How my decorating style has changed from house to house from Thrifty Decor Chick

How my decorating style has changed from house to house from Thrifty Decor Chick


Hey all! I hope you are doing nicely! We are almost accurately at two and a fifty percent many years in our “new” residence and it can be experienced me thinking about how a great deal my design and style has transformed since we lived in the previous home. 

My decor design is always morphing above time, but a new room gave me absolutely free rein to alter items up a little bit. Throughout our time in this residence, I’ve observed how my decorating has changed pretty a bit. 

Commencing contemporary will do that I guess? 

Permit me be clear — I do not consider possibly of the appears to be is better than the other, I just think it can be exciting to search back again and see how my design has altered! 

If you have been all-around for awhile, you know that we did a large renovation in our old household, in segments, that started out about 6 many years back. The to start with portion was taking down a wall in our family space to open up the room — that place in the corner applied to be my office environment: 


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This was by much the ideal conclusion we produced in that house! I gave us SO a lot far more house and authorized us to make our kitchen greater as very well. 

As considerably as my decorating, I seem back and discover that it was much more farmhouse model then. I bought and donated SO A lot things soon soon after relocating in below, and numerous of the goods in these photographs have absent to loving households. 🙂 

Farmhouse decor strike it is peak about that time, so I was ideal on trend…for once! Ha! 

Board and batten farmhouse design

In this household I have absent a minimal a lot more moody with the paint colours, and have pared down the equipment and art very a little bit:

DIY wood picture ledges on wall

Which is funny, since we have more open up area here, and almost certainly more wall house? 

But from the start off I required to use much less than right before: 

Two story fireplace design in family room

I think it was since we had lived in the very small hotel area for so extensive in in between residences. (Three human beings and 3 animals in 300 sq. toes for nine weeks.) When we acquired in right here I experienced this potent want to have considerably less things about us. 

I figured about time, I would want to add extra and additional, but I have not. I’m nevertheless completely pleased with residing with significantly less decor: 

Family room tall fireplace warm colors

I made use of to really feel like every wall had to have a little something on it…but it can be been awesome to allow spaces breath and just BE listed here. 

Farmhouse style bathroom makeover

I continue to enjoy it! I employed way extra coloration back again then…who realized aqua and crimson would glimpse so good together? (My inspiration came from our son’s artwork that hung in there.)

I feel it is my wish for a lot less stuff or distraction now, probably mainly because I’m finding older. But I went way additional spectacular and a little bit more modern-day with our recent powder room: 

Dark peel and stick wallpaper with board and batten

This easier wall trim cure felt suitable in this article — and it was way significantly less perform than the powder home with shiplap and board and batten in the old house! 

DIY wood hood vent cover
I selected farmhouse design for the lights and add-ons, as nicely as the backsplash. I went with a shiplap cement board alternatively of tile for price range reasons (and it was A lot much easier to set up):
Dark gray lower cabinets white uppers

Subway tile has been all-around without end, and undoubtedly suits in with a farmhouse appear. I went with a somewhat a lot more modern day consider on it in the new property with a darker grout: 

White kitchen with black accents

The tile also has a wonderful wavy texture to it that provides it a minimal extra interest than standard subway. 

I had dreamt of individuals brass and black pendant lights for Several years and was so thrilled to incorporate them into our new kitchen area! In excess of time I’ve added extra black touches with the stools and black painted door to tie into those people.

I won’t be able to permit go of some of my farmhouse touches in in this article nevertheless — that evening meal bell and the reducing boards will often remain. )

Long kitchen open to morning room

I am usually going back again and forth on portray our island a darker colour…the have to have for distinction is deep in my bones. But with darker shades in the eating area and family home, I ponder if it will be way too a great deal. Time will tell! 

Bay window seat with pillows

The lights definitely included that farmhouse feel as properly. 

Long window seat dining room with bookcases and lights

Now that I’ve experienced a couple of them, I you should not believe I could are living in a house devoid of a window seat! 🙂

Building DIY bookcases with kitchen cabinets

I boxed up ALLLL of that decor…and then ended up not utilizing so much of it. 

Dark green built in bookcases office

I enjoy that they permit the quite wallpaper that strains the back again shine!

One particular area that I’ve maintain extremely comparable is our grasp bed room. Our previous a single was big, but SO extremely cozy far too: 

Light gray walls fireplace bedroom

The blend of darkish and light-weight gray partitions designed it come to feel so heat, especially at night: 

Dark gray accent wall with trim
Peel and stick wallpaper in bedroom
Wallpaper has been one more variation in this house. I have applied it in 4 rooms in this article and under no circumstances employed it in the outdated household! 

Future up is portray that chair rail and the walls underneath. In general, this place is one particular that is pretty related as far as the decor:

Gray peel and stick grasscloth wallpaper

I cannot hold out to get extra accomplished in there! It can be heading to be so charming. 

Darker accents, a lot less stuff and much less farmhouse decor are the improvements I’ve found most considering the fact that shifting into this residence. It truly is been an complete blast decorating this home, and I am so glad you be a part of me for the duration of the course of action! 


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