My sister Melanie, closed her blog, Pretties and Posies last October. She took a break last August and decided to permanently close it shortly after. When she closed her blog she promised her readers that I would be posting pictures of her updated home on my blog. Well.... here it is.
When my mom was so sick last year, she moved in to Melanie's house for a month. Before her move, Melanie spent lots of time but little money updating from her vintage style to a cleaner, coastal style, ridding her home of all of her loved but worn and dusty vintage pieces.
Her kitchen stayed the same except for a few minor changes. She changed out her green depression glass and borrowed some of my ironstone to add to her milk glass collection. Now her cabinets are filled with white dishes of all ages.
Her dining room was updated with a smaller pedestal table to replace the large farm table she had before. She had her old dinng room chairs recovered with slipcovers made from canvas dropcloth.
She got these chairs from Marshall's!
The Family Room.
Not much was done to her family room. She added some blue patterened pillows and a striped rug. She also updated her end tables and sofa table. She is still working on some finishing touches. Someday she will get it done.
The girls' bedroom was painted and redone last fall as well. It fits in with the rest of the house with its coastal feel.
The sunroom.
Her old vintage glider was replaced by a new Ikea slipcovered loveseat.
She still paints once in a while. This one hangs above the loveseat in her sunroom.
Her Master Bedroom.
Melanie's walls are still Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue. After 6 years, she still loves the color. she added some soft yellow accents and purchased new nightstands to replace the vintage dresssers that used to sit on each side of the bed.
Another one of her paintings.
Her husband, Chris built these bookshelves and replaced the chandelier with this hanging drumshade.
She had these chairs slipcovered in canvas dropcloth as well. I love the way they turned out!
That's it. The tour of her home. Melanie recently opened her blog, Pretties and Posies back up after receiving requests from her blog followers. She will not be posting anymore, but if you want to check out her previous posts, it is open so you can browse... and pin if you want to.
