Happy Monday, y’all!
I decided to have a tag sale and get rid of almost everything this week. I’m serious. Furniture, decor, clothing, bedding, drapes…you name it, if it feels fussy, tired or unnecessary, it probably has a tag on it right now. 🙂
All three of us seem to live better with less “stuff”, and after celebrating our Sonny boy’s Gotcha Day this past Saturday (Woo hoo! One year home!), we all decided it was time to clear some things out and (really) clean up the place for the first time since, well, last August.
In addition to “hushing” the house, we’re going to inject some new life into a few “old” rooms too. Our fam has new personality now, and I feel like this is the perfect time to snazz things up a bit. We started by painting the kitchen island yesterday. And by “we”, I do mean me, Kevin and Steevenson. He wouldn’t take no for an answer, and he actually did a really good job! 🙂 We still have another final coat to roll on, but here’s the new color as of right now:
It’s a mixture of Rockwood Blue Green and Billiard Green by Sherwin-Williams. (3/4 Rockwood Blue Green to 1/4 Billiard Green) We’re also planning to swap out the pendant lights, add some photos of Steevenson, add more backsplash tile, paint the (soon to be Stikwood-ed) wall Simply White, get new bar stools, and one day we’d love to bring in a white stove and fridge. (Dreamers gotta dream, right!?) Here’s a photo I put together in Photoshop to get inspired..minus the white appliances:
Oh- and I’d love to bring in my Homer Hardware rug in front of the sink when it’s produced next year too!
Here are a couple of the bar stools I’m looking at:
I loooove that second one. It reminds me of a vintage mattress or an old wire basket. I’m going to keep looking though, just in case I find something that will work better. Maybe I’ll do a separate blog post once I have a bunch of fun options lined up?
We went ahead and ordered the :
I ordered the ones with the thick rope, but I’m not sure I’ll like it as much as the (thinner) cords we have hanging there now, so we’ll have to see which ones look better when they get here.
As for today, Brian the Carpenter is coming over to help me install the beadboard in our bedroom. It’ll be so nice to finally have those old window holes covered up! I’ll be back with another update soon. Happy Eclipse!
Layla
PS- Here’s a little “1 Year Home” video Kevin put together to commemorate our special day this weekend if you’d like to watch. Kevin wrote and recorded the song it’s set to. 🙂
Great ! Love what you’ve done here!
I love the video! Kevin did a wonderful job! He has a great voice.
Thank you, Marsha- I’ll tell him you said so! 🙂
I did the rope, and I don’t regret😉 You can see it on my instagram-thehillonbluebirdlane.
Oh, awesome! I’ll go check it out! 😀
I love that song! ….and your beautiful family and the beautiful home you’re always creating.
Thank you, Cindy! 😀
Yeaaaah to color ! All white for every blog I read is getting tiresome! Love the green!
Love the new color on the kitchen island! SO happy for you all as you celebrate this first year together as a family. Congratulations!
Layla, I LOVE the island color! 💚 And that video ….WOW! that Kevin P is sooo talented …..you all have come so far. Just warms my heart. Sending much love to you all! 💚🌸💚
Thanks for showing us what you are working on right now! How about a tour of your in-laws new digs.
Watched Kevin’s video on instagram, so awesome! Loved his song! And I am loving the island color – it’s similar to our car siding color we are doing in our basement. We did a barn door, painted it kinda sloppy to look like a real barn door, and are working on two walls with the car siding that will also be done the same way. Although I’m considering doing the bigger wall in white – not sure yet. These walls will be on opposing walls, so I think one should not be the same. The barn door is almost halfway between. What would Layla do?
I thought that was Kevin singing as I watched this video yesterday!!😀 What a sweet tribute to your sonny boy!! Your hubby is a very talented guy!! Happy Gotcha Day!!❤❤❤
Beautiful video and song, brought tears to my eyes, wonderful x
Kate
Yay! I love your befores and your afters but I always love your photo-shopped in-betweens too! xoxo LOVE the pendants too but didn’t see them referenced. Would love to know your source.
Layla, I don’t want to mess up your paring down, 🙂 but did you get my e-mail about the wood windows and plantation shutters? Just let me know, and they’re yours.
Hey Donna!
We’re all good in that department- thanks for checking with us though!
Did I miss a post about the painting above your bed? I’m loving what I can see if it and I want to know more!
Such a cute video❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love the💚💚💚 too!
You have a beautiful family Layla!
Like the addition of color. Previous video. Note to Kevin- Dude, you can sing!
I’ve been following your decor page and adoption. We adopted 2 kiddos from the Congo and they have been home almost 2 years…also, we have a bio son named Sonny and I always refer to him as my Sonny boy! Thought that was funny…
Love the new color on the island! And the video is so sweet! 🙂
That video is just. The. Sweetest. Are you gonna share when you’re having the tag sale? I live near by and woul LOVE to shop your sale 😃
I’m with you on de-cluttering, you should check out Marie Kondo’s book if you haven’t already. I really like her perspective that you should only keep things in your house that “spark joy”. Can you do a Bungalow Barn update? I feel like we haven’t seen it in awhile, or maybe I missed it?
Layla,
I’m in Troy so if you’re having a sale, I’d love to see what you’ve got. I love, love, love your style!
Omgosh I am IN LOVE with that island, that green all the heart eyes. Can’t wait to see more and OMOGSH did you win the rug competition?! Im so behind…CONGRATULATIONS if you did! That’s amazing.
Also I can’t believe its been a year since Sonny came home! Time flies when your having fun 🙂
Adorable! Such cute faces. Good job Kevin. Great vibes from the music.
What color white did you use in the master?
I am loving that colour! I am really keen on greeny-blues right now, and yours looks terrific!
The room looks more peaceful in your mock up. I can imagine it with the stools and the white appliances (funny how trends go back to basics!)
Congratulations on your first year as a family!
That color is really nice.
I’m just curious…..with most people seeming to switch over to stainless appliances, what is your reason for wanting white?
We are looking at a kitchen remodel in the next year and I’m not sure what we will go with. We currently have older white appliances, but my husband wants stainless.
Oh, I just like the airiness/freshness of the color white vs. the color gray. That, and there are so many pretty white appliances on the market now! 🙂
This song & video brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful blessing!!!
What a beautiful heartfelt song. I can only imagine the love your son will feel as he listens to this for years to come.
Morning Layla, love your site .
I saw on one of them not sure where you were talking g about consealer foundation makeup etc . I didn’t write anything down and can’t find it now . Help help !
Mindy