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The Home Holiday Tour Continues

December 20, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Today wraps up my Holiday Home Tour with a peek into my sitting room right off of the master bedroom. This is a small space with soaring ceiling. Even with the tall ceilings, it’s cozy and warm and I am usually the only one that uses it which is perfectly fine with me. Chick flicks, HGTV, Bravo and Hallmark on repeat all day every day. This is definitely a no news zone!

  Master bedroom sitting room dressed for Christmas

Holiday Home Tour

I’m still loving the shiplap on the fireplace wall.  It really helps break up the deep, dark navy walls.  The mantel is dressed with a Christmas swag that is made of metal and I adore it not only because it is fabulous but it was a gift from my sweet friend who knows me so well! I think of her every time I walk into this space!

 Switching up the look of the glass jars for each season is a quick and easy decor change. The frosted pine cone branches that I used are from Michaels. It’s a simple change but makes the space look new each time I change it out.  The wooden NOEL letters were moved up to mantle last year. They are placed in a vintage chicken feeder. I’m keeping them in my space so I don’t have to walk into the kitchen and see LEON spelled out from an unknown prankster.

My flocked Christmas Tree was purchased from Walmart a few years back and I have to say it is one of my favorites.  It is really flocked nicely and it’s a breeze to put together.  It is so lightweight and easy to handle.  I picked up another tree from Walmart last year for our sunroom and it is also a great tree.  For about $120, the quality is topnotch!

Walmart flocked tree
(The 2nd Walmart tree is in our Sunroom)

Sitting Room Home Tour

A vintage Bell Atlantic wooden ladder decked out with vintage Christmas stocking.

I’ve shared my vintage Bell Atlantic ladder before and I bought it specifically with Christmas in mind. I knew that I wanted to hang vintage stocking from it. She was a bit rough when I bought her and some doubted my purchase but she cleaned up nicely! Love, love, love it!

I ordered the vintage stockings from ebay because they remind me of the ones my mom, dad and  brothers had growing up. They even have a glitter mom and dad glued on them just like my mom did with all of ours.  I am thinking of stringing some Christmas lights on the ladder, I still have 5 days to do it, right? Hmmm, maybe I should hang some lights tomorrow!

I wish that time would slow down so we could just sit back and enjoy the season. I do like the hustle and bustle of the Holidays but I am ready to slow down for a bit! I am officially done wrapping and will do some more baking over the weekend which I enjoy doing.  Fingers crossed that my ebay package arrives tomorrow. It’s been delayed twice.  I cannot wait for it to come!  I have become completely obsessed with tracking it! I will post a picture of it on Instagram if it ever shows up on my doorstep! It was a total impulse buy and I cannot wait to share it with you in all its vintage glory!

I hope you all are enjoying the season with family and friends and have some time to take it all in this weekend before the chubby man in red flies through the sky on Monday night!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Home Tour Tagged With: Christmas, Holiday Home Tour, Home, ladder, stockings, Vintage, Walmart

Decorating with Lighting and Ladders

September 22, 2015 By stylishrevamp 2 Comments

I have been working with this ladder on and off all summer.  First I was going to use it as a rack for my blankets, then I was going to take it to the Island Home, but I have changed my mind…again. I decided to decorate my ladder with lighting just because I like the way it looks!

Ladders and Lighting

I had seen this image and fell in love with the hanging light but for my ladder I wanted a light with more of a vintage feel to it. At this point, I knew I was not going to be using my ladder for my blankets.

My ladder is actually a teak boat ladder so it is much shorter than other ladders I have seen.  I knew if I wanted to hang a light from it, I would need to hang the ladder up instead of just propping it against the wall.  Would I have preferred to just prop it up against the wall? Yes, but it looked too short and by the time I would drape my light  it would be hanging way too low and the one thing I knew I definitely wanted to do was hang a vintage looking light from it!

Before I even found the light I wanted, I had to figure out how to hang the ladder.  The ladder had hooks on the handles so I was trying to find a rod to hang it from and a way to attach it to the wall. I originally wanted to use a curtain rod but they were too large in diameter to hook the ladder over.  I found a steel rod at Home Depot that they cut down for me, two plastic end caps that I sprayed silver and to eye hooks that I screwed into the wall studs. The gentleman at Home Depot was trying to figure out what I was doing and I could tell my explanation was confusing him.  He was super helpful and I promised him I would show him a picture of the finished project.  Sometimes, it is hard to explain what you see in your mind and how you are going to actually make it happen.

Decorating with HangOut Lighting and Ladder

Once I got my ladder hung securely to the wall, I began searching for the light I wanted.  I order mine through Etsy from a shop called HangOut Lighting.  As soon as I saw all of their custom lighting, I fell in love…gorgeous, one of a kind pieces.  I chose a simple vintage like black fabric plug-in cord, black socket, and an Edison bulb. It was exactly what I was picturing in my head and when it arrived, it was perfect!

Hanging Ladder with Lighting

Sometimes, the easiest projects take the longest time.  I was all over the place with this one but I adore this outcome!

Ladders and Lighting

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: DIY Crafts, Fabulous Finds Tagged With: Edison Light Bulb, ladder, Lighting

Teak Ladder Upcycle

July 5, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I shared with you on Thrift Shop Thursday #12 my teak ladder.  I wanted to show you some shots of the teak ladder before I cleaned it, sanded and finished it with teak oil.

Teak Ladder Before the Revamp

Teak Ladder

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Filed Under: Before and After Tagged With: ladder, yard sale

Thrift Shop Thursday #12

July 2, 2015 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

It has been over two weeks since I last shared a Thrift Shop Thursday.  Two weeks ago we were celebrating the Gman’s promotion.  It’s on to Middle School for him.  He got up in front of over 500 people and read his essay during the ceremony.  Needless to say, I cried!

Then last week we went to Florida to see the rest of the family.  It was the best little getaway!

As you can tell, I am enjoying this long awaited summer break.

Now, on to Thrift Shop Thursday #12.

Thrift Shop Thursday #12

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Filed Under: Thrift Shop Thursday Tagged With: birdhouse, ladder, reclaimed barn wood, thrift shop

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