Home Sourcing Guide: Living Room

Hola friends! Today I'm excited to start the first of a series of posts that go into detail on the rooms featured in our Southern Weddings home tour. When we were first published on their blog, I got lost of questions on where things throughout our home came from. The next few "Home Sourcing Guide" posts will answer those questions and more. Enjoy!

(All photos by Liz Fogarty Photography)

As we talked about in the interview, our current home is a rental in Northern Virginia, so we're limited in what we can truly update. If you’ve seen photos of our last home that we owned in Richmond, you know I like painted ceilings and wallpaper features. That’s not really an option in a rental, but we did manage to find ways to make it our own.

Today I’m going to start out with the very first room you walk into in our house, the main living room. I kept the color palate neutral here, like in our RVA home, but did add small touches of blue this time around.

I think the two matching white couches are the most striking pieces in our living room and you guys were really interested in how I picked them, where I got them, and how I keep them clean. I answered all those questions and more in this post which even gives you step-by-step cleaning instructions.

Couches – Pottery Barn

(sold out but similar mentioned in this post)

Neutral Geometric Pillows – C. Wonder (sold out but similar here, I also love this monogram option)

PS: C. Wonder isn't dead yet, did you see they are moving to QVC and have hired the wonderful Brad Goreski as creative director!?

Hustle Pillow – Michelle Dwight on Etsy

Curtains – Target (only $29.99/panel!)

Driftwood States – Message Carin Myles Burns on Facebook

Wood Frames – Home Goods

Floor Lamp – Gift (similar here and here)

Wicker Stool – Home Emporium/Southeastern Salvage (similar here)

White Blanket - Target (sold out, similar here for $19.99)

Blue and White Accent Chair - Wayfair

Flower Prints - Etsy (similar here)

Coffee Table – Home Emporium (similar here, here and here)

Rug – Home Emporium (same rug here)

Mirrored Tray – Home Goods (similar here)

Gold Urchin – Target (sold out, but similar here and here)

Blue and White Ginger Jar – Ebay (I also like this one, currently on sale)

Pumpkin Candle – Home Goods (found here too)

Baskets Underneath Table – Pottery Barn and Ikea

Faux Fur Throw – Pottery Barn (Caramel color)

Old Time Country Wisdom & Lore Book - Barnes and Noble (this was our guest book at our wedding and is full of sweet notes)

Tortoise Monogram Coasters - Baublebar

Scallop Pillows - C. Wonder (similar here)

Leopard Pillows - C. Wonder (similar here)

Black Frames - Ikea (only $2.99)

Gold Bamboo Chairs - Craigslist ($15 for both(!) prior to repainting and reupholstering myself - similar here)

Chiang Mai Dragon Pillows - Etsy

Mirrored Photo Window – Made by my Nana & Papa J

 

 

Mirrored Cabinets – Ebay (similar here)

Blue and White Lamp – Walmart

White Lamp – Home Goods (similar here)

Pearl Frame – Lenox, received as a wedding gift (similar here)

Driftwood – Class and Trash 

Greenville Map Print - Etsy

Wood Side Table - My Nana's Attic :)

Small Blue and White Ginger Jar - Yard Sale

Mason Jar with Cotton - Our Wedding (easy to make yourself, see cotton bolls here)

Ottoman – Target (great for storage and under $100)

Wire Basket – World Market

Silver Candle – Anthropologie (my favorite year-round scent)

Did I miss anything?! Let me know if you have questions and stay tuned for a sourcing guide on our dining room next!

Five on Friday

Haaappyyyyy FriYAY readers! Too much? Haven't had your coffee (x2) yet today? 

Well, here's something to ease you in... my 5 on Friday. I have to say I'm super proud of this week's five. I'm trying to make more of an effort to focus on what really matters this year by being present. When thinking back on the week, I'm happy to see my five reflect more of what matters to me - friends, family time, health and community.

I shared in this post that last year was a bit of a rollercoaster. It was obviously the best year of my life (welcome to the world sweet baby Sully!), but also one of the most difficult. Something I've known all along, but think I lost sight of has resurfaced and keeps playing through in my head. Happiness is a choice. It's a conscious decision you make every single day to always take the positive path. Anyone else believe this wholeheartedly too?

Ok, ok before I get sucked down the rabbit hole called reflection, let's just go on and jump into 5 on Friday... 

{ONE}

Soaking in baby. I'm convinced there's no better feeling in the world than snuggling your squishy baby - not even sinking a bite into a fresh and sugary pink donut ;). Sully hasn't fallen asleep taking her bottle in a long time (one thing I miss about breastfeeding!), but this week she did. Oh how sweet it was. 

This is usually what happens while trying to soak in baby. #selfiefail

Notice her top tooth! PS: Downloaded this from my Snapchat feed. Follow along on Snapchat @ephilli.

I can't help but share these I found on my phone after flipping through this week either. 

This baby loves a straw! Especially if it's Kate Spade, just like her "Cat's Meow" top. 

Just a casual convo with Mr. George of the Jungle.

Those chunky, rolly little hands that I just want to eat every single day!

{TWO}

Reconnecting with the mat. In my mind I had totally convinced myself I was going to rock the at-home early morning workout. When I went almost all of January without a single workout, I knew it was time for a different strategy. So I took advantage of a new client special at a local yoga studio. I'm loving the wide variety including hot yoga, flow and barre that they offer. Next up, taking a spin at Pure Barre. 

{THREE}

New friends. Sooooo making friends as an adult, is like, kinda hard. Especially in a city where most people are solely career-focused and definitely don't have or even want kids at our age. Just when I had almost given up hope though, we had a few great strangers, now friends, cross our path. Can I get sappy again like I did in the beginning? Just for one sec, promise... Invest in people, not things folks, they make choosing happiness much easier. 

{FOUR}

Embracing my black thumb. I was SUPER excited about getting a fiddle-leaf fig, then we left for Christmas and New Years (in Miami, Go Tigers!) and I forgot about it. Dead as a doornail y'all. There was no reviving the poor thing. Instead, I invested in some fake greenery (never say never) at Target (only $19.99!) and got to style it this week in my home office and I couldn't be more happy.

{FIVE}

Closed Facebook groups. Are you guys a part of any of these? I'm on some for Lilly (here, here, here, here, chat, popovers, kids) Blogging (VA, here, here, Moms), the Southern C Summit I talked about last week and even one for my planner (FB page here, more to come on this later, right now on sale!). I love the encouragement and online communities in these groups and am really thankful to have added a lot to my list this week.