My Favorite Room :: Our Den

It’s about time to explore the favorite room of another one of my favorite bloggers! I absolutely love this addition to the My Favorite Room series! 🙂 Allow me to introduce you to Lauren Steele, bloggista over at Sunshades & Snowflakes!

Lauren and I were at Mississippi State at the same time, and I actually went to high school with her husband David! She’s a dog lover (Nilla is a precious lab!) and quite the talented fashionista! I absolutely love following her blog and think her style is just impeccable! Let’s take a look at her favorite room now, okay?! 🙂

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What is your favorite room in your house?
Our den!

What about this room makes you love it so much?
It’s one of the only rooms of our newlywed apartment that I consider “fully decorated” and it’s where we hang out the most. It also has it’s quirks – like the closets being in it.

Our bedroom only has one small closet, which I think means this room (my favorite room) was really supposed to be the bedroom, but it’s the biggest room in the apartment so I wanted it to be the den. I think it’s funny that we get ready in the morning in our den and I know ONE DAY it will be one of those “remember the first place we ever lived….” quirks that you look back on. Although right now I’m constantly reminded of the lack of a dresser and how if I try on multiple outfits, it’s our den that becomes messy! Haha

If you had to pick your favorite element in the room, what would it be?

Surprisingly, the couch. The couch is made of half down feathers which makes it VERY comfortable and it’s also oversized. You really sink down into it. Because David is so tall and has a hard time fitting in our “breakfast nook” we end up eating most of our meals “tv dinner tray style” in the den on the couch. It’s also where we watch movies and the first place I go to decompress with a glass of wine and some cheese after a long day. I love it.

I also love that it’s white, but it’s really a slip cover so I don’t lose sleep over Nilla hopping on every now and again.

What’s your paint color?

I have no idea – the landlord won’t let us paint. What color would y’all call it?

At what time of day do you most enjoy being in this room?
Around 10 a.m. Because if I’m there around 10 it means it Saturday… and I LOVE Saturdays.

If you had to describe this room in 3 words, what would they be?
Cozy, simplistic, enjoyable

Anything else you want us to know about your favorite room?!
I like that the chair was David’s Dad’s chair he used all during medical school to study in and it was in David’s house growing up. I have really enjoyed the oversized sheet music art piece with the notes from our first wedding dance song “stand by me.”

Although “things” don’t matter, I truly do love my Annie Glass cabinet because I used to work in a gift store that sold it. I would always admire it and wonder if I would ever own a piece – I love every single piece and remember who gave me which ones. I also installed the lighting on the cabinet which required me to learn how to use a drill.

I like that the rug is a little rough and wakes me up in the morning with my coffee and I like that even though I begged David not to bring that coffee table over because I didn’t like the way it looked, it’s been the best piece of storage furniture in our tiny newlywed apartment, reminding me to keep an open mind and go with the flow!

That about wraps it up!

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Thanks so much for the tour, Lauren! (Price and I danced to Stand By Me as our first dance too! Love that you turned it into art– brilliant!)

I hope you’ll take a moment to go explore Sunshades & Snowflakes to get to know Lauren a little better! 🙂  And if you liked this room, check out the rest of the posts in the My Favorite Room series!

Have a wonderful, wonderful day! XO!

My Favorite Room :: The Family Room

Today is another My Favorite Room day!

My super cute friend Amanda Wells (whose fun blog you can catch here! And who is also a very talented writer, DIY professional, and super cute mom of three!) gave us all the details on her awesome family room! I love the style of her home and enjoyed learning more about her favorite room in her house! I think you’ll enjoy, too! 🙂

What is your favorite room in your house?
Our family room.

What about this room makes you love it so much?
It’s where our whole family (Nathan, myself, and our three kids) spend most of our time. It’s where we relax and spend time together. I’ve tried to really make it a fun place that our kids want to hang out. All I’ve ever really wanted my house to be is a great place for them to grow up!

If you had to pick your favorite element in the room, what would it be?
Probably the pops of color! I have a thing for bold, bright color mixed with black and white, and believe it or not, this room is evidence of my restraining myself. It’s a miracle that every wall isn’t painted a different color. Overall, I love that the family room is comfy and fun.

