The Fat Hydrangea

Sara Michelle - Columbus, Ohio

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Nursery Debut!

Kids' Rooms, Design Projects, My HomeSara Michelle B.3 Comments

Well this baby may not be ready to make his debut (today is my due date!), but at least I can debut the finished nursery!

We used the same basic elements we used in Miles' nursery, (including the crib, dresser, rocking chair/ottomon, etc.), but tried to give it a bit of a different feeling with color and accessories. First, we painted the walls Sherwin William's Gibraltar, a grayish-blueish color (I just like dark colors in bedrooms... I believe it helps me and the kids nap better during the day and sleep better at night!) I got the bedding on SUPER clearance from Pottery Barn Kids the day we found out we were having a boy! The rug and the rugby striped drapes are from Pottery Barn Kids as well. The weathered wood star wall art and bedside lamp are from Target. 

Here is a glimpse of Miles' nursery then vs. Baby B's nursery now:

Overall, not a huge investment for a bit of a change to personalize the room for baby B #2! Now we just need the baby :)

Christmas Home Tour

Christmas, My HomeSara Michelle B.1 Comment

Welcome to the Farmhouse Christmas Home Tour series! As you may know, I've teamed up with some absolutely amazing bloggers in order to share our 2015 Christmas decor!

This year, with a baby due SOON, I decided to keep our decor very clean and very simple. I pretty much stuck to greenery, white lights, white poinsettias, and of course fresh hydrangeas. 

Without further ado, here are the pics!

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Thanks for scrolling through and don't forget to check out the other amazing Christmas home tours in the series:

The Tale of an Ugly House

Home Remedies

Little Red Brick House

Seeking Lavender Lane

Syspie Designs

The Fat Hydrangea

Home by Ally

Meadow Lake Road

Little Glass Jar

New Kitchen Drapes

Kitchen, My HomeSara Michelle B.1 Comment

I am in full out nesting mode! I am cleaning, rearranging, organizing, and decorating like a mad woman. (Only another month and a half or so until this baby boy is due to arrive!) Most recently, this has involved switching out the brown cafe curtains that were in my kitchen for the Pottery Barn Rayna Drapes I had in the third floor bedroom. I am LOVING the impact! It is so much lighter and brighter and makes the room look taller. One of those things you look back on and say "why didn't I do this sooner?"

What do you think?

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Fall Home Tour 2015

Fall Decor, Home Tour, My Home, Dining RoomSara Michelle B.13 Comments

Hello friends! So excited to share our early fall home tour today as part of the Farmhouse Fall Tour of Homes with 14 other amazing bloggers (and to show you our newly re-painted dining room in action!)

Of course the dining room is the hub of our home, so this is the area that gets the most love in terms of decorating for the seasons. This year I decided to paint ceramic pots the same color green as the walls and bring in some white mums for the perfect fall centerpiece. (I swear I kill mums faster than I can buy them, but they seem to be doing much better inside than outside - who would have figured!)

The white pumpkin candles, leaf plates, and light-up pumpkins are all from Pottery Barn from several years ago. The faux white and green pumpkins are from Smith & Hawken from probably a decade ago (does anyone else miss that store as much as I do?) and the small white pumpkin soup tureen's are from Williams-Sonoma from probably 3-years ago.

This new three tiered stand from Bungalow Home in New Albany, Ohio is the perfect addition to our kitchen! You can display so much with one of these without cluttering up your counter space!

I also decided to add a big white mum to the family room and some additional, cozy blankets and pillows. Just a few pumpkins are on the coffee table, because as you can imagine my sweet 1-year old boy thinks these are the coolest toys ever and loves chucking them across the room ;)

I also have a few pops of yellows, golds, and oranges throughout the kitchen to get more in the spirit!

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The best part of all of the fall decor is how the lights and candles come to life and sparkle as the sun goes down. It smells like pumpkin spice and is downright warm and cozy!

I could sit in front of this fire for hours on a cool fall evening (and believe me, this is exactly what I did last night!)

Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget to check out the rest of the homes on this week's Farmhouse Fall Tour series! They are so beautiful, you don't want to miss it!