Happy new week, my friends! How wonderful it is to start this week with you here. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you’re able to relax and dream a little with this new “Beautiful Homes of Instagram”.
Today, I have the pleasure to introduce you to Gbeke; a mother of two and a very talented homeowner that, along with her husband, have transformed her newly-built house into a home.
Please follow her on Instagram and take notes on all details shared by her!
“Hey Everyone! My name is Gbeke of @simplicityfordesigns. I was so excited when Luciane reach out to me giving me the opportunity to have my home featured in the Beautiful Homes of Instagram. HomeBunch is my one go-to source for home inspirations, especially at the planning stage of my home projects and gathering paint colors to sample out. Luciane, I want to thank so much for this opportunity of allowing me share my home to your audience. It is truly an honor.
Here is a little about my family and I…. my husband and I are IT professionals. He is also a US Navy veteran. We’re originally from Nigeria and fortunate to travel around the world at a younger age. We meet in Dallas, Tx and the rest is history. We have two lovely children and we live in the suburban in Dallas. I would describe us as a “Home Body” family. We enjoy staying at home, having fun and cherishing special moments as we watch our children grow. This is our motivation to make our house a home.
Our home was built 3 years ago, and the builder is “Darling Homes”. This was our first building experience and surely a learning experience as well. There are some few things I will change in our next build, but I am grateful for the home we have now. Our home is a builder-grade house with awesome upgrades but over time we will be adding more upgrades to the house.
In the rooms I share below, we have added our personal touches, some of the updates were DIY projects while others, we hired professionals. On Instagram, I share DIY projects and hope to inspire others, whom want to add a custom update to their home on a budget. I hope you love our home tour and find inspiration for your home! “
Meet the Homeowner! This is the beautiful and talented Gbeke! I love her name, by the way!
“During the design stage of our home, I did not quite know my design style but after living in our home for a while, I lean towards a mix of modern, rustic and casual.” – Gbeke.
Kitchen Hood: We get a lot of questions about our hood. It is a custom hood, design by our builder and we love it. This was an item on our wish list and we a glad we went for it. It is the focal point of our kitchen.
Island Dimension: 96 “ W x 36” H x 50” deep.
Counterstools: World Market – Other Beautiful Counterstools: here, here, here, here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
I repainted our kitchen island. This was a wish list of mine from our building stage. If you want to add color in our kitchen, the island is the best place for it. Island paint color is Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Kitchen cabinet paint color is Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Slowly, over time we updated our light fixtures in our home. This change has made a big impact in our kitchen.
Lighting: Wayfair.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Our island countertop was an upgrade with the builder and I am so glad we decided on doing it. It is a quartz which has been awesome. It is very durable with little maintenance. This is an upgrade that I will advise everyone to do, if you are currently building a home on a limited budget. It is totally worth it.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Natural hydrangeas bring a summery feel to Gbeke’s kitchen.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Uppers: My husband and I decided to change some of the cabinets door fronts. We updated the two cabinets doors by the hood with glass inserts. It allows the kitchen to feel much lighter, classic and airy. We display our beautiful dishes and change it up with the season.
Lowers: We update some of our lower cabinets doors to pull-out drawers for easier accessibility to kitchen items and for the kids to be able to reach their cups, plates and bottles.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Backsplash is DalTile Desert Gray – similar here & here.
Hood Vent: GE Monogram 36” Custom Hood Insert.
Cooktop: GE Profile Series 36″.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Pot Filler: Moen – Traditional Spot Resistant Stainless.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Display Wood Board – Round board – no longer available (similar here) & Rectangle board – HomeGoods (similar here).
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Once we moved into our home, the first thing we did was to add hardware to our kitchen cabinets. Hardware are usually affordable and you can change the style over time. We went with a modern design.
Cabinet Hardware: Pulls & Knobs.
I repainted my kitchen cabinets to reflect my design style. The previous paint color from the builder appear too creamy for the kitchen space. I wanted a bright, airy, white kitchen. The project took about 6-8 weeks to complete but it was totally worth it.
Kitchen Runner: Rejuvenation – Other Great Runners: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.
Hardwood floors: 2 1/4” Red Oak, stained in Ebony, hand-scraped with grains – similar here.
Ovens are by Ge.
Cabinet Pulls: Amerock.
Everything looks so prestine! I love how Gbeke decorates her home.
Sink: Blanco Precis Silgranit- metallic gray.
Faucet: Moen – Arbor single-handle pull-down sprayer.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Countertop is Quartz, Alpine Vicostone.
The kitchen opens to a large butler’s pantry with plenty of storage space.
The same grey subway tile was used in the pantry.
