Boyds At Home: Our Humble Blue Bungalow

Sorry we have been absent for a couple months. I put our blog on hold as we were house hunting!! As of June 10th, 2016 the Boyd family became official home owners! Our first home. We are in love with our "Humble Blue Bungalow"! We feel truly blessed and are grateful to be in this chapter in our lives. The kids wake up so happy every morning and are excited to make memories through the halls and rooms of our house. O u r  H o u s e. That just feels so good to say!

I love filling the air with fresh baked cookies, the smell of the kids' bubble baths, loads of laundry, kisses from daddy when he comes home from work, singing, dancing, comfort, and love. I love making the home ours. As we were house hunting, I always visioned a sign that read "Love grows best in houses just like this" on the wall of our new home and when I found one at designed by Jaxn Blvd at Hobby Lobby, I just HAD to buy it. It's perfect. I want my kids to always remember our first house and to always remember to have LOVE at home.

Josh even carried me through the "threshold" and it was pretty hilarious now that I think of it. We love our home and hope you enjoy our many stories to come!

Humble Abode

Welcome to my humble abode. We live in a small 2 bedroom 2 bath townhome and let's just say I have become ever more grateful and humble through our experiences here. I will admit that most of the time, I feel like my kids are constantly on top of me and everyone is in everyone's breathing space. My husband can attest to the sounds of my occasional complaining and wishes. But I just know that one day, I'll be so grateful for these times. One day, I'll have a modest size home with fantastic decor. One day.

But for today, let me show you what you can do with a small living space like ours! I love a fresh, clean room with crisp colors. I tend to lean towards neutrals with a pop of color. When you especially have a small space like ours, a clean and light colored style is the way to go! Dark colors will only make it look smaller.

When you're still in the renting stage like us, having a book shelf like this one here is the perfect way to display some home decor! I scored this off a friend of mine for $50 and just switched out the knobs for some cute mercury glass knobs from Hobby Lobby. (Yes ours has a hair tie wrapped around it so our toddler will stop getting into it!)

I just realized our toddler yet again probably messed with our books. Oh the joys of having a toddler that is just the right height for nice things :)

Decorate with pictures of the ones you love, books, small plants, candles, and little knick knacks (like this cute little cake stand I found on a Facebook selling group!)  I like using colorful books because they really add depth and height to your shelving. Greenery or flowers really add a freshness to your home (even if they are fake!)

I've mentioned it on my Instagram before but shelving just stresses me out! I know it may sound silly, but finding the right items to pair with each other is tricky. I'm a perfectionist but having kids have really toned that down. I know nothing in your home can be perfect or stay perfect! 

Another way to fill your walls is either doing the famous gallery wall or getting these wonderful IKEA shelves to make it easy for you.

I added these cute spring pillows I scored on sale at T.J. Maxx to brighten up the couch and the room as a whole!

Here is our unfinished gallery wall. I get too stressed about it and still haven't found the right things to put together.

That "Family is forever" canvas sign is one of my favorite pieces I own. I scored it at T.J Maxx for $10!

We installed this shelf from Home Depot as our "mantle" above our unused fireplace. It's where I usually do my holiday decor as well. I love mixing silver and gold and this gold frame with one of my very favorite hymns holds dear to my heart. Josh gave this to me for Christmas last year and it's a perfect addition to our home!

And last of all, a wonderful reminder for us all. I like to put a picture of the Savior by the door. It's a notable reminder of His example before we walk out and to keep His spirit within the walls of our home.