We still have it and I am planning on handing it down to one of the kids one day. It was no longer working with two young kids and two dogs. So here is what our dining room looked like before I changed out the rug (oh and look at precious baby Luke). This is another example of making a small change that really does go a long way without breaking the bank.

Before:

Here is a design board for our dining room layout. I tried finding items that looked similar to what we have in our dining room and links of what were available:)

I hope this continues to inspire you in your own home I loved doing a simple change in here that made such a big impact.

Black Candlelabra|Cordless Table Lamp|Wingback Chair|Faux Stone Hourglass table|Framed american flag|Sideboard|Rug|Rattan accent chair|Vintage Artwork|Floor Lamp|Seagrass Foot Stool|Faux plant|White Vase|Small white vase|Gray tufted dining room chair|Faux leather stool|Rug|

One thing I want to mention is that you don’t have to get new items each season to make your home feel like it got a refresh. You can simply buy an inexpensive house plant and it can have just as powerful of an effect or even swapping out a pillow for your couch from another room. My go to places for any interior refresh if I do feel I need a new item to add are Amazon and Target. They always seem to have the best options. All of these items are reasonable and I think they are so pretty to add to any space.

I feel like every time we come back from a vacation I am more and more inspired to add in some elements of where we go to our home. In this case we were just in the Alexandria, VA and North Carolina area and I noticed the simplicity of small touches such as a magnolia wreath on a front door as I walked by, and then I loved the dinner bells I saw in some of the restaurants that we ate at. Often times little touches like this go a long way. I love this round up because everything is quite reasonable as well:)

Some of these I have already purchased and some are on my Wishlist:

Faux Olive Tree|Cloud Canvas Art|Cherry Blossom Branches|Dinner Bell|Olive Wreaths|Crochet Textured Pillow| Upholstered Cube|Linen Accent Chair|Grass Basket|Go For It Art|Green Throw Blanket|Plaid Pillow|

Sofia loves the color green and has so many books in her room that needed somewhere to be displayed. She has a pretty neutral pallet in her room with all the white funiture and off white headboard. (Girl after my own heart). What I really like about having a neutral base to work off of in a room is that is makes adding in color SO much easier because they don’t compete with each other. The first thing I did was create a design board of some of the existing pieces she already has in her room so I could make sure everything would flow well and look nice with her furniture and wall color which is a fun blue color. This is the same process I always do when I work with any of my interior design clients as well.

Storage Bench|Area Rug|Circular Faux White Rug|Bookshelf|Basket|Mirror|Light green throw pillow|String Lights|

After I narrowed down a few rugs and bookshelf wall mount options that I thought fit her taste I showed her the options. Keep in mind we did this little room revamp for under $250.00 which was what the goal was. Below is the design board that I created for her room and the links to some of the things she has in her room and loves. I think often times when people think about changing up a space or making the look and feel of a room look really different they imagine that it would have to cost a significant amount. I bought a pillow, rug, and bookshelf for Sofia for a little over $200.00. Adding a simple element to a room such as a rug, new light, paint color, or a new piece of art really enhances the look and feel of the room and you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to make minor tweaks and changes.

Sofia absolutely LOVES the way her room came out and so do I. It is amazing how well this rug ties everything in with the room. It pulls the color from the current wall color as well as incorporates her favorite color, green. I also love these candid shots of both of them together. She is such a patient sister who lets her crazy 1 year old brother come in and explore her room whenever he wants.