If you are an avid blog reader, you may have seen the Tour Through Blog Land going on on many different blogs. Basically, I give you a quick tour of my home and answer a few questions. I in turn nominate another blogger so that you can stop over and see their home as well!
I am so excited to do this because I just love the blogging community. They are the most welcoming, helpful bunch of women (sorry, haven’t met a male yet!) that I have ever been a part of. They are motivating and inspirational and it is just a wonderful thing to belong to.
So a big thank you to Amy from One Artsy Mama who nominated me. I love all the crafts on her page. Stop on over and check her out!
So a little about my blog if you are new! I am a teacher and mom and started this blog in late January of this year. In such a short time, I have really fallen in love with blogging. I love sharing my recipes and DIY projects here with you. It is amazing to watch a project or recipe you love spread across the internet and it is so fulfilling to see that people are actually reading what you have to say!
Now on to the tour!
Welcome to my home! It is over a 100 years old and is in an old coal mining community that is rich with history and is a wonderful place to live. We moved here just over a year ago and are settling in. We are doing our best to make this house feel like our home.
Our foyer has plagued me from the beginning. It is so large, so I wanted it to be a functional use or space but still be welcoming and open. We do not use this as our main entrance since this door is original to the house and there is no key for it! To make this space function better, we added a closet in the corner. I just recently purchased these curtains and the rug from HomeGoods, which has been the finishing touches on finally making this space complete! I can add this room to the very small list of rooms that are actually finished!
Here is the before picture of our Living Room from the realtor
Our Living Room gets a lot of use! This is where my daughter plays and we spend most of our time!
The dining room is probably the room in the house that has seen the least amount of work. We plopped down our furniture and called it a day. I would love to get a bigger table, paint the walls, and get roman shades for the windows. The walls aren’t really this green in person! It was very sunny when I took these pictures!
Our dining room and kitchen are separated by a swinging door. The kitchen is the heart of our home so I think that whether it is finished or not, I should share it here!
I love this kitchen because it is so large and there is so much cabinetry. While the counter tops and cabinets are not really my style, they are in good shape and function well for us for the time being. We have updated this space by replacing the appliances, painting the door a brighter color, and removing the ¨mud room” that the previous owner had in the kitchen hallway.
And finally, I have to share our basement bathroom because it makes the short list of rooms that are completely done.
We built this bathroom pretty much from scratch and are really proud of how it turned out!
On to the Blog Land Tour Questions!
1.) What are you working on right now? Since we just finished up the bathroom reno, we haven’t started on any big projects yet. I have been working hard on decorating for fall and doing some small DIY projects like building shelves and transforming an old beat up night stand!
4.) How does your writing and creative process work? My creative process isn’t very structured! I often don’t have a plan for my projects (for example when I decided to single handedly rip the carpet out of our upstairs bedroom one afternoon) I just do whatever I am in the mood for. On the other hand, some projects I plan for weeks before starting by doing tons of research, so I can’t say that I have a set process. Some days it is methodical and others it is all over the place. Since I work and also have a little one running around, I try to squeeze in as much as I can during nap time and whenever I get a free moment or two.
I am so glad to have joined in this tour through blog land! I now nominate Sarah from On The Way Home to join us next on this tour! I hope you stop by her blog next Monday to see her home and check out her blog! Thank you for joining me!
Love the updates! Looks great. By the way I love the windows surrounding your front door.
Thank you Leah! I love those too! They are beautiful when the sun streams through them!