The Turk House

I was over for dinner at my best friend’s house, a couple glasses of sangria later and suddenly I’m moving lamps around, sending her husband to the basement for tables, rearranging picture frames on the wall. I had permission, for the record. It was actually hiiiiighly encouraged.

When I left, she hadn’t spent a dime (her husband is very thankful!!). She just finally had the right pieces in the right places.

In this economy, sometimes you don’t need new things, you need to shop your own house. Pull something from a room that isn’t working, put it somewhere that does.

If a space feels stale, try rearranging it completely before you buy a single thing. You might be shocked at what you already had.

“Piddling” is my middle name.

Summer in my camera roll so far 🌞

If you’ve been following the foyer journey on my stories, here are a few details of the space 🤍

I think I love this space so much because although it’s tiny, it packs quite the punch with so many of my favorite things. It’s almost like my personality threw up in here but like, in the best way possible…?

Antique mirrors, original art, layered pattern, plates, all my favorite colors and a mix of high and low pieces that I’ve collected over time.

And, y’all know I’m all about balance over here and I think it’s so important to invest in good pieces but also, reuse, repurpose and thrift baby, thrift.

The console table was actually a roadside find from our old neighborhood - it might not be my absolute favorite but it was free and I loveeee free. The Nepalian brackets came from an estate sale, the coral was a flea market find and the majolica plates were thrifted too.

We got the mirror for a steal, but I invested in the lamp shades years ago for our old primary bedroom because I couldn’t stop thinking about them.

And honestly, I think that proves my theory that if you buy what you love, you’ll always find a home for it.

Like everything in my home, I’m sure this room will keep evolving over time and thankfully I still have a couple blank walls… which sounds like the PERFECT excuse to collect more art (hopefully Rob didn’t make it this far in the caption 🤭).

I’ve reallyyyyy been enjoying flowers these last couple of months.

Between my birthday, Mother’s Day and all the springtime activities, I’ve been lucky enough to have the house filled with them and it’s brought me so much joy.

One of my favorite little rituals is going to to fill my containers and flower beds for the season. I’ve planted my favorite, peonies, in my garden bed this year. We had them at the bungalow and I’m hoping they do well here too. 🤞🏼

Also, how come no one told me about double impatiens?! Absolutely stunning!! And perfect for my shady back patio!

Anywho, here’s your friendly reminder to, if you’re like Stuart, stop and stare at the flowers. But you can smell them too 😆

Being this little chicken’s mom is hands down the best thing that has ever happened to me.

It’s better than my wildest dreams, and I dreamed about it for a longggggg time. Thank goodness it all led to her. 💗

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