thrifting adventures. Today, I am going to share with you one of my favorite thrift shops back home and the reason why I love it.

The back of the store and the apartments above

This thrift shop is so special to me  because we used to live there when I was a child.  I’m not really sure I remember living there, so much as, remembering it from stories and pictures. When we lived there, the bottom of the building was a store and the upper level was divided into two apartments.  We lived on one side and my mom’s best friend of over 60 plus years and her family lived on the other side.  There was a door between the two apartments. My mom has so many special memories from that time in her life.

 

Christmas morning with mom and three of my brothers

Hanging on the porch with two of my brothers

When I was home last, my mom was telling me a story about when she was first married and how she didn’t know how to cook or make a single thing. One day, their Priest was at the apartment because my dad was converting to Catholicism so they could remarry in a Catholic Church.   Her best friend that lived on the other side cracked the door open and slipped my mom a cup of coffee so she could offer it to the Priest.  I loved hearing her tell this story.

Hometown Memories

My older brothers have more memories of our apartment.  I think I was only 3 or 4 when we moved out. Like I said, I think my memories are from old pictures and stories that have been shared.

Playing with my brother in our old apartment.

Celebrating my birthday

I have been back to that old building many times over the years because my mom’s best friend ended up owning the building and running the store on the main level.  Once we moved, we still went to visit at the store and at her new home which was right next to the store.  However, I haven’t been upstairs to the old apartments until recently. When I went home, I told mom we were going junkin’ and this was our first stop.

 

I had no idea the thrift store was on all three levels.  I was so excited to see it. This is the first time I can honestly say I was more interested in the space itself rather than what was inside and for sale.  Don’t worry, I have since gone back and done some shopping!

I loved the thought that we used to live there.  It is everything that I love today.  The beautiful original hardwood floors, the unique lines of the ceilings, and of course what was left of the vintage kitchen! Who knows, maybe there is where my love of all things vintage started.

I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into my life.  To see more of my hometown trip check out my IGTV  video.

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Fabulous Finds, Home Tour, Thrift Shop, Uncategorized Tagged With: Childhood, Family, Friends, Hometown, memories, Shopping, Thrifting, West Virginia

My Obsession with Pillows

May 24, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Awhile back, a friend shared this tweet with me and asked if it reminded me of anyone…

 

I’m secretly doing an investigation on how many decorative pillows I can put around the house till husband loses his shit.

Current count:23

— mama77⚽️ (@deegeemindi) April 13, 2017

If you listen to Instagram stories, almost every single person talks about their “obsessions.” They’re obsessed with a new lipstick, outfit, shoes and the list goes on and on.  Well, in all honesty, I do not think it’s a real obsession unless they are hiding their crap in the back of their car, a closet or some secret compartment in an ottoman.  If they are… then it just may be a real honest to goodness obsession!

Now, we are going to see if my husband actually reads this little blog because if he does the gig is up! Today I am sharing my obsession with pillows and it may be a real obsession. Husband of mine, you may want to stop reading at this point!

My Obsession with Pillows

I feel like my love of pillows is a fairly new thing for me.  It probably started a few years back at Christmas time.  I mean have you seen some of the fabulous pillow designs around the holidays?  I really think that is where this all began and it has since spiraled into other holidays and seasons.  It is so easy to change the look of a room with a few pillows.

Let’s start with my most recent purchase.  If I’m being totally honest, I order this months ago but it was on backorder and I kind of forgot about it until it showed up on my doorstep yesterday.

Painted Fox darling pillow

I debated on this one for a while but it was too cute to pass up. I order it from The Painted Fox and it makes a lovely addition to the other 50 pillows on our bed!  While I was waiting for this pillow to come in (or forgot that I ordered it, however you want to look at it) I found another one that has since been moved to the chest at the end of our bed.

Painted Fox Darling pillow with some Homegoods finds mixed in

I was kind of hoping my husband wouldn’t notice but he did. You can’t see them all but there are actually only 9 pillows on our bed.  To be fair I sleep with 2 of those 9.

Now on to my sitting room which is a little cozy nook off of our bedroom.  I have two chairs and an ottoman in this room.  It is where I watch all of my shows. It is a news free zone!

Homegoods pillow for my sitting room

Holiday pillows stored in my Ikea Ektorp Ottoman

If you are wondering what this is, it is my hidden loot.  I have four Holiday pillows stored in my ottoman.  Next year, when I start to decorate for Christmas, can someone please remind me that they are in there?  You know I am going to forget!

