Definitely should paint the sunroom doors, the color is great! You might want to paint or stain your wood chairs black and put your wicker chairs at each head of the table. It is a process but it’s looking beautiful!
Love the balance of real life and beautiful styling! The paint colors are so perfect for your home. I have also literally been searching for new dining chairs on Marketplace for two years now 😳 Collected style is so much cozier and allows personal style to really shine ✨
@@PineandProspectHome a couple of yrs. ago , when COVID began i found all of our dining chairs on Marketplace for such a great deal! Sadly, the prices have gone up, right along with everything else. Good luck to you both! Love your channels ladies!
Hillary,I was just going to ask you on your channel if you ever watch this channel,and here you were ,right at the top!😁 ( because of the similar esthetics)
I totally agree. I love the Realness of your tour. Please don't feel any apology is needed. Your home is cozy and inviting either way. Social media puts too much pressure on us to be perfect at all times and that's just not real life. More vids like this would be appreciated ❤
I think the doors would be beautiful painted and would stand out nicely against the chairs. Everything is beautiful, as always! I do feel like the hutch in the dining room would look better on the big wall (where your grandpa's table used to be) and the shelves would be better where the hutch is. So, flip flopped I guess. It would be even more work though. I just feel like it might give you a more balanced feel, if that makes sense. That being said, your home always looks so inviting!
Like minds....I agree with these ladies. And you never need to apologize for a lived in home. We all do and I think it helps us to see others don't live in "staged homes". And you can brag all day long about those gorgeous floors. The picture frame of the wood is so special. Lucky and blessed. So, I've been looking for a large and two small vintage prints or paintings of landscapes. We have nothing here. I live in Toledo OH and the Goodwill is terrible and the Antique Mall is very pricey with little art. So, I'm on the Michigan/Ohio border. Can you suggest any stores in Lower -maybe southeast Michigan?
Never apologize for toys in your home, it is meant to be lived in and children need to live in a home. You have a beautiful home and if things are out of place, it truly is a wonderful thing. Relax and enjoy the stages of life with children for it flees quickly. One day you will not need to pick up after them for they will have spread their wings to live on their own. It will be but a memory. Peace! Homes are meant to be lived in. Embrace it. A book on the floor, a baby gym, and cards with love all over them is the best decor, its priceless.
I would eventually paint the door. Love the no curtains. Your home is beautiful and thank you for letting us give you ideas - that makes this so much fun. You and your husband did a wonderful job on the floors and the table is awesome - has the table had a wood oil put on it, that is good on old wood. My only suggestion would be to put the hutch on the walls with the shelves and stack the shelves where the hutch is now. Seems like the big hutch is on cramped in the corner and the shelves seem small for that big wall. But I know you will have it looking stunning by the time you have all the finishing touches. Oh, and yes on bringing the paint color into the kitchen!! Adore you, your family and your home.
My husband and I moved into our 1908 house the year after we were married. Now 51 years later, it is still a work in progress...so don't rush Andrea. You ask for opinions, so here goes. I really like the StingRay paint colour, it adds depth and character. If you extend it into your kitchen it will give a more unified look, although what is in the kitchen blends just fine. I actually like your current dining room chairs; perhaps the "yellowness" could be bleached out. Windsor chairs painted black would add interest. The wicker chairs are beautiful, but to my eye they have always been too heavy for that space. I'd like to see the return of your grandfather's chest, especially if the wicker chairs are not on that same wall. The floors are lovely and there is no need for the bigger, living room rug. Great coffee table and I really like that the window seat bench in the sunroom matches the floors. No need for curtains, unless you need them for privacy or to stop drafts.
Again, I totally agree here. This helped me remember what you asked. I prefer no curtains, but where I have to have some, I only use sheer panels so the light pours in. Coffee table is great. The paint color is perfect. We just had a bath renovated and what took the longest to decide -paint. Three trips before we decided on SW Light French Gray. I find gray is so difficult, but we lucked out. Perfect with all the tile and cabinets. I didn't want blue, green or brown undertones with the tile. Live with the paint awhile before you decide whether or not to paint kitchen.
Oh sweetie don't be so hard on yourself, your choices are remarkable and your home is lovely, I'm of the generation where it was advertised "Furnish 4 rooms for $699.00" shudder the thought - my friends would ask my style and I would say early Salvation Army - Lol I have gathered over the years and it feels more like it was meant to be.... your home looks so loved !!!
Love the board and batten. Yes, to painting the French doors the same color as the board and batten. Yes to the baskets....love! The village scene is beautiful! Floors are amazing....no need to ask for approval, your taste is impeccable! As a mother of two grown boys (43 and 41 years old) I especially love the coffee table with the added boy decor. Believe me when I say “some day your going to miss this”! You have made a house a beautiful curated home! God bless you and your precious family! ❤️
Please stop apologizing when giving a tour of your house. You are absolutely stunning. You have such a servant's heart, you are a lovely mama and a lovely wife. Your home reflects all of those characteristics of you and your husband. The stingray color is gorgeous and looks fabulous on camera. Please tell your husband that the 150-year old board dining table is beyond stunning. What a treasure the table is and also your husband. I love your understated home and I think you are an incredible influencer.
The floors and your home are beautiful. Yes paint the French doors and continue trim into the entryway. I’m the same way about curtains and what I have started to do is take them down part of the year when I feel like I need more light then I put them back up when I want it to be more cozy like the fall and winter time. I enjoy the change of atmosphere.
Love the board and batten color. I think it would look awesome on your French doors. The openness of the windows brings in the lovely sunlight. I agree with buying what tugs at your heart. Good job.
