Tuesday, December 31, 2013

A Little Recap of 2013!

I haven't spent much time on my computer this past week but that's because I've been busy working away on another room in our house. First, I got all of our Christmas decorations put away (except for the paperwhites and a couple of wreaths) and then I got to work priming and painting the trim in our other extra bedroom and started on the walls. I am hoping to finish up the walls today and then I can start decorating. I am really excited about the bedding from Ballard Design that is going in that room! And I am on the hunt for a couple of things to add in there but hopefully will have lots of pictures to share soon. And then I am starting on our master bedroom. And our new light fixture for our entryway arrived late yesterday afternoon so I am hoping to get it out of the box and maybe even hung this afternoon. So, it may be a few more days but I should have lots to share with you soon! In the meantime I thought it would do a little obligatory year end wrap up for 2013. I chose a few of my favorite posts/projects from this past year:


First up, last January we had Jamie's Baby Shower -You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here:

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/jamies-nursery-rhyme-themed-baby-shower.html

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/jamies-nursery-rhyme-themed-baby-shower_15.html



In February we offered our first chalkboard download and print in our shop:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-love-you-our-first-handwritten.html

and had a little tutorial for making these fun Valentine's mini cakes:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/mini-valentines-cake-tutorial-with-love.html

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/our-valentines-decorating.html

In March we had fun with a Spring Tablescape:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-tablescape-and-dining-room-its.html

then in April we shared some updates in our living room at our last house:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/living-room.html

In May we featured baby Everly's nursery:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/everlys-nursery.html

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/everlys-nursery.html

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/everlys-nursery.html

In June, we said good-bye to our home that we had lived in for the last five years and gave a final tour:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/final-tour-of-our-townhome.html

and we also had fun joining Jennifer Rizzo and several other bloggers for a 1 Room, 3 Ways event:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/day-3-one-room-three-ways.html

then in July I gave you a little tour of the upstairs and downstairs of our new house (full of very dated before shots!) and shared some photos of my parent's guest bedroom:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/my-parents-guest-bedroom.html

In August I shared the progress we made in Jason's kitchen:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/jasons-kitchen-and-dining-room-progress.html

In September we shared quite a few things from Lillie and Lola's new room:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/lillie-and-lolas-new-room-not-quite.html

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/our-kitchen-makeover-on-budget-phase-1.html

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-parents-kitchen.html

Then in October we had several other rooms we made progress in. First more projects got finished up in the kitchen:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-oversized-chalkboard-and-bench-in.html

http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-oversized-chalkboard-and-bench-in.html

And we mostly finished up our family room:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/we-finally-have-rug-our-finished-family.html

And made progress in our powder room:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/progress-in-our-powder-room-before-and.html

Then in November we made our Roman Shade for the kitchen to finish of Part 1 (we are going to be replacing the counters, adding a farmhouse sink and new faucet and a new backsplash for Part 2  - hopefully pretty soon!)

And we started decorating for Christmas and introduced some canvases:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-played-my-drum-for-hima-little-red-in.html

In December we shared our dining room all decorated for Christmas:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/our-christmas-table-setting.html

And made over our guest room:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/our-guest-bedroom.html

and gave our Christmas House Tour:
http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-christmas-house-tour.html

We also wanted to introduce our newest sponsor, Delightful Mom Stuff by Jenica who is an event planner!
http://www.delightfulmomstuff.com/

Be sure to head on over and check out her page!

Have a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

24 comments:

  1. Love your year-in-review, Jenni! You have been hard at work! Love your beautiful blog, friend! :)

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  2. You are a machine! I can't believe how much you've accomplished in your new home.....and it's all so so gorgeous.you forgot to add one thing to your list.....inspiring all of us with your amazing talent!

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  3. What a great year you had and I wish you only the best for the new year. May 2014 bring lots of joy and cheer.

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  4. I am always amazed at how much you accomplish. I fell in love with your brown nursery and decided to try to do something similar. I did get a good paint color and actually got the room painted. It all went downhill from there. I accidentally ordered an Ecru chenille spread instead of white. When I moved my white bookcases into the room, they had actually had a wash of some kind applied and they just look dingy. I searched for months for a chest of drawers, found one for an excellent price, painted it white...painted and painted and painted. Geez, I just don't have the expertise!

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  5. Its always nice to look back at the year and see at that has been done. Hello 2014

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  6. Can you even believe ya'll did all of that!!!!? Completely, totally amazing year! I'm in awe...

    Cindy

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  7. So much beautiful inspiration! I've loved all your amazing projects and home tours you've posted this year! Happy 2014 to you! :)

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  8. Looks amazing!!! I just love everything! ericasrunningjourney.blogspot.com

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  9. Hi Jennifer, Happy New Year! Wow, you've gotten a ton of stuff done! Thanks for sharing with us.

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  10. I'm enjoying going through these posts! :) I first discovered you in Christmas Ideas 2012 and have been following along ever since. Your home is gorgeous!

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  11. Love seeing all the projects wrapped up into one post!

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  12. Preciosos y espectaculares todos los cambios. Felicidades

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  13. You have accomplished a lot in one year. I love the house you are in now. You have done an amazing job on your makeovers, I have pinned most of them. Very inspiring!!!

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  14. So excited to support your fabulous blog- you are so gifted! Happy New Year!

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  15. gasp... I am in awe of everything you create & design. All your time and hard work is paying off. You inspire me! Looking forward to 2014 and all your posts and new goodies in your shop!! Please share your secret on how you get all that energy! Happy New Year! Cheers!!

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  16. You accomplished so much in one year - it all looks so! Love your kitchen and your use of darker trim color. Best wishes for a great 2014! Michele

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  17. Hi Jennifer, Well I think you might have the most beautiful house in blogland! Really. Your transformations are awesome - so fresh, so creative, so totally you. You've gotten so much done and I've enjoyed the recap. Thanks for sharing your home with us.

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  18. Absolutely gorgeous, I love your style and all the projects you do. Thank you again for your inspiration, because of you I have a beautiful coffee table too! Happy New Year and I look forward to more inspiring posts in 2014.bedroom ideas

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  19. Where is the rug in your family room from? I've been looking for something similar!

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