Accessorizing my Cabinet

Happy Easter Weekend!  

I meant to post this yesterday, but my day got very busy.  I was getting prepared for Easter by doing a little bit of baking.  

I decided to make some changes to the glass cabinet in my family room.  Since everything else changed around in here, why should this cabinet be left out right?

For the longest time, it has been filled with white serving pieces.  But, I decided to throw a little bit of blue color in with it to freshen it up.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of glare from the window nearby.  Sorry about that.  But, hopefully, you can see past that.  I added some of my blue and white grain sacks under a tureen.

And a blue and white striped throw under another one.

Then I added this blue fabric covered box in place of another tureen.

Here is a shot with the door open so there isn't so much glare.

I love this little bit of color in here to tie in with the rest of the room.  

I have still been experimenting with furniture placement, color schemes etc. in this room.  I am getting closer to finally being happy with it!  I'm so indecisive.  Hopefully, I'm not boring you to death with all of my repetitive changes.  At least you can see how many options I can choose from!  

Oh, and here is what I baked for our Easter celebration this weekend.

Coconut Cake

Chocolate Cupcakes (topped with Easter candy)

We will be celebrating with my husband's family.  

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter and are getting some pretty weather as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~

Share Your Style Party #7

Hello everyone!

We are gearing up for Spring break here next week.  Is it me or is this year already going by way too fast?  I think it's because Easter is a bit early this year.  Whatever it is, I'm not complaining though about the fact that Spring is already here though.  It is so nice to be able to go outside without bundling up.  

It has been so much fun getting to look at everyone's Spring projects right now.  There is so much inspiration out there!  So, let's see what you're working on now.

Amanda from Dixie Delights is your host this week.

It's time for another Share Your Style party!!!  A big thank you goes out to each and every one of you who have joined in so far.  Each week one of your hosts will take a turn choosing the features, and then ALL EIGHT of us will share them on our blogs for tons of exposure. 

Sherry @ No Minimalist Here
Debra @ Common Ground 

Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane

Lynn @ The Vintage Nest 

Kelly @ The Essence Of Home 

Martina @ Northern Nesting

Ron @ Uptown Acorn 

Amanda @ Dixie Delights

THIS WEEK'S HOST:

Amanda from Dixie Delights!!

"I’m a so-Southern girl that's spent her whole life living in the South. I love fabulous home decor, everything Lilly Pulitzer, the ballet, Coca-Cola, reading, anything Southern, smocked outfits and knee socks on boys, grits, throwing parties, cooking, the beach, red apple martinis and, most of all, my family.  I’d be *delighted* to have y’all join in on the adventure through my blog!”

AMANDA’S FEATURED LINKS:

Karri at Blue Ribbon Kitchen shared these absolutely darling bunny sack races just in time for Easter!  I wish Mother were in town to help me pull these off. 

The Joyful Home shared her Easter and Spring décor.  I’ve been a long admirer of her style and particularly love her linen bunny DIY.  While you’re over on her blog, also check out her ideas on teaching kids about Easter.  A topic near and dear to my heart. 

The Painted Apron offered a wonderful tutorial for painting bunnies.  I am severely challenged when it comes to painting, but this is one even I couldn’t mess up!

Sweet Chaos Home shared her positively stunning chinoiserie wallpaper panels and ingenious frames.  I was swooning over her entire home and will be staking out a place for something similar stat!

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Now, on to this week!  We hope you'll join in with your decor, vintage, DIY, tablescapes, creations and yummies… in other words, pretty much anything STYLE related.  Grab our party button and add it to the bottom of the posts you link up:

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With that, it’s time to Share Your Style!!

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Beautiful Inspiration

Hello everyone!

I wanted to share some pretty rooms that have me swooning at the moment.  They have some characteristics that I love and feel inspired by just by looking at them.  

Love the stone fireplace and the pretty coffee table.  The casual colored pillows and roses are what give this room some personality.

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Blue and white is so classic!  I love the white sofa with the pretty patterned pillows and gingham drapes.  

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Red and white is another classic.  Love how the drapes are a focal point in this room.  

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Isn't this the most cozy space?  The beams on the ceiling and the soft comfy furnishings with pops of red make this room dreamy.  I love the stone walls too.  

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Look at this cute bedroom.  It's mostly neutral with the color on the bed giving it some pizazz.  I love the ticking striped sheets and the basket bins in the night stand.

