All On My Own!

Some of you know, some of you don't that my daughter Molly was my ghost writer from the inception of the blog.  She was in her senior year at the University of Texas at Austin and was only taking 3 hours and nannying part-time, so she was looking for a project.  She came up with the idea that it would be fun to have a blog about the new house.  I would send her pictures and words with the pictures and she would blog.  Then she graduated and got really busy with WORK!  Before she went back to Houston after Christmas, she uploaded the Home Tour pictures for me.  So this post, will be my feeble attempt to do it on my own!

One of my favorite things about this house is that you can see the kitchen when you walk into the house (that can be good and bad!).

  I loved at Christmas, the Merry Christmas Banner that you could see right when you walked in, but of course, we have to simplify after Christmas!  The tulips below, were purchased for New Year's Eve.  They have been fun to look at as I have gotten used to the cleaner look again.



Alas, as they are about to go in the trash, I am happy to have the ivy topiary and the Blue and White Happiness Pot I purchased at Wisteria outlet over the Holidays.  I always hate to take Christmas down, but love simplifying once I do!





Holiday Home Tour

This year, we had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the 40th Annual Holiday Tour of Homes through Chestnut Square. It was also our first Christmas in our new home. Although a snow and ice storm cut back on part of the tour, I still enjoyed getting to decorate the house for the holidays! I took these pictures on the second morning of the tour, because the first day of the tour, we had no electricity.


It was unexpected to be asked to be a part of the home tour the first year, but it ended up being a lot of fun and got us organized early, which wasn't a bad thing.  Hope you enjoyed the Tour!

Master Retreat

Our master bedroom has been mostly complete for the majority of the time we've lived in the new house. You may remember glimpses of our room shown here, here, and here.

However, our sitting area was missing. Two old chairs were being updated and reupholstered, and this past weekend, they were finally finished and delivered to the house! We've had the chairs for almost 15 years and were great chairs, but they were in serious need of an update. The picture below, although small, gives you an idea of the before. 


We had the upholsterer (same one used for all our projects) remove the old fabric from the chairs, cover the chairs in a white muslin, and make new slipcovers for the chairs. In addition, we had pillows made for each chair.


I'm so happy with the results! It's hard to believe they're the same chairs. We've placed the two chairs by the windows in our room, with a small table and vintage fan.



Now that the chairs are finished, our master feels complete! Although we have ideas for further changes in the future, we are content with how the room feels at the moment.