Have you guys seen the awesome selection of home finds available online at TJ Maxx?  They have really expanded their offerings.

Source: jane-athome.com

You can get a set of two of these amazing stools for $300! That's a steal.

New Home Office Pieces from World Market

Since we are planning to change the dining room into a home office, I started looking for some new pieces for the space. World Market is one of my go to places for furniture and Nick's style leans toward mid century, so it seemed like a good place to start. 

Dining Room/Home Office

Do you ever eat in your dining room?  We don't, we usually eat on the porch because that's where you can usually find me  😉 or at our kitchen island. This house also has a gorgeous breakfast room, although we rarely eat there.  We do occasional play games or puzzles in our dining room, but that's about it. 

Million Dollar Model

We toured a gorgeous model house by Ashton Woods in Greys Landing  over the weekend.  We were all ready to move in and call it home. One small problem though, it was way over our budget. I will let the pictures do most of the talking.

When you first walk in the first room you see is the office.

Then to the right is the Dining Room.  I love the double chandeliers and the candle sconces.

Butler Pantry

Through the back hallway you pass through the Home Management Area. That name cracks me up!  

Then there's the kitchen.  One word: ISLAND.  It could easily seat 5 people.  I want like this in our kitchen.  I just need to figure out the layout.  Oh, and can you see the glass cabinets that are backed by windows.

I also love the wood plank ceiling.  The ceilings throughout had amazing details.

The living room with a wall of sliding doors that allow the whole wall to be open to the infinity pool and lake view.

The view. Enough Said.

A close up of the fire pit.  Who wouldn't want to hang out here?

All images by Mike Drolet.

Tomorrow I will show you the upstairs.  What's your favorite room so far?

Dining Room aka Lego Library

I have been on a blogging hiatus.  I think I got burnt out from too many late nights plus eating, sleeping, living and breathing design.

We have made a lot of progress on our Dining Room.  However, we don't eat in there.  Ever.  We use the huge table to build Legos.  Lots and lots of Legos!

But one day a month we clean up all the Legos...today was that day.

Here is a close up of the faux zinc table base.  You may remember this table was a Craig's List find see here. When we brought it home it was lemon yellow.

The dining chairs are from World Market and the rug was found on a Joss & Main.  It is an indoor/outdoor Safaveih rug that is perfect for easy clean up in a kids space.

The art is from Ikea and I fell in love because we have been to Paris and London so it has personal meaning for us.

I found this chandy on Joss & Main and was lucky enough to find it for sale on Craig's List the very next day.