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Bring on Spring! Spring Home Tour

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My house is definitely a spring/summer house.  I love, love, love blues and greens and light, happy décor.  So springifying my house really doesn’t take much.  Like me, it has been impatiently waiting for spring to come all winter long!

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I am super excited to be participating in the Spring Parade of Homes today.  Because it gave me a reason to try out a bit of spring décor for a change.  Because it gave me a reason to show you guys some updates of my house.  And because it gave me a reason to get myself in gear and get the house cleaned up!

spring home tour

So welcome to our home!

entry with painted plank wall

The foyer is the first thing you see when you come in.  And thanks to the recent addition of our plank wall, I am loving it!

Entry with plank wall

Through the entry is our living room.  Home to some of my favorite projects including the painted subfloors and herringbone painted secretary desk.  And the most gorgeous pair of turquoise lamps I snatched up at the Goodwill.

handmade and thrifted living room - Lovely Etc.

 

green and aqua vignette

I am loving this free spring printable from Kraft & Mint.  I just printed it out and taped it into a shadowbox with a little piece of washi tape.

hello spring

Connected to the living room is the dining room – home to the trash to treasure dining table and yard sale dining chairs reupholstered with a shower curtain.  And a few cheerful cherry blossoms from the weeping cherry tree outside.

 

Upcycled dining room - Lovely Etc.

 

cherry blossoms

In our family room is the spring mantel I shared last week.  (The first spring mantel I have ever had!)  It is full of aqua, green, and happy yellow flowers. (And, of course, our big black hole of a TV but I try to overlook that.)

simple spring mantel

The “s” is a thrift store find I covered in a fabric scrap.

S is for spring mantel

The mantel is also home to my latest repurposed project – a little storage box made from a vintage book and some rulers.

aqua and green spring mantel

The master bedroom is also feeling ready for Spring.

blue, green, and gray master bedroom

The painted lampshades are a newer addition and you can check out more details about the love headboard here.

DIY upholstered headboard and painted lampshades

I even added a little spring to the gallery wall with a new message on the magnet board.  (I can’t look at it without wanting to bust out singing.)

I've got sunshine - gallery wall

 

And of course I had to include the best room in our house: our screened porch.  This is the absolute perfect spot to enjoy spring – well, until the pollen season starts anyway.

blue and white painted screened porch 2

 

wicker rockers with happy pillows 2

And that’s our home!  I love that it is all decked out for spring with just the addition of a few flowers and a free printable.

Be sure to check out the other homes participating in the Spring Parade of Homes – there are some gorgeous ones.

Spring parade of homes

Monday Thrifty and Chic / Lovely Etc. / Making Home Base

Tuesday The Happy Housie / House by Hoff / The Blissful Bee

Wednesday Bigger Than the Three of Us / Cuckoo4Design / Just a Girl and Her Blog

Thursday Rain on a Tin Roof / May Richer Fuller Be

Friday An Inviting Home / Primitive and Proper / Place of My Taste

(And PS I’m linking up this spring tour at Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Inspire Me Monday and Link Party Palooza).

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  1. Your home is perfectly lovely! I adore the whites with pops of turquoise, and the vintage pieces you’ve collected. Thank you for sharing!

    Alison
    Nancherrow

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    • Thank you! I definitely have a thing for turquoise. According to my husband I paint EVERYTHING turquoise. But I think I’m okay with that. :)

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    • Thanks Ashley! The porch really is the best part of our house – it is my one year old’s favorite place to play.

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  4. Loved your Spring Tour, Carrie! The “S” on the mantle is really cute. I love the pops of color used throughout your house too. And the porch looks like a perfect spot to enjoy the Spring season!

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    • Thanks Erin! I’m really loving the S too – it makes me want to splash some more pattern around the house!

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    • Thanks Sarah! Cheery and inviting – that is exactly how I want my home to look. And I can’t wait to see your plank wall.

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    • Thanks Alicia! We have an abundance of trees – we are pretty much surrounded by woods. Luckily all of the flowers and trees are pretty low maintenance because I am quite possibly the worst gardener alive.

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    • Thanks Rondell. It is probably pretty clear from the tour blues and greens are my favorite colors to use!

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  10. Beautiful, Carrie! I love how your bold wall works perfectly with your whole color scheme!
    My house is the same… it’s definitely a spring / summer house, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! :)

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    • Thanks Jen! The up side to always being drawn to the same colors is the whole house flows really well. :)

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    • Thanks April! Sitting out on the porch all day sounds like a fabulous idea – I have spring break coming up in a few weeks. I might have to schedule that in!

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  15. Your home IS a spring/summer house Carrie- I love it!! That gallery wall in your master bedroom takes my breath away every time!! And that planked wall! I love how you added some pretty and natural springy touches that work so perfectly with your usual décor – nothing says spring like fresh flowers and branches!! Thanks for the tour:)

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    • Thanks Krista! The gallery wall and plank wall are two of my favorites too. And you are right – I don’t often take the time to bring fresh flowers and plants inside but it makes such a huge difference. I’m going to have to start doing it a lot more often.

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  17. This was an uplifting post!…what a beautiful reminder of Spring and all it’s wonderful colors and inspirations. I needed this tonight. lol…Thanks!

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  18. Ooooh what a beautiful home you have, Miss Carrie! I am so with you on your love for blues and greens and light-feeling spaces! And I’m still totally crushing on your plank wall. It is perfection! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!

    ~Abby =)

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