Come on Over!

Lately, my free time has been spent on our "house." I was so happy with the work Holly did in redecorating the appartment, but I had to finish all the final touches. Now it's finally done and I'm SO HAPPY with how it turned out.

I figured I'd give you a tour of the house, just like I would if you came over. Then you can really understand how great it is. Now, pretend you've driven through the ghetto, parked on the dimly-lit street, walked up three flights of stairs, and walked into our door. This is what you would see:

On the wall to your immediate right, we have the TV and this lovely bookcase:

Turning to your left, on the main wall, is the focal point* and color inspiration for the whole room:

Keep turning to the left and you'll see the table and a peek at the porch:

If you looked closer at the table area, you'd see:

Keep turning to the left, past the hallway (nothing interesting there!) and there is my desk:

And the final view of the whole office area and hutch:

If you came over during the day, the only real difference (besides better lighting for taking pictures!) would be a glimpse of some sweet flowers on the porch:

...and a more stunning view of the fabulous painting:

Don't you just want to come over and enjoy all the loveliness?! I feel so blessed. This redecorating has made me feel more at peace with the fact that we can't have a house right now--if I can't have something better, I can at least make our current place as pleasing as possible. It's motivated me to keep everything cleaner which makes me feel calm and content. All that from rearranging furniture and thrift store accessories!

Once again, thank you Holly for the inspiration and support. Next time, we'll tackle the bedrooms!

*The painting was done by Tamara, a dear friend from the college days. She is an artist and painted this while we were in school. A few years ago, she decided she couldn't stand looking at it anymore, so I got it. I'm so glad I could feature it in our front room because it's really special.