House Crashing: Breezy & Bright: a house log

Who is ready for another house crashing adventure? This is a house in Roswell, Georgia that we dropped in on – and it is a beaut. Julie, the owner, is also one of the ladies behind Milk & Honey Home, and it is so inspiring to see how she pairs colors and patterns in her own home (while squeezing in some strong budget-friendly ideas). We are so thankful that she let us snoop around and share the pics! So without further ado… let us barge in and make ourselves at home.

The foyer simply beyond the front door was spectacular. I mean, is not this like living in a magical jewelry box or something? I was immediately smitten. She got the scalloped mirror on sale from Ballard Designs (I have been obsessed with it for ages) and the wallpaper is in fact from Home Depot! The ceiling light is from Pottery Barn and the lamps on the table are from HomeGoods. Oh and the table itself is a secondhand find.

I am telling you. I could have stood in the foyer all day.

But wait, I forgot to introduce you to Julie. She was so friendly and straightforward to talk to that Clara and Burger and I found ourselves sitting on the floor of her son’s room chatting for most of the crash (while John ran around like a madman taking photos).

To the left of the foyer was a dramatic sitting room with black walls and tons of fairly layered texture. The slipper chairs are from Pottery Barn Outlet and the chandelier is from West Elm.

This driftwood mirror was in fact a HomeGoods find!

The lofted living room was a project that Julie and her husband took on after moving in. The beams were already there, but they brought in tongue & groove to the ceiling and used 1 x 2″s on the walls to add a “faux board and batten look” on a budget. As for that giant pendant in the middle of the room, Julie can order it for you though Milk & Honey Home. The sofa is simply an old one that Julie had slipcovered since it was fully functional but did not match the look she was going for.

Once again there was that excellent mix of modern and rustic and blingy and neutral in here. Such a fairly layered look.

The pass-through to the kitchen was so much lively. Those frames with portraits of her children are from Ikea and the stools are from Crate & Barrel.

Here is another shot of that excellent pass-through. I enjoy how casually draped paper garlands and a silver deer head dress up the opening and draw your eye in towards the floating shelves beyond.

More kitchen loveliness. The large glass ceiling fixture is from Pottery Barn and the backsplash tile is by Walker Zanger. Julie has enjoyed it forever and saved her pennies to make it hers (she was thankful it was a small area to tile, so it was not as pricey). As for the counters, they are in fact limestone. They were remarkable in person. So natural and textured.

Are not those antique shelf brackets a pleasant mix with the clean and modern shaker-style cabinets and shelves?

This table, bench, and chairs were from Crate & Barrel, and the chandelier over the table is from a secondhand store.

Can you tell we were in love with the kitchen? Seriously, we could have put ten more photos of that room in here.

This is the guest room, which all began with a red rug that Julie already owned. She hoped the room to feel fresh and modern while incorporating that rug, so once she saw the teal and red vase on the desk (from Anthropologie) she knew that painting the walls a soft teal color (Pratt & Lambert Pacific) would work the rug into the room in a modern and fresh way. I enjoyed the mix!

Julie’s two boys in fact share a room (they enjoy it!) so Julie brought in two twin sized beds and hung some excellent oversized initials from Ballard Design (on clearance) over their beds. This is the room that Clara and I hung out in most – the wall opposite the bed had a cabinet full of toys- and Clara totally made herself at home.

Here is the hall bathroom, complete with basic white subway tile (from Lowe’s) and gray grout because “boys use this room!” – haha. Julie says it has held up truly well to her two little men. I also enjoyed that although this room looks totally redone, the vanity came with the house- she simply painted it a soft knaki-gray-green color for a fully fresh look.

Some of the little details of the house totally won my heart- like all the old door knobs that Julie has collected over time. Here is her bedroom beyond these fairly glass french doors that lead to her bathroom.

And here is a shot looking back at those french doors to the bathroom from the bedroom. I enjoy that pop of blue on the dresser to the right of the door. The bedroom was a truly soft white-on-white space, so that hit of color was excellent.

Here is the bathroom. Is not that tub excellent? I totally hoped to crawl in with my clothes on and simply bask in the glory of a vivid bathroom. Oh and the floor was white penny tile, so of course John and I oohed and aaahed. It was vivid. The subway tile is once again from Lowe’s and those ruffled shower curtains are in fact from Target (sold as window curtains, not shower curtains, but Julie simply brought in a shower curtain liner behind them). And that chandelier? Julie scored it for simply $29 at a secondhand store called Queen Of Hearts Antiques.

I truly enjoy how she mixes things, like this wood stool that she dropped into a white-on-white space for some excellent texture and a pleasant natural element to compliment all the bright and shiny stuff. Speaking of that wood stool, it was in fact something that her friend’s dad made. I enjoy that she has some handmade stuff along with some budget friendly stuff (like the subway tile from Lowe’s and those ruffled curtains from Target).

So that is the tour of Julie’s remarkable house. We are so thankful that she let us drop by and shoot away! And you can read more about her and her striking home on her own little slice of the interweb. Now let us play the what is-your-go-to-part game. Anyone else gonna call that tub that I am obsessed with? I also enjoyed the giant rectangular capiz chandelier in the room with the black walls. And John’s calling the pass-through to the kitchen and the open shelves in there.