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If you missed the last post where I shared our very first house. I’m sharing some photos from our houses over the years. A look back at what they looked like before I knew what my style was. Long before this blog and Pinterest were a thing 😉
Our 2nd House – Bixby, OK 2006
Mike had just got out of the military and took a civilian job near his home town of Owasso, OK (outside of Tulsa). I LOVED Tulsa. It was such a change coming from the small town of Sumter, SC and it was about 2.5 hours from my family. This home was our first single family house. The last was a duplex with a small yard. We were beyond excited about this place!
We finally bought some new furniture when we got to here. Wooohoooo!!! Out was Mike’s bachelor couch, his parent’s old green chair, and the coffee table that he bought off his friend in exchange for beer money. GONE. I did have to negotiated for this new couch though. Which, is still the same couch we use to this day. Mike agreed to be on board with a new couch if we used one of his rugs. Deal! This large red rug of his was the only one that fit the room, so red became the decorating color.
The zebra chair was my first reupholstery project. I made the drapes with help from my mom, and thought I was nailing it with the red ribbon down the sides 🙂
Another gallery wall using DIY floating shelves.
Our new kitchen was mind boggling after our last kitchen. I still think this one had the most cabinet space out of all of our kitchens. I was so thrilled to have a breakfast nook and finally use my parent’s old oak table. This is the same one that we currently use, just now refinished with liming wax.
Bedding stayed the same from the last house with exception of the lumbar pillow, and I made some window shades out of sheets to look like ones I loved from a PB catalog.
I know I have more photos somewhere on the computer, but I can’t for the life of me find them. We lived here for about 2 years before moving back to my hometown of Wichita, KS. The move was well timed as I was pregnant with Izzy and looking forward being near my parents. At the same time, this was a hard one. I loved our home and loved Tulsa.
Oh my gosh! We lived in Edmond, OK while my hubs was going to law school and rented a brand new house that looked exactly like yours! I mean exactly- same floor plan and everything! Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing! Jill / http://www.partyfettiblog.com
Shelley isn't it so interesting to see how your style evolved? Red was my color too – I pulled a little of it through all my rooms. Now I don't think there is one red thing in my whole house even as Christmastime! What happy memories this space has for you!
Well we finally have a lot more privacy over at our house now. Bamboo roman shades are up, and looking pretty darn awesome! Before we had the bamboo blinds up it was not only exhibitionist central, but the windows looked SO blah. Here’s the living room before. The blinds add so much interest, texture, and gives…
It seems as though I am on a kick with changing out light fixtures lately. While my mom was visiting, she helped me swap out the flush mount light fixture in the guest room for this lighted ceiling fan. It’s actually the same fan we put up in our master bedroom. Here’s what we started…
We have just come back from a week long vacation to Disney World. Holy cow, you guys. It was a lot of fun, but I am completely wiped out. Temps near 100 degrees, crowds like you wouldn’t believe, and more skin showing on people than should ever be seen. Izzy even asked me if the…
 I feel like this laundry room has taken forever to get completed, but I can now finally say it’s done! Before Before the full reveal I wanted to remind you of what we started with.  You can see the progress here.  We had existing cabinets and a rod on the wall above the washer…
I’ve been wanting to do a gallery wall for a long time. And, when Kristy suggested it in my living room, I knew it needed to be done. But, I was scared. Yep… scared of putting together a gallery wall. Lame isn’t it. I put it off because I thought there were certain things I had…
I found this great chandelier at the flea market a couple of months back. I loved her curves and I even loved her aged, chippy, gold color. I’ve been wanting to put a candelabra over our bathtub for a while and thought she would be perfection. First, I pulled out the plastic covers and unscrewed…
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NewestOh my gosh! We lived in Edmond, OK while my hubs was going to law school and rented a brand new house that looked exactly like yours! I mean exactly- same floor plan and everything! Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing! Jill / http://www.partyfettiblog.com
How wild! Yep, I absolutely loved this floor plan and was so bummed when we couldn't find something even slightly similar when we moved.
Shelley isn't it so interesting to see how your style evolved? Red was my color too – I pulled a little of it through all my rooms. Now I don't think there is one red thing in my whole house even as Christmastime! What happy memories this space has for you!
Yes, it's so weird to look back at things! I'm laughing about your Christmas comment because that's totally what I did 😀
Wait, I just realized I still have red, lol! Sam's room has a red rug 😀