by Whitney Sutherland

Welcome to my home in Northwest Arkansas.  I’ve been in my house for a year and a half and have loved every minute of making this house my home. 

I like to update the wreath on my door depending on the season.  I have a portion of one of my guest room closets dedicated to seasonal wreaths.  Right away I give you a sneak peek into my favorite color within my decorating with my teal Welcome mat. 

For this house tour I want to share with you some of the places where you may find me sitting in my home.  We’ll begin in my living room.  I have a sectional couch that is my dog’s favorite piece of furniture.  She loves that one side of the sectional ends with a chaise side leaving her room to look out the window and bark at all my neighbors and their dogs. If she is not on chaise side of the couch, she is curled up next to me watching television with me.  Next to the built-ins for the television, I have a mini-collage wall with my quirky find of deer head silhouettes. 

I also spend a lot of time at my dining table whether it is working on my computer or hosting my family and friends for a meal.  I found this table set through an online sales site and recovered the chairs with a floral print fabric in a golden color.  Bess Eatin (my friendly cow artwork) keeps me company and keeps the atmosphere light and cheery. 

Tucked in behind my dining room is my office nook.  It is one of two rooms in my house painted in teal and it brings me joy.  I love having this pop of color which shares a glimpse of my personality to those that come into my house.  My office nook is where I keep my personal computer and where I’ll sit down to play on Facebook or do some online shopping.  The French Doors allow me to close off the office nook and it really changes the look of the house to alternate between leaving the doors open versus closed. 

My second teal room in the house is my downstairs guest room.  I keep my dog’s crate in this room and also use the walk in closet in this room to hang dry my laundry.  The bed in this room is super comfy so I often take a few minutes to sit or lay down on the bed for quiet time.  This room is at the back of my house and it is super quiet and peaceful.  I have decorated this room with my geographical history.  Each picture framed on the wall is a map of somewhere that I have lived – displayed in order.  I found the maps at a local junk store and combined a mixture of various frames to create the display.

The last place you’ll find me sitting in my house is in my exercise room.  I always end a workout with stretching time where I’ll sit on the floor.  With all my race photos and motivational sayings the workout room is one of my favorite places in the house.   

My house is still a work in progress but it is definitely home and reflects who I am.  I have added pieces and décor items that reflect me and my interests.  My style is fairly traditional with a little dash of quirky and fun.  Some decorating decisions have taken longer to make and others have come easily to me.  I love having such different looks within the places where I sit inside my house!  They all serve a different purpose for me and I enjoy the time that I spend in each space.   Thanks for taking a minute to visit me and where I sit.

Whitney Sutherland blogs at Running with Whit about the fun and adventure of an everyday athlete.  Whitney works full time playing with numbers and products and unwinds by training for races.  She loves triathlons and has completed three half ironman distance races.  She completes many races each year and initially discovered blogs while researching different races.  Whitney spends her free time with Sidney her runner dog and her family where she gets to be the cool aunt to three awesome kiddos. 

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