My Favorite Room

I m honored today to be over at Savvy Southern Style for Kim's series "My Favorite Room". Can you guess what my favorite room is? Head on over and find out!:)

Treasure Hunt Thursday #103

Hey everybody! It is that time of the week once again, Treasure Hunt Thursday. Thank you to all who linked up last week. I have a lot going on this week and have not had a chance to pull together my top picks and I greatly apologize. If I can take some time later on I will come back and add them. I have visited many of you and you all had wonderful treasures to share!

For now lets get THT #103 started!:)

What would be a HUGE help and encourage more comments not just from me but others as well would be for everybody to take off their required verification codes for leaving a comment. This seems to take just a few seconds of time but when you have to do it on 30 or more blogs it takes up a TON of time. Last week most everybody had turned off their Word Verification which made it so much easier for me to stop by everybody's links! Thank you!
READ THE RULES PLEASE!:)
Now on to this weeks party! As with all parties there are the normal rules. You must link back to From My Front Porch To Yours in your THT POST. Just common courtesy. If ya don't link back ya don't get to party. Only link up to your Treasure Hunt Thursday post and NOT your blog homepage. Please No advertising and PLEASE NO MORE than 3 links from the SAME party goer. Also NO MORE linking up to your own link parties. I am seeing more and more link ups of just people promoting their own linky parties. I know it takes time to go back and make a separate post to join the party but it is just the polite thing to do. If you find your post deleted it is not because I am a meany, I just have to make sure the rules are being followed. You can save some of your posts for the following weeks party!Please only link up new posts and not posts that you linked up the week before.Also be sure to visit at least the link before you and after you to just say Hi! It makes partying all the more fun and remember if your link has had the most visits you will get featured on Tuesdays! If you are new around here I would love it if ya become a follower!:)

Treasure Hunt Thursday Most Viewed Links

Sending prayers up for all those affected by yesterdays tragedy.My heart aches for them all.

Here are the most viewed links from last weeks Treasure Hunt Thursday!

1. Fern Creek Cottage- Model Home Tours 

2. My Salvage Treasures- Early Bird Specials

3. Let's Add Sprinkles- Sunroom

Thanx ladies for linking up! Hope to see everybody back here tomorrow for THT #103.

How I Found My Style Sundays- Dwellings The Heart Of Your Home

Hi Everyone! I’m Cindy from DWELLINGS-The Heart of Your Home.

I am thrilled to pieces to be invited to share on How I Found My Style Sunday's. Thank you Pamela, it is such an honor to be here!  

What’s my decorating style?
As a traditional Southern girl, I love the homes and gardens in Charleston, SC. They are charming, inside and out! I am also drawn to English and French Country decor. My favorite home exterior is the Georgian-Colonial style and the furnishings of these period homes really appeals to me…classic and timeless! For me, a home decorated with purposeful and well-worn antiques, sprinkled with family heirlooms, with touches of silver and a bit of sparkle from a crystal chandelier…well, it just makes me feel hugged! I hope that my home makes all who enter feel welcomed, warm, and comfortable…like they’ve been hugged!

How did I find my decorating style?
I would say my grandmother influenced my style. Granny’s home was full of deep rich woods, duncan phyfe style sofas and tables, floral china, and porcelain figurines. I do love color!

I find inspiration from my favorite magazine, Traditional Home and also from decorating books.  Charles Faudree is one of my favorite interior designers, I love his style! I’ve never bought a room, decorating our home has been the acquiring of furnishings over time. These days we’ve been focusing on remodeling projects…

Stone Front Porch

Entry Doors

Guest Bath

Screened Porch

Our kitchen remodel is in the planning stages, I am so excited! Pinterest is a wonderful tool for organizing inspirational pictures with the ability to access them at the click of a button…here’s My Pinterest Style!

My most treasured find?
My favorite pieces are those that have come from family but my most treasured find is the Empire Chest. Purchased at an auction in Georgia, it was love at first sight! I was so happy the price stayed within my reach. I love the style, deep rich wood and it is such a good storage piece. Absolutely my favorite find.

What tips do you have for creating a beautiful home?
I believe a beautiful home is more about how a home feels than it is about what you see. I love decorating my home with nice things, but it is our home...the place we live.  I’ve been in grand and elaborate homes as well as smaller homes with modest furnishings and often the less elaborate was a more beautiful home.  With images galore of grand homes and elaborate decor it is easy to become disheartened. Accepting there will always be those with much more and being mindful of those with much less, helps keep things in perspective and reminds us to count our blessings. I do believe gratitude and contentment, makes the heart of a home beautiful, and surely this means more to all who enter than does crystal displayed on silver trays.

When purchasing things for the home, traditional décor never goes out of style so you get a lot of bang for your buck. Trends come and go, so unless you have unlimited resources keep these purchases to a minimum. A classic end table and dresser will last you a lifetime. It is much more economical to reupholster good pieces of furniture, if and when needed, than to buy new all over again. Always keep your budget in mind, debt for furnishings doesn’t make for enjoying your home. Be patient and keep searching, you will find that beautiful piece and get the look you want for less. Don’t second guess yourself, if you love the piece get it! It’s your house, so make it yours!

These questions were definitely thought provoking.  I’ve had so much fun being here with you, thanks again Pamela for inviting me!  Hope you'll stop by for a visit, you're always welcome at 

 DWELLINGS-The Heart of Your Home!

Blessings,

Cindy

Thank you so much Cindy for sharing with us how you found your style. Your home is so lovely and I know anybody who stops by to visit certainly feels hugged!