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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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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Today I got my camera out to take a few pictures of Mazi. She got a fresh new hair cut yesterday and she looks like she lost 50% of her weight. Too bad that didn’t work for me on my last hair cut. While I had the camera out I tried my new tripod for…
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Happy Monday! I hope you are all enjoying summer. Here in Virginia we are having the best weather. We deserve it after such high humidity for three weeks. We needed a relief. Over the weekend I painted our dining room. Here is what it looked like BEFORE: It was so light and bright that my…
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The entire time while building this house I was imagining this wall with a console table along it with a simple mirror or horse picture above it. BEFORE: (sorry it’s blurry) The hall widens up nice here but there’s a cold air return, electrical outlet, light switch and temp control on this wall. Ugh! I…
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WELCOME to our new home! Since I checked in with you all last we closed on the house. Yup! This is a picture of my sweetie signing his life away. Isn’t it great that the title company comes to us now? The move has been a whirlwind! It’s coming together though and it’s already feeling…
Read MoreHi Friends! There are lights on but nobody is home (yet)! All the light fixtures are in. I have to say that I am mostly happy with my choices. One thing I notice that happens is you think the fixtures are going to be the right size for the room. For the most part I…
Read MoreHello friends! No, the house is not complete….Darn it! But soon.I was excited when the gutters went up. I chose a bronze color. Also, the trim around the roof line is painted Urbane Bronze by SW. I love it! Maybe you can’t tell but here is what it looked like before. So the lighting is…
Read MoreAre you ready for an update on the house? Over the last couple of months the house has come pretty far along. My mind was in a different place for most of that time but it’s exciting to see it coming all together now. See the window box on the garage? I am so glad…
Read MoreI have a sad story to share although some of the pictures you’ll see are happy. It’s been one month since I received the dreaded message from my Dad that my Mom had suffered a stroke and was in the hospital. I immediately found a flight to SLC, Utah. I have never seen my Mom…
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