Making a House a Home Vlogs 1 and 2 here.
If you haven’t already, you may want to read about our bedroom furniture nightmare story that I included in my anniversary recap post yesterday. It’s the very reason why I’m sharing another installment of Making a House a Home today! We’ve now been in our new home for four and half months, and we continue to unpack and settle in each week. Just last night, I told Riley that I felt like we were finally starting to see our vision come to life! It’s a great feeling. If you’re interested in seeing our space as it looks today, you can watch the vlog below or on YouTube here.
// How long does it take you to settle into a new place?
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Your home looks so lovely Blair! So inviting and cozy.
I am very different than you guys when it comes to settling. I moved a lot as a kid (foster kid life) and so I SETTLE IN FAST. I am used to having a new home or bedroom multiple times per year and so I get settled really quickly and basically can’t even relax until everything is set up. So basically it takes me 1 or 2 days to get my entire apartment set up when I move. Crazy hey!?
I am the same way Julia! When I moved into my house a year ago I completely unpacked in 36 hours. And I have a 5 bedroom house, a home office, and 2 little children. I just cannot stop until it is DONE.
We’d love to be completely unpacked (namely the nursery), but we don’t have anywhere to store our items. We don’t have bookshelves, wall shelves, console tables, cabinets, etc. yet, so we have to wait! We’re getting there! 🙂
Long time reader – First time commenter 🙂
Oh Blair! This is the first time seeing your and Riley’s new home. Its beautiful and I love what your doing with the house. You two (and Charley) will really grow into it.
Side note – My son’s name is Riley (he turns 7 this month!). I love hearing you say Riley’s name!
Hi Amanda! Thanks for being a longtime reader…and YAY for commenting! 🙂 Thank you for your kind words! We love our house and have really enjoyed making it our own.
I LOVE that your son is named Riley. I think it’s the best, best name! I’ve never been one for juniors, but we may have to have a Riley Quinn Jr. because it’s such a great name! 😉
Awww! Riley Quinn Jr sounds adorable! I love that!
I love your bedroom furniture! I have the same line (Hemnes) for my bedroom furniture. I have the day bed and chest of drawers. I love them!
I am almost 16 and have lived in 15 houses/apartments. I (and my family) have learned to unpack, declutter, and get arranged very quickly.
My goodness, you’ve moved A LOT! I bet you’re a master unpacker/settler-inner! We really like the Hemnes line, too! 🙂 Thanks for reading!
Yay for plans! A second Den/man cave area sounds great. Also nice to have another area for when you have guests. Lets everyone spread out a little more when they want too. 🙂
We have dark wood furniture in our bedroom for similar reasons you were planning too as well. I like the dark wood but it took me a really long time to find a duvet and pillows etc that I liked and worked with it. I currently have white with pops of mustard yellow. 🙂
Thanks for sharing the video. I always love looking in other peoples homes. In a non stalker way of course hehe 😉
We thought a second den would be useful for the same reasons!
I love your idea of white with pops of mustard yellow. I was just talking to my friend a couple of nights ago about adding pops of mustard yellow–it’s a happy color, but not too over-the-top bright! Love it.
Thanks for watching/reading and commenting! 🙂
Have you thought about using baskets for the tv console in your den? That’s what I did with mine so I wouldn’t see everything sitting out.
Yes! We used to have baskets in there, but they never fit well and looked sloppy. (Though not as sloppy as it looks now…) 😉 We’d like a smaller, lighter-colored console table, so we’ll move that one to the “second den.” Once it’s moved, maybe I’ll take your advice and get some baskets! I love that look, it’s so neat and tidy! Thanks for reading and commenting, Allyson!