Nice To Meet You...

(Thank you to Jennifer Rizzo and The Ironstone Nest for featuring this post!)
Hi, everyone!  In case you missed it, on Wednesday, the wonderful Amanda of The Ivy Cottage Blog invited me to guest post.  Here I tell a little more about myself and my blog…

 

First of all, let me introduce you to my hubby, Keith.  He makes me laugh every single day, many times so hard that my stomach hurts!  We’ve been married for about 13 ½ years (and been friends for 26) and we don’t have any kids. (My sister has 4, and we enjoy them and our friends’ kids!)  He works in a crime lab-yes, a real ‘CSI’ guy!  But best of all, he totally supports me in everything I do, including all of my sometimes crazy decorating ideas. (I just roped him into totally changing around ALL the furniture in 4 bedrooms upstairs when he took a few vacation days!  He hardly complained at all ;)

 

I am a self-professed decorating addict.  My mom and I have owned a little 'recycled home goods' shop for about 5 years, and we have the best time with it!!  We love to scour flea markets, garage sales, thrift stores…just about anywhere to find our goods to stock the shop!  Hence, the ‘must love junk’! Here is a picture of a room in our shop…

 

Naturally, a lot of our goodies find their way into my home, which we’ve lived in for about 7 years.  My style has changed and evolved over the years, and I’d be hard pressed to put a specific label on what my style is.  All I know is that I love a mix of farmhouse, vintage, and rustic, with some industrial thrown in, and I love to display things in sometimes whimsical ways!  This is my front entry/hallway, which you can read more about, here.

 

One of my favorite things to do over the last few years has been perusing (ok, stalking) décor blogs.  I just love looking at other people’s homes!  It’s so fun to view what others have ‘scored’ and how they incorporate them into their décor. There’s so much inspiration out there!  A while ago I began to itch to have my own blog, but too many fears and plain old procrastination deterred me, until I finally took the plunge in May!  I just went for it!

(Here is one of my many addictions, I mean, collections, that I’ve shared--vintage suitcases, also in my hallway, here.) 

 

And I’m so glad that I did!  It’s been great fun to share my home with peeps who ‘get’ me and my style!   On my blog, I've recently wrapped up the tour of our first floor.  One of my favorite rooms is our sunroom.  We spend a lot of time out here relaxing, reading, napping…I post more pictures of this room here. 

 

Another room I use a lot is our office.  This is where I blog!  It was really fun to put together and display more of my collections on these built in bookshelves.  You can see more of my office (plus a cool picture of it from 1957!) here. 

 

Well, I sure hope that you enjoyed this little recap of my home tour, and a little more info about myself!  I'm so thankful for you, all of my faithful followers and readers!  Have a wonderful weekend :)  I'm linking to these wonderful parties:
                                           My 1929 Charmer
                                           The Tablescaper 
                                           Alderberry Hill
                                           Joy 2 Journey
                                           Debbiedoo's
                                           Boogieboard Cottage
                                           Coastal Charm
                                           i should be mopping the floor
                                           Kathe with an E
                                           A Stroll Thru Life
                                           Cozy Little House
                                           Knick of Time
                                           The Farmhouse Porch
                                           My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
                                           The Ironstone Nest 
                                           One More Time
                                           Primp
                                           Ivy and Elephants
                                           Faded Charm
                                           From My Front Porch to Yours 
                                           Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsen
                                           Live Laugh Rowe
                                           Jennifer Rizzo
                                           A Delightsome Life 
                                           Common Ground 
                                           The Brambleberry Cottage