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I still feel like I'm dreaming, and that when I wake up it's going to be July :) That being said, I really have had my Christmas decor up for almost a month now. I know! I'm crazy. I thought it would get me into the spirit....ha! Didn't work so well. I'm barely feeling it; the snow outside helps a little. My decor has been up for awhile, so it's probably about time I shared it with you! I'll be sharing my front living room and entryway decor today. Look for my main living room and bedroom Christmas tours coming in the next few days! 

I decided to try something a little new this year with my entry way. I usually put my garland along the risers on the stairs. I love it there, but wanted to change it up and give it a more traditional look. I got this garland from Michaels a few years ago along with the cute little wreaths.

 This bench in our entryway is actually more functional than anything. I do love to decorate it though. I added pops of red with the garland and pillows to mesh with the red in the front room. I left my cathedral window frames up here from my fall decor. I just love how they fit the space. 

 This is still one of my favorite views in my house for some reason. I'll love it even more when I change out that carpet! Maybe that'll happen in 2020 :) 

 As for my front room, I went way past what I did last year with neutrals and added a ton of reds. My goal was to have board and batten up in here by this tour, but alas, that didn't happen. Once again, I added pops of red with the garland and the pillows. 

(Side Table: Target      White Slipcover Couch/Bed: Ikea      Rug: Rugs USA    Storage Bench: Target     Jute Pillows: Target      Farmhouse ladder: Tutorial       Wood sunburst mirror: Tutorial      Red Buffalo Check Covers: Amazon  )

 And lots of red with this huge sign from Kirklands. I found this sign, and I totally decorated the room around it. I had envisioned red in this room, and this was the perfect sign to make it work. 

 I flanked the jolly red sign with a diy Christmas tree calendar (tutorial here) and the reindeer name sign I bought from Michaels this year. I needed something to go in the middle, and I thought these cute white houses went perfectly -also a Michael's find. 

 Christmas countdown: Tutorial

One of my favorite traditions is having my kids help decorate this tree at the beginning of the season. I only moved about 2 balls because they fell off, besides that, the ornaments were placed by them! They were taught young to step back, take a look, and then place :) I love watching them decorate this tree; we throw on some loud Christmas music and go to town. 

 I always love full room views, so here are couple more that give a good idea of what this room looks like. 

 Adding red into my decor during the Christmas time is just the best. I love that I have neutral decor throughout the year...it totally helps make the red pop so much more! 

I'm toying around with the idea of changing this room up a bit and rearranging the furniture. It's been this way for a few years and I wonder if it's about time :) What do you think? Maybe just switch walls. Couch where the fireplace is and visa-versa? We shall see! 

If you missed my tour on my Christmas dining room decor, you can find it here:

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It's still so crazy to me that fall is already here and pumpkins are adorning my house. Even crazier, that in about 2 weeks, this room is going to have Christmas decor. I am so not ready for that! Seriously though, where has this year gone?! I still feel like its May! haha :) 

Well, I wasn't going to share this room this year for my fall decor since not a lot was added, but I love looking back at my rooms every year and how they were decorated for each season. I also figured it would offer a little more inspiration if you are need of it! Plus, I have big changes coming in here so this will probably be the last glimpse of it with how it is now. My plans? Full length board and batten over all the walls. 

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 I'm still trying to decide if I should keep this back planked wall or if it will look weird with the board and batten. So, it will probably be a 2 part process. I'll see what it looks like, and if I hate it, I'll rip those down and add the board and batten. 

As for the decor this year for fall, I went the pink and green route. I used this color combo in my main living room last year and just loved it. So, I decided to move it in here for this year. 

 (Side Table: Target      White Slipcover Couch/Bed: Ikea      Rug: Rugs USA    Storage Bench: Target     Jute Pillows: Target      Farmhouse ladder: Tutorial       Wood sunburst mirror: Tutorial)

 Having a neutral color base makes it so easy to add new color combos in here. To add the accents, I brought in the pink with pillows, flowers, and throw blankets. The greens show up with the faux greenery and a few small velvet pumpkins.

 I accented the mantel just a little with two small pumpkins. I usually add a lot more, but thought less is more in this case. My go -to accent pieces for mantel decor are books, corbels, and candlesticks. I like to add some sort of garland or sprigs to finish it off.

This mantel was an antique piece I found last year. I added the book pages to it to bring more interest and texture.  

 This is the wall that I'm worried about with the board and batten. I'm not sure how it's going to look. I love how the white frames pop off the beige wall. I guess we will see! I'm sure I'll love it even more especially when I put up the Christmas tree! ....still not ready for that though :)

Wire Hamper: Amazon    Bench: Target   Shiplap wall tutorial: Tutorial      White Diamond Rug: Similar

That sums up the tour! Are you all ready to start decorating for Christmas? Anyone else in the same boat thinking it should still be May? ha!  

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It's been one of those years that it's super hard to get into summer. I really want it so bad, but the weather is totally not cooperating. Because of that, I'm totally feeling like it's still April. I'm going to feel gypped out of a summer come fall. All my outdoor projects have been on hold because of the crazy rain and winds these past few months. One would think that would make me play around with the stuff inside my house more, but nope! Ha! Totally not. Instead I'm just in rebellion, I guess. I don't know how I am, but I feel like I am :)

I shared with you my summer dining room and entry way over the past two weeks, and today I'll be sharing with you my front living room. I loved the colors and how I decorated my main living room during the spring, so I brought a lot of that over into this room for summer to give it a little refresh. I didn't do big changes, but this just shows that a few small changes can help refresh a space easily.

