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Bookshelf Styling | Under $50 Facelift

March 4, 2019

We’ve been in our house for almost two years and I am slowly checking off my decorating list. The bookshelves were at the top of my list when we moved in and needed a facelift. There are two sets of shelves flanking the fireplace and when we moved in they were stained dark. The contrast between the bookshelf and wall was so stark and a real eyesore. They needed to flow with the wall and be brightened up.

Before…

After…

I had the bookshelves painted in my go-to white, Benjamin Moore Simply White and it made such a difference. Here’s a picture from Christmas with the shelves white and fully decorated.

After Christmas I looked at the bookshelves and felt like they were still a little flat. They needed more color so I thought about painting the back wall a bold color. I also considered wallpaper and looked at a few bold patterns but everything seemed to fight with the accessories and my floral ottomans. Then I considered a textured wallpaper and grasscloth was the perfect solution. It added just the right amount of color and texture to the shelves to bring them to life.

I lined the back of each bookshelf with this peel-n-stick navy poplin texture wallpaper (affiliate link). Because it’s peel-and-stick, it can easily be removed when the mood strikes and I want to change the look. And a single roll was only $45.

The wallpaper resembles a tweed fabric and has a really nice texture. I also like how the subtle pattern and color enhance all of my blue and white accessories.

It took me and Mr. Confetti about an hour to install the paper and then I starting accessorizing.

I removed one shelf on each side to open up the area and allow more space for my accessories to shine. Then I strategically placed the decor until I had it just right. Accessorizing bookshelves is one of my favorite things to do but it can take a little finesse until you get the perfect flow.

The Best Rooms Always Have Something To Say About The People Who Live In Them. ~ David Hicks

I’m really happy with how the bookshelves look now. The only other changes I’m planning to make is to switch out the picture frames and replace the clock. It feels good to cross that project off the list.

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If your bookshelves need a facelift here are my styling tips to help you create a beautiful bookshelf display.

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If you have freestanding bookcases, here are tips on styling the tops of bookshelves.

My Holiday Home | Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour-Part 2

December 5, 2018

Welcome back to part 2 of the Merry and Bright Holiday Home Tour. Last week I shared my tree, Christmas stockings and other elements of our living room decor. This week I’m back to share my Christmas tablescape and a few holiday touches I added to the kitchen and master bedroom. If you missed part 1 of the tour, you can find it here. And you’ll find a list of all the participating bloggers at the end of this post.

If you’re coming over from Love Your Abode welcome. I hope you enjoyed Yuni’s holiday decor as much as I did. And if you don’t already follow her on IG, you can find her here. She shares lots of great decorating and recipe ideas on her feed.

rocking horse from HomeGoods

This gorgeous Christmas stocking is from Boho Luxe Home who sponsored this year’s Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour. Be sure to head over to their website to check out the amazing array of boho inspired decor, gifts, textiles and wallpaper.

Now let me show you my holiday tablescape…

I carried my blue and white holiday decor theme into the dining area and used it to inspire by table decor. The first layer of the table is a blue & white tablecloth and solid blue table runner. The centerpiece is greenery swag with three pillar candle holders. I added additional greenery pics to fill out the arrangement and scattered ornament clusters at the base of the center candle.

For the place settings, I placed my Blue Willow plates on top of white charger plates. Solid blue salad plates and blue & white bread plates add the final layer. The pink dinner napkins add a pop of color and tie back to some of the wrapping paper I’m using for gifts.

BLUE & WHITE CHINOISERIE INSPIRED TABLE

I love adding a fun touch to the backs of my dining chairs. This year I created chair ties using navy tassels, green satin ribbon and ornaments. Such a fun and easy way to dress up my chairs.

The side board arrangement is fairly simple with a grouping of mini Christmas trees, ginger jars, greenery and ornaments. For a touch of pink, I tucked a couple of faux peonies at each end of the arrangement. I hung plain garland around the top of the mirror.

Here’s the table looking down from the stairs.

THE COCKTAIL BAR

My bar table sits in a corner of the dining area and it got a holiday touch. The large monkey dish I scored at an estate sale always gets in on the holiday fun.

THE KITCHEN

One one wall in the kitchen sit this tiered table that holds my overflow of dinner and dessert plates. I hung a wreath on the wall between two botanical art pieces. I’m planning to paint the frames black but somehow it keeps getting pushed down my to-do list.