I love not having curtains I have bamboo blinds I love The simplicity and the cleanliness of no curtains... everything else is beautiful, it will all come together in time ☺️
I have to say . . . . Please give yourself Grace! We tend to be our own worst critics. I'm much older than you and when I was raising my kids there's no way I could do all you do! 😊 I so love your videos and appreciate how you show us we can have a lovely home that reflects our own style without spending crazy money. Thank you and God Bless! 🌷
This is definitely my favorite home tour ever. I'm 29 and my kids are 4, 2 and 4 months old. I love decor and creating a beautiful home for my family but also want it comfortable and livable. Thank you for sharing!
A curated home is only complete when there is a sprinkling of lego and a dash of children:). I Love the paint colour and the floors, your home is sooo light and airy, I love it! Hello from the U.K. x
A mirror between the shelves would look wonderful. Leave the rest as is for Spring and live with it for a bit. You may find you like the open feel of the dining room , less to clean and more room for the littles to move.☀️
I loved your home tour, thank you so much! Love your floors & new placement of arm chairs. I know your decor style & colours are well considered but it looks so naturally put together. Love your new trim colour, I don’t feel you need to paint your french doors, as they match all your windows. I adore your wicker baskets with art work hung over them, perfect for that corner! The ladder on the other side seems out of proportion in its height being the same as the wainscoting. I feel some added height in decor pieces would be nice on top of your new dining room dresser. I think I agree with what others have said about moving it to the larger wall & maybe bring back your grandad’s cabinet with your shelves above on the smaller wall? Perhaps the wicker chairs could go at either end, with 2 chairs down each side? I have only offered my opinions as they were asked for, but absolutely adore your channel, your enthusiasm, & your ability to achieve so much!!! Grateful greetings from Australia!
Never ever apologize for your home. Your are a Mom with children. Some days are perfect and some days are disastrous. Pls take your time finding what you want. You will be so much happier with your beautiful home if you do. I think { just my opinion lol. } I would paint your doors to the sunroom and the other doors. Can’t remember what you called them. Lololol. Thank you for sharing and your home is coming along beautifully 💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸
Your home is beautiful and I agree that a collected and curated home is cozier and has more charm and character than a home with brand new furniture. I think you have a terrific eye and you will always feel comfortable there as will your guests!
First off, never apologize for things being out of place. You're a mom of 4, therefore it shouldn't be perfect. It shows a sign of life, and love in your home. Everything looks so beautiful. I love the, did you say 'stingray', for the color of your trim & board & batten? I think it's perfect. In my opinion, I wouldn't paint the French doors. But maybe that's cause I love white French doors. The trim around them frames the doors perfectly. I also think the arch by your entry way should be left white. Where stingray is a beautiful color, it's still darker than the white on your walls. You mentioning that your home is small, needs enough white, to keep it open and airy. I love your cute coffee table. So perfect for games. In your dining room, I love that hutch. And your hubby did a great job on the table. Do you have anymore of the barn wood left? Could your hubby possibly make 4 chairs for you? Or 2 benches that would match your table? Did you put any kind of protection on the table? I live the color of your kitchen. I think it being left that color gives it its own room, but doesn't clash with the stingray. They compliment each other. At least on my screen. However, when all is said and done, your home has always, and will always be beautiful. Mostly because it has so much love inside. One last thing, your floors are stunning. What color did you use in them? I would love to have real hard wood floors. I doubt you're still reading this. Sorry for it being so long.
I do that too..I’ll take down my curtains for a paint project but I always end up putting them back up after I’ve lived with it for a while. It just feels more cozy and softens everything. TFS your lovely home 🇨🇦❄️👩🌾
Yes, I left a comment as well about the drapes. There are so many lovely open weave fabrics now. Not sheers, per se but a lovely breezy feel. Even a very open weave light neutral burlap style fabric. A new nubby light texture.
Those floors are fabulous. The colors are so soothing. I’d definitely paint that trim color on to your French doors. It would make them pop beautifully. I wouldn’t add curtains back. A small room doesn’t need them and the shades provide enough privacy. As for the chairs for your dining room, I think ladder back thrush seats would be lovely and would be cohesive with your wicker chairs. Those could be at the ends of the tables and the ladder backs on either side. You have a wonderful home and a great eye for design.
You are so incredibly down to earth,that’s what I love about you! To have you as a friend is a treasure! Your home in ju beautiful!! Your choices are always just right!
It all looks fantastic. I would put a picture between the wall shelves in the dining room. Yes paint the French doors and yes use the same new trim paint in the entrance on that door and staircase to make it flow.
Andrea, I love the “real home” tour! It means that a true family lives in your beautiful home. I enjoy journeying with you as your vision comes to fruition. God bless you and your family 🙏🏼❤️
This is the type of tour every house tour SHOULD be. NEVER apologize for showing evidence that your kids live in your home! Your home is beautiful and far from messy hah!
Andrea, I too live in a Collected Style home. The journey and history of a piece is far more important to me than the acquisition. Every time I see one of your vlogs, I discover another "in common" interest we have. (I'm 75 yrs). Your home and the family life in it are so encouraging. You don't need to apologize, ever. Please keep your hutch in the corner, it's a beautiful view from the entry. Hugs💞
Don't beat yourself up just remember how bless you are and how beautiful your home is whether is small or not. And I like the living room looks and the floors and the windows look without curtains. I think the high chairs with material in white would look in your diningroom. God bless you and your family in the name of Jesus a fan
Love your "collected" decor, love your home & your gentle spirit! Thank you for being "real" even if it means letting us see a little mess or clutter! And it's no small feat to raise a family and keep the chaos to a minimum! I have always found that I don't tire of "collected" decor like I do the "new" store bought items, even if they are previously loved & worn. Keep inspiring people to thrift and enjoy the "journey" of a 'collected' home that reflects who you are and what's important to you. The "hunt" is part of the fun of decorating! God bless & keep you
we got ladder back chairs plain wood unfinished and finished them 27 years ago when we got married. We are still using them around the farmhouse table. Later i painted them . You have a wonderful home.
