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kitchen eating nook changes | shelf styling

I’ve been sharing some tweaks and changes I’ve made to our kitchen eating area in my last two blog posts and I’m continuing that short series.  Today, I’m going to share a bit more details about the shelf styling.  I wanted to rearrange these shelves for a few months, but it kept getting pushed to the back burner.  I wanted to give myself plenty of time to make a bit of a mess and play without feeling rushed.  Shelf styling often involves a lot of trial and error, so it’s not a process that’s easily rushed.  I finally had a quiet afternoon last week and started pulling things off the shelves to get a fresh start.       When I’m working on a shelf styling project, I usually have a loose vision in mind.  Sometimes, I want things to be arranged in a way that looks and feels more

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kitchen eating nook changes | the new chairs

Yesterday, we took a look at the new chandelier in the kitchen eating area and today, I’m going to share all about the new/antique chairs I found recently on Facebook Marketplace.  As a reminder, here is how the space looked… I actually love these chairs and they have been in our dining room in both the PA house and the MN house.  The problem with these chairs is they really aren’t ideal for heavy, everyday use.  They are antiques and are already starting to show wear from being used at our kitchen table for the past year while I looked for other chairs I liked.  One of the chairs is also in need of repair, so it’s been sent to the garage so it didn’t collapse under an unsuspecting sitter! So, I’ve been on the lookout for just the right chairs for our kitchen for over a year.  It makes

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All Things Home

kitchen eating nook changes | new chandelier

Over the past couple of months, I have made a few changes to the kitchen eating area, so I thought I would share those changes in a small blog series.  There are three main components I changed and you’ll be able to see them all, but I’m going to focus on one element per post, so we can dive into the changes and my thoughts behind them.  While the food-prep side of the kitchen is done (aside from some tweaking for the seasons and playing with accessories), I knew this kitchen nook area would be an evolution.  Since nothing is a permanent fixture, I can play with it and make changes when whim dictates. So, here is how the kitchen eating area looks now… As I said, three things have changed since you saw it last.  1.) I found some charming antique chairs on Facebook Marketplace to trade out the

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All Things Home

olive velvet pillows & a block print quilt

I thought I would share a couple of small details in our primary bedroom as it transitions from Winter into Spring.  I don’t make many big changes to my house through the seasons except for Christmas.  I do like to make subtle shifts with things that are easy to switch out, though.  It’s a way to refresh a space without spending a lot of time or money on it. I took down the greens around the top of the bed frame and switched from the indigo sheets back to the cream ones.  I have decided to keep the winter arrangement out for a few more days, though, but that will be swapped out with something that makes sense for Spring and Summer.  I’ve just enjoyed it, so I’ve left it out.  To add a touch of spring, I brought in a couple of   While these pillows aren’t specifically “Spring”

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1970 home renovation

trellis inspiration

A little over a week ago, I shared some of our spring project plans and I thought I would flesh one of those ideas out a bit more.  Specifically, let’s take a look at some trellis inspiration ideas I’m considering for the blank wall of siding on the front of the house.  This year will likely involve prepping the beds and planting, but I’m not sure if building a trellis will get on the spring to-do list this year.  I know I want some sort of vertical, wall-covering element so I would want to keep that in mind with any prepping and planting we start. Here is how the house looked in the early fall, shortly after we finished painting the front.  We painted the shutters, siding, and trim and, prior to that, had a new roof installed.  All of that work has boosted the curb appeal of the house,

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All Things Home

things I miss about our MN house

When we bought our home in Minnesota, we knew it was a great house with good bones, but if you told me I would think about it and miss it with some regularity, I’m not sure I would’ve believed you.  There are things I’ve loved about all of our homes, but the house in Minnesota is probably the nicest home we’ll ever live in.  Maybe not our favorite (that is yet to be determined), but the nicest.  It was big, and bright, with a very smart floor plan.  It was the perfect house for us in that season.  And, it was a prime candidate to customize to flesh out those bones a bit more. Now that we’ve lived in our current home for over a year and we’ve been working through renovation projects, I find myself thinking a lot about our previous home and the things I miss most.  I

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All Things Home

kitchen garden inspiration

We’ll be starting our spring yard clean-up soon and I’m already excited to work on some of the blank spaces we cleared last year and continue pruning, shaping, trimming, and pulling things that are a little out of control.  I’m also excited about some of the ideas we have for the future and one of those is a kitchen/cutting garden outside of our side door.  This is the entrance everyone uses since it’s off the driveway and we’d like to make it look a bit more charming and less utilitarian.  Last year, we painted the trim, shutters, garage door, and cellar doors.  We also added new lights and made the kitchen window larger.  Very late in the season, I planted some Japanese holly bushes and liriope in the beds and I’ll some more to that this spring. We would eventually like to build a small portico and make the stoop

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All Things Home

unlacquered brass kitchen faucet update

As we use our newly renovated kitchen more and more, I want to provide some updates along the way.  I know I still need to share a full tour of the cabinets and how we have it all organized, so that is on my list.  I’ll likely make a video showing a complete look at the before and after of the space and then a tour of the cabinets so you can get a true sense of the space.  I know still images and drawings don’t always give a complete picture.  Anyway, in today’s post, I want to share an update on our handmade unlacquered brass faucet. I had my heart set on a brass bridge faucet to compliment the Edwardian feel I was going for.  I reviewed a lot of different options from name-brand faucets that were over $1,000 to used faucets on eBay to handmade faucets from Morocco. 

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I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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