Here’s a little collection of goodies on the kitchen counter, next to the stove.

Now let’s head upstairs…

MASTER BEDROOM

Every year I hang garland and wreath on the headboard and this year was not exception. I bought this beautiful felt wreath at HomeGoods last year and love the texture and sparkle.

I bought two of these holiday pillows from Pottery Barn a few years ago and used one on the bed. Next year I’ll add colorful tassels to each corner of the pillow to give it a new look.

I placed a small tree next to the armoire and decorated it with silver, gold and champagne colored ornaments. I also draped satin ribbon through the branches to add softness.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I hope you enjoyed my holiday home. The next stop on the tour is Positively Southern. You’re going to love all the beautiful decor Tamyra is sharing this week.

Here’s the entire Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour lineup…

Wendy–Farmhouse Therapy (IG @farmhousetherapy)

Marsha–M.Jones Style (IG @mjonesstyle)

Kate–Chic On A Shoestring Decorating (IG @chiconashoestringdecorating)

Meg–Green With Decor (IG @greenwithdecor)

Yuni–Love Your Abode (IG @loveyourabode)

(me) ConfettiStyle (IG @confettistyle)

Tamyra–Positively Southern (IG @positivelysouthern)

For more even more holiday inspiration, over to the Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour Pinterest board. You’ll find photos from previous years tours as well as tons of other holiday and entertaining inspiration.

disclosure: I received products from Boho Luxe Home to use in my Christmas decor. I am a big fan of this company and only share products and brands that I love and think you’ll like too. All opinions are my own.

It’s A Blue Christmas | Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour – Part 1

November 28, 2018

Happy Holidays and welcome to the 4th Annual Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour. This year I’m joining 6 of my blogging friends to share lots of holiday decor and entertaining inspiration with you. There’s a list of all the participating bloggers at the end of this post.

Before we get this party started, I want to give a shout out to Boho Luxe Home who is sponsoring the holiday home tour again this year. Kellie and Melanie have an amazing company with some of most personality packed home decor items I’ve ever seen. This year, each of the participating bloggers received products from Boho Luxe Home to include in their decor. I know you’re going to love the pieces I picked out and I hope you’ll pop over to their shop to see their full product offering.

If you’re coming over from Positively Southern, welcome. I always love seeing Tamyra’s holiday decor and this year she’s really outdone herself. She has a beautiful home and come Christmas time it’s even more gorgeous.

Every year I start my holiday home tour by sharing the inspiration for my decor. This year the jumping off point for my theme was all of the blue & white accessories I have in my home. I love blue & white and have curated quite the collection ever since I started decorating with it about 5 years ago. The color theme is now the foundation of my decor and I don’t see getting tired of it anytime soon.

I also wanted to add some vibrant color to my holiday mix so I chose green and pink as accents. I’m so happy with how everything looks and can’t wait to share all the details. But before we do that, let’s take a look back at the inspiration boards I created earlier this year. I think I executed the plan pretty well.

THE INSPIRATION

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A Blue & White Christmas

Decorating my Christmas tree is a labor of love and it’s all about the details. I kept things pretty simple this year and decorated with just ornaments and ribbon. The tree 7 1/2′ tall and there are close to 250 ornaments on it. The blue & white ginger jar ornaments are my absolute favorite and set the tone for the tree. I also used different shapes of solid colored ornaments along with crystal and glass ornaments that I’ve had for over 20 years. It was so fun pulling them out of the box and remembering where and when I bought them.

Every year I use two or three different styles of ribbon on my tree. This I combined a gorgeous velvet and a shiny satin. The navy velvet is from Frontgate and the emerald green satin I found at a discount store for just $3.00 a spool. The ribbons billow in and out of the tree adding softness and visual movement. And you can’t tell in these photos but there are twinkle lights on the tree which make it magical at night.

Most of my blue ornaments came from Hobby Lobby and the white ornaments are from Ikea. If you didn’t know that they carry Christmas decor, they do and it’s great.

CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAP

I’ll be sharing my DIY Holiday Wrapping Crate and more gift wrap inspiration later this week, but here’s a sneak peek.

