Making Our House a Home

Before Jarrod and I got married, we were both living on our own. We had our own furniture, our own kitchen ware and our own accessories. I was living in an apartment and he had just bought his first home. We were very much living independently. So, when the wedding finally approached, I gathered all of my possessions and moved into his already established townhouse.

We did pretty well as far as deciding what stayed and what was to go. My furniture was older, so we kept his. His pots and pans were older, so we kept mine. And so on and so forth.

Where the real problem surfaced was when we tried transforming the "bachelor pad" into a "home." Unfortunately, God did not bless me with the gift of home decorating. There was a mix-match of styles and decorations, that left the room feeling...well, unorganized. And I had no clue where to begin. After many nights researching HGTV episodes, Jarrod and I decided to purchase some additional items to help tie the room, and our styles, together.

First, we bought a rug for the living room. Our previous one was all black - with the chocolate brown furniture and leather couch, it made the room feel dark and extremely masculine. We shopped around online and found this one on RugsUSA.com. It has a punch of color, which I feel the room needed, but is still light enough to make the room feel much brighter. And since it is slightly totally feminine, it balances out the rest of the room. At least in my mind.

Photo from RugsUSA.com

We also bought a rug for the guest room. Most of the furniture and decorations we have in there came from my apartment, so it went together well. The problem was that most of our storage items go in there too, which left the room feeling a little cluttered. We took a weekend to sort through all of our stuff, and it seemed to come together nicely. But once we removed all the boxes and other excess we noticed our bare, concrete floors. It was obviously missing something...a shag rug.

Photo from RugsUSA.com

Next, we began working on the guest bath. When we registered for our wedding gifts, we only registered for a shower curtain for the guest bathroom. We figured we didn't really need anything else. But once we started putting everything together, it looked sort of...forgotten. So we went out to Bed, Bath and Beyond and bought some new towels and shower mats using gift cards we received from the wedding. Now it looks clean and relaxing. I really love how it turned out!


Slowly, but surely, it is becoming less of a bachelor pad and more of a home. Our home.

What do y'all think of our new, decorative touches to the house?