living room reveal

i guess it's confession time... i opened a new Instagram for all my decor loving friends! & i'm pretty excited about it. i didn't want to overwhelm my non-decor loving friends with all those posts so i decided to create a new page. and you can go check it out over here.

sooo, yeah, that's where i have been! but now i'm back over here to share with y'all some of my posts & to reveal how the living room turned out after much inspiration, diy projects, and blood, sweat, & tears (well, no tears really!)

i scored this lovely antique buffet table from someone online & that darling little chair from a flea market a few weeks back. (oh and yes, someone decided to toss their ball right as i was taking pictures!)

a view of the entire living room.

hey look ^^^ my very first ikea hack! i must say, i'm pretty proud of how this turned out. 

still fiddling with this sitting area corner but it's made a ton of progress!

don't forget to find me on IG for more decor posts & diy projects!

24 weeks pregnant [baby #2]

really Jess? another bathroom selfie? I'm sorry but these days getting me in a picture is a struggle on its own, so be glad there's one at all!

it's another bumpdate y'all, get excited!!

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain: +9lbs

Maternity clothes?  mostly living in sundresses and light clothes, however this morning I was a little cold so I threw on this cozy sweatshirt that still manages to fit me (score!)

Stretch marks? nothing new that I can tell! hoping to keep it that way (fingers crossed!)

Best moment this week: hitting 24 weeks is pretty awesome as its viability week. which if you don't already know, is typically the earliest a little bambino can survive outside the womb. but we want this little nugget to cook for at least another 14 weeks please! in other news, we had a great fourth of july and have been busy working away at house projects - one of which is the nursery! can't wait to share with yall soon

Miss anything? being able to move easily - it's getting a little more difficult to chase after truett these days!

Movement: lots more! he's getting much more active now and really enjoys kicking straight down and it feels like he's kicking me in the butt. 

Food cravings: watermelon has been high on the list but not much other than that!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope! thank goodness 

Gender: boy

Labor signs: none

Symptoms: the heart burn is slowly creeping up on me. as well as some low back/hip pain but it hasn't been too bad yet. I've started taking my rolaids again and hoping it doesn't get as horrible as it was with truett 

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or moody most of the time: happy & excited for this little guy!

Looking forward to: all the newborn snuggles coming my way! oh & for it to cool down a little bit because this heat is kicking me in the butt!

inspiration for living room decor

one of the most exciting things about buying & moving into a new home (for me, at least) was the idea of getting to redecorate! we knew we would need to buy a few key pieces along the way.. especially considering this house has about 1000sqft more than our last.

for the first few months we had many an empty room. and it's been quite the process slowly getting each room decorated/furnished/etc.

first on our list was the downstairs. since this is the main entertaining space we wanted to make sure it was the first to be tackled. almost three months later and im still working at it. but i have been drawing tons of inspiration from some of my favorite bloggers.

such as this gorgeous space from the lovely Jen at City Farmhouse:

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and the always inspiring Jennifer of Dear Lillie:

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are you sensing a theme here with my love for the soft blues and neutrals? yep, me too folks.

one last gorgeousness for you.. this image from Lucy at Craftberry Bush. i mean, come on, i'm drooling over here:

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i clearly have my work cut out for me! & hope to do a reveal here shortly. stayed tuned ;)

who are your favorite design bloggers that you just drool over? anyone to help inspire my living room makeover? send them this way!