Archive for December, 2011

I hope you all had a great Christmas!  Did anyone hit after Christmas sales?  It’s the best time to get Christmas decor and gifts for the next year!  I missed all of that because at our family Christmas celebrations, we managed to catch bad colds.  So, we’ve been home sick ever since.

On the move front, we made it to Austin on week before Christmas, got into the rental house a few days later, had our stuff delivered on the van line, set up utilities and started to unpack.  As soon as we are well again, unpacking will resume!  But, yep, we are officially living in Austin now.

Today we have another blogger sharing a “hidden space” in her home.  It’s a space that is hidden from her blog and that isn’t quite as fabulous as her other spaces, which are very fabulous.  Take it away, Carissa!

Hello Hyphen Interiors readers!  I’m Carissa from The Fabulous Design File, and I’m so excited to be guest posting here today.  I’ve been a fan of Kristy’s ever since the famous painted chair!

I think that ‘the hidden’ is such a fun topic.  I love seeing beautiful rooms that have been carefully zhushed up and staged… but it’s kind of fun seeing the real deal… the rooms that aren’t blog-worthy, but we all know they are there, right?

The room that I have strategically hidden from my blog is my kitchen.  I have big plans for this room, but haven’t had the energy to tackle it yet.  It’s one of the few rooms left in our home that is still sporting the original ‘oak package’.  Everything else has been painted out white.  The kitchen is attached to our family room, where we spend almost all of our time, so it’s high on the priority list for the new year.

So… here it is!  This is the view when you enter the room from the foyer:

This is the view from the family room:

Just for a frame of reference, here’s what you see when you turn the other way:

Want to see an action shot?

One of the good parts is our huge chalk-board wall:

… and speaking of ‘the hidden’… check this out (I can totally hide my microwave…ugh):

So, there you have it!  It’s oaky and out-dated, and it’s usually very messy.  I can’t wait to freshen it up with some white paint and tile, and hopefully some new lighting while I’m at it.

Thanks for inviting me over to your blog, Kristy!  I hope the move went smoothly!  Can’t wait to see your new place (when you find one!).

Thanks so much for sharing, Carissa!  I love seeing these rooms that aren’t blog worthy!  I see the great potential, though, for sure!

Do you have a hidden space in your home?  Have you enjoyed seeing the spaces that these decorators intentionally hide?

If you haven’t already, be sure to enter yesterday’s ring giveaway!

Off and on this month, bloggers are sharing that one room in their house that they do not put on home tours or share on their blogs.   Maybe it doesn’t photograph well, maybe there have only been close up views because it’s not finished, maybe it’s just a room that is virtually untouched so far.

Today, we have Tia from One Simple Place sharing her hidden room with us!

Hi Everyone!

I’m Tia from One Simple Place and I am so excited to be a guest here at Hyphen Interiors. Kristy has been so kind to me ( I am a fairly new blogger ) and I wanted to jump at the chance to help while she’s moving …

My Husband and I have lived in our home for one year now, whoo! We have been concentrating so much on the living/dining area that I just haven’t really concentrated on our “hidden room” our bedroom. I know, right? When people come over, they don’t even get a peak at our love shack, ha!

I have shared before on my blog what I love in a bedroom…I don’t love ours

It’s a great size, we just need some help!

My Mother in Law bought this bed as a gift for us, so we really want to keep it .. please don’t laugh at our horrible comforter =D

Yes, that is a lamp on top of our empty vacuum box.. seriously. { since then we have bought some new lamps and side tables, but believe me it doesn’t look that different }

That dresser has been with my hubby since high school, it’s time to go, don’t you think?? There’s also a view of our closet which again, is a pretty decent size but with the boxes that are currently hiding in it, makes it far from glam.

And the last awesome shot is of our bare window. Right now we have ugly gray curtains up…really ugly

So there you have it! Our Nothing of a bedroom and the space no one get’s to see, unless you’re our chocolate Lab =D

Thank you Kristy for letting me share our space and I feel better now that our secret is out!

Thank  you for sharing!  Not too bad!  I can relate to boxes acting as tables.  I’ve done that multiple times!  Do you have a hidden room in your house?

Be sure to visit Tia’s blog to see some of her finished work!