#also it's rude that those blurry background shots
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THIS WEEK ON DAIYA NO ACE (7/2)
SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT!
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ah yup, i remember this, furuya being mature
LOWKEY FORGOT MOCHI LOOKED REALLY GOOD HERE
TOUJOUUUU
SASUGA HARUICHIIII
eijun has so much faith in haruichi im cry
ooh i really liked that mini-sequence where amahisa pitches to harucchi
come on mochi!!!!!
aww harudanji still got a teeny blush
lmao i forgot how much of a fangirl oowada is
oh good takami knows to talk to his pitcher
ummm rude?????? im trying to focus on this at-bat?????
and you hit me with carloshira????
ooh teito bbies!!
lmaoo and mei’s face
omg amahisa going :plane: glow eyes
for some reason the art isnt on par with the previous episodes?
i like to think miyuki and mochi made eye contact for a split second uh
cmon amahisa! do the zone thing!
hmmmmSTDVE amahisa x takami rights??
ooh i mightve forgot that amahisa has a curve
NABEEEEEEEEE
miyuki brought mochi homeee
BABIESSS
YES BBYS THOSE ARE YOUR SENPAIS
HAVE I MENTIONED
I LOVE
TAKU’S
GRIN
AND TAKU
AND HIS HAIR
AND TAKU
BREATHES HEAVILY
hyahaha and koushuu’s aura
GO SHIRASU-SAN
HELL YEAH HARUCCHI THATS WHAT I CALL BASERUNNING
rip masashi lmao
ah man kousei’s gritted teeth poor thing
smol yui helping with catcher gear aw
HYAHA still mei’s face
furuya my dude u okay there
damn bases loaded on walks thats rough
i did like that bit of animation of him pitching tho
HELL YEAH TOUJOU NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THIS CENTER FIELDER
WTF HOW DID I JUST THINK ABOUT THEIR HEIGHT DIFFERENCE
asada you lovely beanpole
amahisa’s voice is nicer than i remember?????
S H I N J I
i mean i knew toujou called him that but it gETS ME EVERY TIME
and they lowkey have telepathy????? im dying???
HOLY SHIT FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT THEY ANIMATED RYOUSUKE INSTEAD OF HARUCCHI
“haruichi nice!” was so CUTE omg
oh my god is tetsu narration back im dead
“sankyuu kominato” aww
BOIIIII FURUHARU WITH THE WHITE BACKGROUND AND EVERYTHING
“so the fielders dont have to work that hard” furuya das gay-
LMAO both miyuki and harucchi telling him to put the aura away
and harucchi said it too and thats the fastest ive seen it go away UHHH TERA TRYNA TELL US SOMETHING HERE
LMAO THAT BLURRY BACKGROUND EIJUN
harucchi handsome!
yui being so observant i love
wtff what is this discount taku you animated him so well just this last episode??
okay at least koushuu looks better
man i also love serious/intense mei
oh my god KOUSEI WE DONT CALL PEOPLE UGLY LIKE THAT DAMN
lowkey savage tho
also this bg ost im not sure if it gives me chllls of suspense or displeasure hm
uhm hYELLO INUI-SAN I WANNA BE YOUR FRIEND THANKS
honestly wtf kousei your bisexual isnt showing its RAGING
and this odd social convention - facial score?? you can just say theyre attractive damn
mm he’s kinda right about masashi, needs more plate discipline
I GET IT, ANIMATORS
BABY GAYS DO DO DODO DODOO
LMAOOO
INUI IS LITERALLY LIKE “LOOK AT THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK”
IM MCFUCKING DYING
we stan nori + fielders being supportive!
loving that slow motion shot of furuya
and of course the BALL ANIMATION
YAAAARGH SHIRASU-SAN
WHY ARE THESE FANGIRLS DRAWN BETTER THAN THE ACTUAL CHARACTERS LMAO
sachiko....... please marry me
for the tax benefits
WAIT
WAIT
W A I T
Y A LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
I WAS N O T PREPARED FOR CARLOS VOICE I DIDNT
HOLY SHIT
I NEARLY FORGOT THE QUALITY TO IT AND I
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
UHM AND SHIRAKAWA’S VOICE TOO IM
I NEED TO REWIND AND WATCH AGAIN
oh gosh carlos’s voice is right between my collarbones and shirakwaa’s voice is right above it i LOVE
i dont usually have furuya shots but this was very nice
BALL ANIMATION WITH THE LIGHTING NICE
UHHHHMMMMMMM EVEN MORE RUUDEE
CARLOS AND SHIRAKAWA KILLING ME RN
hyaha!
mukai inui rights!!!