I love the paint color, leave a blank wall in the dining room, floors are great and a collected home is so much better than everything new and matchy. Take your time, try it and change as needed. It will never be done or perfect I’ve found.
Thank you for sharing your darling and cozy home! I love your style choices! When contemplating another piece in the dining room, I say less is more. It's helpful to have the freedom of movement, especially with littles. Also, I love seeing the glimpses of your boys with books and toys. Those scattered pieces are for a precious season.💙
Love the idea of bringing the color a bit into the kitchen. Love the idea of replacing the fan with a. Chandelier. Beautiful color on board and batten. How about black painted chairs whatever style you like. Your home is real and just lovely…go with your heart. It is your home and it should reflect you! I do not know how you do all you do. Great job!
The floors are beautiful. Take your time and find what you like for table chairs, etc.. The "hunt" is the fun part of decorating. I love the newly painted board and batten.
Your home is loved in & lived in, you are real and honest about home and family and your creativity. It’s what sets you apart. I would love to see some of your artwork up everywhere! Never apologize for keeping it real…❤️I love and miss those books, legos and signs of your boys! They grow up too fast, so true. Thankyou as always for your visits.❤️
I love your home. The color on the wall is beautiful. I believe the less items the better. I don't think every space needs to be filled up. I think painting the french doors would tie everything together. Your home seems so calm and peaceful!! Love your decorating style!
Your home always looks gorgeous and welcoming. Love the idea of French doors being painted to match the block panel wainscoting. Also think your new hutch would be really pretty in the middle of the dining room wall with the shelves and your corner cabinet back in the other corner. Your wicker chairs look perfect with the table. I hope you can find more or something else fabulous that you love. Thank you for sharing.
Yes, on the Windsor chairs. The wood of the dining table and hutch appears to have some honey tones. On your wall with the shelves, or decor on THAT side of the room with a gold or honey tone might help to balance the room? There is weight from the table in the middle, there is height and weight from the hutch on one side of the room, and on the other side, there is very little to counterbalance those two large items. It’s tough because monitors vary, etc. the floors are amazing! Would love to redo my orange floors from the 50’s.
I would paint the French doors the same color, I would continue the same paint color in the kitchen since your home is so open, I’d add more of your dishes to the hutch and leave the shelves with less, and I do like a fabric on a window, even if it’s only hung on each side, and I really like the new layout and adore the vintage art! 💕
I love your home styling. I really like the trim contrasting the French doors. Your milk stool would look beautiful in your dining room with a plant staged on it.
Your house is charming! I think your dining chairs would look really good painted black too adding some contrast and playing off the ceiling fixture. Don’t rush it, magical things happen when we let them.
Andrea, the colors are just beautiful. When you enter your home, it's relaxing and very welcoming to the eyes. The floors are so pretty and really look so much better. I thought they were pretty before but in comparison to now, well.. I can see the much needed improvement. Sorry... I am one of those that can't envision the possibilities until it's completed. You and Mike are great team leaders for your little team. Thank you for the tour. It's just beautiful.From a Nana in Texas ! 😘🇨🇱
It is lovely! Good idea to show off the floor and only put one rug down. I also love the chairs pulled into the living room more. I agree, paint the French doors the same trim color and maybe the back kitchen window frame. I like the new color. Well done!
Yes..paint the doors..they will pop off the white chairs...think carrying the color into foyer will make it uniform. Love how it's looking...floors r gorgeous...just moving some things can make a room look new again!
Yes. Paint the doors. What about placing the hutch on the wall between the shelves. It is lovely yet looks a bit heavy in the corner. The corner cabinet could even go back. Blessings and enjoy your journey.
Andrea your home is so beautifully charming..no need for apologies. You are a busy mom..we all get it!! I agree completely with you about decorating your home with vintage pieces !! They makee a house a home. Oh..the french doors.paint to match the trim!!😊
Try the hutch in the area between the wall shelves, it would make a beautiful focal point as you enter the dining room and it wouldn’t be competing with the double window- try you’re granddads piece where you now have the hutch with a mirror- then it would reflect the hutch. Definitely paint the French doors🙂
Loved that could hear your sleeping baby's breath in the background of your voice 😊 beautiful home, thanks for sharing and love the paint colour on your panels 💕
Love, love how you and your husband have transformed your home. I think that using the same color of trim throughout the downstairs would look lovely. I really liked the way the corner hutch and your grandfather's dresser looked in the dinning room. The proportions seemed so perfect for that room. Have you thought about using the large hutch in your family room downstairs? How about using it to store school supplies for the boys?
I love the new colour and definitely paint the doors to match and paint the kitchen trim too. It will feel more cohesive. Thanks for sharing. OH, and yeah sand down that table a bit more, it will make it look cleaner too! I am not a fan of too rustic. The hutch is just right as for rustic. I love the chairs off the wall too. I agree a beautiful chandelier would be a perfect touch. Curtains or no curtains, you really could go either way. Beautiful home :) Hello from Canada !!
