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This is our current home in Virginia. Come on in! We have an office and guest room off the foyer hall. And this next picture of the guest room gets switched around a lot. The foyer hall has a gallery wall of random frames, mirrors and pictures. Which leads to our main…
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Hello and welcome! Let me introduce myself. I am Holly, the creator of Down to Earth Style blog. In 2007, I started a small business designing rooms and making home accents for friends and clients. By 2011 I started this public DIY journal where I blog about some of my projects, designs and life. I use…
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Welcome… Thank you for stopping by to tour our home. As you view each picture you will find a link in red below some of the photos that you can click on to bring you to more posts related to that room or subject. Enjoy your stay! Curb Appeal Wreaths Stairs Foyer Tablescapes Kitchen Window Treatments…
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Happy Month of April! Doesn’t it feel so good to finally have Spring here? I want to be working in the yard but our inside still needs some fluffing. This is our loft on the second floor. I haven’t shared it before because it’s just been so plain. Here are some before pictures. Nothing…
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Hello friends! Guess what? I switched my blog from blogger to WordPress – finally! I hope it looks fine and publishes right. I have been a little nervous to do the switch since I know there is a learning curve and I haven’t been in the mode to change. Recently several malfunctions were happening with…
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Hey Friends! Can you even believe this post is coming in the same month as our guest room post (HERE)? Well, it’s March and that darn sun finally decided to come out and it has given me much needed new energy. We recently had to get a new washer. Our old one broke, which I…
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Hello! Come on in! This is our guest room (aka napping room). I have struggled with what this room should be because it’s sort of a free space in the home. It’s off of the foyer so it could work as a parlor, den or office but my original intentions were to make it a…
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Hello Friends! Looks like I am moving at a pace of one project per month here (sigh). I am overwhelmed with the things I want to do to our new house but I am happy to say that this one I am sharing today has been a few months coming. Remember when I shared our…
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Happy New Year Everyone! Today I am sharing some changes to our family room since taking down all the Christmas decor. You can see this room decorated for Christmas HERE. You know that I am not a huge fan of wall mounted TV’s, especially above the fireplace. However, some rooms are set up best that…
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Snow is a special treat here in southern Virginia. We got 12 inches in one day. I had to capture the snow surrounding our home because it is rare. I love the contrast of dark and white. The boys were “game” for a photo, too. An even more rare moment in time! We live on…
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Hello Friends! Are you ready for Christmas? This year I have been slow to pull out Christmas decorations but the family room is finally ready for this wonderful season. Want to see? There’s a lot going on in here but honestly, this room can handle it. Sometimes it feels so open, big and white. I…
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I have struggled with an idea of what to make of this front room. We had french doors put here because it’s just off the foyer. The model home of our builder had one similar to this and I thought it was super pretty. I liked the option of making it a music room or…
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Guess what?! The boys moved the TV off of our fireplace hearth! Yay! Now I can show you what I did to the fireplace wall bump out in our family room. Let’s look back at what it looked like before. It was fine…meahh! (major TV blockage) I wanted to bring the same treatment from our…
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Since today is my wedding anniversary I thought I’d write a quick story about the man behind this blog & me. He makes it possible for me to do the things I love. Did you know that I was only 15 1/2 years old when I met this guy? (exact same age as our twin…
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You know when you are building a house and you have that thing called “a budget”? No matter how big or small it is, it never seems to cover everything you want. What I did before every appointment with our builder was think about the skills I do have and skills I don’t have. I went with…
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Hello Friends! Guess what? I made something! Yup! It’s been a long time since I have taken on a project but here is why. I am in love with my nail gun and air compressor for this stuff. We have been reunited after their stay in storage and I couldn’t be happier! I tried making…
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I have been super excited to get our bedroom put together. We bought a new bed when we moved in and I tell you – I sleep amazing here. The frame is so sturdy and comfortable. I love the fabric tufted headboard. At first I thought I wanted grey but I love this canvas color.…
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This is a super quick project I did last week to bring some color into the dining room. We had a couple of 1×4 wood common boards in the garage. This long, narrow box is simply screwed together and painted in Vine Green by Ben Moore. I filled it with greenery. It took nine small…
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