Alabama Home Tour:From The Archives

Here's another little peak at our newly remodeled home! I found a video on my phone the other day where I walked through it during the demo that I plan on sharing after all of the "new" is revealed.

 This is really one of my favorite rooms of the house, most likely because it holds all of the things I love to do! My sewing machine, painting supplies and camera equipment all are in this little spot. David uses the closes, and our guests use the bed:).

 The color scheme kind of came together from odds and ends we were given/ and we had. The cool folding chair was in the back yard when my parents purchased the house, so I cleaned it up and gave it a new life! The beautiful amour was a gift from our neighbors in Nashville. It now holds my machine, all of my art supplies and lots of fabrics and patterns. I have plans to paint the inside one day and make it a lot more organized, but right now it works perfectly for what I need it for!

Every visitor wants to feel welcomed and special. If you ever came into our home to visit, we would welcome you with open arms, and try to make your stay as pleasant and relaxed as possible!! 

Flower Essences:

* Corn Flower Essence: Taking initiative in projects, enthusiasm, creativity, concentration, strengthening and new projects are undertaken

*Lettuce Flower Essence: Inner quietude and strength, creativity.

*Peru Balsam: Encourages calm, warmth, peace, comfort, opens the heart

*Songline Orchid Flower Essence: To help one attune to one's unique spiritual path, the path which is yours and yours alone.

We really have seen these essences awaken and change things in our lives, and the lives of people who have stayed in this room. I am always so amazed to watch the way God works through the things He has given us in His Creation. It is such a Holy experience. 

Here's a peek into our new living room!

You can see some of the before pictures here!

I'm still searching hard drives and SD cards to find all of the before photos, the transformation really is amazing. It doesn't even look like the same home (thank goodness!)

this table was given to us by my parents, david refinished it a couple of years ago.. while he was staining it he found my sister's name etched in the wood. Etchings of a little 3 year old girl. Such a fun treat.

 Pillows are made by me using left over fabric my mom gave me from her business.

 David made me our kitchen table as my wedding present. We even used it at our wedding for people to sign in with our table cloth. He and his bff also made these fun benches out of old doors we found at the habitat restore in Nashville.

The large artwork on the wall is one of my favorite pieces I've ever painted. I love the colors, and how everything turned out on the wooden "canvas". I gessoed the top only so that the colors would be more vivid and the wood would still be raw at the bottom.

 David made this table out of windows we found and found the wood dumpster diving! Dakota knocked out one of the panes a couple of months ago while we were gone to work. Sneaky dog.

 The large driftwood on the wall was found at the lakehouse last winter. We found it the weekend after my miscarriage. It is a special reminder to me, and I love it.

 The top artwork is by my friend Sarah Nutt, the bottom says "Oh Darling, Lets be adventurers." 

 We found this chest at a thrift store in Colorado Springs and have carried it around with us since then. It houses love letters, journals and special photographs. And, as you can tell, our collection of stickers. 

If you missed the post about essences, you can find it by clicking here. It's some really powerful stuff.

Living Room Essences:

Vervain Flower Essence: Overcare for welfare of others

Sea Pink Flower Essence: To release blocks that interfere with harmonious flow of vital life force

Cherry Flower Essence: Light -hearted, hope, inspiration to otheres, see good in everything, optimistic, positive, genuine soul stirring, laughter, even-mindedness, ability to make light of difficulties.

Marjoram: to encourage calm, balance, integrity, perseverance, sincerity

Dining Room Essences:

Chamomile Flower Essence: Calms tension, especially in the stomach region.

Filaree Flower Essence: Letting go of worries and anxieties that tend to unnecessarily limit one's free participation in life

Red Chesnut Flower Essence: Sending positive healing energy to others, release worry over concern for others

Sandalwood: To encourage warmth, sensitivity, serenity, peace, harmony, wisdom, insightfulness and unity

The back entrance, kitchen and breakfast room all flow together in the new design of this house.

We love the big french doors that open up to our deck from the breakfast room, letting a great breeze into our home. 

As you can see, some things still aren't QUITE finished- like the upper cabinet doors. 

Easy access to all of our dishes! 

If you didn't catch the last house tour post explaining flower essences, you can access it here!

Kitchen Essences

Cedar Flower Essence: Scores clean all mental and etheric debris; know who you are and why you are here.

Black Currant Flower Essence: Clears 7 generations; I am the vitality and freedom of God in every cell in my body.

Myrrh: Let go, forgive and move forward

Breakfast Room Essences

Grapefruit: Facilitates prayer

Lavender: Incorporates heavenly energy leading to physical energy. 

Grape Flower Essence: Becoming love

Coconut Flower Essence: Perseverance/clearer spiritual focus.