“kazuya” every damn time man, right in the kokoro
oh god itsumei
mei being mature........ i like
also they really gave up on animating mei’s arms in that shot wow
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DO YOU SEE THIS
MASAMEI RIGHTS
mei... masa-san’s shoes as a leader are very big to fill......
oh god mei with flat eyes.........
YOOOOO ENDING IS SO CUTE
eijun lmao wyd
eijun and asada with pictures on their phones!
MANAGERSSSSSSSSS
OH MY GOD IS THIS THE PHOTO THEY SENT TO RYOU-SAN
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
lmao kijima, a cripid
eijun + asada and laundry yesss
YESS KURAMI AND SACHIYUI
omg the coaches
FIRSTIESSSSSSSSSSSSS
lmao is that miyuki’s legendary flip phone
batting lessons from harudanji-sensei!
HYAHA koushuu dont want no pictures of him, relatable
and taku you DORK I LOVE YOU
TIRE SQUADDDD
minabe rights!!!!!
miyuki watching over firsties hyaha what are they even doing
uhh furusawa rightsss
OMG ASADA WAS TAKING THOSE PICTURES? CUTENESS OVERFUCKINGLOADDDD
AND LMAO WHAT A DISASTER SET OF PICTURES I LOVE IT SO MUCH EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM IS PERFECT I LAUGH THE MORE I LOOK
THIS DRAMATIC DORKY FUCKER IM
preview
ah i guess we’re trusting furuya?
and yui in catcher gear ooh
eijun... is he gonna get called up?
SUMMARY / TLDR:
lots of asakuki!
animation ain’t up to par
rip furuya & amahisa starts
HARUCCHI APPRECIATION
"facial score"
Inui Kengo
ATTACCING ME WITH CARLOS/SHIRAKAWA VOICES WTF??? RUDE
mature mei tryna fill masa-san shoes
NEW ENDING
sobbing over asada taking all the pics
#daiya no ace act ii#daiya no ace#daiya spoilers#spoilers#episode 14#inajitsu#teito#seidou#ichidai#furuya satoru#amahisa kousei#kominato haruichi#narumiya mei
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level (in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves).
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. It has been an awesome change and the kids are the biggest fans of all. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level, in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves.
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. It has been an awesome change and the kids are the biggest fans of all. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level, in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves.
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. It has been an awesome change and the kids are the biggest fans of all. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level, in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves.
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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Freshening Up The Foyer
Come on in and let’s have a walkabout. But not one of those wildlife walkabouts, just a jaunt around the foyer since we haven’t properly introduced you to many of the updates in here. I’d describe this room’s evolution over the last year or so as just generally lightening things up (thanks to switching out an old dark foyer table and the dark slate floor) and layering in some more tone-on-tone texture (in the new light fixture, mirror, and woven baskets). So let’s break it down with a whole bunch of pics, shall we? Safari hat: optional.
Actually just for fun, here’s a before shot from a similar angle:
And back to the after again. Ahhh.
Before you stop to wonder about the scenery/terrain on this journey around the foyer, the walls are Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore, the trim is Simply White by Benjamin Moore, the ceiling is Revere Pewter (a slightly deeper gray-taupe color than the walls – more on that here) and the floors are just oak hardwoods with Provincial stain by Minwax. We also stained the handrail a dark color to go with the black and white stair runner (more on that here) and I think that covers all of the general paint/stain stuff going on in this space.
Some of you guys noticed that our star light is at the beach house now. Over time we realized it was a smidge too big for our 8′ foyer, so we had to urgently scream “watch your head!” at our tallest guests right as they stepped in the door (how rude). The star light is definitely a lot better off at the beach house since the ceilings are a foot higher on the first floor there (so even someone pushing 7′ wouldn’t have to worry about hitting their head), and since everyone who has spied our new light fixture in the background of an Instagram photo or something has asked about it, allow me to formally introduce you.