It takes time to complete big projects. Even longer to find the perfect decor. Take your time so you can get what you love. I like the new paint color and think it would be so nice if you carried it into the kitchen. Don't apologize for everyday living because it's reality. I think it sets a good example for other busy moms and helps them feel better about their not so perfect homes.
Oooh … I’m so glad you got that village scene. I thought it was perfect. I love the new color extension and agree you should paint the french doors to match. The chairs pulled forward are perfect. You have such a great design sense, as many of us have said many times.
Andrea, I love your new living room layout, the color you have chosen for the trim and board and batten, as well as your new furniture pieces. Your floors are gorgeous! Personally, I would leave the French doors to the sun room white, but the board and batten should be continued on that wall, and painted as the existing board and batten. I, too, love the simplicity without the curtains. You are so correct. Decorating takes time, it's a process. Take your time as you incorporate your love into your home.
Yes, I would paint the French doors. The wall with shelves I would rethink. The shelves feel a bit small and high. And I would love to see drapes ( just simple panels that don’t close). They could be an airy open weave very light weight and neutral color. just something that “dresses the window”. No statement just a finishing touch. I think leaving the windows without drapes doesn’t keep with the cottage warm feel, just too “in” or “of the moment”. Just my opinion (which is worth what you paid for it) lol 😂 . The dining chairs…you are right the others are too light weight and yellow looking for the mass of the table. Like the idea of placing the wicker chairs at either end. You’ll find the right chairs. It truly is a lovely home. Your careful thoughtful consideration in decorating your home shows. You and your husband have much to be proud of.
I think the French doors look good like they are with the contrasting going on. The stingray paint looks good so I would probably carry it thru to the kitchen.
Good morning, Andrea. I just recently found your channel. I am so amazed to see ALL that you do! What a testimony you and your husband are for the Lord in so many ways!! You are doing a wonderful job. It looks beautiful(especially with the Legos and crayons)!! You really don’t need any advice. However, you’re right, we kinda get stuck. So, I might suggest, a large sized print on the wall where your dining table is. Something similar to the vintage prints above your baskets. It would not only be a beautiful focal point for the room, but, since you have a lot of solids, it would add some pattern/contrast and bring interest, while still “blending “ with everything else. Also, don’t worry, you will “find” and figure out all of the things to complete your home!❤️
Your home is absolutely gorgeous everything has turned out so nice. I agree with some of the other ladies regarding the hutch , but I also believe in styling your home in the way that pleases you , for me that is what is the most important in my book. Love the furniture arrangement with bringing the chairs closer in, loving the baskets stacked in the corner and the photos above them have created a sweet vignette . Painting the board and batten that beautiful color has created warmth and depth. I just love it all. Thank you for sharing real life with us, the balance is welcoming…. Take care.❤️
Dining Room Idea: Take down two shelves and replace them with the sign that is over the sofa in the living room. Use the shelves, stacked, on the other empty wall, or leave the wall empty. The sign won't get knocked with traffic going through that area, like the shelves might.
I LOVE your home, and I like the realness (is that a word? ) I absolutely LOVE your floors and the hutch. It's such a homey cozy view when you walk in. I would paint the french doors like you said, but it looks good as is too. Painting the other trim would tie it all together. Your home has a European feel to it.
I love your lived in cozy home. I like that you let those beautiful floors show.as for curtains ,it looks good either way but to me curtains bring warmth to a space.oh and I prefer real life to perfect anytime.
Definitely should paint the sunroom doors, the color is great! You might want to paint or stain your wood chairs black and put your wicker chairs at each head of the table. It is a process but it’s looking beautiful!
Love the balance of real life and beautiful styling! The paint colors are so perfect for your home. I have also literally been searching for new dining chairs on Marketplace for two years now 😳 Collected style is so much cozier and allows personal style to really shine ✨
It is hard isn't it? I hope you find beautiful chairs that are a perfect fit very soon! ❤
@@PineandProspectHome a couple of yrs. ago , when COVID began i found all of our dining chairs on Marketplace for such a great deal! Sadly, the prices have gone up, right along with everything else. Good luck to you both! Love your channels ladies!
Hillary,I was just going to ask you on your channel if you ever watch this channel,and here you were ,right at the top!😁
( because of the similar esthetics)
I agree I will wait for the perfect thing! Patience is a virtue!!!
Thainkiyou very much
You are simply a beautiful women!! Love love love your home, stunning!!! Your design is wonderful!!!💕💕
Your home is gorgeous! No need to apologize for what you call “a mess”. Your home is immaculately lived in. It’s real life & I love that :)
Thank you so much Kim! 😊😊
Agreed!
I so agree. Give yourself grace momma. With all you do and all you are. God’s grace.
Totally agree - no apologies necessary at all!
I totally agree. I love the Realness of your tour. Please don't feel any apology is needed. Your home is cozy and inviting either way. Social media puts too much pressure on us to be perfect at all times and that's just not real life. More vids like this would be appreciated ❤
I think the doors would be beautiful painted and would stand out nicely against the chairs. Everything is beautiful, as always! I do feel like the hutch in the dining room would look better on the big wall (where your grandpa's table used to be) and the shelves would be better where the hutch is. So, flip flopped I guess. It would be even more work though. I just feel like it might give you a more balanced feel, if that makes sense. That being said, your home always looks so inviting!
I thought the same thing!
Like minds....I agree with these ladies. And you never need to apologize for a lived in home. We all do and I think it helps us to see others don't live in "staged homes". And you can brag all day long about those gorgeous floors. The picture frame of the wood is so special. Lucky and blessed. So, I've been looking for a large and two small vintage prints or paintings of landscapes. We have nothing here. I live in Toledo OH and the Goodwill is terrible and the Antique Mall is very pricey with little art. So, I'm on the Michigan/Ohio border. Can you suggest any stores in Lower -maybe southeast Michigan?
