completed downstairs tour

i can't even believe it, but we have pictures on the wall,

curtains on the windows,

books on the shelves...

this may sound silly to some of you, but my last five homes or so haven't had all of these things. before we moved here i decided i wanted to make this house a home.

i wanted curtains on the windows, dang it!!!

and two weeks after moving in, we have these things. i couldn't be more grateful to my fabulous mama for all of the help she's given us the past two weeks. thank you doesn't even begin to cover it.

the upstairs is more or less done as well. :) i will photograph and share that portion of the house later this week, as well as our office/scrap room (which is downstairs, but NOT done at this point!).

look at what i saw this morning before jimmy left for work. how sweet is this? nothing better than a daddy that is HOME. we are so grateful to see him each morning and to see his smiling face walk in the door at night. so grateful.

 

that bottom photo is my favorite. HA!

okay. on to the house photos! sorry if you are tired of seeing house stuff, but i'm just really excited that we got this done!

i won't be sharing a photo of the dining room, b/c we unpacked my china/milkglass/cake pedestals yesterday and the table looks like an estate sale. heee! i'll share that later, along with the scrap room.

den:

 

wood piece: purchased from jenni bowlin at vintagefest

h collection: gifts, paris market, honey's home+style, hobby lobby, flea markets

clock: flea market

 

lamp: target

six: gift from my mother

books: vintage

photo holder (holding ephemera): anthropologie...many many years ago  :)

 

china cabinet, tv stand (trunk)- nadeau furniture with soul

basket- target

 

 

curtains- target (LOVE these burlap panels)

burlap lamp shades: home goods

 

couch pillows: home goods

 

Entry Area/Sitting Area:

 

tray: john derian

six collection: paris market

more of my vintage alarm clock collection :)

 

couch and chairs: pier 1

bar: cost plus world market

mirror, parasol: flea market

 

hallway between kitchen and office/scrap room:

 

so there you have it! i want to note that all of this is mostly things i've found over the years at flea markets, supplemented with affordable pieces from target, home goods, and even walmart.

i love pottery barn, restoration hardware, etc...but it's not feasible for us to have a home completely furnished from those stores. as much as i'd LOVE that!! so i try to mimic the look of these stores using items that are more affordable.

this afternoon i hope to get the milk glass, etc. into the red china cabinet.

 

i can't believe i'm 35 weeks pregnant this week. where does the time GO???

i hope you are all having a beautiful, blessed monday. i'll be back soon!!

xxo

s

Comments

[JustLulu]

Looks great Steph!! I'm nearly 37wks, and it's baffling.. I can't believe our babes will be her so soon!! eeek! :)

[reyanna]

Looks awesome! You guys look more moved-in than we do, and we've been here a year!! LOL. Although... I don't have any stuff! LOL. I really need to get on that... :-)

[Hailey]

Looks wonderful!

[Lori Borntreger]

Looking good!!! Love your style!!! Thanks for sharing, can't wait to see more!!

[Laura]

Everything looks *great* -- so put together and sophisticated. I'm so happy for you, that your husband is with you, that you're moved and getting settled, that you are 35 weeks along and all is well. Continued blessings. . . .

[JenRay]

You have a beautiful home, and great style! Congratulations on 35 weeks - so glad those babies are staying put and doing well! Good job, Mama!

[cindy tobey]

Your home is beautiful Stephanie! You have a great eye for decor! TFS!

[Debbie]

it looks so warm and welcoming. enjoy it !~

[gillian]

Your home is absolutely beautiful, Steph! Many blessings! :)

g

[Elisabeth Costa]

Your Home looks beautiful!! What a wonderful Mom to help you and so happy with your 35 week mark...congratulations.

[yvon calkhoven]

I love your HOME.

HUgs Yvon.

[Jennifer Camplin]

love your home..
all cozy!!

[Sarah H.]

Looks great! I love all your "home stuff". I love looking great without breaking the bank, and you do a great job of that! I hope you have many, many lovely and special memories in this house!

[Natalie]

so beautiful. your house is so warm and inviting! you have such a knack...

[ashley]

Your home is beautiful! I love seeing how people decorate. & that red China cabinet is my FAVORITE!

[alex hardy]

absolutely love burlap curtains too ... we have those in our bedroom!
thanks for sharing Steph ... it takes skill to make a house so homey in a short period of time! <3

[LeighErin]

Beautiful! Very inspirational for my 700 sq. ft. disaster!

