12.31
2013

A Little Recap of 2013!

I haven’t spent much time on my computer this past week but that’s because I’ve been busy working away on another room in our house. First, I got all of our Christmas decorations put away (except for the paperwhites and a couple of wreaths) and then I got to work priming and painting the trim in our other extra bedroom and started on the walls. I am hoping to finish up the walls today and then I can start decorating. I am really excited about the bedding from Ballard Design that is going in that room! And I am on the hunt for a couple of things to add in there but hopefully will have lots of pictures to share soon. And then I am starting on our master bedroom. And our new light fixture for our entryway arrived late yesterday afternoon so I am hoping to get it out of the box and maybe even hung this afternoon. So, it may be a few more days but I should have lots to share with you soon! In the meantime I thought it would do a little obligatory year end wrap up for 2013. I chose a few of my favorite posts/projects from this past year:

First up, last January we had Jamie’s Baby Shower -You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here:

https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/jamies-nursery-rhyme-themed-baby-shower/

https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/jamies-nursery-rhyme-themed-baby-shower_15/
In February we offered our first chalkboard download and print in our shop:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/i-love-you-our-first-handwritten/

and had a little tutorial for making these fun Valentine’s mini cakes:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/mini-valentines-cake-tutorial-with-love/

https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/our-valentines-decorating/

In March we had fun with a Spring Tablescape:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/spring-tablescape-and-dining-room-its/

then in April we shared some updates in our living room at our last house:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/living-roo/

In May we featured baby Everly’s nursery:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/everlys-nursery/

https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/everlys-nursery/

https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/everlys-nursery/

In June, we said good-bye to our home that we had lived in for the last five years and gave a final tour:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/final-tour-of-our-townhome/
and we also had fun joining Jennifer Rizzo and several other bloggers for a 1 Room, 3 Ways event:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/day-3-one-room-three-ways/
then in July I gave you a little tour of the upstairs and downstairs of our new house (full of very dated before shots!) and shared some photos of my parent’s guest bedroom:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/my-parents-guest-bedroo/

In August I shared the progress we made in Jason’s kitchen:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/jasons-kitchen-and-dining-room-progress/

In September we shared quite a few things from Lillie and Lola’s new room:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/lillie-and-lolas-new-room-not-quite/
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/our-kitchen-makeover-on-budget-phase-1/

https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/my-parents-kitchen/

Then in October we had several other rooms we made progress in. First more projects got finished up in the kitchen:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/an-oversized-chalkboard-and-bench-in/

https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/an-oversized-chalkboard-and-bench-in/
And we mostly finished up our family room:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/we-finally-have-rug-our-finished-family/

And made progress in our powder room:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/progress-in-our-powder-room-before-and/

Then in November we made our Roman Shade for the kitchen to finish of Part 1 (we are going to be replacing the counters, adding a farmhouse sink and new faucet and a new backsplash for Part 2  – hopefully pretty soon!)
And we started decorating for Christmas and introduced some canvases:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/i-played-my-drum-for-hima-little-red-in/

In December we shared our dining room all decorated for Christmas:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/our-christmas-table-setting/

And made over our guest room:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/our-guest-bedroo/

and gave our Christmas House Tour:
https://www.dearlilliestudio.com/2013-christmas-house-tour/

We also wanted to introduce our newest sponsor, Delightful Mom Stuff by Jenica who is an event planner!

http://www.delightfulmomstuff.com/

Be sure to head on over and check out her page!
Have a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

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  4. You are a machine! I can't believe how much you've accomplished in your new home…..and it's all so so gorgeous.you forgot to add one thing to your list…..inspiring all of us with your amazing talent!

  6. I am always amazed at how much you accomplish. I fell in love with your brown nursery and decided to try to do something similar. I did get a good paint color and actually got the room painted. It all went downhill from there. I accidentally ordered an Ecru chenille spread instead of white. When I moved my white bookcases into the room, they had actually had a wash of some kind applied and they just look dingy. I searched for months for a chest of drawers, found one for an excellent price, painted it white…painted and painted and painted. Geez, I just don't have the expertise!

  9. So much beautiful inspiration! I've loved all your amazing projects and home tours you've posted this year! Happy 2014 to you! 🙂

  16. You have accomplished a lot in one year. I love the house you are in now. You have done an amazing job on your makeovers, I have pinned most of them. Very inspiring!!!

  18. gasp… I am in awe of everything you create & design. All your time and hard work is paying off. You inspire me! Looking forward to 2014 and all your posts and new goodies in your shop!! Please share your secret on how you get all that energy! Happy New Year! Cheers!!

  21. Hi Jennifer, Well I think you might have the most beautiful house in blogland! Really. Your transformations are awesome – so fresh, so creative, so totally you. You've gotten so much done and I've enjoyed the recap. Thanks for sharing your home with us.

  22. Absolutely gorgeous, I love your style and all the projects you do. Thank you again for your inspiration, because of you I have a beautiful coffee table too! Happy New Year and I look forward to more inspiring posts in 2014.bedroom ideas

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