Butler's Pantry Makeover

We wanted to continue the living room color scheme - blues and yellows - into the kitchen and butler's pantry. This was the second piece of wall decor we hung (behind the mudroom chalkboard frame you'll see in another post), so we thought this would be a good spot to try to it out and see if we like the colors and everything. So far, we love it!

The biggest obstacle we came across while hanging this one was that the hole that we were going to be drilling was right over an outlet, which according to my pre-drywall photos was very, very close to electrical wires. We debated just hanging the piece with Command velcro strips I picked up at Home Depot, but there's too much glass underneath,  so if it ever fell, we'd lose a lot of liquor.... I mean, we'd have a lot of glass to clean up ;) And no one wants that.

It's really amazing how wall art can really start making a room feel more homey. And for the record, we love Home Goods, and that's where we got this piece, the chalkboard frame you'll see next week, and a few other things for the powder room. For right now, the price can't be beat until we're ready to settle on something really expensive, which we're not ready for.

Here's the transformation!

Before:

After:

Living Room Productivity

Hello!
It's been so long since I've updated this blog, but I've found so much more motivation now. It's a beautiful, sunny, Fall morning outside, I have a cup of coffee next to me, the cats are running around, there's Country music playing from the TV, french toast is smelling beautifully behind me and we're preparing for a productive and fun day ahead of us! There's no better way to start this day than to take in and appreciate our home, what has become of it over the last six months. Yes, I can't believe we've been in here for six months already. It's been flying by, but we have already made so many memories. We've hosted so many of our closest friends in our guest rooms, had great conversation with each other and with our friends at the kitchen island and have started to learn what home ownership truly means.

The sun was shining beautifully through the windows earlier, so I had the inspiration to finally take some pictures around the house and actually update the blog. I had such good intentions when I started this blog, thinking that I would have all the time in the world to update, but alas, life has gotten in the way. At least I've found it again, so be prepared for some updates over the next few week, especially on DIY projects I've bravely taken on!

My update for today is the living room. We finally got a new coffee table - replacing the glass one - and an accent chair I've been looking forever for. The "reading corner" (if it will ever actually be read in, I don't know) is still being added to - with a cute side table and maybe a basket for a blanket and books. The living room itself might not look to different, but it's feeling more like home to us every day.

 Living Room View:

I absolutely love everything about the Fall season, and these decorations are making me so happy!

Coming up on the blog will be our updated Butler's Pantry, Mudroom, second guest room and a few DIY projects I'm working on. So happy to be starting this up again and share with you our house that's slowly but surely becoming our home :) Happy Sunday!