[Krystle]

Your living room/hallway tour is gorgeous!! And can I honestly tell you that I have fallen in LOVE with your red china cabinet!! I've been looking for something similar to that too =) Can't wait to see what your scrap/office looks like!

[Tanya]

That cabinet is gonna look pretty awesome with milkglass in there--white on red. Way to go on moving in so fast! And your babies are still in there, huh? :)

[Erin]

Stephanie it looks beautiful! I'm so impressed at everything you have done. Especially being pregnant with twins! You are super woman. :) (and so is your mom! what would we do without our moms!?) I can't wait to see your scrap room! Thanks for sharing your darling home with us all.

[kim strother]

I love the red china cabinet! Everything looks beautiful! Especially the photos of Jimmy at the girls little table...so sweet!

[Stephanie]

Love the photos with Jimmy and the girls!!!! So funny and romantic! Have a nice journey for all of you!

[jeni barbas]

Congatulations on 35 weeks!!! I rarely comment, but have enjoyed reading your blog. So happy for those healthy babies..I just had my boy at 36 weeks :) I've visited Savannah and that Paris Market store is amazing! Love your cozy home.

[Vanessa M Santamaria]

Everything looks so beautiful Steph :) I love it!! Your home is beautiful... I love the way you've taken flea market items and new stuff and mixed them together seamlessly... I cannot wait to see the rest of the house!!! CONGRATS on being 35 weeks!!! Will we get to see a 35 week pic this week? xo

[procrastination mama]

Your house looks so cosy and welcoming and ready to welcome new things! I'm so excited for you. MY sister is expecting twins in January. x

[Carrie]

I don't know how you do it...it looks fabulous! You are a moving pro for sure! LOVE those Home Goods pillows!

[Joy]

as H used to say- "pitty, pitty". I <3 seeing how you mix and remix these things with each move. (While it does stink that you've moved so much over the last two years.)

My favorite was of the hall table with tray and J's MacArthur award. I love how you make it all so beautiful without making it overly girly, either. That hall table is a perfect example of it!

Hugs to ya, sweetness! Only a few more weeks! Or are we in to week, singular? So cool that the twins have gone this long. But I bet your back and body are begging for mercy. :)

[Elizabeth]

Everything looks so beautiful...and you did get that Red China cabinet! Looks fabulous!

[Jenn A. (cccjenn)]

Oh, Stephanie, it looks so cozy and beautiful! I am so happy you were able to make it feel like home. :)

[Christine F.]

beautiful and so warm! Will you come decorate my house too? :)

[Veronica]

I really love your house. It is so beautiful and inviting. I would loveto live there :-)

[Anna]

You did a really great job, I think it is sooo beautiful. This is what our home looked liked before little ones and I am very confident it will return once they grow a bit. But for now our main decor is toys (cute, colorful, love the mess of them toys) scattered throughout by my four babes.I do not think we have the same amount of space as you but I would NEVER guess you had children walking into your home.

[Nicole]

Looks awesomely perfect. Thank you for sharing all your creativity and hard work! So happy about 35 weeks too-grow babies grow!

[Kaila]

The house looks GREAT!! Did you always collect "6's" or has that been just since you found out you were expecting twins? Just wondering because that would be so ironic if you always collected them! How exciting that your babies could be born right now and possibly have NO NICU stay!! I had 2 completely healthy 36 weekers :)

[Mary Ann]

Your house looks beautiful! I love seeing the peek into the rooms. I can't wait to see the office/scrap space :) I'm glad all is going well for you...keep those babies right where they are!!!

[Angie F]

YEAH for 35 weeks!! :) Love all the pictures! Thanks for sharing!!

[Anna]

Hello again Stephanie
I just wanted to say when I reread my comment I detected a lot of snark and I wanted to let you know it comes from my own green monster and insecurities. You just seem so put together and I apologize for trying to make you feel any less than great. Your HOME is beautiful.

[justem]

Gorgeous. You are making me want to clean my house. ;)

[MilliD]

Really, really beautiful home you have created there!! Thanks for sharing!

[Lynn]

Stunning...so happy for you too...I'm sure this is helping you relax having this done ready for the twins to arrive...hard to believe you are 35 weeks...so happy for you!

[Megan B]

gorgeous!! thanks for sharing the pictures...such an inspiration!

