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I always loved the saying “fashion over function”, but why can’t you have both in a home? I feel they blend well, when thought out. I believe in designing a home that celebrates life.
I heard through the grapevine that someone was surprised how quickly our house sold and how much it sold for. They mentioned that they thought we had a small living room.
At first it hurt my feelings. Our living room was one of my favorite rooms in the house that we made a home. We chose deep sofas and used a lot of furniture to make it feel “cozy”. To us, it was.
It had more than enough room for a dance party with my girls, but remained intimate, which was everything I wanted our home to be. Bigger is not always better {in my personal opinion}. However, we were able to seat 11 comfortably, which also fits our entertaining lifestyle.
I know our house was not perfect, but it was perfect for us. I started this blog to share little tidbits to help you design a life and home you love that suits your lifestyle.
The Perfect Home for Us
Going back to one of my favorite quotes, “What I love most about my home is who I share it with” by Tad Carpenter, size, doesn’t really matter, it’s who you share it with – both family and guests, that counts. I encourage you to welcome guests into your home without worry of what they may think. The most beautiful element of a home are the memories you make in it.
As a blogger, it’s easy to get caught up in “likes” and comments, but I try to remain true to our style and lifestyle and create for my family, not the blog. It may not result in a significant Instagram following, but it has resulted in a happy heart. When decorating, I encourage you to do the same – follow your heart and create for you.
Just before our move, Rose of Paper Crane Photography created a tour of our home through photographs. Enjoy the latest home tour of our traditional Colonial and follow through the links for additional details and sources!
To see our current home in St. Louis, check out our Tudor Paint Colors and the full Before and After Tour.
If you’re researching exterior paint palettes, don’t skip this charming White Brick House!
The kitchen with White Kitchen Cabinets
The basement – living room | wet bar | bathroom
Ani’s bedroom
Our bedroom
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Your home is beautiful, Julie!
Thanks so much for sharing photos with us.
Suzanne
PS I smiled when I saw your accordion side table. I just bought one for our sitting room . . . and love its style.
Thank you!
Hi Julie!
I love this post and your blog! I couldn’t agree more about keeping your home “cozy” and finding your own style! I’m a new blogger and just found your blog and noticed that you were from KC and then now St Louis. We used to live in Joplin, Mo before the tornado and then relocated to Rogers AR which is still close! I just wanted to reach out and say Hi! Many of the bloggers that I am following are on the east coast so I was so excited to find you live in the good ole Midwest!
Thank you, Leasa! I really appreciate your kindness. Congratulations on your new endeavor!
I just realized you’re in KC, not St Louis. Sorry for the mix-up!
Don’t be – we relocated this summer to St. Louis ๐
Your house is absolutely GORGEOUS. If it popped up in St Louis when we were looking to buy, this would have been my #1 pick.
I’m going to take a guess and say that the person who was surprised your house sold so quickly isn’t from St Louis. Property just flies around here! I’m in one of those desirable suburbs (you know the one), and houses never come up for sale..you just talk to a realtor and before you even start the process of selling, she already has offers for you! I think it’s a good thing. And I think your house is perfection ๐
Thank you, Christina! I REALLY appreciate it! I’m emailing you about getting together.
Your home is simply lovely. I love reading blogs about home decor, and yours is one of my favorites. Posts like yours inspire me to be excited about decorating a home someday, and make the most of the places my husband and I will live until we settle down. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Hannah! I really appreciate it. Thanks for making me smile!
Hi! I had a question of whether or not to paint all of our wood trim white (it would be the baseboards, closets, doors, door grams and windows/window frames). We just moved it and already looked at hiring someone to paint it all and it’s really expensive. Thoughts? I can post pictures of the house to get your opinion.
You can absolutely email me a photo. Unless it’s consistently stained in a deep stain with a lot of white to balance or in an area where it’s historic/natural to the home, I personally love it painted. If you decide to embrace it, you might like this Pinterest board for reference. https://pinterest.com/julieblanner/wood-is-the-new-white