I’m clearly the world’s largest fan of capiz, so this chandelier had my name ALLLL over it. The lighter and softer vibe it brings to this small space feels really fresh and lovely, and the gold finish looks awesome with the woven blinds that we have on all the first floor windows (which you can see in three different adjoining rooms as you stand in the foyer). You can kind of see what I mean in the blurry shot above.
The mirror also hails from Serena and Lily and if you listen to the podcast, this is the one I talked about (in this episode) that I stalked FOR YEARS and was finally able to stack some sales and coupon codes to snag it for over 50% off. I think it was around $320 in the end, which is still a ton of money for a mirror in my book, but I make heart eyes at it every time I walk by. And get this: IT SOLD OUT AFTER THAT!!! As in, that was the lowest closeout price they ever offered and then it was gone and never stocked again.
This happened over a year ago and I still look to see if it’s back, but no dice, which is a good reminder that something you’ve loved for years can just up and disappear and then you might find yourself reenacting that scene from Titanic (sniff… “I’ll never let go, Jack”… sniff) so in this case I’m SO GLAD I monitored those sales and finally pounced when the price dropped so dramatically. Psst- for anyone looking for something similar, this mirror and this mirror are somewhat close.
The table is also no longer sold but it’s super similar to this one, and here are some similar baskets. At any given time our woven baskets can be found full of dress up clothes, stuffed animals, or the bottom two-thirds of a kid (picture a head popping out and me laughing hysterically).
The big glass jar is from here and it comes in handy for holiday decorating – like this annual Easter Tree that we make with a cut branch from the yard and some small little colorful egg ornaments. The sweater-wearing vase is no longer sold, but these are kind of similar (these are really cool knitted pot covers too) and I am so OBSESSED with my faux ginkgo branch that there’s another one in a vase in the kitchen. I love that the warm yellow color is great for fall, but it’s so cheerful it’ll look just as good in the spring/summer.
Oh and because this foyer has two closets (you can see the other one in the last photo of this post, which is our coat closet), we made this one super functional by turning it into a toy & game closet. Just adding one of those track-shelving systems (like this) has been awesome over the last four years of living here.
It’s really nice to have such a centrally located toy storage space downstairs, and when people see our living room with just two toy baskets flanking the TV they always say “where are all the toys?!?” so we throw open this closet door for the big reveal. We still have way fewer toys than we used to (you can hear what drove us to get rid of half of them in this podcast episode) but the things in this closet are in heavy rotation. It has been an awesome change and the kids are the biggest fans of all. Upstairs we also obviously have some toys/games on that level, in the built-ins in the bonus room for example, and in the kids’ rooms themselves.
Oh and the colorful art on the wall next to the door is by the amazing Teil Duncan (you can find some of her stuff here, here or here) and the door is painted Blue Lake by Benjamin Moore on both sides. That kids portrait you can barely make out in the photo below is discussed a lot more in this post (it’s one of our favorite things ever!) and that post also shouts out a ton of artists we love at the bottom – including many who sell original art on Etsy that is awesomely affordable.
And since I was in a mood boarding mood, I made this little “get the look” collage for anyone who is thinking about trying the same thing in their foyer (the light + mirror + colorful art thing would be really pretty in a bathroom too!).
1. Capiz Light / 2. Teil Duncan Art / 3. Inlay Mirror / 4. Faux Gingko Stem / 5. Thomas O’Brien Book / 6. Allegra Hicks Book / 7. Large Glass Vase / 8. Wrapped Vase / 9. Acrylic Table / 10. Wall Color (BM Edgecomb Gray) / 11. Trim Color (BM Simply White) / 12. Door Color (BM Blue Lake) / 13. Woven Baskets / 14. Bamboo Blinds
So thanks for coming on this little indoor-and-not-very-exotic walkabout. I apologize for the lack of giraffes, but I really did enjoy showing you around.
Psst- For anyone still wondering about sources, like the office chairs and stuff that you can see in the background of this post, here’s a full house source page that has all of our paint colors and stuff we bought.
*This post contains affiliate links*
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