Our Christmas Home Tour 2016 - Part 1

The Christmas tours are in full swing this week, and I'm happy you've made your
 way to ours, thanks so much for stopping by today! I'm sharing our living room and
 dining room, then on Friday I'll be joining another group and sharing our kitchen
 and family room.

A huge thank you to sweet Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life for organizing another fun
 group this year and taking care of all the behind the scenes work to pull it all together.
 Welcome if you're coming over from Christina's @ Remodelando la Casa, she is darling
 and her home decked out for Christmas is always a favorite tour!  

After years of decorating with a lot of stuff, I've come to appreciate a more simple

style. Using fresh greenery from our yard is my favorite go to decor, and moving
our furniture, artwork and accessories around gives our rooms enough of a new
 look for me.  

~ Living Room ~

   

I painted our living room blush (Benjamin Moore - Queen Anne Pink) a few months
 ago and still love it! A pretty blush poinsettia was perfect with my favorite pillow
I found last fall and my Pottery Barn knock off pillow I made a few years ago.

A little holiday detail adds a festive touch to a piece of artwork.

  
I brought together a few pieces of milk glass for a simple vignette on my campaign chest. 

Do you guys remember this cabinet was an ugly brown Craigslist find that
I DIYed to replicate a pricey one that I loved!
I always hang over our fence and borrow a few pieces of chopped wood from our
 neighbor's pile and return them after the holidays. :)

~ Dining Room ~

You guys, I'm so done with the green in my dining room, it seemed like a good idea

 last spring. It's a south facing room with french doors and a ton of natural light, for a

good part of the day it's a tad bright. Haha! And, it photographs neon!  

It's project #1 for the New Year.

I found these fun gold pineapple pots on the clearance rack at H & M,

and added evergreen sprigs and eucalyptus. They make a great low centerpiece

lined up down the center of our table. 

My paperwhites are going strong.
 I love the statement they make when they're so tall, these are 30" high from the top of
 the pot. I do baby them to keep them from flopping over, turning them every day to
 keep them even as they lean toward the sun.
Oh my, that paint!!
Let's focus on the peek of my tree, I'll be sharing it with the rest of our tour on Friday.

My sweet friend Jennifer @ Decorating Delirium, is up next and her style never
 disappoints! She's a Craigslist fan too, and always shares her amazing finds!

Thanks again for stopping by, don't miss the other fabulous tours today!

Cuckoo4Design - Julia 

It All Started With Paint -Linda 

Pink Peppermint Design - Tammy 

Remodelando La Casa - Christina 

  Decorating Delirium - Jennifer 

Our Christmas Home Tour 2015

Hi friends, I'm so happy you're stopping by to check out our Christmas tour today,

welcome if you're new to Simple Details!

If you've been following the 12 Days of Christmas Home Tours    

I don't have to tell you the inspiration has been fabulous so far! If you want to

catch up these tours were earlier in the week:  

Jenny @ Evolution of Style 

Amanda @ Dixie Delights

Vel @ Life at Home 2102 

Tamara @ Provident Home Design

Today I'm sharing my living room and dining room and next Wednesday my

 family room and kitchen. I LOVED the pink that I added to our Christmas decor last

year, and decided to enjoy it again, but change it up a bit. I've purged a lot of Christmas 

decor over the past couple of years, it feels so good to keep it simple instead of

hauling boxes of things I'm not crazy about up from the basement.  

 I didn't buy a single thing, except...

 the amazing Black Friday deal on wreaths and garland at Home Depot.

 Oh, and some grocery store flowers that will last forever. :) 

Living Room

I love all of my Craigslist finds, in case you didn't realize, every piece of

furniture in this room is from Craigslist or a garage sale. I'm a big proponent of

the 'buy what you love and it will work' philosophy. 

    

Did you guys plant Paperwhites when I reminded you? :)

I'm sure mine have a head start, I wanted them in bloom for my

party on the 1st and for this tour. They're 37" tall!   

The poinsettia pillow is a Pottery Barn Knock Off I made several years ago.  

Dining Room

This buffet has had nine lives! 

You probably don't recognize it from my Christmas tour last year,

it was in our living room ~  painted gray and and had a hutch.  

