Home Crush: Christoper Architects

I love love houses.  

Building them, looking at floor plans, touring model homes, designing, decorating...the works!  

The other day I came across an incredible company called Christoper Architects & Interiors and got lost on their page for about an hour looking at all the pictures and drooling over everything!

Such talent!

I had to share their amazing work with yall!

Good Morning.....

Good night....

 hello beautiful windows....

 they also have incredible sketches!  I love looking at all of them!  How cool would these be framed in your home??!

this is the coolest bar/outdoor area.  This photo shows you a close up and then photo after shows another view!  Would spend a lot of time here!

 here you can see more of the outside part connecting to the indoor bar.  Love those collapsible doors.

You can see many many more of their beautiful pictures on their 

Website, Instagram and Facebook Page.

Only problem....they build in Alabama....I'm in Texas :(.

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Faux Vintage Paper Cutter

 I love using vintage items in my home!  They have so much character and I love seeing them used in unique ways.  These vintage paper rolls are showing up all over peoples kitchens as paper towel holders, etc.  I would love to have one, but they can be kinda pricey!  In the mean time I found a cheap option to tie me over til I can get the real thing.....

Here are some pictures of the real deal...

 and here is the one I made for less than $10!!

Ikea sells the MALA Tabletop paper holder in the kids section. It is $6.99 and the paper roll is $4.99.

 Just a quick coat of spray paint and a little distressing to give it more of a vintage look with some character!

 I love using it as a table runner!  It is a cheap way to add interest to the table and can just be thrown away when done!  I used it in my Thanksgiving tablescape but it will be the perfect thing to use day in and day out for the kids to draw on, spill on, etc.

For $6.99 you just cannot go wrong! I would love to hear how yall would use it!!

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Vent Hood Makeover & my favorite new sign

I love my home, but since we built my taste has changed.  I dream of having a farmhouse one day with shiplap and white everywhere!  My dream kitchen will have large planked wood floors, white cabinets and subway tile backsplash.  My current kitchen has dark cabinets and light tile floors.  I have been wanting to add shiplap above our stove to lighten up the kitchen and give it more of a farmhouse feel since we are not going to be re-doing our entire kitchen :).

Here is the before....very dark!!

 The amazing "DUDE" from Dumpster Diva came over and worked his magic!!  He added authentic shiplap taken from an old home over the hood.  I just love all the character in this wood.

 It actually looked really good with the natural wood color, but I was looking to lighten up the kitchen so time for some paint!!

 While I love it white I wanted a little distressing to pull out the original shiplap wood color.  I LOVE LOVE the end result!  I cannot believe how much it lightened up the kitchen!  The photos really don't do it justice. It completely changed the look and feel of my kitchen.  It is less formal now and flows so well with the rest of the house.

I have been wanting to add a beautiful sign above the stove to tie everything together, but wasnt sure exactly what I wanted.  I LOVE the work Caroline does from Vine + Branches.  She makes the most beautiful signs and when I saw her Gather Sign I knew it was just perfect!!  It is 24"x 24" and incredible quality.  I love what it says too because we all Gather in the kitchen.  Thank you so much Caroline for the amazing gift! It is just perfect to complete the look and I cannot wait to add more of your signs to my home!

Yall, check out the adorable packaging her signs come in!

 Then under the packaging it is wrapped so cute!  Such attention to detail!

Thanks for stopping by and seeing my mini kitchen makeover!  If you are local and need any work done I highly recommend Dumpster Diva!  They do awesome work!!

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