GoodWill credenza and DIY Shelving

Yes, there are several pillows inside my Goodwill Credenza.  This piece is great for hiding/storing extra pillows. I also have my Fall pillows stored in my closet.

Adding pops of green in a neutral bedroom

Since my oldest son has graduated and moved out, I redid his room.  It’s probably a little more my style now than his, hence the green decorative pillow.  I will share more on his old room in the next few weeks.

More Homegoods Pillows

This is another bedroom revamp,  I added these decorative pillows to all white bedding to finish off the look.  I will share this room in a few weeks as well.

Decorative Pillows

Adding blush pillows to a grey family room

I added blush pillows to the family room recently.  I thought there would be some push back on the color choice. Either no one has noticed or they really do not care.  I think this room transforms the most by changing out the pillows.  Apparently, I am the only one…still no comment from the other members of this household.  Maybe that is why I keep buying pillows…no one notices!

Pillows add softness to the Kitchen

This pillow on my bench in the kitchen is one of my favorites and has been around for several years.  I really like the texture of it.   It is very reminiscent of the Magnolia line of pillows minus the cost. The pillows in my office are also similar to the Magnolia line as well.  I picked them up at HomeGoods for a great price.

A magnolia market dupe found at Homegoods

It’s a good dupe isn’t it?

I added a few new pillows to the sunroom and kept my favorite whale pillow. Charlie is always laying up against it.

Sunroom Pillow from Homegoods

Adding whimsy with pillows

and lastly,

Hiding my extra pillows in my Ikea Ektorp Ottoman

more hidden pillows.

Current Count:45

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Fabulous Finds, Home Tour, Uncategorized Tagged With: decorative pillows, HomeGoods, Pillows, The Painted Fox, throw pillows

My Scores at the Thrift Store and More

April 19, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I’m back this week to share some more of my scores from the thrift store.  This weeks finds come from Goodwill, of course, and a  local antique and consignment shop. I think I will start with my Goodwill treasure.  As soon as a saw it, I knew I had to have it and it was worth every dollar, all 4 of them to be exact!

White enamel pot from Goodwill

Thrift Shop Scores

I am obsessed with this white enamel pot. The lid slides into a locked position and it is actually a strainer. My husband took one look at it and said, ” Oh good, you’re making pasta tonight.” I said, “I bought it because it looks good on the stove and no, we are not having spaghetti tonight.”    This baby cleaned up nicely and yes I will use it for more than just a pretty prop on the stovetop…just not today.

enamel pot with stainer lid from Goodwill

 I am thinking it will be a pretty prop for a few more days!

White enamel pot from Goodwill

In this photo the following items are from Goodwill:

  • The bread board behind the wreath above the cooktop
  • The white enamel pot
  • The pizza-board on the counter
  • The Hearth and Hand  White Enamel Hot Cocoa Pot
  • The white pot holding the faux greenery (faux greenery is from IKEA)

The next item came from a local antique shop.  This thing took over 4 weeks to get home due to the size of it. The shop owner and I tried every which way to fit it into my car but it was a no go.  Luckily for me, a dear friend was able to put this monster in her suburban. I must say, a few people were skeptical when they saw it before I cleaned it up.  Here she is…

vintage Bell Telephone wooden ladder

A few things about this ladder,

  1. It’s from the old Bell telephone company.
  2. The shop owner said it was 10 feet tall.
  3. I didn’t measure it.
  4. My ceiling is 11 feet tall.
  5. The ladder is actually closer to 13 feet tall.
  6. I discovered this when I tried to fit it into the room.
  7. My husband trimmed the excess from the top and bottom of the ladder so it would fit.

I will do an extra post on the before and after of this ladder and show you how I am going to style it.  I was excited to share it today though.

Also, notice the little canvas bag on the small table on the hearth.  I picked it up at another vintage/consignment shop.  To me, it is one of those items that is kind of ugly and unique but I find it charming.

Brown Canvas bag used as a vessel for flowers

I can’t remember if I shared it before but the table is a Goodwill find, it was actually a Target Salvage.

The last item I am sharing, is a small, round wooden bread board.  It came from the same vintage/consignment shop as the “charming” canvas bag. I love this little shop.  It is only open the first weekend of every month.  It is always exciting to go and see what new and unique things they have.

