When we moved from NJ to VA (you can read all about the move here) and decided to purchase a single family home we had no plans of buying new construction. After a whirlwind 2 month house search, weighing in all the pros and cons we jumped on the new construction bandwagon. We broke ground on our new home on our 10th wedding anniversary and moved in 2 months later on July 4th 2010! Ever since we have been trying to make this run of the mill cookie cutter into a happy home that tells our story.
Front Yard
Entry
Living Room
Reveal -Part 1
Stenciled Moroccan Trellis Pillow
Dining Room
Transitional Dining Room Reveal
Screened In Porch
Upstairs Guest Bedroom
How to Stretch a Canvas painting
Our Daughter’s Eclectic Black & White Room
Chalk Paint Side Table Makeover
Our Son’s Bedroom
Breakfast Nook
Mirror Turned into a Chalkboard
Laundry Room
Powder Room
Basement Guest Bedroom
Family Room
Fall Decorating in the Family Room
Home Office
Upstairs Loft /Kids’ Reading Nook
Hope you enjoyed the tour! Many of the rooms are in transitioning stages in terms of accent colors and accessories. As we like to say around here, nothing stays put in the same place/room for more than a few weeks. So stop by soon to see the latest pics.
Beautiful!!! I love that couch of yours.
Thank You! B… are you listening? One more vote for the couch. He wasn’t too thrilled about the couch.
Is the bed from JC Penney? It looks cute in the room, and it looks a little like a bed we are considering…?
Thank you!
Yes it is from JCPenny. We have had it for over a yr now, has taken so much of abuse (half the time it is a trampoline). Has held up really well. Just one thing, it is for a Twin XL mattress. We have a regular twin mattress on it. So there is some open space at the ends. For us it is not a big issue as the quilt and the pillow cover it well.
I love your daughter’s room!! I have a baby girl and her room is pink and green too. I would like to find a green bin like yours. Could you tell me where did you bought it? 🙂 Thanks for the idea.
Thanks Kenia. I got the bin from Big Lots. I think they have these in stock during the school opening season in Aug – Sept (mainly for college kids). Other times I haven’t seen these there. There is a source list under each post detailing where I got everything from and how much it costs. Do let me know how your daughter’s room goes.
hi Vidya
Thank you for leaving your comment on the food blog…i struggled to find ur name :P…but it was worth the effort…i dint know u were following the design enthusiast :)..would love to have u and ur home tour over at the blog 🙂
Thanks Sudha. Would love to.
Love the Buddha statue…felt so relaxing.
Thanks Shruthi.
Hey, this is such a lovely post. I absolutely adore what you’ve done with your home, especially the dining room.
Thanks Sumitra, glad you liked it. Just hopped over to your blog. Loving your writing style.
Vidya
just popped over from yhl. i really like your dining room decals! very subtle and sophisticated.
Thanks Bridget. They are actually stencils, was inspired by YHL’s stenciling project in their office. Got it from the same place and used the YHL discount code too. 🙂
Vidya
Hi,
Well, my sofa finally arrived. After seeing your sofa, I went right out and bought the same one at Macy’s. I am still struggling to find a rug. I am look for a neutral and then I can pop blue with pillow. I bought the attached blue lamps at Home Goods. I am also trying at this rust rug from Home Goods. Don’t think this is the look I’m after though. Please let me know your thoughts. Actually, how to I post the photo so you can see it?
Diane,
Thanks so much for coming back and updating. Yay, that’s exciting. You will love the couch, I do. 🙂 Would definitely love to see the rest of your picks. I do not know if there is a way for you to post a pic on the blog, trying to figure out. Meanwhile you can send me the pics at [email protected] or post the pics on the Facebook wall of the blog.
Vidya
Thanks, Vidya!! I’ll try to send you a picture tonight. I look forward to your insight and suggestions.
Thanks
Looks forward to the pics Diane.
Vidya
Oh,I am so much in love with your blog,what a bundle of talent you are, wonder how you manage to juggle so many hats at the same time together! Thanks for dropping in at my space, and for your encouraging words, it meant a lot from such a talented person as you are.Happily following you , would love it if you would follow me back as there are lots of inspirations and thought process to share ….. will be back soon.
hugs
Auro
Auro,
Glad you popped in to say Hi. I keep telling folks there is no balance only “carefully controlled chaos’. 🙂 Following your blog too. Hoping to see more of you around here.
V
Very impressive. If you are NJ you can redo our house!
Thank you Pradeep! Means a lot coming from you! I can do online consults. 😉
Vidya
Came across your blog just today, love your decor and what beautiful home you’ve got. You are creative and the vibrant colors all over really as a story to tell. I love your dining wall stencil print. It is subtle and seem to have a little shimmer (can’t really tell from photo here). LOVELY!
So happy to have found your site! I am currently hunting for leather living room furniture for my small space – your post has really helped!
Thanks so much Kim! Comments like yours mean a lot! 🙂
Vidya
I am loving your page. Some fabulous ideas,
Thank you!
Hey Vidhya …I kinda stumbled upon your blog when I was looking at some home projects ideas and it really feels as if I am the person doing or saying these things …down to the Buddha statue huh…it’s a crazy coincidence .Although I do not have a blog (as my daughter is small and all my attention is soaked up by her) .i must say it’s very inspiring and beautiful.
Aww….that is very sweet of you Richa. Happy to have you here. Would love to see pics of your home too.
Vidya
Vidya: I dont think i have ever stopped by your blog before and what a treat. I serendipitously stumbled on to it. I love how you’ve made your home your own! I am going to stick around and read some more posts now!
~deepa
Deepa, thank you! Great to have you here. Heading on to check out your blog too.
V
Love your home; you have good taste and I love the dining room, that white dresser and the red console table, plus your yellow/gold Budda..Classy decorating. Hats off to you!
Thank you so much Betty. You made my day. Really appreciate you taking the time to go through the blog. Have a great weekend!
Vidya
What a beautiful home you have Vidya!!
I love the Buddha nook, its so pretty and so calm. The powder room is such a gorgeous project..love the yellows and the stencil and the kids rooms… Ohhh I cant get enough of your home..will keep coming back for more!
In case I dint say it well, I Love your home 🙂 🙂
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Awesome ideas and I Love the living room color. Do you still know the color?
Lori,
Thank you. The color is Sherwin Williams August Moon matched to Behr.
Loved your post, done beautifully, and hope to read you more.. :))
Thank you Pink Lotus! Great to have you here!
I love the decorations/interior design so much! Very well done. We are also looking into buying our first home and I can’t wait to decorate our house to tell our story.
Thanks for sharing.
Vidya, Can you please let me know wall color in your son’s bedroom.
That’s really awesome, I love the red color here and there. it really pops the life in every setup of your home.
I really wish to do my home in coming future and planning out my budget accordingly. BTW I also have a blog http://www.interiordesignology.com, and I love to collect ideas on my blog. Check out my blog whenever you have time and give me some feedback, would really appreciate.