The Gallery Wall

Hello everyone we made it to hump day!  

I hope you are having a terrific day and enjoying your summer.

I wanted to share with you a completed project.

For as long as I can remember I've wanted a gallery wall.  

After much planning our hallway is complete.

I struggled for the longest time due to the small dimensions.

Then I took forever deciding what paint color to use and what light fixture to install.

I had so many unanswered questions, how many photos, how high to hang them?

Did I want small and large photos mixed, or all the same size.  

Did we want the photos in black & white or color?

The plan started falling into place...
 We continued the Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore paint color from the living room down the hallway.

We decided on all uniformed sized frames because we recycled ones we had.

A deciding factor for choosing colored prints was easy once the subject matter was determined.

The hallway was completed once we added the cherry on top!

We removed the old hall light and installed this amazing flush-mount

 from Mari at Back Home Furniture.

Order one today!

Back Home Furniture is located 

4477 S Lamar Blvd 730

Austin, Texas 78745

Phone	(512) 327-7753

Thanks for stopping by ~
Cynnie

A quick reminder photo of the past.

What a difference a small change can make!

I hope these steps provide you inspiration in making your 

home a place of comfort and joy!

Love, Love, Love

Weekend DYI Project

Hello everyone I hope you had a great weekend!

I wanted to share a quick little project I completed.

I ordered a yard of betwixt charcoal/ecru from Schumacher.

As you can tell I love this fabric and have enjoyed it in the green. 

When I heard it had been released in a charcoal I knew it was time for an update.

Here is the green next to the new charcoal fabric. 

I love it when kitty cats want to help don't you?

and help some more...

Finally a chair is completed!

A simple update...

Thanks for stopping by ~
Cynnie

P.S.  A reminder of where we've been...

Black & White Beach Balls

Hello everyone it's Tuesday and I hope you're having a great week.

 We're preparing for a birthday celebration at our house this weekend.

On my to-do list is to order black and white beach balls!

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Thanks for stopping by ~
Cynnie

The Planter Quest Continues...

 I was chatting with a colleague about hotels in San Antonio, Texas.  I asked him if he was familiar with the Hotel Havana.  As we continued our conversation
I naturally went to the computer to pull up the hotel information.  

When low and behold the inspiration for the perfect planter was right before my eyes!

 Look at the cylinder cement planters with this look!  Yum
Even if our chairs and couch aren't an exact match it's the "style".  

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Now I really want to visit our favorite Round Top vendor, Richard Taylor.

Here's a planter I purchased from Richard on our last trip.

Click on Pinterest or here for Richard Taylor/garden to see all his many designs.

I can't wait for our next trip to Round Top!

Thanks for stopping by ~
Cynnie

The Great Outdoors a Fun Experience

In my quest for looking for different planters The Great Outdoors was recommended to me twice in one week.

  It is located on South Congress in Austin, Texas. 

My eyes from my phone..

"Keep Austin Weird"

I hope your week is filled with one fun experience after another....

Thanks for stopping by ~
Cynnie

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe...and which planter will I choose...

As we start to design around the pool area,

 I'm pondering the furniture, plants and which planter direction I will take. 

Here are a few photos of my favorite planters...

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and my mother told me to pick the very best one, and that is Y-O-U!

Which one will it be?

Thanks for stopping by ~
Cynnie



Italian Cypress

We're starting to think about landscaping our backyard.

I'm obsessing over adding Italian Cypress trees.  

Don't they add such a wonderful texture to this setting.

Thanks for stopping by ~
Cynnie