Using a small breadboard for dimension against the white

I am loving the wood against all the white.  I love the dimension it adds!

Decorating with a vintage Bread Board

Oops, I lied…one more thing to share that I picked up at the same shop.  It’s not vintage or used, two of my favorite things but I still wanted it!

Lovely door mat

Someone in the neighborhood walked by as I was standing on my front porch taking this photo.  Yep, that was me, the crazy lady taking pictures of my doormat with my feet in the photo to be relevant on instagram. Any who, that is the latest installment of all my thrift shop scores and more.  I hope you enjoyed seeing my treasures.

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Fabulous Finds, Uncategorized Tagged With: bargain, consignment, Goodwill. vintage, Shopping, thrifter

GoodWill Hunting

April 2, 2018 By stylishrevamp 6 Comments

Hello friends! Today, I am sharing some of my finds from my GoodWill Hunting trip. The most common question I am asked is, “How do you manage to find so many things when I can’t find anything?”  The answer is simple, you have to go often.  I go almost daily.  Yep, that’s right.  I go to Goodwill almost every single day during the week.   I am usually in and out in less than 15 minutes. Today, I hit up two Goodwills and didn’t find a single thing. That is just the way it goes sometimes.

A lot of people do not understand my obsession with Goodwill shopping or any thrift shopping for that matter but it’s just my thing.  I know what you must be thinking since I go almost every day…she must have a ton of crap all over her house or she must be a hoarder.  You will be happy to know, that is not the case.  I may be a drawer stuffer but my house is actually pretty organized.  I like everything to be in its place.  When I go to bed at night, my home is always in order.  I  can’t stand waking up to a messy kitchen. I just feel like my day starts off right if it begins organized.  It’s the same way with the throws and pillows on my sofas.  They have to be fluffed and neat when I head up to bed at night. It’s how I function. Now the garage…that’s another story…  I can’t wait to get it organized again…just waiting on some warm weather before I tackle that mess! The other thing I try to do a few times a month is donate items that we don’t use, want or need any longer.

GoodWill Hunting

O.k. on to my Goodwill Hunting finds.  First up, is this sweet little wicker basket that I found for $4.  I was on the fence about it and when I’m usually on the fence about an item it ends up being one of my most treasured finds.  First of all it was filthy and I mean gross filthy!  Once I got it home, it went straight into my laundry sink and under some hot running water until the water ran clean.  Then I sat it outside to dry.

Spring Refresh with Faux Floral and a Goodwill Basket

Goodwill Basket with sprigs of greenery and Magnolia Branches

I love the shape of it, high in the back and swooped down in the front.  I am so glad I picked it up.  She cleaned up nicely!

Also, all the white dishes and pottery were gathered from all my GoodWill Hunting trips.

Second Hand Shopping

Lately, I have been having a love affair with the color green. I revamped my oldest son’s room and added touches of green.(I have a post coming up soon)  I remembered that I had picked up a pair of vintage flower frogs from Goodwill for a $1.50 so I pulled those out.

Vintage Metal Floral frogs used as a photo holder

I repurposed the vintage flower frog into a photo holder.

My last Goodwill Hunting treasure for today is this little black lamp.

Goodwill Metal Lamp

metal lamp with removal head from Goodwill

I absolutely adore this lamp.  Yes, it has a few dings but that adds character!  I love how the actual light is hanging on the hook and you can remove it.  It is just such a neat piece.  Love, love, love it!

Maybe, I will take you with me on one of my GoodWill Hunting Trips.

Until Next Time,

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A Round-Up of my Favorite Goodwill and Thrifted Treasures

March 4, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

It is no secret that I am obsessed with Goodwill and thrift shopping.  So much so that for my birthday, my husband asked me what I wanted and my response was nothing but silence from him when I carried in my hauls from Goodwill.  A few days later, I had to clarify that his agreement to this request was not just for the day of my birthday but for a lifetime. I think it was a win/win for both of us! I am also keeping up my end of the deal that when something new comes in something old must leave the house…I always drop something off at Goodwill, even if it’s someone else’s belongings!

Goodwill Favorites

There are so many things that I adore about Goodwill and thrift shopping.  I love looking through all the discarded items that were once loved by someone else.  I enjoy thinking about how they were once used.  I like that the inventory is constantly changing. The deals are incredible and I like finding one of a kind items.  I also like finding items that appear to be past their prime and breathing new life into them.  I always get that spark of excitement when I pull into the lot, eager to see what is waiting to be found.

