1 year house update

We've already lived in our house for over a year! I can't believe it, time has flown by. We still love our house as much as the day we bought it. We've been slowly decorating and adding to our house this last year. Since the six month post I did a while back, a lot has changed!

The major things that have been updated: We switched out our bedding for the guest bed since we now have one of those, We got shutters, and put our back yard in!

Entryway:

Im completely obsessed with our new entryway table from West Elm. Normally I wouldn't have spent so much on one piece of furniture but I have been lusting after this table for over a year now and got a really nice bonus last quarter so I decided to splurge. 

Now I just need to buy some things to style it. 

Office:

Still at the same standstill as 6 months ago. I know I want to blow up a big picture from our Europe trip to set over the piano, outside of that Im still not certain how to finish this space up.

1/2 bath:

Same as before, still love it and feel like this space is simple and complete.

Living room:

We have our new shutters in and I am smitten with them! They turned out gorgeous and give us just the right amount of light vs privacy. We also have a new ottoman and I repurposed some old pillows to accent it. 

Kitchen:

The kitchen has pretty much stayed the same! And I am good with that, Im still loving this space. 

Guest room:

We got a guest bed and used our old bedding for it. Next I need to get some kind of side table and a bedskirt. I think thats all we'll really need in this room for now. What else do you put in a guest bedroom?

Guest Bathroom:

Same and complete!

Laundry Room:

Same, eventually I want to make this space a little cuter, but for now its totally functional and Im just so grateful we have a laundry room!

Empty Bedroom:

Someday a kids bedroom, for now we never even walk into this room.

Master Bathroom:

Our newest edition to our bathroom is shutters! I also bought a cute marble bathroom set to finish this space up.

Master Bedroom:

Saying I love our master bedroom would be an understatement. Its PERFECT. I've always loved the frilly french countryside look and I feel like this white bedding we got is that to a "T." The only things we might get in the future are a full length mirror and a dresser (still love the bunch of different size candles idea).

Backyard:

Last month was all about putting our back yard in. We spent weeks tilling the yard, getting rid of rocks and organizing everything we needed to to get it in. We put in the sprinkles, top soil, and sod all ourselves-- it was a TON of work. Travis also built the most beautiful garden box where we are growing tons of veggies.

Our next steps are to extend our patio several feet so we can fit in the beautiful outdoor dining set we got on major sale at IKEA and to get our fence in!

London Flat

 All photo creed goes to my friend Chelsee Sheffield who stayed with us in London

London was our first stop on our European tour and boy was it lovely! We got our London flat from airbnb. Chelsee and I were hoping to find something central, bright and big enough for two couples to share! When we came across this listing we couldn't say no.

This apartment delivered, although it was a lot smaller than the pictures made it seem! We made it work and really enjoyed our time here! The owner is an interior designer and you can tell, every detail and fixture is divine!

Airbnb is the way to go when traveling in Europe. We had nothing but good experiences this trip.  We wanted kitchens in every place we visited so we could cook if we wanted to and whole apartments are a lot cheaper than hotels and make you feel more at home. You just need to make sure the place you are going has good ratings and lots of positive comments from other people who have stayed there. 

We spent many a late nights up talking, cooked two dinners in our lovely little kitchen, played many games of candy poker and created memories we will never forget! 

We love you London! 

6 Months later: Current state of our house

About 6 months ago we bought a brand new house! Its been exciting and we feel so blessed that we can afford to own a house at this point in our lives.

I've loved being able to decorate and put my own touch on things! Obviously, I haven't been able to fill the rooms up yet, because of the responsibility to actually pay my mortgage and other things we are saving for, but I feel great about the rooms we have decorated thus far. And we really have more than we need. We will fill the rest slowly as we need to.

Here's where we are at this point:

Our perfect bedroom, full post here. There are only a couple finishing touches in this room for sometime in the future: Dresser covered in white candles of various sizes (kind of obsessed with idea). 

Empty bedroom next to our room. Someday this will be a kids room- someday- that wasn't a confession. 

Loft right outside our bedroom, clearly empty (besides the lovely router of course). Eventually I want this to be a reading nook with maybe a window seat and some comfy chairs and a bookshelf filled with my favorite books. 

The living room, where we spend most of our time. Finishing touches for this room an ottoman (thinking this one) and a comfy chair, maybe a side table if its not feeling too cluttered. 

Guest bathroom, done. this bathroom has been used like 5 times total. We don't have very many guests, come stay with us. You probably won't want to after the next picture. 

The guest bedroom, with no furniture and a bunch of crap I need to go through. 

I obsoletely adore the open floor plan we have. We cook a lot and love to watch all the netflix shows as we do. 

I was a little concerned about having glass cabinets, cuz messy, but I actually love them, I get to display all of my beautiful white dishes, and it helps me keep everything organized! 

Our kitchen is absolutely perfect. I don't think I could have picked out better finishes if I had designed it myself. Only thing missing: hardware for the cabinets.

The office is kind of at a standstill at this point. I originally new exactly what I wanted to do in here, then we got offered my grandparents old piano (which we could not say no to, its gorgeous and was free!) so it kind of threw off my vision. Eventually I thing I want some kind of shelving, a rug and whatever else makes sense. 

Entryway, just needs this perfect console table from West Elm, maybe in my dreams. 

Downstairs half bath. Clean, simple, done! That elephant picture was a gift from my husband for my birthday. Its from Belgium and perfect. Elephants are my favorite animal, if you didn't know. 

And to finish the tour off we have the most exciting room in the house, the laundry room, not! The only things needed in here are maybe some organizers or something cute? I don't know.

What do you think? Any great interior design ideas for me? Im all ears!