Nashville, Franklin Tennessee and Living room/ dining room wall change.

 

Hello everyone.  We got home last night from our trip to Nashville.  I did not take a whole lot of pics but I will share my thoughts on visiting Nashville and Franklin Tennessee.

This is the inside of the Mercantile shop.  I have to be honest I thought Franklin would have more vintage stores.  Most of the stores were boutiques of very expensive upscale clothing and merchandise.  The shops themselves and the interior decor for the shops was more impressive than what they sold.  This is a very historic part of Tennessee and the buildings are amazing.

This is the famous well known old factory that was converted into shops and restaurants.  Lots of local artists selling their wares and lots of good eats.

It was then onto Nashville.  My oldest granddaughter Abby is into country western and enjoyed every minute of the music capital.  Broadway street is row after row of open bars with country music.  We ate at Jason Alden's restaurant.  My daughter and two granddaughters loved  Nashville very much.

They both got their first official cowgirl boots.  Abby has concert tickets this fall to see a few of her favorite country western singers she will have cute boots.

This was a cute place where you can sing and play guitar and get your recording.

Love the sparkle guitar 

OK....... Here is where I am at in my living room and dining room.  I got some wallpaper trying to give that long wall into my dining room some color and texture.  I feel the look is more romantic prairie and not French Country like I wanted.

This is the wallpaper up close.  It has muted cream and brown in the flowers.
  This wall is a work in progress.
I am torn between what I have and what I really think  would be more me.

This inspiration picture is kind of what I am going for but with the texture to the wallpaper instead of plain white walls.  Then adding my mirror and wood patina shelf like in the inspiration picture below.

This is my inspiration.  Whites with natural wood.

Since that wall is so long the wall needs something to give it some texture.  I need it to be very understated for my taste.  

This is an embossed wallpaper that is paintable.

I think this might be the answer and of course I have a saint for a husband and he is willing to hang this and then we will paint it a shade of white.  This might give me the look I want for the wall with texture.  More understated than the paper up there now.
It is so frustrating when I cannot get the look that is in my head into the room and feel settled with it.

This is two of the samples of crown molding.  I have a few more I am waiting on to arrive.  I think with the white flower embossed paper the crown with design will give a French country look.

I like all the natural wood pieces and mirror I have.  I think they will look good with the white embossed walls.  

You can see the patina to the wood is sweet!

I am glad to be back home from the trip.  It is fun to go away but nice to come home to your own bed.

I would say Franklin Tennessee is a good destination to visit.  It is very upscale clothing boutiques so if you like that this is your place.  

Like I mentioned the stores and buildings have more salvage and original pieces for their decor than what is for sale.

Nashville is always a fun destination.  I have to say Tennessee is a beautiful state and the people are so friendly.

Have a good week.  I will be back with the new look for the living room/dining room wall.
Hugs,
Kris