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If you enjoyed Monday’s reveal of my eclectic kitchen and are looking for my sources, you have come to the right place! Today’s post allows you to shop my mid-century bohemian kitchen so that you too can bring this fun and vibrant look into your own home.
The day has finally come to share a glimpse into the room that is quickly becoming my favorite in our little house, the kitchen. When we took ownership in June, the kitchen was painted the same lovely green color as the bathroom. The green paint cast a dark shadow over the room, making it look like it was in all around worse shape than it actually was. We remedied that issue by bringing painters in on the second day we were in the house, brightening up the room with a gorgeous blue-gray color of paint. We suddenly found ourselves with a bright, inviting space that, even with slightly dated cabinets and countertops, immediately felt like home. It is truly amazing what a simple coat of paint can do!
We have made a few minor changes to the room since that first week, bringing in new pieces of furniture and various accents. The mid-century bohemian kitchen tour that you are seeing today is full of fun art and vibrant accessories, blended together to create an eclectic and welcoming space. We love the progress that we have made with the room and are looking forward to enjoying it as is…at least for the time being!
I can not even tell you how excited I was to share the reveal of my office last Monday. It is such a special space in our new home to me because it is ALL MINE! After living in tight quarters in California for the last five years, it is truly a treat to have a dedicated space to call my own. As I mentioned last week, I wanted my office to incorporate clean lines, bold prints, and global influences to create a space that is both inspiring and comfortable. If you like how my office turned out and want to bring the vibe home, look no further! In today’s post I am revealing all my sources and sharing everything you need in order to shop my mid-century bohemian office.
The day has finally come for me to share my new mid-century bohemian office tour with you! As I mentioned earlier this week when I shared my inspiration behind the space, I worked to ensure that the my office fit in with the mid-century bones of our home while still incorporating the global influences that I hold dear. The end result, while still very much an ever-evolving work in progress, is bright, cozy, and full of endless amounts of inspiration.
I think today’s post of our empty home tour is my most requested ever and, for that reason, I have been putting off sharing it for the last several weeks. Let me explain why. We moved into a house that is very much a fixer upper and will continue to be a work in progress. We don’t often see works in progress online or on social media, rather we tend to celebrate only the beautiful end result of blood, sweat, tears, and cash. I was, admittedly, feeling a bit self-conscious about the state of our home when we took ownership.
When I browsed Instagram and Pinterest I felt like everybody but me had a picture-perfect kitchen with those super on trend blue cabinets, marble countertops, and brass fixtures. You know the kitchen I mean, right? Their master bedrooms aren’t missing nightstands because they just can’t find the perfect fit. Oh, and their front yards. Their front yards are perfectly manicured with uniform bordered flowerbeds, of course! I was being really hard on myself and on our adorable, wonderful just as it is house.
The front of our Little Blue House on the Prairie. All decisions on landscaping are on hold until we determine how soon we need to replace the failing retaining wall to the left of the driveway.
After a few weeks of this, I took a deep breath and had a chat with myself. I reminded myself that we packed up our lives and moved halfway across the country to a city where we didn’t know anyone a mere month ago. There were no awaiting jobs. There were no guarantees. Crazy? Perhaps to some, but we chose this path because it would be an adventure. That is the same reason we chose to buy a fixer upper in cash rather than move, get traditional jobs, get a mortgage, etc. It would be an adventure to jump into this with everything we had and figure out a way to make it our own. So, I am cutting myself some slack and sharing photos today of our house as it was on the day we took ownership.
Remember, we purchased this house sight unseen. In fact we purchased this little house before I had ever even set foot in Kansas City! This house, to us, represents a leap of faith. In essence, we bet on each other, our resilience, and our ability to create something great out of this together. You will see in the initial photos some very obvious issues – one of which involves the ugliest shade of green you’ve ever seen – but I am hoping you will look past them and be as won over by our little home’s charm as we were.