Never apologize for toys in your home, it is meant to be lived in and children need to live in a home. You have a beautiful home and if things are out of place, it truly is a wonderful thing. Relax and enjoy the stages of life with children for it flees quickly. One day you will not need to pick up after them for they will have spread their wings to live on their own. It will be but a memory. Peace! Homes are meant to be lived in. Embrace it. A book on the floor, a baby gym, and cards with love all over them is the best decor, its priceless.
I would eventually paint the door. Love the no curtains. Your home is beautiful and thank you for letting us give you ideas - that makes this so much fun. You and your husband did a wonderful job on the floors and the table is awesome - has the table had a wood oil put on it, that is good on old wood. My only suggestion would be to put the hutch on the walls with the shelves and stack the shelves where the hutch is now. Seems like the big hutch is on cramped in the corner and the shelves seem small for that big wall. But I know you will have it looking stunning by the time you have all the finishing touches. Oh, and yes on bringing the paint color into the kitchen!! Adore you, your family and your home.
My husband and I moved into our 1908 house the year after we were married. Now 51 years later, it is still a work in progress...so don't rush Andrea. You ask for opinions, so here goes. I really like the StingRay paint colour, it adds depth and character. If you extend it into your kitchen it will give a more unified look, although what is in the kitchen blends just fine. I actually like your current dining room chairs; perhaps the "yellowness" could be bleached out. Windsor chairs painted black would add interest. The wicker chairs are beautiful, but to my eye they have always been too heavy for that space. I'd like to see the return of your grandfather's chest, especially if the wicker chairs are not on that same wall. The floors are lovely and there is no need for the bigger, living room rug. Great coffee table and I really like that the window seat bench in the sunroom matches the floors. No need for curtains, unless you need them for privacy or to stop drafts.
I agree with you, Mary & especially those wicker chairs - they are very bulky looking and I just don’t think the style goes with the rest of her home
I painted my Windsor chairs black and love them!
Again, I totally agree here. This helped me remember what you asked. I prefer no curtains, but where I have to have some, I only use sheer panels so the light pours in. Coffee table is great. The paint color is perfect. We just had a bath renovated and what took the longest to decide -paint. Three trips before we decided on SW Light French Gray. I find gray is so difficult, but we lucked out. Perfect with all the tile and cabinets. I didn't want blue, green or brown undertones with the tile. Live with the paint awhile before you decide whether or not to paint kitchen.
The floors were so worth all of your effort! Be patient with yourself. It is all coming together!
Oh sweetie don't be so hard on yourself, your choices are remarkable and your home is lovely, I'm of the generation where it was advertised "Furnish 4 rooms for $699.00" shudder the thought - my friends would ask my style and I would say early Salvation Army - Lol I have gathered over the years and it feels more like it was meant to be.... your home looks so loved !!!
Love the board and batten. Yes, to painting the French doors the same color as the board and batten. Yes to the baskets....love! The village scene is beautiful! Floors are amazing....no need to ask for approval, your taste is impeccable! As a mother of two grown boys (43 and 41 years old) I especially love the coffee table with the added boy decor. Believe me when I say “some day your going to miss this”! You have made a house a beautiful curated home! God bless you and your precious family! ❤️
Please stop apologizing when giving a tour of your house. You are absolutely stunning. You have such a servant's heart, you are a lovely mama and a lovely wife. Your home reflects all of those characteristics of you and your husband. The stingray color is gorgeous and looks fabulous on camera. Please tell your husband that the 150-year old board dining table is beyond stunning. What a treasure the table is and also your husband. I love your understated home and I think you are an incredible influencer.
The floors and your home are beautiful.
Yes paint the French doors and continue trim into the entryway.
I’m the same way about curtains and what I have started to do is take them down part of the year when I feel like I need more light then I put them back up when I want it to be more cozy like the fall and winter time. I enjoy the change of atmosphere.
Put your new dining dresser (hutch) against the wall opposite your windows between the 2 shelves
Love the board and batten color. I think it would look awesome on your French doors. The openness of the windows brings in the lovely sunlight. I agree with buying what tugs at your heart. Good job.
Have you thought about tall antique ladder back chairs in a darker tone/stain for the dining room? The floors look beautiful!
Love love the idea of a chandelier instead of the fan. Your house is my dream❤️
I love not having curtains I have bamboo blinds I love The simplicity and the cleanliness of no curtains... everything else is beautiful, it will all come together in time ☺️
I have to say . . . . Please give yourself Grace! We tend to be our own worst critics.
I'm much older than you and when I was raising my kids there's no way I could do all you do! 😊
I so love your videos and appreciate how you show us we can have a lovely home that reflects our own style without spending crazy money.
Thank you and God Bless! 🌷
This is definitely my favorite home tour ever. I'm 29 and my kids are 4, 2 and 4 months old. I love decor and creating a beautiful home for my family but also want it comfortable and livable. Thank you for sharing!
A curated home is only complete when there is a sprinkling of lego and a dash of children:). I Love the paint colour and the floors, your home is sooo light and airy, I love it! Hello from the U.K. x
Don’t apologize so much. Your home is a functioning lived in home! It’s real life! Looks gorgeous.
