How I Found My Style Sundays- At Home With The Barkers

Hey everyone, I'm Sonya from At Home with The Barkers! I am thrilled that Pamela invited me over to her front porch for a home style chat. It is really an honor to be here for "How I Found My Style Sundays!"

 What is my decorating style and how did I find it? I've never really thought about how I found my style or even what my style is called. I have always bought thrifted, and made things that I love. In all honesty, I believe this is the key to decorating your home and in turn your style will shine through. I've never been one to follow trends just because it's popular and I may even totally avoid a trend if it doesn't feel like me. I will admit, I have a great love of comfort so for the most part so I decorate my home with that in mind. If I had to give my style a name, I would call it Traditional Southern Comfort. 

I love brown leather, black and white, monograms, rocking chairs and mixing warm and cool colors.

I also love painting furniture, lamps, art, and pretty much anything that needs a new look. Also,moving furniture to get a new feel in a room is often a process at our house.

DIY details can also make a big difference in a room. Our recent wood plank mantel makeover is a great example.

I may change it up from season to season but I love to have a monogram on my front door wreath.

What has been my most treasured find for my house? I actually didn't find this item, it found me. It was my husbands grandmothers rocking chair. She was a wonderful woman who loved her family very much. She passed away a few years ago and my mother in law gave me her rocking chair. 

One of the very first furniture items I refinished was a rocking chair my husband and I bought from Craig's List when I was pregnant with my son. After my kids were much older I sold that rocking chair at a yard sale, and I almost immediately regretted it! That is why my husband's grandmother's rocking chair is so special to me. I sit in it daily to watch TV.

What tips do I have for creating a beautiful home? Always, always, always....use what you love! Your gut instinct will tell you right away if you love something. If you have to talk yourself into an item, let it go. If you have to ask 10 friends what do they think, let it go. Only buy and keep what you love!

With that being said, everything you love may not always work well together. My advice for mixing all of the items you love is to stick to a color palette. This will help coordinate items that otherwise may not match one another.  Secondly, if you must buy something that doesn't match the color palette in your decor try it in a different room or maybe try painting it.

I wanted to say a BIG thank you to Pamela for having me share with her readers! As we say in the South, our door is always open! Please stop by and spend some time At Home with The Barkers! Have a great Sunday!

Thank you so much Sonya for joining us today and sharing your style.