Welcome to my home. It’s that time of year again and I’m excited to have it ready for the holidays! The older I’ve gotten, the more simple I like to keep my Christmas decor. In fact, a few years ago I got rid of over half my boxes of decorations and pared it down to ... Read More about Christmas Home Tour 2021| Unexpected Elegance
Does anyone else need some gift ideas for the holidays?!? If you’re like me, you could always a few suggestions…either for someone in your life or yourself. I’ve joined a few friends to help you with your list this year. These are some of my favorite things that would make great gifts, and they range ... Read More about MY FAVORITE THINGS: GIFT GUIDE| Unexpected Elegance
Eight weeks seems like plenty of time to update one room, right?!? Well, that’s what I thought too…but I was sorely mistaken. This One Room Challenge has me stumped the entire time. Let me share where I started and some of the twists and turns. You can see what it looked like back in 2013, ... Read More about ORC Primary Bathroom Reveal! – Weeks 6-8| Unexpected Elegance
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve updated you with my One Room Challenge, bathroom makeover. I’ve had some hiccups… First off, I’ve had a heck of a time picking the right paint color! I really wanted to add a bold color to the walls, but I couldn’t find the right shade. Nothing was working ... Read More about Paint and Vanity Light – ORC Weeks 3-5| Unexpected Elegance
Welcome back! It’s week two of the One Room Challenge and it’s is all about installing the vanity! I( love the statement that the new black makes in our bathroom.) If you didn’t see last weeks post with my mood board, you can check it out here: Week 1 So the old vanity was there ... Read More about Vanity Installation – ORC Week 2| Unexpected Elegance
It’s that time of year again…ONE ROOM CHALLENGE season. My fall decorating is getting put on hold for a bathroom makeover. I’m tacking my primary suite bathroom and I can’t wait to make a few updates! If you’d like to see some of my previous ORC rooms, you can find them here: Backyard | Guest ... Read More about Primary Bathroom Moodboard- ORC Week 1| Unexpected Elegance
Do you have a door in your home that doesn’t open when there is a rug in front of it?!? Well, I had this problem for years and just chose to do without the rug until lately…however, the solution was so simple and I wish I would have done it sooner. This used to happen ... Read More about Adjust A Door To Fit Over A Rug| Unexpected Elegance
It’s been two summers since I updated our concrete patio and it still looks amazing! I had run out of money and time last year during the One Room Challenge…and I needed a quick fix to the ugly, cracked concrete. Since we moved into our house 13 years ago, I never liked the concrete. It ... Read More about Inexpensive Concrete Update: Create A Slate Patio with Paint| Unexpected Elegance
Welcome to Falcon (again)! Let me show you around the rest of the lodge: living room, game room and a peek at the bathrooms. To see all the other cabins and find out why I did this project, check out these posts: Order of the Arrow | Crow | American Eagle | Camp Project | Falcon Part ... Read More about Falcon Cabin Makeover- Part 2| Unexpected Elegance