Family-ready

This past weekend, Troy's family came to stay with us. It was their first time in the new house, and we did a lot of sprucing up to accommodate everyone. From smoking a pork roast for 10 hours, to making the guest bathroom inhabitable, to finally unpacking all of our books, the house is a couple steps closer to done (very little steps).

The wish list Ikea Expedit bookcase for the office.
Still needs a couple things to be fully styled, and we plan on getting a second unit to make it floor-to-ceiling. 

New fluffy white comforter from The Company Store, so our family doesn't freeze at night.  I'm picturing all white sheets and curtains, and hopefully a bigger framed print to go above the bed. 

This dresser and mirror set was given to me by my other great-grandmother.
It was polished up and looks pretty nice in the space. Since this is our first photo of the guest bedroom, the color is Sherwin Williams "Sand Dollar".

We finally replaced the mirror in the guest bathroom, and it makes it seem much more spacious. We will eventually replace the light fixtures and repaint the cabinets to lighten the space even more.

A new addition to the house. We found him antique shopping. 

This is our third bookcase. We've put it in the upstairs landing to fill up the space.
While I have a lot of classics and chick lit, everything on the right side are "man books" and anime.

The weekend went by very well, and I think we managed to keep everyone entertained. I have exactly one month until our next big event: a bridal shower. That puts a dining room sideboard, curtains and a Pinterest party on my schedule. 

In the meantime, here are some new things that will find their way to our house soon.

This is a Parks Duffey print of my alma mater, St. Margaret's in Tappahannock, VA. It's getting framed and mounted in the guest room, which will probably be the SMS room before too long.

I found this on Pinterest and it's the perfect piece to go in our foyer. It's originally from London street artist, Mobstr. Since he doesn't really sell prints of his graffiti art, I get to create it myself after a trip to Michael's.
Source: The Chic Pad 

Two topiary trees to go on our front porch.
These will hopefully stay green all year and make the front of the house a bit more welcoming until the spring.