[Kirsten J]

hey - I have that Target lamp! The poor girl's Pottery Barn. And you're right: mix in the good stuff and it can work together :)

[Kristy]

Those pillows are amazingly cute!

[melanie bauer]

love those photos of j with the girls. :)

[Michelle]

Ahhhhhhhh HoMe!!!!!!

[Christine Campbell]

It all looks awesome Steph, you totally put me to shame...I've been here 10 months and I still have not gotten anything up on the walls except the one shelf that my dad put up for me about a month or so ago. My problem is I have so much stuff I could put on it but I can never decide what to put together. I need help!!!! Can you send your Mom up here - could I borrow her for a bit...I promise, I'll send her back before you give birth!! hee hee!!!

[Shereen]

The house looks amazing, but I especially love the breakfast picture. that table is just the perfect size.

[aubree]

Congrats on getting your new house converted into a home! Your momma is a sweetheart for helping you through the big move --sure you will adore her even more when the girls arrive! Best of luck!

[Grandmom]

Looks great! Never heard of Home Goods.

Our twins turned 36 today.

[Erin R.]

Please, who could get sick of seeing pics of your home? Always inspirational, in fact, I'd love to see more. :o) Looks great. Looking forward to seeing those beautiful babies, but glad that they are still growing inside for as long as possible. Great work on the house, can't wait to see the rest of it.

[Brenda Faylee Turner]

Love the pics! Thanks for sharing! And you sound great, especially at 35 weeks:) Thank Heavenly Father for Mother's! Love how you cherish your family & home. And I appreciate your husband & his dedication to our beautiful AMERICA! And YOU help make it possible that he can do his job so well:) Thanks for helping to carry on the traditional all-American family! Hugs, from Chesapeake, Virginia!

[Ann]

You go, Stephanie! With the pregnancy! With the decorating! It's inspirational to read your story. Thank you.

[alissaC]

Hey Random question? Did you get those postcard pillows at home goods recently. I am in love with them and have looked for similar items before. I am hoping they are a recent find. Thanks!

[Nikki M]

Wow! Gorgeous! I LOVE the picture of their feet at the tea table. That's breakfast at our house as well. Mine doesn't wear a uniform but he was previously convinced that he was the only man in the world subjected to the midget table that early in the day. :)

OK, love those burlap curtains! I checked Target's website but no luck finding them. Boo...

[Amy K]

You got your cabinet??? Awesome!
The breakfast photo looks like it could be a commercial.
Your home is beautiful - so warm & HOMEy.

Blessings...

[Lara]

The house looks amazing! I have those same curtains, don't ya love Target?? You got your cabinet, as you knew you would! Can't wait to see the rest, esp your scrap room!!!

[steph h]

You know what I am going to say, right? What my favorite part is? The bust is out of the bedroom!!! I no longer have to worry about him watching you! Hee hee!

[Stephanie Howell]

i was WONDERING if you were going to notice. HEEEEE! hahahahhahahahha

[Kathy Martin]

Wow! Beautiful, warm and inviting home! How wonderful for you to get settled at this stage of your pregnancy...when that nesting urge kicks in! Yay for your moms help! And it's so awesome that those babies are this far along! Everything is coming together for you and your family!

By the way, what significance is the number six? Because you will be a family of six?

[Stephanie Howell]

yes, family of six.

[Michelle Unruh]

Your home is beautiful!! I love taking a look I see at PB and making it work with things from Target, Home Goods, Walmart...which is more in our price range right now. ;) I still get a chuckle that you and I have the same branch/tree lamp!!!! :D Mine is in my Entry too!

[Roxanne]

Your home is so sweet!!! I love it! And yae you...isn't that the red cabinet that you wanted??? Its gorgeous! I showed my husband that, and told him I needed one of those as well! :)
Rest and keep your feet up! Take a deep breath about the "bigs". Its amazing how your heart just grows with each precious life you hold. You are an awesome momma, and your beautiful girls know how much they are adored.

[Es]

It all looks fabulous!!! Can't wait to see the upstairs:)

[Candy]

Your house looks like a home indeed. I can't believe you're 35 wks preggy w/twins, and you accomplished that. Looks great. I've been in my house 5 years [moved in 5 years ago 9 mos preggy] and everything looks pretty much the same. How pathetic am I? LOL!

[Kat Layton]

Your home looks amazing, so warm and cozy! Makes you want to pick up an really good book and sit on that sofa and waste the day away. Great job!