Spring Home Tour 2017 ~ Part One

Hello and if you landed here by way of Julia's beautiful spring tour over at Cookoo4 Design welcome. But before I utter another word, I want to send out a very special thank to my friend Marty from the sensational blog A Stroll Thru Life. Marty has been putting together these home tours for a couple years now, and I know that it just has to be a lot of work on her part, so I really want to express my gratitude for Marty's tenacity in organizing and getting this fabulous spring show of 30 homes off the ground! 

Part one of the tour includes the entry, dining room and our main living space aptly called the living room. I'm also going to share with you our daughter Grace's bedroom just in case you missed the reveal or are new to 21 Rosemary Lane. So without further ado, here is our home all decked out for spring!

We recently had a major mid March snowstorm here in the northeast that dumped about 10 inches of snow on the ground. (And happens to still be here!) But that's OK with me because when I walk into the entry of our home I am greeted by a huge pitcher filled with spring inspired flowers. I also fell in love with the little buggy pillow from Pier One which sits on the foyer's Antibes green chair.

Another new addition to our spring foyer, aside from the new railing going upstairs, is the cute little bunny plate I picked up at Home Goods.

Now we can move on into the dining room...

...where the dining table is filled with blue and white delf...

...with more on top of the breakfront.

The living room is really where spring has sprung with bright yellows cast about the room.

The sunny yellow paired with turquoise blue really makes this room cheerful and bright. I think the living room is now my favorite room in our entire home. 

And now onto Grace's bedroom makeover. I think this room just exudes the feeling of spring with its pretty blue wall color and bright floral bedding.

And so you have our 2017 spring tour. (part one that is!) I am so thrilled you took the time to swing by for a visit. Part 2 of the tour will be the kitchen area which will be coming up in a few days. I truly hope you will plan to stop by again.

I also hope you will follow along with this week of home tours. Marty has pulled together such an amazing array of talent that there is bound to be a home or two, or three, or even 30 that will help inspire the beautiful season of spring.

Just take a look at this incredible lineup!!

2017 Spring Home Tour

Monday – Mar 20

A Stroll Thru Life - Marty

Decor To Adore - Laura 

Southern Hospitality - Rhoda

Pink Peppermint Design - Tammy 

Cuckoo4Design - Julia 

21 Rosemary Lane -Barbara  

Tuesday – Mar 21

Setting For Four - Heather  

The Chronicles of Home - Jennifer

Nesting With Grace - Brooke 

 Refresh Restyle - Debbie

Haneens Haven -Haneen 

Simple Stylings - Summer  

Wednesday – Mar 22

 Decorating Delirium - Jennifer 

Dimples & Tangles - Jennifer 

Hymns & Verses - Doreen 

Remodelando La Casa - Christina 

Sand & Sisal - Kim

Common Ground – Debra

Thursday – Mar 23

Duke Manor Farms - Laura 

It All Started With Paint -Linda 

Life on Virginia Street - Sarah 

 Bliss - Kristin

Rain On A Tin Roof -Jenna

ZDesign At Home – Bree 

Fri – Mar 24

Thrifty and Chic - Alicia 

Our Fifth House - Carmel 

Inspiration For Moms - Laura

Far Above Rubies - Anita needs Friday

Life and Home @ 2102 - Vel  

Making Home Base -Chelsea 

So be sure to stop back tomorrow as the tour train continues starting with Heather over at the blog Setting for Four.

Wishing you all a very Happy Spring!!

XO

The Story of Our Front Foyer ~ from 2010 to 2016

Hi Y'all and welcome to our foyer. Wow I cannot believe how many years I have been blogging and just how much things have changed in our home, decor wise, since my first post. One area of our home which has really seen a lot in the way of metamorphosis is the front entry. I suppose I have spent time on this space because it is the place where our guests are first greeted. So let me take you on a little trip down memory lane...

Back in 2010 our entry was painted in a color called Deep Swimming Pool. Pretty bold for me but I really loved the cool color. Unfortunately it didn't go with very much of anything else in our home. I also had an undying wish from the time we moved in to add wainscoting underneath the chair rail, and Mr. Rosemary Lane longed for a yellow color on the walls somewhere in the house.

