Our Previous Home

Okay, let's be real here. I'm a single mom with three kids still at home. We are a real-life, home-centered family, and much of the time our rooms are more messy than clean. We don't own our humble home, we are currently renting. 

My four kids and I moved to this home in January of 2011 while I was going through a divorce. I struggled to muster the will to "nest" here, and invest a lot of time and emotion into making this place feel like a home for us. 

Like most struggles for me, time and God's grace have softened and shaped my feelings and we now have a home  here that is comfortable and really represents our lifestyle. How long will we be in this home? I have no clue! But we'll enjoy it and really live in it while we're here.

One of my goals in this home-and with this blog-is to show you my vision of how to create a life and home that is full of personal style, but doesn't cost a lot. My hope is that it will inspire you to think differently about what you can create in your own space, even if you don't have a big budget. If you've been here for awhile you've seen some of the no money things I've created for our home, the holidays, and for my shop, The Penny and the Pearl. You can see some of those projects here.

So, is all this too much information? Maybe. But I feel like we're friends here, so I don't want to share these rooms without you knowing the spirit of this place. Come on over anytime, but don't expect it to always look like these photos, okay? If you drop by for coffee we'll likely have to push some books and toys out of the way so we can sit and chat. That said, I hope you enjoy a little tour of some of our rooms on their most photogenic days : )

Welcome to our home!

*Click photos for more information on each space

{cozy cottage style living room}

{dining room summer 2014}

{master bedroom update}

{entryway}

{adding vintage charm in a contemporary kitchen}

 {Sweet and Simple Christmas Dining Room}

 {Nature Inspired Fall Foyer}

 {Nature Inspired Fall Foyer-the stairway}

{Fall dining room}

 

{the Summer living room}

{Winter living room}

{Spring on the back porch}

{dining area}

{dining area}

{Winter master bedroom}