We made it into the paper!

On Wednesday our house was featured in the East Nashville paper, a supplement to the Tennessean. Check it out! (Photos by Beth Rose Photography)

Lovely Pictures by Beth Rose Photography

Sunday our dear friend Beth Rose Goin came over and took photos of our house for a submission to Atomic Ranch magazine. It was a lot of fun and she got some great shots! They haven't been edited yet but here is a little sneak peek:

More Pictures of our Weekend Treasures

The new tables, in their new home:

"Lord, give me an eye for treasures..."

That's the simple prayer I said as we started our thrift store search this evening. About an hour later we walked out of Southern Thrift with this matching set of two end tables and a coffee table, each for only $4.99! We bought them because of their mid-century modern look and decent condition.(Our house begs us to replace our IKEA goods with real atomic jewels.) A gentle sanding and some lemon oil will go a long way. Once at home, Jason started cleaning them up while I googled the maker (stamped inside the drawers): American by Martinsville. Turns out each piece is worth anywhere from $100 to $500. Talk about an answer to prayer! Thank you Lord!! As tempting as it is to resell them, I think we just might keep them.






Tomorrow, once they're all cleaned up and sitting in their new positions in the living room, I'll take more pictures.

Atomic Ranch for Sale

This house was for sale in East Nashville. The owners did an awesome job making the kitchen, living room and dining area mid-century with authentic furniture and lots of sweet collectables in the kitchen. Jason said, "It doesn't feel like we're in someone's house who hasn't changed anything since the '50s. If feels like we're in the '50s." These pictures are from the MLS listing. (I felt weird taking pictures of a stranger's house and especially their things, so I didn't.) The bathrooms are original. Check it out:

"The Neighborhood"

This house is for sale on my street. It's across the street and down 2 houses. It's a pre-forclosure which sucks for the value of our house and our neighbor's houses.
















I was flattered though, when I saw the photo on their MLS listed captioned "View of the neighborhood" which showed our house and the houses on either side of us. I guess our house makes the neighborhood look good?



















(Even if it is covered by our big pine tree.)

Color studies from my house

Quietude blue, Softest green (they look almost the same in certain light), attitude gray

Softest green, Attitude gray, Quietude


Attitude Gray, Quietude, Softest Green

Grass Green, Attitude Gray

Chocolate Milk, Attitude Gray, Softest Green & White

Pea soup, Attitude Gray, Softest Green & White