Hey Friends! Thanks all who participated in my First Dinner Party in a Box Giveaway! The winner for this month is Emily! I will be reaching out individually to you! Be sure to check back on Monday April 24th for our next round of inspiration!
ORC: Sunroom
Hi Friends! I am so excited to participate in the ORC this spring! I have participated in the past (bathroom that I didn’t finish, and guest bedroom), and I am so happy to be working on our sunroom. My husband and I have been working on our house (#littleyellowhouserefresh) for about two years now and it is coming along! We have 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and the living room/dinning room on their way to be our home. But for this challenge we will be working on the sunroom!
So as you can see – this room has been a dumping ground for all things that have no place….and furniture that I have rescued.
It’s a nice space but it does have some quarks about it. First this room was an edition probably sometime in the 90’s we are guessing. When they added this on it became a secondary front door. We have another front door, but this room is really now the front door. Weird. I know.
You can see the front door here on the right.
As you can also see in the above pictures there is always a door opposite the front door that goes to an outdoor patio. So we have that to overcome.
My goal is to create a space in this room that can be used for many different things. I want a secondary dinning area, mixed with the ability to use as a craft space (see my sewing table above), but has some storage so I could use for my crafts and pack up quickly to then use for a dinner party. And it has to seem ok as a front door….challenge accepted.
List of things to do:
Paint Whole Space: it’s currently a weird cream color that just looks dirty
Re-upholster the valances: I do like the window treatments they just need updating
Lighting: make not so ugly, found an old chandelier plan on painting it
Table: Found one on craigslist a couple weeks ago but I need to re-finish
Rug: need to find a rug to soften the space
So we have a lot to do in the next couple weeks, but it will be worth it to have another dinning space (with all those windows) in time for spring and summer.
Next week we will be working on the painting and I will be sharing my inspiration board!
This is such a fun event, be sure to check out all the other participants here!
Vintage Soup Tureen
Today’s post is a love affair with a vintage soup tureen.
This weekend, I had the pleasure of making a flower arrangement for a good friend’s party for some work colleagues. I had just helped her spruce up her living and dinning room recently and while we were talking I thought how pretty it would be to use my vintage soup tureen for a flower arrangement.
Isn’t it so fun? I love using different vessels for bouquets and this one is literally perfect! It’s really big, but creates such a statement.
I got this piece for a wedding shower gift. It’s vintage, and I love love love it. It’s just a pretty on display in a cabinet as it is for flowers.
I’ve used it in the past for Christmas Bouquet…
Here I did red roses, mixed with poinsettias. I was in love!
Such a Statement!
I have also use it for my guest bedroom with orchids in it.
And for this fall tablescape….
So any, PSA if you see one in a vintage shop. Run, Don’t walk, and buy it! You can use it for anything!
Also – Anyone participating in the One Room Challenge this week? I haven’t participated since the previously mentioned guest bedroom, and I am pumped to be taking on our sunroom. It has literally been a storage/junk collection room. So check back in Thursday to see how we are going to transform it!