on the hunt for furniture

hello lovely,

we've been in our house almost two years now. i love our little home and how each room has come together. we just recently changed out some artwork and i have a few new pieces left to hang. i ran out of wall space quickly. i'm still on the hunt for a few pieces of furniture though. when we first moved into our home we were broke from the down payment. so, to fill up the space we purchased some furniture from ikea. i'm ready for an upgrade. i keep seeing images of what i want online, but i've yet to stumble upon my dream pieces in person. i've got an antiquing game plan together. i think i will figure out just how far i'm willing to drive the get these items, draw a radius around my home, then start hitting every estate sale and antique store i can within that area. now to just make the time to do all this. i'll keep you updated as my plan develops. until then, keep your eyes out for me. i'm on the hunt! 

xoxo,

alyssa renee 

credenza for our records

(I need it to have doors instead of drawers)

three chairs: 

one for my craft room

one for the master bedroom

one for niles' man room

coffee table

(minus the cat. niles is allergic. )

and one non furniture bonus item i'm just really wanting for our home 

but won't have to hunt down in an antique store...

a farmhouse sink.

ah. isn't she beautiful? 

p.s.

i found this awesome place called chairloom in my hunt for chairs. check it out!

*all images found via pinterest

antique window ideas

hello lovely,

we had a shoot over at a salvage yard today for work and i found a vintage window treasure trove! there were several over there in good shape and the price was only $5 per window. the husband is going to screen in part of our deck while i'm away. i'm thinking i will do something special to my new window and hang in in our new screened in porch. here are a few ideas i've found to inspire me.

xoxo,

alyssa renee 

so many options! here is the window i found

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

where troubles melt

hello lovely,
i am so excited. i've been looking for a print to frame that says "where troubles melt like lemon drops" for years. then when my sister showed be this DIY i knew i had to make my own. well, a few months later i finally did. i took a few photos and learned a few things. first, don't use transfer paper, ugh! the vinyl didn't want to stick to the canvas in the transfer and i just ended up doing it by hand. it was nice to have the cricut machine to make the letters look unique. you could easily purchase regular vinyl alphabet stickers too if you'd like. next time i want to do this over sheet music. i think that would be lovely too.
enjoy!
alyssa renee

supplies needed:

paint - 2 colors

cricut machine

vinyl 

canvas

paintbrush

did i mention i love it?

our house: a design in progress

hello lovely,

we've been in the house for months now but i still haven't posted any pictures of the finished product. well, that is because it still isn't styled exactly the way i'd like it to be ultimately... but it looks cute enough to share a few! and since it is christmas there are a few cute christmas things for you to enjoy too. we love our new home. it is just right for us. we have plenty of space to entertain guests, and captain especially loves all the space to run around. here are a few pics of our humble abode. 

enjoy.

alyssa renee 

living room

my craft room

guest bath

we actually got this adorable card from our boss and his wife. it was too cute to throw away!

guest bedroom

the holiday wreath i made for the front door

kitchen

  

the guest board

our bedroom

and just a bonus... i found this on a blog i read...

take a tension curtain rod and hand your spray bottles on it under the sink. it saves a ton of room!