Marshalls Abroad

Life Monterey

Around Our Monterey Home

Our Cameron-made farm table & post on eating together

My latest thrift store find. An antique jewelry box for two dollars!

The shelf in our teeny guestroom with some of my favorite books and vases gifted by Ash, Lorraine & Mary Grace!

 My girly office, from this post…

John Shea’s nursery from Okinawa, from this post. His room in our house now has a different rug and is about a third the size, so we lovingly call it the lamb cave 😉

The last time I posted a photo of this side table, he could barely reach the drawers, now look at him!! Thankfully, he has zero interest in what’s on the tabletop (like those bottles of alcohol) unless Daddy leaves out a tool, then he’s all over it!

I love our home! I think in the age of social media, and even just in general, it’s easy to forget how blessed we are and how incredibly much we’re given moment to moment. Hearing Mika (my Bosnian Grandmother, hi sena!!) tell us stories over Christmas about how she grew up and how our parents grew up so differently than we did was a great reminder that we are so very spoiled. I am so thankful for all the Lord has done for us and given us! We may not be homeowners yet, and probably won’t be for a good while during our gypsy lifestyle we love, but He always provides a beautiful home for us and the freedom and originality to make it our own, a place we truly love being in, which is what I think interior decorating is all about, right? It is so much fun turning a house into a home with each of our moves, even though I clearly know next to nothing about interior design. It’s something I’d love to learn more about and hopefully will get to while in Europe. I do know what I’m drawn to, though! : soft colors, comfort, simple, fresh, classic, finding things from our travels, antique and thrift stores, garage sales and my guilty pleasures, Pottery Barn and Anthropologie. Welcome to our home in Monterey!

(I don’t think I ever did a post like this while we were in Okinawa, but a lot of our apartment can be seen here.)


Comments

  3. Tim and Lanna Britt says

    you are crazy if you say you know nothing of interior design! You have fabulous tastes my dear!! Wish I could plop myself down on your sofa — let Trey crawl around with JS — and we drink some wine!!
    — lanneybear

  5. Miranda @ Miranda Writes says

    Your home is so beautiful! And you capture it so well. I love how bright and airy everything is, especially the framed photos above the side table. I have been meaning to print some of my favorite personal photos and get them in some frames for a while now.

    • Amanda Marshall says

      Hahaha or just plain dumb. It's slipcovered so we wash it often and miraculously it stays white! Though you can't see it in this photo but it badly needs to be washed right now 🙂

  11. Rachel says

    So beautiful Amanda! We just moved into a new home in September and I am still working on getting everything just right. Thanks for the inspiration!

    p.s. so jealous of your beautiful spring flowers already….we are still buried in snow in New England!

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