Vase: here – Others: here & here.
Wall paint color is PPG Whiskers PPG1025-3.
Bar Cart: Joss & Main.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
We did not want a formal dining room because our daughter was about 4 months at that time and we knew that we would not use the space at it’s fullest.
Chandelier: Sea Gull Lighting – similar here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Paint color is PPG Whiskers. This is a beautiful, neutral greige color that works well with any type of hardwood flooring.
Rug: Rugs USA also available here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Windows: Our original floor plan had smaller windows in the dinning room but we wanted more natural light coming through. We updated the windows to ceiling to floor windows.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
The dining chairs are from World Market.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Fiddle tree is from World Market. I really love homes with fiddle trees. 🙂
Basket: World Market.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Vases: Gray stripe vase: no longer available – Others: here, here & here.
Blue and White Vase: Pottery Barn – no longer available – Others: here & here.
Porcelain Pitcher White: Target – Others: here, here, here, here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
How perfect is this dining room, right? I absolutely love every single detail, including this neutral, soothing paint color.
Dinning table – local finds – similar here & here – Other Beautiful Dining Tables: here, here, here, here, here, here & here -Round Dining Tables: here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
I always wanted to have a large banquette in our dinning room for casual gathering and to allow for my seating.
Banquette: ZGallery – Others: here, here, here, here, here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Pillows bring some extra texture to this beautiful dining room.
Tassel pillow: HomeGoods – Others: here, here, here, here & here.
Fern Pillow: TJ Maxx.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Gbeke decorates her home in a way that catches your senses. It feels casual yet elegant.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
While choosing a floor plan, my husband and I wanted an open family floor plan, where the kitchen, family room and dinning room are all in one open space.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
We spend a lot of time in this room. My husband and I wanted this room to be causal and most important, kid-friendly. It took us about four months to decide on the furniture for this space but the wait was worth. The sofa and the accent chairs are stain resistant and easy to clean. We love that we can have gatherings where everyone is in one big space.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
We knew we always wanted to update our fireplace after we moved it. I love a stone featured fireplace but wanted something neutral and modern. We hired a professional for this project.
Stone ledger: Floor and Decor – also available here.
Fireplace mantle: custom-made beam by a local vendor.
Vase: Pottery Barn.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
We always wanted beams in our home. It adds an architectural element to our living room ceiling.
The ceiling beams are custom-made by a local vendor.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Accent chairs are Bassett Furniture Witney Accent Chair – similar here, here & here.
Navy woven stripes pillows are from TJ Maxx.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Accent Table: World Market.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Sofa: Bassett Furniture – no longer available – similar here – Other Beautiful Sofas: here, here, here, here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Pink Fern Pillow: no longer available – similar here.
Blue – denim pillow: no longer available- similar here.
Birch pillow cover: Etsy.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Mudcloth pillow – white: no longer available – similar here & here.
Natural linen pillow: no longer available – Others: here, here, here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Rug is from Wayfair – one of my favorites!
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
The media console is from a local store – similar here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Vases are from Target.
Natural Crystal Decor: here – similar.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Coffee table is from Target – similar here & here (genuine marble top) – Other Beautiful Coffee Tables: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Rattan tray: HomeGoods – Others: here, here, here & here (larger).
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
I don’t think a coffee table decor can get any better than this… perfection!
Vases on the coffee table: HomeGoods (Others: here, here & here) & Target (similar here).
Book: City Farmhouse Style.
Magnifying Glass: McGee.
Faux Botanicals: here – similar.
Glass beads: Etsy.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Chandelier is Capital Lighting Pearson Black Iron Twelve-Light Chandelier – also available here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Baskets always bring a “home-sweet-home” feel to any space. This one is from HomeGoods.
Beautiful Baskets: here, here, here & here.
Photography: Audrie Dollins.
Trim: After we moved in, we installed trim to all the living room and dinning room windows.
Window trim paint color is Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore.
Wall paint color is PPG Whisker.
The powder room features a grey vanity, painted in Chandler Pewter.
Floor tile: Daltile Emblem Gray.
Lighting: Wayfair.
Faucet is Moen – Eva, widespread brushed nickel.
Countertop is Alpine Vicostone, Quartz.
Hand soap/cream dispenser: Target.
Wall paint color: PPG Whiskers.
Gbeke tranformed a small space into an extremely practical mudroom! How inspiring is that?!
Lighting is from Wayfair.
Cabinet paint color is PPG Horseradish.
Photography: Audrie Dollins
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Beautiful home! What brand/finish of paint did you use when repainting your island? Did you just use a paint brush and roller or what steps did you take to achieve such a professional looking finish?