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.
16 comments:
OH thank you I so enjoyed this. AND hey sister Melanie I REALLY really miss your blog. I hope all is well. Your house is awesome. So cozy beachy...love it. Thanks so much for the post...truly enjoyed:)
I keep checking your blog hoping for new posts so I'm glad you posted the picturs of Melanies home. I want her house :) especially after seeing it in person for your party. How is your Jewelery business going?
i want to move in with her
love it all. every single clean lined , clutter free, cozy, slipcovered & heavenly detail.
Thanks for sharing, I have left her a message. Her home is lovely.
I just found you from your sister's blog post. I am your newest follower. come over and say "HI" when you have a moment. Lovely, lovely photos today!!
So amazing as always!!! Both of you ladies have great taste. I'm so happy we got to see a peek into her home again. Thank you so much for sharing it with us :)
Beautiful, Leslie! Just beautiful! No wonder I miss Melanie's blog so much! :) And I miss seeing her paintings, too. Please let her know that we'd all LOVE to see her back posting in blogland! ♥
xoxo laurie
Her blog was one of the first I started following and have often thought of her and wondered how she was doing. So glad to hear she is doing well and her home as always is a breath of fresh air.
Thank you for sharing!
XO
Jamie
Thanks for sharing - always enjoy reading/seeing the beautiful things in you and your sister's lives. Wishing you all well, Wen
Tell Melanie, her house could soothe Gozilla into a calm and restful sleep. I could spend hours there, just lounge in in one chair after another. I love the color story, and the comfy furnishings. Congrats on making a beautiful retreat.
I always loved your sister's blog and I am still sad she isn't blogging anymore. Thanks for the tour. I absolutely love her style. Yours too. ;)
Your sister's house is so very nice! I like the clean and crisp look! There were some pictures that didn't show up though.
It's lovely to see how Melanie's house has changed/grown up. I miss her blog and love all the changes she has made. It looks amazing. Thanks so much for sharing and glad her blog is open again as I often used to pop in for some inspiration.
Sam
Hey Leslie! You did such a beautiful job capturing your sisters lovely, lovely home! She did a beautiful job as well, it's so clean and simple and pure lovely!
Hope you both are doing well!!!xo
It's a beautiful place...
I am happy we have one of Melanie's lovely paintings in our home.
I just have a huge fable for white furnishing! And this is ultimatively THE white furnished home. Just gorgeous!
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