A mirror between the shelves would look wonderful. Leave the rest as is for Spring and live with it for a bit. You may find you like the open feel of the dining room , less to clean and more room for the littles to move.☀️
I loved your home tour, thank you so much! Love your floors & new placement of arm chairs. I know your decor style & colours are well considered but it looks so naturally put together. Love your new trim colour, I don’t feel you need to paint your french doors, as they match all your windows. I adore your wicker baskets with art work hung over them, perfect for that corner! The ladder on the other side seems out of proportion in its height being the same as the wainscoting. I feel some added height in decor pieces would be nice on top of your new dining room dresser. I think I agree with what others have said about moving it to the larger wall & maybe bring back your grandad’s cabinet with your shelves above on the smaller wall? Perhaps the wicker chairs could go at either end, with 2 chairs down each side? I have only offered my opinions as they were asked for, but absolutely adore your channel, your enthusiasm, & your ability to achieve so much!!! Grateful greetings from Australia!
Your home is wonderful! The floors are so-ooo nice! Baking, new child, home schooling, and you still have that beautiful smile.
Never ever apologize for your home. Your are a Mom with children. Some days are perfect and some days are disastrous. Pls take your time finding what you want. You will be so much happier with your beautiful home if you do. I think { just my opinion lol. } I would paint your doors to the sunroom and the other doors. Can’t remember what you called them. Lololol. Thank you for sharing and your home is coming along beautifully 💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕🌸
Your home is beautiful and I agree that a collected and curated home is cozier and has more charm and character than a home with brand new furniture. I think you have a terrific eye and you will always feel comfortable there as will your guests!
I love the “new” coffee table! It is just what I want for my living room! I love this unofficial tour. Real is where it’s at!
First off, never apologize for things being out of place. You're a mom of 4, therefore it shouldn't be perfect. It shows a sign of life, and love in your home. Everything looks so beautiful. I love the, did you say 'stingray', for the color of your trim & board & batten? I think it's perfect. In my opinion, I wouldn't paint the French doors. But maybe that's cause I love white French doors. The trim around them frames the doors perfectly. I also think the arch by your entry way should be left white. Where stingray is a beautiful color, it's still darker than the white on your walls. You mentioning that your home is small, needs enough white, to keep it open and airy. I love your cute coffee table. So perfect for games. In your dining room, I love that hutch. And your hubby did a great job on the table. Do you have anymore of the barn wood left? Could your hubby possibly make 4 chairs for you? Or 2 benches that would match your table? Did you put any kind of protection on the table? I live the color of your kitchen. I think it being left that color gives it its own room, but doesn't clash with the stingray. They compliment each other. At least on my screen. However, when all is said and done, your home has always, and will always be beautiful. Mostly because it has so much love inside. One last thing, your floors are stunning. What color did you use in them? I would love to have real hard wood floors. I doubt you're still reading this. Sorry for it being so long.
I do that too..I’ll take down my curtains for a paint project but I always end up putting them back up after I’ve lived with it for a while. It just feels more cozy and softens everything. TFS your lovely home 🇨🇦❄️👩🌾
Yes, I completely agree! Thank you so much! ❤❤
Yes, I left a comment as well about the drapes. There are so many lovely open weave fabrics now. Not sheers, per se but a lovely breezy feel. Even a very open weave light neutral burlap style fabric. A new nubby light texture.
Those floors are fabulous. The colors are so soothing. I’d definitely paint that trim color on to your French doors. It would make them pop beautifully. I wouldn’t add curtains back. A small room doesn’t need them and the shades provide enough privacy. As for the chairs for your dining room, I think ladder back thrush seats would be lovely and would be cohesive with your wicker chairs. Those could be at the ends of the tables and the ladder backs on either side. You have a wonderful home and a great eye for design.
I really loved your Grandfathers dresser in your dining space. I think that w the hutch will look so good together. It was like a buffet.
You are so incredibly down to earth,that’s what I love about you! To have you as a friend is a treasure! Your home in ju beautiful!! Your choices are always just right!
It all looks fantastic. I would put a picture between the wall shelves in the dining room. Yes paint the French doors and yes use the same new trim paint in the entrance on that door and staircase to make it flow.
Andrea, I love the “real home” tour! It means that a true family lives in your beautiful home. I enjoy journeying with you as your vision comes to fruition. God bless you and your family 🙏🏼❤️
Thank you Johnnie ❤
This is the type of tour every house tour SHOULD be. NEVER apologize for showing evidence that your kids live in your home! Your home is beautiful and far from messy hah!
Love love white french doors! French doors are most often white. Love everything you and your Husband have done.
I love your new coffee table, perfect! I sorta miss your corner cabinet.
Beautiful! Don’t apologize for living in your house! That “random”decor on the table works!
Andrea, I too live in a Collected Style home. The journey and history of a piece is far more important to me than the acquisition. Every time I see one of your vlogs, I discover another "in common" interest we have. (I'm 75 yrs). Your home and the family life in it are so encouraging. You don't need to apologize, ever. Please keep your hutch in the corner, it's a beautiful view from the entry. Hugs💞
Don't beat yourself up just remember how bless you are and how beautiful your home is whether is small or not. And I like the living room looks and the floors and the windows look without curtains. I think the high chairs with material in white would look in your diningroom. God bless you and your family in the name of Jesus a fan
Love your "collected" decor, love your home & your gentle spirit! Thank you for being "real" even if it means letting us see a little mess or clutter! And it's no small feat to raise a family and keep the chaos to a minimum! I have always found that I don't tire of "collected" decor like I do the "new" store bought items, even if they are previously loved & worn.
Keep inspiring people to thrift and enjoy the "journey" of a 'collected' home that reflects who you are and what's important to you. The "hunt" is part of the fun of decorating!
