My favorite little spots

I love reading blogs...my husband looked at my Google Reader 

the other day and was 

amazed by how many blogs I subscribe to! HA!

I like mostly blogs with lots of pictures, something I can read quickly...

so, my hope is that my own blog will be a good mix of

"wordy" and "easy to skim through."

This is a skimmer post...

I spend a lot of time in my home, A LOT!

It's so important that when I come home or simply walk into a room 

that I feel happy there and at rest.

I so want my home to be a place of color and life and happiness.

So, with that said, these are some pics of my

favorite little spots around the house!

It's constantly evolving, but I love our little blue house...

I'm so very thankful for it!

The spot by the stairs. It's been a recent little project.

All of it is thrifted or flea market finds. The table will get painted eventually,

but it was $15 at Goodwill and is a perfect fit.

I'm in love with Megan's printable at Contented Sparrow, perfect for

coming into fall!

My friend Shelby painted this thrift store owl hot pink,

I love it!!

And an Anthro candle always makes a spot better, right?!

(Thanks again, Shelby!)

This picture has been passed down from my great-grandma.

It hung over my grandmother's bed as we were circled around her

in her final hours here on earth.

I think of her every time I look at it and it is so special to me!

I'm a sucker for cute buttons and this chair has lots of them

(and was a gift from my in-laws)!

You can see our little family Instagram wall in the background.

I have a thing for "O"s since our last name starts with it!

I also love these pretty nesting dolls my mom brought back from Russia...

some of my favorite little things.

Ahhhh....the porch.

We LOVE our porch. I recently moved a day bed onto the porch

and now we love it even more!

This is my spot in the mornings, especially since 

it's started to cool off!

It's a sad day when it gets too cold to venture out there.

This is a good spot!! Next to my "lovey" while he watches a movie.

He gets a little extra lovin' on since the older two are now in school every morning.

Did you know you can print off Instagram 4x4 photos at Walgreens??

I got 18 of them for $3 and got them in about an hour.

I love them randomly placed all over my chicken wire door that is

propped up in the living room.

I've got a thing for old doors...

A favorite sunny spot in the kitchen...I feel like a spend a good bit 

of my day in front of the sink! HA!

I'm so thankful for our little home!

It's such a place of rest and refuge for us.

God is so good to provide a place that brings joy to our souls.

With a little creativity and very little money and house

really can become

a home.

Happy Tuesday, friends!