Saturday, April 30, 2016

Magnolia Market Haul

How is everybody?



I thought I'd show you what we got at Magnolia Market at the Silos. 


  I spotted this pillow and knew that it would be the perfect springboard for a summer bedroom look.


Yellow is not one of the colors in my stash of decor items but I've wanted to try it for a while. 



I loved this hobnail vase. 
Typically this is a vintage style is seen in milk glass but this is a perfect little yellow accent. 
 The little yellow Ranunculus is a perfect match.


Wreathes are signature Joanna Gaines so this one came home with us.


These two tin pieces are cute. 
A cake stand is another Magnolia staple. 


The vintage cursive poster was a must have for a teacher and it was only $4.00 or so.
It will end up in my classroom. 


The world poster is for Bill's office. 


We also popped into Harp Design Co. 
It is the storefront owned by the furniture designer from the show. 


 We tried to pick up iconic Clint Harp designs. 
We wanted something that you couldn't really get anywhere else.


Is the initial made from shiplap?
For some reason I doubt it but everything Clint Harp makes is from reclaimed lumber. 


I'm thrilled to finally have a ladder for throws.
There you have it. 
That's our haul. 
I'll show where I put it all in another post. 
Have a wonderful weekend.
Katie  

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Thoughts of Home Thursday






Monday, April 25, 2016

Kitchen Backsplash Reveal

The backsplash is finished. 
 We have our dream kitchen at last. 




It is gorgeous.


Have you ever thought that sometimes it is easier to just not to decide on something? 
That is where I was because I didn't want to make a mistake. 



In the end, our tile guy reaffirmed that we were on the right track. 
We went with classic marble subway tile. 


He suggested that we not get polished marble.



He told us that polished marble would reflect light all around the room. 
What? I would have thought more sparkle was a good thing. 


Since we had polished granite, he thought we didn't need anymore reflections bouncing around the room. 


 I don't like it when a room is in transition. 
That is ironic since I'm always redoing something but that I can control. 
I am a control freak but in the end, it was only a four day process. 


The first day they pulled off the temporary backsplash and repaired the walls.



There was no need for waterproof tile board because it's not going to get wet. 


As the walls were drying, they laid out all the tiles and separated them according the subtle color differences. 
They also did all the cuts for under the cabinets. 


The second day one guy tiled two of the three walls.


The owner of the company came on the third day. 
He tiled around the windows and the shelves because it was so intricate.



He did a phenomenal job.
It is flawless. 



They grouted with a light gray grout on the fourth day. 


It has finished off the space and elevates the design.
I adore it with the paint color. 


I'm glad we hired this job out instead of trying to tackle it ourselves.


The cost for this wasn't budget by any means. 
The tile was $500.
The labor and materials was around $1000. 
That included repairing the damage done to the walls by the guys who installed our granite. 



I would have been happy with planking or beadboard.
Bill really wanted this and it has surprised and delighted me.
It finishes off the kitchen perfectly! 


Pinch me.
I think I'm dreaming. 
It is so beautiful.
What do you think? 
Katie

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

A Trip To Magnolia Market




After an extended session of Fixer Upper binge watching, Bill expressed an interest in going to Magnolia Market in Waco.
It's a date!
He was off on Monday so we made the trip down I-35.
Waco is only an hour and a half away from our house. 
We've been to Waco many times over the years.
 The silos have stood for a century giving a nod to the agricultural past of this Central Texas town. 
Chip and Joanna Gaines have turned the mill of an abandoned cotton seed company into their new retail space.
We couldn't wait to go shopping. 


The shopping is not in the silos for your FYI. 

There is a guest book to record visitors from all over the place.


This is a perfect title for a book. 
Darling is what I call my babies at work.


We got some cute, cute stuff which I'll reveal in another post.


I didn't take photos inside the store but there were many photo opportunities outside.





There were beautiful flowers.
This planter made out of something from the original grain elevator is super cute.



Bill and I have wanted to do a galvanized planter.
Note to self - the tree makes it proportional.



They are about to open a garden shop on the property.






I love the fairy gardens.




We ate at Schmaltz's for lunch. 
Yummy. 


After lunch we went to Harp Design Co.


Clint Harp and his wife have a little store front.  
We found out that Clint Harp has filmed his own pilot for the DIY Network.
It should air around June. 

We found a few things to bring home. 



The craftsmanship on this house from Season 1 is impeccable.



My favorite shop in Waco was closed.
They are only open one weekend a month and I can't ever remember which weekend.  
This is the perfect junk shop and has been featured numerous times on the show.  


We went for a drive down Austin Avenue to look at the cute houses. 
I've never noticed this adorable bridge. 


A Spanish revival has been purchased by the Gaines' but is up for sale through Magnolia Realty.


In complete Fixer Upper stalker mode, we got coffee from Common Grounds.  


We were the oldest people in the place.
It is a true college hangout.


The inside is so cool.


We could see this storm rolling into Ft. Worth on the way home.



Waco has been famous a couple of times. 
You may remember the Branch Davidian standoff of the 1990s.
Waco is famous again because of the show.
Bill and I met a couple outside of the Harp Design Co. 
They had driven down from Missouri and had planned to stay a week.
I'm not sure that there is a weeks worth of stuff to do in Waco at the moment. 
 This town is ripe for an influx of economic development so I hope there will be more to do in the future. 



Everything was smaller than it appears on T.V. 
We didn't have to wait in line but this place was hopping for a Monday morning.  
 The shop was darling. You won't find anything old or repurposed. 
It's all new merchandise but it is iconic Joanna Gaines.  
It was a great day!
Come back for a peek at our treasures. 
Katie 

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