my home

Our New Home!

Early last month my husband, pup and I moved into a new home.  We sold our condo in LA and moved about an hour north to Ventura County, closer to our families.  With the area we moved to being less expensive than LA, we were able to get a significantly larger townhome for about the same amount we were paying per month for our one bedroom condo. We gained about an extra 500 sqft of living space, a garage and a fenced front porch/yard. I'm absolutely loving it and feeling so grateful. It's the newest and largest home I've ever lived in. Below is a little mini tour:

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Not pictured: front porch/patio, downstairs guest bath, garage, upstairs bathroom, offices, and balcony. 

Since moving in, we've done some unpacking and painting, but still have a while to go before everything is in it's place and we're fully settled in. The garage especially is looking like a mess right now as it's become a dumping ground for empty boxes and stuff we're not ready to tackle yet. Over the next several weeks I will be spending my free time organizing and decorating, and I will post updates on Instagram and on here as everything starts coming together.  I hope you'll follow along!

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My Home Tour + Sources

As mentioned in a previous post, earlier this month, Style Me Pretty Living, one of my favorite lifestyle sites, featured a tour of my previous home. Since the feature went up, I've received inquires about the sources of some things, so I thought I'd post a complete list here for anyone else who may also be curious to know. Because the apartment was a rental that we planned to live in for only about 2 years or so and we had other priorities financially, when it came to decorating and furnishing it, we did so on a small budget, splurging only on a few select pieces.  BTW, this post from 2012 shows a few photos of what the place looked like when we first moved in!

Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Living Room // photography by Esther Sun

sofaCrate and Barrel  (crazy comfortable!) , pillowsArianna Belleblue abstract artwork - commissioned from Parima Studiogold square wall frames - Target (they were originally silver and I spray painted them), white tufted ottomanTargetround gold mirrored trayWorld Marketlarge white trayWest ElmcoastersAnthropologiesmall gold bowl - Target, blue rugOverstocksunburst mirrorHome Depot (a total steal!), turquoise vases - Target, double gourd lampsOverstockblack side tables -  Ikeawhite media unit - Ikea - customized it by painting the back blue, small light blue lacquer box - Swing Designsheepskin - Ikeapaint color - Horseradish C15-1 by Olympic

Arianna Belle Home Tour - Dining Space // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Dining Space // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Dining Space // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Dining Space // photography by Esther Sun

white pendant lightLamps Plus, white round tulip tableIkea, clear acrylic chairsIkea, gold flatwareWest Elm, black and white placematsSerena and Lily, paint color - Horseradish C15-1 by Olympic

Arianna Belle Home Tour - Bar Tray // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Bar Tray // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Kitchen // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Kitchen // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Kitchen // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Kitchen // photography by Esther Sun

gold tray - West Elm, glass decanter - Target, french opaline turquoise glasses - vintage (you can find similar ones on eBay, Etsy, and flea markets), white shelves - Ikea, pot rack - Ikea, stainless steel mixing bowls - Joss and Main, blue treat jar - Homegoods, cookbooks - It's All Good, The Kind Diet, My Father's Daughter, Eating the Alkaline Way, Crazy Sexy Kitchen, Superfood Kitchen, Barefoot Contessa at Home

Arianna Belle Home Tour - Bedroom // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Bedroom // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Bedroom // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Bedroom // photography by Esther Sun

floor lampsIkea, white duvet coverBed Bath and Beyond, embroidered sheet setBlissLiving Home, pillowsArianna Belle, silver framesTarget, patterned fabric boxesBlissliving Home, white shag rugRugs USA, benchesRose Bowl Flea Market, paint colorsOlympic Pounding Surf and Freshwater

Arianna Belle Home Tour // Office // Photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour // Office // Photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Office // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Office // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Office // photography by Esther Sun
Arianna Belle Home Tour - Office // photography by Esther Sun

white desk -  Ikea, leopardpillowArianna Belle, shelving unitIkea, rug -  Overstock , doube gourd lamps -  Target, black quatrefoil mirrorTarget, artworkParima Studioturquoise binders - Office Depot,  orange trayWest Elm,  file box - Office Depot

FAQ

Q: The base of my Docksta table gets dirty easily from people resting their feet on it, how do you keep yours clean?

A: Magic Erasers

Q: How did you hide the wires and cords of your wall mounted TV in your living room?

A: We used these cable management covers we found on Amazon.  I've also seen similar ones at home improvement stores.

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All photography by Esther Sun