I ditched the hutch, gave it a modern vibe with high gloss white paint, and

changed out the hardware.  

 A row of Ikea lanterns filled with gold and silver ornaments, nestled in greens

from our yard are an easy centerpiece down the center of our farm table.   

Here's a sneak peek of our tree I'll be sharing next week.

Our Christmas Home Tour 2015 Part 2 here

A huge thank you to Jenny @ Evolution of Style for putting together 

the 12 Days of Christmas Tour of Homes this week, and

 Lisa @ Shine Your Light for our awesome graphics!

I can't wait for tomorrow's tours, two of my favorite ladies in blogland,

Paige @ The Pink Clutch Blog and Becky @ This is Happiness 

are up with styles that will delight!! 

12/1  Evolution of Style Dixie Delights 

12/2  Life & Home At 2102    Provident Home Design

12/3  Simple Details

12/4  The Pink Clutch Blog    This is Happiness

 12/7  Bless’er House The Tale Of An Ugly House

12/8  Classic Casual Home    This is Our Bliss

12/9  Primitive and Proper

12/10  Shine Your Light    Driven by Decor

12/11  Suburban Bitches     Our Storied Home   

12/14  Simply Sarah Style  Rough Luxe

Joining The Nester's Annual Tour of Homes
It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to be Beautiful Christmas

My Early Fall Home Tour ~ 2015

Thanks so much for stopping by my Early Fall Tour, 

I'm thrilled to be included and thank you to Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life

for organizing such a wonderful group of tours. If you're coming over from

 Dimples & Tangles you've no doubt been wowed by my friend Jennifer's talent

 for creating a beautifully stylish home filled with color! 

  

Early Fall translates to no pumpkins or fall leaves to be found in Denver yet,

 which is perfectly fine with me. It seems we're all in agreement to savor every

 last drop of summer, so I'm easing into the transition of fall today.

   

If you're new here I live in Denver with Mr. Simple, our son and fur babies in a 

little cottage built in 1938. Come on in and I'll show you around, I'm sure it will

come as no surprise that I've changed a few things up since our Summer Tour. :)

  

I love creating new looks using what I have by moving furniture, art and

 accessories from room to room, it's easy on the budget and keeps my creative side

entertained. My inspiration for the updated color scheme was this rug I scored on

 Craigslist for a steal several months ago. I loved the global vibe and thought the

 colors would be great for fall. The cheetah stencil was a fun project awhile back to

 give my tiny entry some interest.  

I went for an eclectic look in our living room, a mix of French, vintage and global.

  A couple new pillows I made and changing up the artwork made me happy!

  I've had the hunting dog painting for years but hadn't used it and was thrilled it worked.

 By mixing in a couple DIY abstracts and other prints I had, along with the tie dye

 pattern pillow, it kept it from looking too formal and

 reminiscent of my gold and burgundy days. 

I spray painted some branches from our yard metallic gold,

since free, gold and a little glam is my jam. :)

My favorite new accessories ~ Chinese Calligraphy Brushes!

My dear friend happened to be living in Beijing for awhile and was sweet enough to

amass a beautiful collection for me. I couldn't love them and her more! 

Remember in my Summer Tour I showed you how I use any and all greenery from

 my yard, do you recognize the sweet potato vine? 

The big change is my vintage wingbacks are gone, not GONE, just in the basement

so I could bring up these bamboo chairs to enjoy for awhile. The white campaign chest had

 been on the opposite side of the room, I used it during Christmas last year as a bar set up.

You can see it in my Christmas Tour here.

The texture and intricate pattern of the chairs pop against all the white.    

On to our family room where we hang out most of the time. We're still fans of our Ikea

 Ektorp sectional, it's held up really well and of course the washable slipcovers are the best. 

I was inspired by this creative lady's awesome idea to pack our bookcase full of books.

I tweaked it a bit and put my own spin on it by adding some of my blue and white ginger jars. 

I got lots of raised eyebrows and eye-rolling from my boys for this one. Haha! 

The artwork on the mantel was in the living room gallery wall the last time you saw it. 

I've had a couple old columns for years, I keep them out in the garden. 

See those gold leaves ~ I brought the car to a screeching halt as soon as I saw them and

 hopped out to grab them from a tree on the side of the road.