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This space just says summer to me.  I love the blue and white patterned pillows mixed together with the white walls.  The dressy chandelier is an unexpected touch.

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This is such a fun room.  It's casual with lots of soft color and pattern thrown in.  I love how it all works together. It has a European cottage vibe to it.

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Did you enjoy seeing some inspiration today?  I love scanning the internet for photos to inspire me.  With Spring now upon us, it feels like the perfect time to bring a little color in and change things up.  

Don't forget to come back here tomorrow night (7:00) with your own inspiration pics for our Share Your Style party!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~

Mixing Patterns

Hello everyone!

Well, it's that time again.  Time to get the weekend started!  It will be a chilly one here.  

I've been enjoying bringing in a little bit of color mixed in with all of my white.  Part of the fun has been to mix patterns.  I've been moving things around and toying with different set-ups to decide which combo I like best.  

Here are a few patterns that I've been mixing together.

All of this color is toned down with lots of soft white.

And the bold patterns are toned down by some old fashioned pieces thrown in the mix.

It's funny how it all works together somehow.

Hope you all have a nice weekend.  We have a lot going on with my son going to a paint ball birthday party tomorrow and my husband and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary.  

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~

Linking to:  Best of the Weekend

Share Your Style Party #6

Hello everyone!

Thanks so much for stopping by our party tonight!  I hope you have a lot of great Spring ideas to share.  I think that the Winter weather is finally behind us here in Georgia.  So, I look forward to seeing all of your creative decorations,  projects, and recipes.  

Martina from Northern Nesting is your host this week.

 Hi there friends...

Welcome to another week of Share Your Style!

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For those of you who don't know me I'm Martina and I blog over at

Northern Nesting

My favorite "style" is French Country...I love sharing my latest projects, and home decor changes on my blog...so if your not already I would love for you to stop on by and follow me...I love making new friends!
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This is my first time being a party host...I'm so excited...especially that I get to do it with 7 of my  fabulous blogging friends!!

Sherry @ No Minimalist Here   

Debra @ Common Ground 

Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane

Lynn @ The Vintage Nest   

Kelly @ The Essence Of Home  

Martina @ Northern Nesting

Ron @ Uptown Acorn   

Amanda @ Dixie Delights

I love looking back at all the link ups. It's so tough to pick only a few favorites!
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Here are a few from last weeks party...

Cristina over @ Finding Grace Interiors  
shared her family rooms pretty makeover...

The blog CottageFix shared a beautiful spring vignette...

Cindy over @ Edith & Evelyn Vintage Interiors shared her stunning dining room transformation...

Vickie over @ Ranger 911 found a beautiful lead glass window and hung it in her living room...

love it!

If you were featured be sure and grab our Featured button!

Now let's get this party started!!

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Spring Blog Hop - Day 2

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the Share Your Style Spring Blog Hop!  Today I am participating along with several other fellow bloggers to share some Spring decor around my house. So, after looking at mine, be sure to visit the others that are participating for lots of Spring inspiration.  Is it feeling like Spring where you live today?  I sure hope so!

  Before I get started, here is the schedule for everyone participating in this fun blog hop.

 Monday: 

Sherry @ No Minimalist Here   

Debra @ Common Ground 

Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane

Tuesday:

Lynn @ The Vintage Nest   

Kelly @ The Essence Of Home  

Martina @ Northern Nesting

Wednesday:

Ron @ Uptown Acorn   

Amanda @ Dixie Delights

Since I had my house painted recently, I was anxious to spruce up the front porch for Spring.  So, I added some pops of color with some red pillows and  white flowers in a wooden crate.  I also bought some ferns to go by the front door.

This will be the first Spring that we haven't had to clean our front porch since the painters took care of that for us!

We still plan on changing out our door handle and doorbell soon too.  Looking forward to that. 

The ferns will really take off as the weather continues to get warmer. 

It's nice to finally be able to use this front porch this year.

Today is still a little chilly, but as the sun comes out it should warm things up nicely.  This porch gets a lot of shade in the summer since a large oak tree sits in front of it.

I hope that you enjoyed a tour of my front porch fixed up for Spring.  A little greenery, some flowers and pretty pillows can make a world of difference in making it feel more inviting.

Now, I hope you'll  check out the other bloggers who are participating in this blog

 hop!  Come back on Wednesday night to link up your own Spring spruce-ups too!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~