God bless & keep you
we got ladder back chairs plain wood unfinished and finished them 27 years ago when we got married. We are still using them around the farmhouse table. Later i painted them . You have a wonderful home.
Love your home! The reason your home is so lovely is because of the way you mix the old and new.
I love the paint color, leave a blank wall in the dining room, floors are great and a collected home is so much better than everything new and matchy. Take your time, try it and change as needed. It will never be done or perfect I’ve found.
Thank you for sharing your darling and cozy home! I love your style choices! When contemplating another piece in the dining room, I say less is more. It's helpful to have the freedom of movement, especially with littles. Also, I love seeing the glimpses of your boys with books and toys. Those scattered pieces are for a precious season.💙
Yes, I need to continue to remind myself of that, thank you Nancy and thank you for your sweet words too 😊
Loved the "new" coffee table. Yes, paint the doors. The paint color is beautiful.
Love the idea of bringing the color a bit into the kitchen. Love the idea of replacing the fan with a. Chandelier. Beautiful color on board and batten. How about black painted chairs whatever style you like. Your home is real and just lovely…go with your heart. It is your home and it should reflect you! I do not know how you do all you do. Great job!
The floors are beautiful. Take your time and find what you like for table chairs, etc.. The "hunt" is the fun part of decorating. I love the newly painted board and batten.
Your home is loved in & lived in, you are real and honest about home and family and your creativity. It’s what sets you apart. I would love to see some of your artwork up everywhere! Never apologize for keeping it real…❤️I love and miss those books, legos and signs of your boys! They grow up too fast, so true. Thankyou as always for your visits.❤️
Your home is beautiful, toys, valentines, mess and all. It's that lived in look and its natural. Love the Stingray color of paint.
I like the "Stingray" paint on the wainscot and trim, and the windows look lovely without curtains. Beautiful!
I LOVE having the chairs pulled forward. perfection!
I love the windows without curtains. It is fun to see the process and very glad you encourage others to to take their time :)
Black Windsor Chairs would be beautiful in the dinning room around the table! 👍
I love your home. The color on the wall is beautiful. I believe the less items the better. I don't think every space needs to be filled up. I think painting the french doors would tie everything together. Your home seems so calm and peaceful!! Love your decorating style!
Your home always looks gorgeous and welcoming. Love the idea of French doors being painted to match the block panel wainscoting. Also think your new hutch would be really pretty in the middle of the dining room wall with the shelves and your corner cabinet back in the other corner. Your wicker chairs look perfect with the table. I hope you can find more or something else fabulous that you love. Thank you for sharing.
Never fret, if you love it that is all that matters. I think your home is charming.
Seeing your home in day to day life encouraged my heart.
Yes, on the Windsor chairs. The wood of the dining table and hutch appears to have some honey tones. On your wall with the shelves, or decor on THAT side of the room with a gold or honey tone might help to balance the room? There is weight from the table in the middle, there is height and weight from the hutch on one side of the room, and on the other side, there is very little to counterbalance those two large items. It’s tough because monitors vary, etc. the floors are amazing! Would love to redo my orange floors from the 50’s.
I would paint the French doors the same color, I would continue the same paint color in the kitchen since your home is so open, I’d add more of your dishes to the hutch and leave the shelves with less, and I do like a fabric on a window, even if it’s only hung on each side, and I really like the new layout and adore the vintage art! 💕
I love your home styling. I really like the trim contrasting the French doors. Your milk stool would look beautiful in your dining room with a plant staged on it.
Your house is charming! I think your dining chairs would look really good painted black too adding some contrast and playing off the ceiling fixture. Don’t rush it, magical things happen when we let them.
Your floors are beautiful. I love how they laid the wood. Very cool.
You have a beautiful home. You are truly blessed to have a home and a husband who knows how to work
with tools.
Andrea, the colors are just beautiful. When you enter your home, it's relaxing and very welcoming to the eyes. The floors are so pretty and really look so much better. I thought they were pretty before but in comparison to now, well.. I can see the much needed improvement. Sorry... I am one of those that can't envision the possibilities until it's completed. You and Mike are great team leaders for your little team. Thank you for the tour. It's just beautiful.From a Nana in Texas ! 😘🇨🇱
It is lovely! Good idea to show off the floor and only put one rug down. I also love the chairs pulled into the living room more. I agree, paint the French doors the same trim color and maybe the back kitchen window frame. I like the new color. Well done!
Yes..paint the doors..they will pop off the white chairs...think carrying the color into foyer will make it uniform. Love how it's looking...floors r gorgeous...just moving some things can make a room look new again!
Yes. Paint the doors. What about placing the hutch on the wall between the shelves. It is lovely yet looks a bit heavy in the corner.
The corner cabinet could even go back.
Blessings and enjoy your journey.
Andrea your home is so beautifully charming..no need for apologies. You are a busy mom..we all get it!! I agree completely with you about decorating your home with vintage pieces !! They makee a house a home. Oh..the french doors.paint to match the trim!!😊
Try the hutch in the area between the wall shelves, it would make a beautiful focal point as you enter the dining room and it wouldn’t be competing with the double window- try you’re granddads piece where you now have the hutch with a mirror- then it would reflect the hutch. Definitely paint the French doors🙂
Sting ray looks beautiful. Very warm without being cold like gray usually is.
