CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE REFRESH: THE DINING ROOM PLAN

I'm so excited to be spilling the beans about a new project that kicks off today!  I'm joining a fabulous group of talented, sweet bloggers that are working over the next few weeks to each refresh a space in their home.  Everyone is choosing whatever space they want to work on, hence the "Choose Your Own Adventure Refresh" theme!  (Anyone else remember those books? They were a childhood favorite of mine!)  Today, each of us will be sharing the space we plan to take on, as well as some before photos and our plans for the room.  Next week, we'll share our progress, and at the end of the month we'll share the reveal.  Whew!  This is a quick one!   (*This post may contain affiliate links, read my  full disclosure policy here .)   For the next two weeks I'm going to be working feverishly to refresh my......   DINING ROOM!  Here's how the space looked on Monday just before I set the table for Valentine's Day : ......

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2022 CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR | DINING ROOM AND BREAKFAST NOOK

Happy Friday, I can't believe we're just 9 days away from Christmas!  I'm so excited to share more of my Christmas home tour with you today, I hope you enjoy this peek at the Dining Room and Breakfast Nook.   I wanted my decorations to have a collected, vintage feel to them this year with some plaid in the mix too! I parted from  my super bold hot pink that I've used for the past few years and focused on more traditional red and green this year, but with a softer pink and plenty of other colors still in the mix as well. I gathered up a variety of trees and arranged them for a centerpiece layered on a table runner and strip of wrapping paper... my favorite trick to bulk up a runner or just add some color and pattern.  And an added bonus, clean up is a breeze! You all might remember the collection of houses I thrifted a few years ago and sprayed them a variety of colors, I just pulled a few of the red ones out to use this time.  I used mercury glass candles h......

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2021 FALL TOUR PART 3: FRONT PORCH, DINING ROOM AND BREAKFAST NOOK

Welcome back everyone, I'm wrapping up my Fall Home Tour with Part 3 and sharing the Front Porch, Dining Room, and Breakfast Nook with you today.   If you missed any of the tour last week you can catch up on Part 1 here and Part 2 here .  ...

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IT'S A COLORFUL LIFE 2019 CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR: PART 3- BREAKFAST NOOK, MASTER BEDROOM, POWDER BATH, AND THIS AND THAT!

I'm so happy you're here for the final part of my Christmas Home Tour this year!  Today I'll be showing you around the Breakfast Nook, Master Bedroom, Powder Bath, and a few other nooks and crannies decorated around the house.  This week has been such fun, I hope you've enjoyed being here! ...

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IT'S A COLORFUL LIFE FALL TOUR 2020- PART 3: DINING ROOM AND BREAKFAST NOOK

Welcome to Part 3 of my 2020 Fall Tour!  Today I'll be showing you around my Dining Room and Breakfast Nook.  I hope you're all enjoying the "It's A Colorful Life" Fall tours this week!...

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FALL HOME TOUR 2018- DINING ROOM, LIVING ROOM, AND BREAKFAST NOOK

Hello, welcome to part 2 of my Fall Home Tour!  Today I'll be showing you around the Dining Room, Living Room, and Breakfast Nook.  If you missed part 1 of the tour, stop by here to check out my Fall Porch and Entry.  This year's Fall decorations can be summed up in a few words... simple, colorful, and playful!  (*This post may contain affiliate links, read my  full disclosure policy here .) We'll start in the Dining Room today.  One staple of this year's decorations is simple painted pumpkins in unexpected Fall colors, I scattered and grouped them everywhere! ...

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OKC DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE TOUR- PART 1

A few weeks ago a friend and I toured a Designer Showhouse that was open here in Oklahoma City.  I took plenty of photos and thought you might like to see the tour as well.  I believe that designers from a variety of local decor stores were responsible for decorating each room, and to my understanding this was a pre-existing home that was used for the Showhouse while on the market.  The design throughout the home varies greatly, some things I really liked and some things I did not.  To each his own, right?  I'll show you at least a look from each room, and highlight some of the things I thought were good ideas and things that inspired me for future projects.   There were so many rooms that I'll share a portion of the house today and will do a second post with the rest of the home at a later time. The covered porch was all decked out, that tassel garland caught our eye and we want to make one of our own! Also, how about that rug...look familiar? ......

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CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR 2020- PART 2: ENTRY AND BREAKFAST NOOK

Hello everyone, welcome back to Part 2 of my 2020 Christmas Home Tour!  I hope you enjoyed taking a look at my Christmas Tree that I shared earlier in the week, I'm still working away trying to get everything else decorated!  Today I have the Entry and our Breakfast Nook ready to share with you.  I hope you have a warm drink and get some Christmas inspiration as you scroll through the tour today!  ...

