Home Decor

When JD and I first got married we lived in an apartment (translate to white walls) with tons of hand me down furniture. We were so thankful for what our family had given us and loved every minute (minus the squeaky gate outside our bedroom window) of our first home.

Our first move as a family was into seminary housing (translate to seminary white walls) with less than 700 square feet. All this moving and renting means we could not add any permanent personal touch to make the place "ours." Also, with such limited space we had to keep the hand me downs until we had a more permanent space to fill with things that we purchased together.

This summer we will have been in our current home for 5 years! Several years ago I was already ready to start the hunt for a bigger home. Today I am loving it and wanting to make changes and decorate to add my own style to the place. Slowly, room by room, it is becoming a reality.

Here are my top five places to shop for home decor:

5. Home Depot--I love me some Behr paint. After years of white, we came in and painted every.single.room. (We still sing your praises Mimi and Pop!) And, we bought paint during a huge sale and paid half off the original price! JD even faux finished our bedroom. Fancy.

4. La-Z-Boy/Havertys/Rooms To Go--Having hand me downs, nothing matched. We started by replacing our bedroom furniture. Rooms to Go has solid wood pieces and they have sales and sell by room packages or item by item. Our living room was next. We got a heavy duty entertainment cabinet that hides all our electronics and is SOLID. It will not be moving anywhere else in the room. And finally our couch/chair in the living room. We went to La-z-boy and picked out the body style and then picked coordinating fabrics. Yes, we paid more for these items, but we went for quality furniture that will stay with us for years to come.

Before

After (needing a few more minor touches)

3. TJ Maxx--For the little details, TJ Maxx (or other discount store [i.e. Marshalls, Ross, Home Goods]) is a good place to find discounted items such as picture frames, lamps, towels, bathmats, towel racks, etc. These stores can be hit or miss, but if you are not in a rush, you can find some fabulous finds.

2. Target--I heart Target! Prints, picture frames, floral, furniture, bedding, bath. You name it. And great prices too. They have some great fabrics for the bed/bath and also great table linens.

1. Hobby Lobby--My all time favorite place to decorate my house! And you know everything will eventually go on sale. If you don't need it now, it will be 50% off in the near future. And you have to love their 40% off one item coupons too!

Where do you go to decorate you home? Do you have any other recommendations for me while I am still in the process of decorating?

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