 I can't wait to change out the large urn for bright fall foliage.   

 I found this orange pillow at Ross ~ great textured twine and gold beading create

the pattern. I kept our coffee table styling super simple.

Here's a little peek at our dining room, I set the table with some of my favorites, bread,

 tomatoes, herbs and Black Eyed Susan from our yard.   

I have to share this with you guys, during the time I've been prepping for the tour

we've had repairs being done on our 80 year old windows and some new siding. 

The crew's table saws, ladders and tools were just outside our dining room French

 doors. I was trying to be patient but every day there was a surprise waiting for me,

boarded up windows, taped windows waiting for primer and then paint. 

I couldn't take any photos for days! 

I just about lost it one day, my room was all finished and I walked in to them using

 the electric sander around the window frames. Mr. Simple intervened and I heard 

something about blog, which I'm sure they clearly understood. 

I can only imagine the stories they told their wives about this lady that spent her

 day fluffing pillows, cutting branches off her shrubs, setting a table with food that

 sat there for days, oh and the books!  

 Our girl Rio ~ because I couldn't end with those ugly photos!

It's been a pleasure sharing our home with you, thank you so much for stopping by. 

If you'd like to keep up with the never ending projects over here I'd love you to 

follow along:

Instagram ~ Pinterest ~ Bloglovin

Next up on the tour is the lovely Sherry @ No Minimalist Here, I can't wait to see

 her beautiful home decked out for us. 

If you'd like to catch up here is the tour line up for the week.

Monday - Sept 7th

A Stroll Thru Life 

Life on Virginia Street 

Snazzy Little Things 

21 Rosemary Lane 

Peaceful Home Decor 

Claire Brody Designs 

 

Tuesday - Sept 8th

Driven By Decor 

Our Southern Home 

Making Home Base 

Hymns & Verses 

Decor To Adore 

Burlap and Lace 

 

Wednesday - Sept 9th

Simple Stylings 

Thrifty and Chic 

Monica Wants It 

Bliss @ Home 

My Sweet Savannah 

 

Thursday - Sept 10th

A Thoughtful Place 

Rain On A Tin Roof 

Style Your Senses

Hi Sugarplum 

Remodelando La Casa 

Dimples & Tangles 

Friday - Sept 11th 

Simple Details

No Minimalist Here

Design Post Interiors

Designing on the Side

Life Love Larson

Tidbits & Twine

spring home tour...

Good Morning! 

I don't usually post on Sundays, so you know I've got something special going on.

I'm so excited to be over at 11 Magnolia Lane today!

My sweet friends, Amy, Christy and Terry are having a Spring Open House,

each Sunday throughout the spring a blogger will share their home.

One of our favorite friends with fabulous style, Kristin from Bliss @ Home,

 kicked off the fun series a couple weeks ago, here.   

via

If you're not familiar with their blog, these three cute girls are have something

for everyone! Stop by 11 Magnolia Lane to check it out here! 

The tour will be up at 9am EST.

Happy Sunday friends, thanks for stopping by! 

december inspired decor and home tour link party...

kidstyle.tumblr.com

House Beautiful

bestfunnychannel.com

bhg.com

myrecipes.com

Paulo Saraiva

wallcoo.net

Emily Henderson 

alittleglassbox.com

tatrtanscot.blogspot.com

crushculdesac.tumblr.com

decorpad.com

imgend.com

cullmankravis.com

mary macdonald


It's your turn today!!
Thank you so much for stopping by all of our homes during the
The 12 Days of Christmas Tour of Homes
it was great having you!! If you missed any of the tours click on the links below to
 check them out for lots of festive ideas and inspiration!

Link up your Home Tour at Jenny's @ Evolution of Style, 
just click on the graphic

Also, thank you to Jenny @ Evolution of Style & Lisa @ Shine Your Light,
who btw created all of our awesome chalkboard graphics! 
What a fun idea you two, I was thrilled to be included with such a wonderful group!

Evolution of Style
Shine Your Light
Dixie Delights
The Creativity Exchange
Dimples and Tangles
Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Driven by Decor
Simple Details
The Little Black Door
Oak Ridge Revival
Steward of Design

Have a wonderful weekend, I'll be starting finishing up some shopping!
Are you finished yet?