House of the Month: A Stylish & Chic Historic Richmond Home

I'm so excited to introduce the very first House of the Month! Every month I will give you the full tour of different houses I love and ones that I've been dying to check out! This house was built in 1925 and is located in the historic district of Richmond, in a neighborhood called Laburnum Park. How cute is this turquoise front door?!

The house belongs to a friend of mine, Jenny and her precious family. Jenny is a Star Director with Stella & Dot and was my sponsor when I was with the company a couple years back. Their home was on the Historic Richmond Garden Tour in 2013. I love her style and home decor. Its chic and bright, absolutely fitting of Jenny's sweet and charming personality. Here's Jenny and her golden-doodle, Teddy. This is her favorite room--the sun room, its all windows & just off the living room! I'm loving this clear table with the coral stools underneath! 

The foyer (from the front staircase). It's amazing how much fresh flowers can do for your home! Look how much color the orchids and tulips bring to this room. It's a great way to liven up the space! 

Another Foyer Shot. Love the cowhide rug, gives the home a swanky feel and also gives great texture to the room. 

In the Foyer looking towards the back of their house into the hallway that leads to the kitchen. How amazing is this turquoise and gold stencil?! I just love this design :)

Close-Up of the wall stencil, which goes all the way up the vaulted wall.

This family room sums up the definition of chic. I love the elegant gold coffee table coupled with the comfy white sofa and bold accent pillows. The clear table (to the left) gives is a trendy and modern look and the stools underneath are practical for entertaining & storage. 

A close-up of this Fabulous Table, dressed with all the perfect accessories!

The family room connects to the foyer, dining room & sun room. These chairs are stunning! I love the mirrored piece in the corner. Mirrors always help to make the room look bigger!  

Check out this vibrant dining room! The neutral wall & panels make all the colors really pop! I love the upholstered chairs & the accent pattern on the back. The chandelier is fabulous-although the moroccan pattern is overlapping in this shot. 

All white everything!! For a clean & crisp look, white is the way to go! How gorgeous is this kitchen? I love the white cabinets & the white/grey marble countertops! 

This morning nook is genius, especially for tight spaces! Great for kids!

Obsessed with this black & white striped chandelier and the kids framed artwork- adds such character to a home. 

Downstairs Half Bathroom. Loving this gold & black geometric wallpaper! Ideal for small spaces. 

Standing on the back porch looking into the backyard, with a view of their guest house on the right.

Gorgeous landscaping with the scalloped mulch bed, outlined with bricks. The bricks make this ordinary mulch bed seem very polished. 

This old Richmond house is filled with character and charm. My favorite room would have to be the family room. I just love how practical and comfy it is while being luxurious at the same time. I love the turquoise and gold accents through out the house too. She did a great job blending the rooms so they flow together nicely.

For questions about Jenny's house or suggestions for future house tours, please feel free to email me or send a Facebook message to The House of Holly! Hope you enjoyed :)

For the Love of Jewels & A Glamorous FREE GIVEAWAY!

One of my absolute most favorite things in this entire world is jewelry!!! Nothing makes me happier than a gorgeous statement necklace ;) There's no denying that I love my accessories, whether it be jewelry, knobs or a crystal chandelier ;) I'm all about anything that adds a little extra glam! I've been collecting jewelry ever since I can remember. Everywhere I travel I like to buy a piece to remember that  particular place by. My first job out of college was working for a fine jewelry store. I loved working there because I learned so much about diamonds and loved selling them too! I surely have an appreciation for diamonds and gems but lets face it, to have something big & glamorous (the way I like it), we would be talking in the millions! So the search began for jewelry that wasn't cheap looking, fashion forward, bold and wouldn't break the bank. That's when I fell in love with Stella & Dot. I sold Stella & Dot for about a year until Reagan was born. I accumulated quite the collection to use for trunk shows but I never wanted to sell any of it, because I had truly fallen in love! Now my problem was where to put all this jewelry! I already had a standing jewelry box that was full to the brim! So I looked online at a hundred different sites to see what they offered bigger than what I already had. More importantly, I really wanted to display my jewelry instead of closing it up in a box.
I found zilch, so I finally decided to DIY!! I went to Target to buy a bookshelf. Nothing expensive, just something that would look good in my bedroom and wouldn't take up a ton of space. Then, I got cork board sheets, Martha Stewart "Thundercloud" silver paint, and cup hooks. I painted the back side of the bookshelf and the cork board sheets, silver. I put the cork board sheets on both sides of the first two shelves to hang necklaces and earrings. I screwed the cup hooks into the cork board on the first shelf, for my long necklaces.  

The second shelf I use for my earrings, just press the earring posts into the cork board.

 

A Close-Up:
My NEW Fav's:

Stella & Dot: Coral Cay Necklace & Earrings, Linden Necklace & Janice Studs  

I'm so thankful for my amazing stylist, Conway for donating these fabulous Stella & Dot earrings for our FREE giveaway! Enter for your chance to win! Don't forget you can enter daily :) Happy Friday!

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