So in 2011 I we both finally got our wish with white wainscoting and a wall color called Philadelphia Cream by Benjamin Moore.

We swapped the large buffet with a smaller white cabinet we had in the kitchen. Along with a couple of roadside finds a pained mirror and lamp, the entry received a new look. 

In 2012 my little Antibes green chair joined the arrangement...

...and so there it remained in 2013...

...and in 2014. Then we moved the white cabinet to the dining room and I brought a cedar trunk  down from an upstairs bedroom to replace it. Also a large mirror was brought back and a shelf was added above the mirror.

Then in early 2015 I painted the white wainscoting over using Navajo White and the yellow was painted over with Wheeling Neutral, both paints from Ben Moore. I purchased a large arched mirror from the Christmas Tree Shop and decided to bring back the buffet from the kitchen. The two were paired together just under the wall shelf.

This autumn the only real change I made was to switch up the lamp and add a pretty fall pillow from Pier One to the little Antibes green chair.

However there is one more change pending and I think it is going to make a huge difference in the overall look of our foyer. Can you guess what it is??? I think you may already know!

Hope to be sharing it with you at some point next week. 

In the meantime wishing you all a fabulous fall weekend!!!

XO

Looking for Some Inspiration for Our Foyer

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As I have shared with you a couple weeks ago, I was and still am in the throws of painting our entry foyer. So of course with new paint in a space comes...

yes you know it and so do I...

A NEW FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT

...plus the purchase of a few other new items. So I have been perusing the Internet, Google Images being my favorite way to go, looking for some much needed inspiration. I had fun checking out the many beautiful foyer ideas, so I thought I'd share with you a few that really caught my eye.

Here we go in no particular order...

I just adore the cozy feel of this first pic from Southern Living. 
(I can imagine the palms outside that little window swaying away in a warm gentle southern breeze.)

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And I am really crushing on this wood and iron railing. Thinking that maybe just what is needed on our staircase. Isn't it pretty?

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This next entry is cozy as can be and wonderfully charming.

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Vanessa from the blog At the Picket Fence, shows off her elegant foyer. She strikes the perfect balance between wall art and furnishings.

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You know the saying...Go Big or Go Home! 

This is not the entry to the home, excuse me, mansion, it is actually on the second floor, however it very well could be a foyer. This is the Blairsden Mansion, one of the largest privately owned homes in the country, located in Peapack-Gladstone NJ. I went on a tour of this magnificent place last May. If you would like to see the entire mansion tour just click here.

And now for something really striking! (Or should I say "Striping"?)

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This next foyer is my hands down favorite. I love the architectural detail of the walls, ceiling and doorway casings, which seems to render this space absolutely timeless!

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And who doesn't adore StoneGable farmhouse? Yvonne has the most amazing style and her entry is simply stunning! Don't you love her new chair? I'd want to park myself in that chair for hours just to sit and admire her lovely farmhouse inspired home.

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Here's another entry idea from Pottery Barn. I've recently noticed that I am drawn to the idea and look of gallery walls. To me they tell a story.

And finally this last entry, which is way way way out of my reach, I had to share because I think it is just beautiful!

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So there you have it! Some wonderful inspiration for me to mull over in my mind. I do have a few ideas of what I'd like to do in our foyer, I just need to play around with them over the next few days. But in the meantime, I am wishing you all a very happy last week of February! 

Come on SPRING!

XO

Our 2014 Fall Entry

Each year our foyer takes on a new look in the way of furnishings. From a buffet to an old radio and turntable combo to this year's cedar chest, the front room's furniture seems to be on a constant merry-go-round. When I rearranged the furniture for my master bedroom makeover, (to see the makeover click here) this cedar chest no longer fit in the room's new configuration and had to be relocated to another spot in our home. To be honest I kind of like it here at least for now. The mirror above the chest helps to fill up the wall and the shelf adds some architectural interest to the space.

This year I decided to go with a grand and colorful floral arrangement for atop the chest. To soften the look of the wood, a quilt, which was handmade by my cousin Carol, was placed on top of the chest.

Some darling miniature pumpkins fill the little ceramic weave basket.

And that is our autumn inspired foyer!

 Hope you are ell enjoying some cooler fall weather with its stunning blue skies and white puffy clouds!

And have a great day!

XO

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