I left my heart in California

Homesick. Missing some of my favorite things about my hometown hills of Northern California.
Wondering how I can work these into my home decorating...colors, textures, images???


Yosemite.

Sacramento

Lake Tahoe

Poor Red's BBQ in Diamond Springs

Old Folsom

Santa Cruz

Placerville

La Grange, Old Bridge

Sacramento, Cal state fair

Sutter's Mill,Coloma

Progress on the house

BEFORE- what the dining looked like when we bought the house.

Progress-

Before- Living room

Progress-

Progress....

We closed on the house last Thursday and started the renovating. after many trips to Home Depot and a lot of late nights; we're on our way to making it our home. Here are a few before and progress pics...

I primed and painted the cabinets in Creamy mushroom and the walls in Agave. Have not yet begun to redo the counters or put in the appliances.

Also, I haven't decided yet how to tackle the travesty above the cabinets. Still, it's better than it was!


The attached dining/breakfast nook was also in red ( what I thought was paint was actually 2 layers of painted over walllpaper!)

I painted it the same Agave color as the adjoining kitchen.

This week I will be priming and painting the bottom part of the walls, the doors and trim in Ultra white.

The living room was a bold golden yellow. The fireplace and bookcases are in desperate need of a cleaning and a fresh coat of white paint.

Now, the main color is Creamy Mushroom and the accent wall is Agave. We wanted to keep the color pallet the same, since it flows into the dining room/kitchen. The fireplace and bookcases still need a good cleaning and fresh coat of white paint. You can see most of the floor has been pulled up,too.

Gray and yellow

I have been in love with the gray and yellow combo since last year when I used it in my dining room at my last house. It's popularity has grown since then and why not? What's not to love? The softness, the drama..... I'm thinking in my new house, I will have a guest bedroom in this color combo with hints of Turquoise.

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New Orleans

Some photos I took of where I live. New Orleans, Louisiana.

DIY Cobblestone

Found this awesome concrete cobblestone maker at Lowe's for only $15.00. I talked my husband into using it to create a walkway to the front door. It will take some work ripping up the existing concrete path, but it'll be worth it.

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I also want to use it to make a lovely little path in the backyard from the deck to the fountain and flower garden. probably wait until spring to start on this project tho.

Inspiration

I have been collecting all kinds of wonderful photo inspirations for our new home. Here are some of my favorites.
Colors for living room-

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Kitchen-

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Bedding-

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Laundry room-

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