What’s your paint color?
A very basic Antique White by Valspar. You can buy it pre-tinted at Lowe’s. Since I change my mind a whole lot, I couldn’t commit to an actual shade, so we used this throughout our house.

At what time of day do you most enjoy being in this room?
Really, all day, because we are there most of the day. The girls stumble in in the morning and sit in here to fully wake up, it’s where homework is done and it’s where we do our nighttime reading and prayers before bed. Plus, when they go to bed, it’s where my husband and I unwind, whether it’s watching TV or just having an uninterrupted, adult conversation.

If you had to describe this room in three words, what would they be?
Playful, funky and cozy.

Anything else you want us to know about your favorite room?
Having kids, I want my house to be a haven and a sanctuary for them, a place where they fit into the picture, so to speak. BUT – I believe it can still look good, too. It’s their home too, after all. I lived in the same house my entire life and I want my kids to have those memories of home that I cherish. I use a lot of family pieces and a lot of collected things that hold some sort of memory. I believe that’s what gives a house its character and soul and makes a house a home. And, it’s always changing. I joke that I have serious House ADD.

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Love it, Amanda! I love the whole black and white + color thing, too. 🙂 #kindredspirits!

Be sure to stay up to date with what all Amanda has going on by keeping up with her blog! I love following this lovely girl! She’s just the bee’s knees! Wouldn’t you agree? 🙂

My Favorite Room :: The SummerHouse Room

Today, I bring you the third installment in the My Favorite Room series! I’m having so much fun seeing the favorite interior spaces of a few friends of mine! Today, The Wowie shares about her gorgeous living room!! Here we go…!

1.What is your favorite room in your house?

My favorite room is our “SummerHouse” room. I call it that because most of the furniture is from Summerhouse, and one of their talented designers helped me choose fabrics. I know what I like… pretty much everything. Never hurts to ask for some help to narrow things down a bit.

2. What about this room makes you love it so much?

The SummerHouse slogan is “Always Summer,” but the SummerHouse room motto is “Always Clean.” Unlike the keeping room, there are no piles of mail or laundry. No toys. No dirty little boys. Even when the entire house is a disaster, this room is neat and tidy. So, I hide in a corner with a glass of wine and pretend the whole place is spotless.

3. If you had to pick your favorite element in the room, what would it be?

I really like that we didn’t cram this room with a lot of filler. Everything has some meaning. We have trophies that belonged to both of our fathers…my father in law’s debate trophy and my father’s football trophy. SK’s homerun balls from Dixie Youth Baseball are in the bookcase. Our children’s silhouettes by Clay Rice, a set of 1960s science encyclopedias that my sister gave me, other gifts from family, pieces by local artists… we tried to make everything special.

And had you asked my favorite piece of furniture in the entire house, it would be this chest in the dining room. We got it at a local antique store to use as a changing table in Graham’s nursery. I liked it because it was taller (like me), and I didn’t have to bend down to change him. Once he was potty trained, it began its second life.

Didn’t we all.

Not a real question. Incorrect room. Let’s get back on track…

4. What’s your paint color?

I have no idea. Isn’t that a terrible answer? I do know that I would like to paint it white. Two things stand in my way. There are 10,020 different shades of white paint. And I don’t paint.

5. At what time of day do you most enjoy being in this room?

If I get up in time, I love to have my coffee here. Since the windows in the room face the east, there is lots of natural light first thing in the morning. This time of year is perfect for opening the two sets of double doors to the screen porch and enjoying the beautiful weather. All the colors are calming, and it is the perfect place to start the day.

And I truly enjoy it that one day a year I don’t peel myself out of bed at the last possible minute and drink my coffee while applying makeup in the car. (Kidding about the makeup… I’m too busy texting).

6. If you had to describe this room in three words, what would they be?

No toys allowed.

7. Anything else you want us to know about your favorite room?

We put our Christmas tree in here and entertain guests here. We snuggle up for family movie night and have our dance parties here. This room doesn’t see as much traffic as the rest of our house, but it does hold the best memories.

Thank you so much to The Wowie for sharing her favorite room! So much fun… I love it!

I’ve got another gorgeous favorite room to show y’all next week from my friend Katie at A Beautiful Blog. Y’all are going to love it! Especially if you loved Mary Straton’s favorite room… 🙂 Stay tuned! XO!