reader's house tour...

I have a huge treat for you today!
A couple of weeks ago I received the sweetest email from one of my readers, we were
 chatting about my hutch and she showed me a photo of her dining room, it was gorgeous!
 It was so stylish, and well put together and I got a little peak into the kitchen, intuition told me
 there had to be more fabulous rooms, so of course I asked, and she kindly sent photos.
My jaw dropped as I scrolled through them.
 She was so kind to allow me to share them with all of you...enjoy!

She wrote:

I have lived in this home for a little over a year. It is a home which has many other homes with similar floorplans in our neighborhood. Keeping resale in mind, my husband and I tried to put as many custom touches in this house as we could think of ( who are we kidding,,, I mean " afford" lol) I did my best to make sure that every room had something unique about it. One thing I love is that the home is 100% hardwood, except the wet areas. I also tried to do neat things with all the ceilings. Most rooms have beadboard, or coffered, or beamed ceilings.  

Foyer

Dining Room to the left as you enter.

Stable Doors to the man cave, on the right as you enter.
She had her builder make the doors from a picture she tore out of a magazine.

Behind the Stable Doors...

Teen Son's Room

Upstairs Bonus Room

Kitchen with over-sized workspace and custom details.

New island from Restoration Hardware.

Her Emma Bridgewater collection.

Den off of Kitchen

Guest Room

Upstairs Landing



They designed the stair railing.

Guest Room

Downstairs Guest Room



Outside Patio



I think she did an incredible job creating a stunning home filled with character!

Also, she said she would love to start a blog, but isn't technical enough.
I'm proof that it's not necessary and I'm sure I'm not the only one, right?

model home tour...

Hope you all savored the long weekend. 

We had a fun family BBQ on Sunday, and in keeping with my 'day after the party philosophy' 

invited friends over for the same menu on Monday. 

They surprised us with delicious homemade peach ice cream,

I'll be running an extra mile today! 

A friend and I visited a model home on Friday, and while it definitely had that

'un-lived-in' feel to it, there were some beautiful elements. I was attracted to the dark woods,

 global furniture and accessories, a rich color palette felt warm and cozy for fall.

I'll share what I wasn't attracted to at the end.

Living Room

Upstairs Loft - Game Room

Master Bedroom

Kitchen 

Office

My favorite was this industrial bookcase and the styling!

The next two photos are clues to what isn't my style.  

Too matchy for my taste.

The drapery fabrics in the living room, dining room and kitchen 

matched the pillows on this entry bench, the smaller pillow on the bench matched the 

dining room chairs.  I simply like more of a mix of pattern, I'd do a zebra print,

geometric or bold stripe mixed with the floral on this entry bench. 

Do you like mixing it up or prefer a more coordinated look?