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2016 CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR PART 2- KITCHEN, BREAKFAST NOOK, AND POWDER BATH

It's an exciting day, it's time for the 2016 Christmas Home Tours hosted by Marty from A Stroll Thru Life.  Marty is the sweetest hostess, and has some of the most loyal readers around!  If you're joining us from  Life and Home @ 2102 , welcome and I'm so glad that you're here!  Vel loves color and especially green just about as much as I do, and I saw plenty of black and white stripes around her pretty Christmas living room, too. Today I'm sharing my kitchen, breakfast nook, and powder bath all dressed up for Christmas with you.  We're quickly approaching 10 years of living in this house, and have been working on something or another all along the way. I love traditional red and green at Christmas, but this year I've added some jewel tones to the color palette also, and I'm in love with the mix! ...

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2018 CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR- FRONT PORCH, ENTRY, BREAKFAST NOOK, AND PATIO

Happy Friday!  Whew, has this week been Christmas Tour overload or what?  I hope that you've enjoyed the festivities and have gleaned a few great ideas for your holiday home!  Today I'm sharing the final portion of my Christmas Home Tour, let me show you around the Front Porch, Entry, Breakfast Nook, and our Patio!  I'm happy to be a part of the Christmas Home Tours organized by Marty of  A Stroll Thru Life .  She always does such a good job of gathering a stellar group of bloggers to share with you and I'm honored to be a part! If you're coming from  Decorating Delirium , welcome!  Jennifer is a kindred spirit with her love of color, blue and white, chinoiserie pieces, a thrifted find and a good DIY project.  I'm excited to see her tour today, be sure to check it out with me.  But first, stay for a minute and come on in! (*This post may contain affiliate links, read my  full disclosure policy here .) Red and Pink Stri......

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DIMPLES AND TANGLES BEST OF 2018

Well hello there, long time no post, right?  I guess I should begin by saying Happy 2019 since this is my first post of the year!  I hope your new year is off to a great start.  It's been tough to get back in the swing of things after the holidays, but I've been compiling a big list of content to share with you coming up and am ready to get back at it.  But first, today I'm re-entering gently with a wrap up of some favorite posts from 2018, both mine and yours (according to stats!). ...

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THIS HOUSE: OUR HOME FOR 10 YEARS

We can hardly believe it, but this month marks our 10th anniversary of living in this house. My parents have never moved since they married almost 50 years ago, so I always lived in the same house growing up.  After marrying, we moved around a bit, but this is the longest I've ever lived in a house other than my childhood home.  My husband's dad is a pastor, so they moved around throughout his childhood and our current home is the one he's lived in the longest in his life.  So, it's quite a milestone for many reasons! ...

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Breakfast Nook Update {Way Back Wednesday}

Since starting this blog seven months ago, I realized there are several things I've mentioned along the way that I need to come back and update you on.  So, I'm starting a little series on Wednesdays where I'll go back and revisit something I neglected or forgot to give you more details on...hence the "Way Back Wednesday" title! The last time I showed you my breakfast nook,  it looked like this and there were still several changes that I was contemplating.  One was to switch my table and chairs around and recover the chair seats.  I had intended to order a black and white graphic fabric, but when I had leftover fabric from my  dining room drapes  I decided to save some pennies and just use what I had.   Second, the loveseat got a new lumbar pillow cover.  The fabric is by P. Kaufmann  and the pattern is "Slick".  I ordered it from  fabric.com , although they appear to not have that color any more. Third......

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NEW PAINT PHOTOS AND THREE BIRTHDAY WINNERS!

First of all, thanks for all of your sweet comments on my three years of blogging!  So glad that you are all along for the journey.  Congratulations to the winners of the drawing for the giftcards, Janelle T., Jacqueline, and Tara H.!  Check your inbox ladies, you should have an e-mail from me! Today I wanted to quickly share with you our finished paint job.  Quickly, meaning these photos aren't perfectly set up and styled...I just took some quick snapshots so you could see the difference. Breakfast Nook Before: Breakfast Nook After: We knew this would be a huge project, because with our floor plan, once you start, there's nowhere to stop.  And, we had to do the ceiling too. Dining Room Before:  And After! With all of the color that I use in decorating, it's refreshing to have a calm backdrop on the walls.  I wondered if the light color would feel stark, but it doesn't at all.  In fact, I probably could have ev......

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