I thought it would be fun to do a round-up of some of my favorite treasures and how I incorporated them into our home.

Pottery Barn desk chair found at Goodwill

This is my most recent Goodwill treasure.  I paid a whopping $15 for this Pottery Barn desk chair.  It is in great shape, just a few nicks and scratches on the wood frame. If you look above the piano, you can see another thrift store favorite.  This shelf which is actually from an old buffet side table is flipped upside down. I think we paid $10 for it years ago.

Goodwill creamy ivory, soft, crocheted throw

The crocheted soft, creamy throw comes for Goodwill for the bargain price of $2.  I always look for crocheted throws or embroidery linens. I just toss them into to the washing machine the minute I get home!

Decorating my Billy Bookcase with Thrifted finds

The mirror and the weather vane came from Goodwill and the green metal letter came from our local Barn Show which carries vintage and handmade items.

Poems from Shakespeare and Company in black iron frame

These black iron frames are reminiscent of something from the Magnolia line from Joanna Gaines. I added them to the shelves in my sitting room which you can read more about here.

Goodwill Candle Holder

I picked up two of these little candle holders for $2 and added them to my DIY shelves in my sitting room as well.

DIY shelves and a Goodwill Makeover

You can see the Goodwill finds here on my DIY shelves.  The cabinet is a $40 Goodwill find.  You can read more about it here.

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All of my white dishes and pottery come from Goodwill.  I use it to decorate my buffet and shelves and all my glass front cabinets in the kitchen. I have found some great pieces of white ironstone.

Decorating with Goodwill Treasures

Pinecone brass candle holders

Metal Golden Floral Candle Holder

Thrift Shop Candle Holder

Decorative Brass CandleHolder

Obviously, I have a little obsession with candle holders.  I have more but won’t share them all today.

Ladders and Lighting

Still one of my favorites…the teak boat ladder was a yard sale find.  Speaking of ladders, I bought a 10 foot vintage ladder which is still sitting at the store because it wouldn’t fit in my car! Yikes, I need to pick it up this week. I hope it is a glorious as I remember it to be! I will share it when and if I get it home.

goodwill golden deer 1

 

I still adore this golden beauty.  I have a ton of golden thrifted lovelies.  You can search “gold” in my search bar and look up more of my favorites.  I kind of went on a gold binge for a while.  I tend to get hooked on something and shop it like crazy, hence all the candle holders, gold items, mirrors, letters, the list goes on and on.  You get my point!

 

Christmas Mantel with pops of red

Excuse the Christmas photo but I love this picture with my yard sale chippy white frames! Yep, love them. If you got this far, thank you for sticking it out! I have sooooo many more goodies to share but I get the feeling we are all on overload!  Stay tuned for another post later this week where I will share some more of my favorite cheap treats!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Fabulous Finds, Thrift Shop, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2nd hand finds, bargain, bargain shopping, Consignment Shopping, fabulous finds, Goodwill, Shopping, thrifty

My Christmas Home 2017

December 22, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Here we are again.  Two and a half shopping days left until Christmas.  I am so happy that I am done and completely wrapped!  Today the hubs and I went to the mall and it felt so good to be able to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the other shoppers without any stress on us. We enjoyed a nice leisurely lunch, picked up a few odds and ends and came home. I actually like to shop for others and I tend to do it year round.  When I see something I think someone would enjoy, I pick it up and keep it hidden until Christmas. I also keep a running list of what I have purchased throughout the year in my journal.  Next year, I am going to wrap it when I buy it or so I tell myself!

Now on to the last tour of My Christmas Home. I hope you enjoy.  Today I will share our foyer and my home office.

My Christmas foyer with garland draping the front door and Santa there to greet you as you enter.

My front door wrapped in garland and lights.

These two tables flank the front door which is draped in garland. The gold bowl on the table is filled with vintage milk glass Christmas light bulbs and the Nutcracker is at least 25 years old, another oldie but a favorite.