 Yes, there are a lot of pillows on this couch! But, it rarely get's used so it totally works. This actually folds out into a bed. It's the perfect piece of furniture for a multi-use room.

 (Side Table: Target      White Slipcover Couch/Bed: Ikea      Rug: Rugs USA    Storage Bench: Target     Jute Pillows: Target      Farmhouse ladder: Tutorial       Wood sunburst mirror: Tutorial)

 I brought in the pops of pink with the pillows and this throw blanket. Yes, blankets are essential in my house during the summer. They are used over and over again. I like it hot, my husband likes it cold. So, yeah, I get the short end of the stick on that one apparently :) Along with the pinks, I brought in lots of faux greenery.

 I'm all about multi-functional furniture in this room. This bench works perfect to conceal toys, yet is a completely functional coffee table.

Wire Hamper: Amazon    Bench: Target   Shiplap wall tutorial: Tutorial      White Diamond Rug: Similar

 Years and years ago, I was so hyper focused on not adding pictures into my decor because it didn't match or it would throw things off. I got over that quickly when I had kids. I had so many photos that I didn't want to just be forgotten on a phone or sd card. So, I decided to create a gallery wall for each kid. I told myself I would go through them and update them as time goes by, but I haven't done that much....and I don't really mind. I love looking at their sweet baby faces :)

 I changed up this mantel quite a bit from spring, made it a little cleaner. Truthfully, it felt so weird looking in this room without all the stuff on the mantel and wall :) You can see the spring mantel here if you don't know what I'm talking about.

That's it for my front room! I am so excited to share with you my next project on my patio. It has made such a difference in the space! So be sure to check back or follow me on social media for links and updates! :)

  

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Even though I kept my Christmas/winter decor out a lot longer than usual this year, I also decorated for spring a lot earlier than usual. I couldn't wait to decorate my front living room with my new mantel. When I got the mantel, it was pretty close to Christmas so I didn't get much of a chance to play around with normal decor. And of course, since it's in my front room, that room has seen some spring updates too! 

The entry to this room has double sliding barn doors that's a must have for when guests use this space as a guest room (the sofa pulls out to a queen bed!)

(Barn Doors: Tutorial      Barn Doors Hardware: Amazon      wood x lamp: Target         White cabinet: Target)

 I realized last year that my sunburst mirror above the new mantel was just too much wood in one place, so I moved it over above the couch. I think it offers a good balance. I was iffy about putting it here since the porthole mirror was also on this wall above the storage cabinet, but I think it works :) 

I went pretty neutral with the pillows, of course :) The white ones came with the couch and actually fit under the bed when it's pulled out. It has a crazy amount of storage in it. The crisscross type jute pillows came from Target last year and the beige ticking pillows were a Home Goods find. 

 (Side Table: Target      White Slipcover Couch/Bed: Ikea      Rug: Rugs USA    Storage Bench: Target     Jute Pillows: Target      Farmhouse ladder: Tutorial       Wood sunburst mirror: Tutorial)

 I am loving this room more and more everyday especially with this new beauty! I am so glad I didn't paint it. It took all I had in me to change my vision in here and have a big wood mantel be the centerpiece, but I think that's what makes it work and makes me love it! 

 For the fireplace I decided to break up the white shiplap and place old book pages in the middle. I put an old painted tree stump in the middle as a small side table for the chairs. A perfect place to hang out and read! 

As for the mantel decor, I went away from my symmetry. It was hard...it was very hard. Ha! But, I wanted to break out of my norm and try something new. This is what happens when you find pieces that you love and want to work together, but you only have one of each....and it only makes sense to have one of each :) Goodbye symmetry! The saying is from Hobby Lobby, the scale and window frame is from Kirklands. 

 These chairs in here are still my favorite find....besides the mantel. They are at least the cheapest ones! They are true Scandinavian chairs that I bought off a yard sale site for $5 each. Yeah! Just a little reupholstering and some paint went a long way.  

 For my bench, I kept it cozy in here with a blanket since it was still technically below 10 degrees outside when I decorated in here. I put up a new light for my gallery wall to give it a more modern farmhouse feel. It doesn't work and isn't connected, but you wouldn't have known if I didn't tell you ;)

Wire Hamper: Amazon    Bench: Target

I placed some lambs ear stems to the dough bowl along with faux lavender. I'm never sure about how to decorate this thing, but I figure you can't go wrong with lots of greenery :)

 I think this room is just full of my favorite things, including this vintage inspired wire hamper. I like to add extra blankets (goodness knows I have enough), and pillows (also way overboard on those) to it no matter what season. This sweet Flower Market pillow case is new and is from the etsy store Living With Amanda.

 Here's a view of this angle that isn't shown too often. I'm in the process of making another one of these blanket ladders for my bedroom. When you have as many blankets as I do, you need the extra storage! :)

 And a couple more views of the room to get a good feel of the space!

When do you start decorating for spring? And what does you spring decor typically look like? Mine is obviously just greens and greens and greens!...and maybe lavender sneaking in there. I know spring to some are eggs and bunnies. I don't tend to go that way, maybe I'll add some decals on the windows for the kids, but that's about it :)....oh wait. Correction. I did buy one small 3" wood and white bunny the other day...I'm well on my way now ... haha :)

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