Now let’s move over to the fireplace. We have a mantel sitting in our garage and I had planned to get it installed this year but it just didn’t happen. So without a mantel, I draped my garland around the fireplace using Command Hooks to hold it in place. I wove the satin ribbon throughout garland and added clusters of ornaments throughout. And I made a big bow to highlight the center of the garland.

I shared this holiday decorating tip last year but it’s worth sharing again. Clustering ornaments in groups of three or four is a great way to add impact on a tree or garland.

The only decor I added to the bookshelves flanking the fireplace was to hang a wreath at the center, on each side. And I hung a Boho Luxe Home Christmas stocking above each cabinet. Aren’t these stockings just gorgeous? The bottom fabric is the Neela Blue fabric and the top collar is a navy velvet. The finishing touch is the long handmade tassels that’s wrapped around the hanging loop. These stockings have definitely become some of my most treasured holiday decor!

green wrapping paper // holly leaf from Hobby Lobby

The stocking were hung…

mini Christmas tree from Target dollar spot

The wood rocking horse that I found at HomeGoods last year is all dressed up for Christmas too. This little horse just puts a smile on my face.

I replicated the mantel garland along the stair rails which run from the 2nd floor of our townhouse to the third floor (aka–lots of garland and ornaments)! I’ll share more of my stair decor next week in the holiday home tour finale.

With my mom now living in Atlanta and my house fully decorated for the season, I’m planning on sitting back and enjoy every bit of this Christmas season. I hope you enjoyed the tour. Be sure to come back next Wednesday for the final of the Merry & Bright Holiday Home tour and more decorating inspiration.

Next up is Love Your Abode. Yuni is an absolute sweetheart with design talent oozing out of every pore. I love following her on IG stories and love her style. Don’t delay, head over to Yuni’s blog and check out our holiday home. And be sure to stop by the other bloggers on the tour and show them some love.

Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour Participants:

Tamyra @Positively Southern

Me @ConfettiStyle

Yuni @ Love Your Abode

Wendy @Farmhouse Therapy

Meg @ Green With Decor (blow kisses to her new baby)

Kate @Chic On A Shoestring Decorating

Marsha @M. Jones Style

My 2018 Christmas Theme | Chinoiserie Inspired

October 26, 2018

Happy, Happy Friday! Today’s blog post is one of my favorites to share each year. It’s my annual Christmas theme post where I show you my decorating plans for the holidays. If you’re a new follower, let me fill you in on my obsession with Christmas decorating.

Ever since I was little, I’ve loved decorating Christmas trees, hanging stockings and wrapping gifts. I remember making ornaments with my dad and sitting in front of the silver tinsel tree in awe. Once I graduated from college and got my first apartment, I couldn’t wait to put up my own tree. And when I got married I started creating a theme for my decor and 27 years later, the tradition continues.

Last year I shared the details on exactly how I develop my holiday decorating theme. And if you missed it, you can see how I decorated using my favorite colors in 2017 and how my 2016 Christmas theme was inspired by wrapping paper.

This year my holiday theme is inspired by my love for blue and white and my collection of ginger jars. I’m calling my theme…

Chinoiserie Christmas With A Pop Of Pink!

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My Recent Thrifting Finds–Thrill of the hunt!

April 19, 2018

Happy Thursday friends. This week has flown by but as promised, I’m back to share my latest thrifting finds with you. Last week the hubs and I shopped Scott Antique Market and I popped into one of my favorite flea markets.

At Scott, I stopped by to see ‘my guy’ as I affectionately call one of the dealers. His treasures aren’t displayed in a fancy way but are simply strewn across tables for you to rummage through. It’s definitely the thrill of the hunt in his space.

As I walked from table to table I didn’t see much at first but then I came across this blue and white jar. It already own another one just like this and since they are both missing their lids I’m planning to use them as flower vases.

Another great find were these gorgeous English Ironstone transferware plates. I paid $15 for the set of 8 which were all in perfect condition. These will be perfect for a fall or Thanksgiving tablescape.

These art deco Black Tiara Glass Candleholders were just $5.00. They will be fun to use with my black and white dinnerware when setting the table for entertaining.

.This last piece I scored at a flea market/thrift store I shop at often. It was sitting outside with a couple of small tables stacked on top of it but it immediately caught my attention. Hello gorgeous bamboo table for only $30!!! The table was in great shape and just needed a quick cleaning. Right now I have it on my side of the bed as a night stand but I have a couple of other places it might work too.