Shop Your House to Change the Look of Your Space
Waaaaay waaaay back when I first started this blog… like, over two entire years ago; {wait a minute, has it only been that long?! Really?!? I can’t seem to remember my life before blogging; it’s kind of like having children I guess. Your life is never quite the same after…}
Anyhow, back to my original point. Waaaaay back two years ago I did a super fun little experiment where I completely restyled our entry hall three different ways. In a matter of a couple of hours. And I took pictures of it. The things I do to entertain myself; I know. A little crazy.
But I got to thinking about that time and realized that really, no one but my Mom probably read it… so I thought I would share it again. To show you how easy it can be to give your space a completely different feel. Just by shopping your house a little and mixing things up.
Who knows; maybe it will even inspire you to restyle a space of yours that you’ve been wanting to change up for a while. I say, give it a go. You can always change it back.
Do you remember what our entry hall looked like to start? You may have seen it recently on our summer house tour…
First, I tried styling it using a Coastal/Nautical look with red/white/blue as the feature colours.
I brought in a red hall stand that usually lives in our kitchen, a wicker chair that lives in a basement bedroom, the large basket from our laundry room, the rug from our ensuite, driftwood from our front porch, pillows and lanterns from the basement, and art and accessories from various spots around the house.
Once I completed this look I almost didn’t want to take it down… I really loved the fresh crisp look of it and felt like it complemented the bright white board and batten perfectly. But down it came… and onto look two.
Next I thought it would be really fun to try a ‘boho chic’ look… with lots of patterns and colours all mixed together.
I brought in my little DIY chalk painted sewing desk and mint chair, the owl stool from the living room, our plant stand from the end of the hall, and other art and accessories from throughout the house. To dress the opposite wall I used a bunting from my craft room and draped it around a piece of driftwood that usually sits on the DIY chalk painted media console in the living room.
I kind of enjoyed the fun, fresh, colorful vibe of this styled space but think that it would be a little too much for me on a daily basis in our entry hall. I might like to take on a fun approach like this in a more contained space, like my craft room, so that all the color and pattern doesn’t start to overwhelm me as I walk past it 100 times per day.
The third and final look that I tried out is sort of a ‘Vintage School House’ style…
I brought in a recent desk project that lives in my boys’ shared bedroom, as well as a vintage office style chair from our basement. I added various accessories from around the house, almost all of which are garage sale purchases. These include the vintage toy trunk, old globes, vintage children’s books, and clipboards. I displayed alphabet cards and on the opposite wall I have a garage sale chalkboard hanging with some lettering practice for you to follow:) Just because it is summer doesn’t mean that you should slack on your school work!
So… which of these rooms do you like the best, and why?
And do you ever shop your house in order to give your space a new feel? It is amazing what you can do just by switching things around – and it didn’t even take very long!
And….Here is what our entry hall looked look when I shared it last on our Spring Home Tour….
Different again!
Wow all three of your entryways were so beautiful however the nautical design was so calming and refreshing to me. Amazing how you can change the look so drastically with items you already have in your home.i have been trying to do more shopping within my home also. Keep up the good work and keep your blogs coming.
Thank you Janet! It can be a fun challenge to simple work with what you have!
I love your variety Krista!! It’s so awesome, do you spend a fortune on command strips ? 🙂
Haha, Mandy, yes I do!!
You did such a good job with all of the looks! You, obviously, have a talent with styling. I really like the schoolhouse look – probably because I am a teacher. For your home, however, I like the first look BEST. The stars and the starfish look very nice against the blue paint of your entry. It is fresh & summery!
Hugs,
Michelle from simplysantabarbara.blogspot.com
Thanks Michelle! I like the nautical best as well… but now it has a whole different look again. Still fairly nautical though:)