It doesn’t matter how many times I paint a piece of furniture or upholster a chair – if the accessories around it don’t look good, the furniture or chair won’t shine and the space will fall short.
The details make the space.
It took me a really long time to realize that.
And a lot of backaches and wasted paint.
I get it now though – and even if we are just talking about decorating – the pain was worth the reward.
As dramatic as that sounds.
So this summer home tour is about the details.
The quirky little objects that I love.
That some may find ugly.
Or even tacky.
But for me, they make my space a reflection of my family.
And that’s all that matters.
So if you love it or hate it, either way, I don’t care.
Because we love it.
And its how we fly our freak flag.
Welcome to our freak show.
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Entryway / Confetti Accent Wall / Painted Basket
The entryway hasn’t changed since the last home tour.
That’s good considering I just made it over in February.
Its still full of fun with the confetti accent wall. Guests feel like they are walking right into a party and turn around to go buy booze.
Or at least that’s the effect I wish it had on them.
You just saw the completed living room on Tuesday, so it definitley hasn’t changed since then.
Ain’t nobody got time fo’ that.
Here are my favorite details from the space though…
The perfect navy end table paired with Kate Spade’s Places to Go, People to See Book and a faux snakeskin lamp I scored at Bargain Hunt for $5.
P.S. I’d be lying if I said that book always sat open, perfectly placed like that. You and I both know the circus would have it turned into a sticky apple juice mess in 2.0 seconds flat.
Gold Pillow / Kelly Green Curtains / Coral Lamp / Giraffe Print Tray
The coral lamp against the kelly green curtains and the pop of glam the pillow adds to the gray chair – I just can’t quit you. Oh and the tray, can’t forget the giraffe print tray.
In my opinion, every room should have a little animal print.
Roar.
My new favorite thing in the giraffe tray is the vintage bull planter.
Right beside the metallic angel wing.
Whoever told you that a bull, giraffe, and angel made a bad combination was lying.
I’m also quite smitten with the new pop of coral on the console table.
And the $2 brass duck that was supposed to have went out of style in 1989.
Black & White Gallery Wall / Stripped & Re-Stained Buffet
And then there’s the gallery wall. The gallery wall that is almost a sin because its so damn pretty.
Almost.
Let’s be honest though.
Without the art and the sconces, its just a black wall with a white border.
And that’s just boring.
Let’s not dismiss the bowl of cotton and lilies either.
And then there’s the kitchen.
Kitchen Makeover / Barstools / Island
The navy and white kitchen in all its glory.
Its the stuff dreams are made of.
But the hardware is so good, I refer to it as hardware porn.
I’m nothing if not blunt.
The faucet is right behind the hardware porn show.
And to top the kitchen off, we have open shelving that consists of a mohawk lollipop holder, antlers, the scales of justice and my grandmother’s red glasses among other things.
I’m also nothing if not random.
Criss-Cross Accent Wall / Blue and White Buffet / Entire Dining Room
The dining room hasn’t changed one bit.
Oh wait – I’m lying.
I did move the corner cabinet into the living room and painted it red, but didn’t have time for photos so you’ll have to stick around for that one. 😉
Nothing else has changed. Seriously, I’m not lying this time. You can click on the images below to tour those spaces…
What do you think? Are you a details person?
Either way, keep flying your freak flag.
I love it all, your home is so fun and I definitely want that giraff tray and your snakeskin lamps. Oh and of course that fabulous gallery wall. Ok, I love it all.
Thanks so much, Marty!
Your home is what my color/pattern loving dreams are made of!!! Amazing tour, pretty girl!
Thanks so much, Mallory!
Jenna, your house is so much fun with so many unique finds! I’m totally smitten by your kitchen – the hardware is amazing!
Thank you, Kris! That hardware still gets me!
Love your house and totally agree, details can make or break a space. I am really loving the console table/green curtains/tray area – and that gold pillow on the gray chair!
Thanks, Meg! That’s one of my favorite spaces too!
THAT kitchen is truly swoonworthy. However, it was your bull planter that sent me hot on the Ebay trail. Drat, no luck! But I KNOW he has a brother. Give me time.
Thank you for a wonderful grand tour.
hahaha!! Check Etsy, Laura! I actually found mine at a yard sale.
Hi, Jenna ~ I’m definitely a details person. Uh, the other day I spent three hours searching my home for that “perfect something” to go in my new galvanized tray. I LOVED this home tour. Your style is so unique and random {to use your word}, but it doesn’t FEEL random. It all works together! I love it! And the pops of color…I love those, too. I think I have a gold duck hiding in the basement somewhere? Maybe I should put it in my new tray? Thanks for sharing! :0)
Oh thanks, Tiffany! I just got lucky that all my random stuff doesn’t feel random and actually works together! 😉
You definitely have the details down! I could stare at each pic for hours and still notice something new. Super fun tour, Jenna!
Awww, thanks, Jennifer!
Love the tour! My mom used to have that same brass duck in our home growing up! They are still cool!
Thanks, Lindsay! Embrace the brass duck!!
You are HIL-ARIOUS!! I love your fun home so much! I bet everyone has so much fun at your house. The kitchen is just stunning. xoxo
Thanks, Claire!
You make everything Groovey! Love it Jenna!
hahaha! Thanks, Cindy!
Oh Jenna – I’m cracking up at the hardware porn show! I’m still loving your living room so much – the gallery wall is gorgeous!
Its totally hardware porn!
Always such a fun tour – I’m still so in love with the new look. Really incredible.
Thanks, Krista!
A bull, a giraffe, and an angel all walk into a bar…..that’s totally what I was thinking when you were talking there. Maybe you or Grunt can finish the joke for me. And your kitchen hardware really is to die for, as well as where you placed it! So cool. And functional, I bet.
And take heart. I actually decorate as crazy as you. I find color + the unexpected = happy me. I’ll have a home tour up hopefully up by the end of the summer. Too many projects going on to post right now. Let’s just say my living room is orange, with an entire wall covered by photos of the South Pole. A bleached white cow skull from a Phoenix swap meet is my prized possession in my family room, and I want to replace the support beam between my kitchen and family room with a tree my neighbors cut down a few years ago that I took and stripped. I so get you, girl.
The Other Marian
You’re my kindred spirit, Marian!! I love all the stuff you have going on!
I love your house so much and all the details!
Thanks so much, Beth!
Lady you are FUNNY! Can you tell me where you got your abstract art from? I love the colors!
haha!! I live to amuse, Domonique! Are you talking about the abstract art on the black wall in the living room? If so, a friend of mine DIY’d it.
So I stumbled over, I can’t remember from where, but I got GOOSEBUMPS when I saw that kitchen. Fabulous!! I mean, totally in love – it’s like a new Kate Spade handbag in a kitchen. LOVE LOVE!
Thank you, Andrea! I love Kate Spade, so that is a huge compliment for me!
I’m obsessed with the bits of green popping out throughout the home. Especially the trim in the kitchen window tying in with the breakfast stools. Precious precious.
Thanks so much!