Decorating for Christmas using Vintage Items

Decorating for Christmas with a vintage demijohn bottle

I picked up this vintage demijohns bottle at our local vintage/ antique Fair.  I usually have two feather trees on the foyer table but I wanted to do something different.  I sprayed some branches with white paint and added glittered snow while the paint was wet.  I then hung our personalized snowmen ornaments on the branches.  I have a personalized ornament for each family member and extended family member. I got this idea from my friend’s mom.  Her little tree was so adorable and I loved the idea and have been doing it ever since.  My mom started me off with my first three ornaments with our boys name on it.  Hallmark used to carry the snowmen ornaments but they haven’t had them in years so I search ebay whenever I need to add another new family member.

If you look closely at the banister, you can see another favorite of mine.  My mom bought me this Santa when I first got married.   Now he sits on the banister, he is one of the first things you see as you enter out foyer.  If I remember I will post a close up of him on instagram.

My Christmas Home

Banisters draped in garland with DIY Reindeers waiting for takeoff.

If you look in the right hand corner of the photo, you can see the DIY reindeer my dad made for me when I first moved out of my parents home into my first apartment. When my middle son was little he would climb on them to see if he could make them fly.  I miss those days!

I only took a few photos of my office.  It pretty much remains the same each year but I took photos of the new additions.

My home office decorated with a DIY flocked pencil Christmas tree

The pencil tree is the same one I used last year.  I bought it at Micheals for a steal.  It wasn’t the prettiest tree I have ever seen but I wanted something skinny and cheap!  This year I flocked it and I think it’s an improvement.  Although, I didn’t follow the directions for the flock, it turned out pretty well.  You were supposed to wet the tree and gently sift the snow while spraying  more water as the snow was falling.  I did that in the beginning but that grew old quickly. I did spray water on the tree then I tossed the snow in a thicker application followed by more water. Patience is not something I am very good with apparently.  I let this dry for several days before I attempted to carry it upstairs into my office. Yep, you read that correctly, I did this all inside.  In my defense, I did put a tarp down first!  Lastly, I cut up a feather boa from the craft store and placed the pieces on the branches for a snowy look and added some red berries.

Decorating my home office with Christmas throws and pillows

I added a few new Christmas throws and pillows to add a bit of brightness and cheer.  The other new item I bought was this fabulous green metal K.

Decorating my Billy Bookcase for Christmas

That wraps up the tour of My Christmas Home.  I truly love decorating for the Holiday Season and creating new memories with friends and family.  I hope you and your family enjoy the Holiday Season and Have a Merry Christmas!

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Cozy Christmas Home Tour

December 21, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Hi everyone! I am back to share another peek into our Christmas Home.  Other than the kitchen, the rooms I am sharing are where I spend most of my time.  Today, you will see our sunroom and our sitting room off of the master bedroom. The sitting room is the coziest room in the house. Even though it is small, I love having a Christmas tree in here.   So let’s get started in the sitting room.

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

sitting room off the master bedroom dressed for Christmas

Christmas in the sitting room.

My mantle dressed for Christmas using a vintage feeder and DIY letters.

I love the vintage feeder. I added some greenery and the red letters to add a pop of color.

DIY wood Christmas sign

DIY wood Christmas sign

I love this sign above the bed! You can see how I made it here and here.  The process is the same.

I didn’t get around to sharing the faux fireplace my husband built for our youngest but I wanted to show you how cute it is decked out for Christmas.  I will post the design and build in a separate post.

Faux fireplace in our son's room

(look at the wooden figure dabbing)

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

Next, I will show you the sunroom.  This is where we hang out the most but Santa leaves the gifts under the tree in the Family room which you can see here.

Flocked Christmas Tree from Walmart

I ordered this tree from Walmart.  It is heavily flocked and kind of sparse looking which I adore. I forgot to mention but the tree in the sitting room is also from Walmart.  Both of them were CHEAP!

Mini Christmas tree with a vintage table cloth for a tree skirt

A few years back my husband came home with a little table top tree and we have continued with that tradition.  I think it is so cute.  The tree skirt is actually a vintage table-cloth that I picked up in Florida several years ago.  It reminds me of one my mom used to have. I think decorating for Christmas brings back so many happy memories and that’s why I enjoy it so much.

You can see a glimpse into my office and the foyer in the picture above.  My goal for tomorrow is to do a final Christmas Tour which will include my office and the foyer.  I finished my baking again today since someone pretty much wiped out everything I have baked up until this point and I have already decided I am on a break from the gym until January so I should be able to do a final post.  I say should just in case I get sucked into the Hallmark Channel again.

Until Next Time,

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