[slideshow_deploy id=’4254′]

It’s time for Field Trip Friday with Julie from Lilacs & Longhorns.  You will love her taste, style and her blog!  Not to mention she is one of the nicest people I know.   Take it away Julie!

Hi, I’m Julie from the blog, Lilacs & Longhorns.

I’m so happy to be here at Meegan’s sharing my home tour today!

When Meegan asked me to take you on a tour of my home it was a no-brainer. Meegan is so sweet and creative and I love her blog!

I’m thrilled to invite you in — welcome to my home!

You’ll find that our house is a mix of styles.

I like traditional and cottage/farmhouse with a little bit of French country thrown in. My husband is Texan all the way. He loves leather, cowhide and stained wood.

We have lived here for 12 years and I think it has taken me just as long to figure out how to blend our tastes and come up with “our” style but I think I have finally figured it out!

Adding elements that appeal to both of us is not always easy but I find that when I consider both of our tastes I like the results even better than if I only considered my own.

Besides blending styles, I had to find a way to incorporate family pieces in to our home.

Many of our antiques came from my husband’s grandmother. I have integrated them in with the pieces we have purchased on our own and things I have collected from yard sales and Craig’s list. I have painted some and left others alone.

Our home is a blend of leather and stained woods (his favorites) as well as fabrics and finishes I love.

The living room and kitchen are open to one another. I absolutely love this when we are entertaining family and friends.

When I’m working in the kitchen I am never all by myself.

It was also really nice when the kids were little and were playing in the living room. I could keep my eye on everything even when doing dishes.

Here’s a very small peek at my son’s room.

It’s undergoing a very slow makeover as well! (You might say I have “decorating ADD”! )

When we got my daughter’s new bed we moved the queen in to my son’s room. I’m planning to paint and do some other DIY’s to bring his room together. I’m so anxious to make his room in to something special!

Thank you so much for touring my home today! And, thank you Meegan, for inviting me to join you at your beautiful blog. It’s been so much fun making myself at home here today!

Please stop by my blog and leave me a comment if you get a chance. I would love to hear from you!

Thanks SO MUCH, for joining us for Field Trip Friday, Julie!!

Come back again next week for another field trip.  This time with Jeanette from Country Design Style.

 

Make it a field trip Friday!!

Are you following me by email yet?  Get my posts straight to your email, without missing a post!! Let’s Stay Connected: Pinterest Facebook Hometalk Google + Stumble Upon Bloglovin’ twitter Instagram

 

[slideshow_deploy id=’4254′]

It’s Friday!!  You you what that means??  It’s Field Trip Friday With Anne From White Lace Cottage!!  I am so happy and honored to have Anne here today.  Anne is one of my favorite bloggers with impeccable taste.  She has a beautiful Field Trip Friday Home Tour for you today.  Welcome Anne…

Hello I am Anne from White Lace Cottage

First I wanted to thank Meegan for inviting me to take you along today on a field trip.

Let me first tell you a little about myself.I have been blogging for almost two years.

I started blogging because I love to decorate and I wanted to share how I decorated my home on a budget.

I am a stay at home Mom to my thirteen year old daughter,I have been blessed to be able to do this.

Now that she is older I have had more time to be creative.

I have been married to my wonderful husband for 24 years.

And we have a sweet cat named Tabitha.

Fall Home Tour

It’s funny when I first started my blog my home looked nothing like it does now.

My home was not a true reflection of myself.

My kitchen has changed allot!

Painting my kitchen cabinets was the best decision ever!

They have held up well and make my kitchen nice and bright even in the cold winter months.

Before Photos Of My Kitchen

One of my favorite things to collect is white ironstone.

I love my open cabinets, it now gives me more room to display my growing collection.

My kitchen was not the only room changed when I started my blog.

I transformed our whole house!

I painted all of my walls with a creamy white color.

This allows me to add any color to the mix,which is fun to do since I love to change!

I am very thrifty shopping mostly at thrift shops,garage sales and antique malls.

Old doors and architectural pieces are a favorite of mine.

And I adore chippy patina and usually will not pass up a piece that will work in my home.

As I said I change things often in my and keep things fresh.

Honestly from one week to the next things change around here.

Decorating is a creative outlet for me.

My First Dining Room Transformation

My living room has had the most dramatic changes.

Living room revisited

I had a 1990’s tapestry sofa that had to go. But I was on a budget an easy solution was a slip cover.

And yes paint can do wonders!
Painting a room is a cheap way to redo a room.

And by the way I don’t use expensive paint. Just Glidden America’s finest.

It’s the cheapest paint you can buy but this light color covered my darker walls with one coat.And touches up great!

I find lots of furniture while out thrift shopping.Sometimes it just needs a coat of paint.

Like this French chair it was found at a thrift shop for 4.99.

I just painted it with Annie Sloan chalk paint.

It looks like leather but it is vinyl.

A vintage metal dormer gives this room a little farmhouse charm too.

Ah yes and ladders, I love finding these and using them around my home.I have several including the one in my kitchen.

And every home needs a little sparkle.

I am very patient and wait for chandeliers to go on sale.

And sometimes I even get lucky at thrift shops.

I hope you enjoyed your field trip of my home,and I hope you come on over for a visit at white lace cottage.

You can also follow me on Facebook

And on Instagram

Pinterest

I told you Anne was amazing, didn’t I??  I KNEW you would LOVE Field Trip Friday With Anne from White Lace Cottage as much as I did!!

Join me every Friday for:

Make it a Field Trip Friday!!