We are so happy to have Sara Charlesworth from Chalk White Arrow here to share her lovely home with us today!
"Our
home is a small two-bedroom apartment sitting in the heart of salt lake
city. It is
only about 900 square feet which came as a bit of a transition when
moving from our previous 1,200 square foot home. Our humble abode was
built in the 1920s which gives it bits of old character and charm
scattered throughout. We decided to keep all the walls white in our home
(with the exception of a few walls that we painted in black chalkboard
paint) in order to keep the feeling within light and airy."
"My
favorite thing in the room was actually free and came to me by
accident. After my great grandmother passed away a bit ago, a little
bag of hers filled with bits of extra yarn rolled into little balls that
she use to use to crochet came into my possession. Among the balls of
extra yarn was a little circle of yellow crocheted yarn in a sort of
lace pattern. It was one of the first things I put up on our walls after
moving to our current place. I'm sure this is not what she had in mind
for this extra crocheted bit but I absolutely love it there." 
"We
have lived in our current home for 3 and a half months. When we first moved in, all the walls and ceilings were painted an awful
shade of yellow and blue. There was not an actual dedicated dining
space and only one small pantry, besides a teeny bedroom closet, for any
storage. Since moving in we have painted all the walls and ceilings
which took much longer than we expected. We have turned the "second
bedroom" into our dining room in order to have a place to sit and eat. We have also created our own storage within our home, mostly by
curtaining off a portion of the dining room with white curtains in order
to hide our extra stuff."
"We
end up using our living room for pretty much everything. We watch
movies and television here, we read here, play with kramer (our dog)
here. We often find ourselves eating our meals here. It is exactly that a
"living" room where we spend the most time together as a family. I love
this room."
Thanks so much, Sara, for sharing your home with us! You can visit Sara at her blog Chalk White Arrow or find her on Instagram. xo.
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It's like a fantastic and colorfull collage of styles! great! :)
love,
Pili
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Posted by: Pili | January 23, 2013 at 09:37 AM
Beautiful!
xoxo,
Rachel Nicole
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Posted by: Rachel Nicole | January 23, 2013 at 09:42 AM
What a beautiful home! I love how bright it is and that rug is gorgeous.
Posted by: mandy @ this girl's life | January 23, 2013 at 09:42 AM
Love all the white upholstery and wood together!
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Posted by: Sarah | January 23, 2013 at 09:48 AM
I love how it's all different colours and textures... yet it all works in one room. Beautiful! Definitely giving me inspiration right now...
Posted by: JulieC | January 23, 2013 at 09:48 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! I am completely in love with white/cream walls at the moment. It is so fresh! Loving this feature... it's always nice to have a snoop into someones home.. hehe.xx
Posted by: La | January 23, 2013 at 09:51 AM
I love the chevron rug!
-Lindsey
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Posted by: Et tu, tutu? | January 23, 2013 at 09:53 AM
This is such a lovely and eclectic home! In love :)
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Posted by: Charlie Cécile | January 23, 2013 at 09:54 AM
I love the white walls, always great homes you guys post about!
Posted by: Melanie | January 23, 2013 at 09:58 AM
It's so beautiful! I love all of the pattern and texture.
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Posted by: Kate | January 23, 2013 at 09:59 AM
It's so beautiful! I love all the pattern and texture!
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Posted by: Kate | January 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM
I love the green circle afghan on the back of the couch! Sara, is there a pattern for it somewhere? I would love to make one.
Posted by: Kate! | January 23, 2013 at 10:03 AM
That little fluffy dog is pretty cute. Great interior design!
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Posted by: Courtney | January 23, 2013 at 10:13 AM
I love it. I have a bit of an obsession with white walls and bright accessories, so this is perfect! xx
Posted by: @distract_me | January 23, 2013 at 10:18 AM
This is beautiful. I especially love the little pops of colors against the white walls.
Posted by: AMANDA ROSE | January 23, 2013 at 10:19 AM
i truly, truly love this whole series! we are in the process of fixing up our house right now and each of these posts gives me SO much inspiration :) thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Angelica | January 23, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Where is that lovely tea cup from? So pretty!
Posted by: Kate | January 23, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Such fun little touches adding to this home. I love it!
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Posted by: emily | January 23, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Gorgeous place!
Posted by: mae | January 23, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Nice pics, so inspiration. Great day.
Posted by: Denisa | January 23, 2013 at 10:35 AM