Loved that could hear your sleeping baby's breath in the background of your voice 😊 beautiful home, thanks for sharing and love the paint colour on your panels 💕
The house looks sooo beautiful!!! I “smells” of LOVE AND COOKIES😩💓💓💓💓💓💓💓 if I may say so…
Love, love how you and your husband have transformed your home. I think that using the same color of trim throughout the downstairs would look lovely. I really liked the way the corner hutch and your grandfather's dresser looked in the dinning room. The proportions seemed so perfect for that room. Have you thought about using the large hutch in your family room downstairs? How about using it to store school supplies for the boys?
Beautiful. I think you should paint the french doors. I do miss the table/buffet you had in the dining room. It was lovely and fit your space so well.
Really enjoyed the “casual “ style video. It’s nice seeing real life.
I like the doors white and I like the baskets too. If you keep the dining chairs, I would paint wooden chairs white and add grey cushion on those.
I like the chairs pulled away from corners and would definitely paint the French doors.
I love the new colour and definitely paint the doors to match and paint the kitchen trim too. It will feel more cohesive. Thanks for sharing. OH, and yeah sand down that table a bit more, it will make it look cleaner too! I am not a fan of too rustic. The hutch is just right as for rustic. I love the chairs off the wall too. I agree a beautiful chandelier would be a perfect touch. Curtains or no curtains, you really could go either way. Beautiful home :) Hello from Canada !!
It takes time to complete big projects. Even longer to find the perfect decor. Take your time so you can get what you love. I like the new paint color and think it would be so nice if you carried it into the kitchen. Don't apologize for everyday living because it's reality. I think it sets a good example for other busy moms and helps them feel better about their not so perfect homes.
Oooh … I’m so glad you got that village scene. I thought it was perfect. I love the new color extension and agree you should paint the french doors to match. The chairs pulled forward are perfect. You have such a great design sense, as many of us have said many times.
Andrea, I love your new living room layout, the color you have chosen for the trim and board and batten, as well as your new furniture pieces. Your floors are gorgeous!
Personally, I would leave the French doors to the sun room white, but the board and batten should be continued on that wall, and painted as the existing board and batten. I, too, love the simplicity without the curtains.
You are so correct. Decorating takes time, it's a process. Take your time as you incorporate your love into your home.
I loved everything!! Don’t apologize, you have 4 little ones and it’s understandable. I love the calmness of your voice!
I loved the casual style of this video. I felt like you were a friend that just stopped by to talk about decorating. 🤣🥰
Yes, I would paint the French doors. The wall with shelves I would rethink. The shelves feel a bit small and high. And I would love to see drapes ( just simple panels that don’t close). They could be an airy open weave very light weight and neutral color. just something that “dresses the window”. No statement just a finishing touch. I think leaving the windows without drapes doesn’t keep with the cottage warm feel, just too “in” or “of the moment”. Just my opinion (which is worth what you paid for it) lol 😂 . The dining chairs…you are right the others are too light weight and yellow looking for the mass of the table. Like the idea of placing the wicker chairs at either end. You’ll find the right chairs. It truly is a lovely home. Your careful thoughtful consideration in decorating your home shows. You and your husband have much to be proud of.
I think the French doors look good like they are with the contrasting going on. The stingray paint looks good so I would probably carry it thru to the kitchen.
Good morning, Andrea. I just recently found your channel. I am so amazed to see ALL that you do! What a testimony you and your husband are for the Lord in so many ways!! You are doing a wonderful job. It looks beautiful(especially with the Legos and crayons)!! You really don’t need any advice. However, you’re right, we kinda get stuck. So, I might suggest, a large sized print on the wall where your dining table is. Something similar to the vintage prints above your baskets. It would not only be a beautiful focal point for the room, but, since you have a lot of solids, it would add some pattern/contrast and bring interest, while still “blending “ with everything else. Also, don’t worry, you will “find” and figure out all of the things to complete your home!❤️
I think your house is a beautiful home, made by love and Legos. Thanks so much for sharing❣️❣️❣️
Your home is absolutely gorgeous everything has turned out so nice. I agree with some of the other ladies regarding the hutch , but I also believe in styling your home in the way that pleases you , for me that is what is the most important in my book. Love the furniture arrangement with bringing the chairs closer in, loving the baskets stacked in the corner and the photos above them have created a sweet vignette . Painting the board and batten that beautiful color has created warmth and depth. I just love it all. Thank you for sharing real life with us, the balance is welcoming…. Take care.❤️
Dining Room Idea: Take down two shelves and replace them with the sign that is over the sofa in the living room. Use the shelves, stacked, on the other empty wall, or leave the wall empty. The sign won't get knocked with traffic going through that area, like the shelves might.
Beautiful home. Try moving the baskets in the family room to the dining room. I think the basket weave chairs would be Beautiful around the table.
Love the paint color....leave the windows without curtains....and your home is BEAUTIFUL!!!
i love that you are real!! you should not apologize!! you have great taste!
Love your home and the way you decorate. Truly charming and welcoming. I love love love the Stingray color and the floors are the best !
We are all in the process. I love your homes new color and more simplistic. No curtains is nice.
I’m eclectic in style n love my open home.
I LOVE your home, and I like the realness (is that a word? ) I absolutely LOVE your floors and the hutch. It's such a homey cozy view when you walk in. I would paint the french doors like you said, but it looks good as is too. Painting the other trim would tie it all together. Your home has a European feel to it.
Ladder back chairs and caning that matches your wicker chairs for your dinning room table. Just a thought.
House looks gorgeous. I like the French doors contrasting with the trim . So pretty!
I love your lived in cozy home. I like that you let those beautiful floors show.as for curtains ,it looks good either way but to me curtains bring warmth to a space.oh and I prefer real life to perfect anytime.