I've been restoring my antique house for years & now it's the yard. I've reused stones mostly for a sunken garden. The yard consisted of poison ivy & sumaic atlhough there were lilaic iris & apple trees. An old forgotten dirt road ran right through the yard. Most of the plants now are from relatives friends & even one dug from my fourth-great grandfather's yard . I scour flea markets yard sales & even roadside trash. I rescue dogs & I hope you enjoy this tour with us.
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French doors light up the space and makes the sparkle shine. A bit hollywood glam and a little bit traditional. Wainscoting covers 3/4 of the wall, a mirrored buffet, wood round table and cream silk button tufted chairs.
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My initial concept for this space began with my desire to make it organic and natural. Also I wanted to juxtopose both modern and antique elements. First I found organic bedding with a forest theme that I loved and worked my color palette off of that (green, orange and brown. All furniture is reclaimed, or antique that I repainted or cleaned. I used low VOC paints and created a graphic mural of a tree and birds and other animals. The mural was inspired by the bedding, but also by the graphic cutout wood mobile of birds in a tree. Although I knew that I was having a boy, I preferred decor that was more unisex.
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We fell in love with this gorgeous deck with its 18 foot soaring river rock fireplace before we even saw the house ! We loved decorating the porch because we spend so much time outside looking at the wonderful lake and mountain views
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This is my studio apartment, with a rather small living space, 12'x17'. My biggest challenge was creating a space that did not feel like a bedroom. I placed the bed next to the kitchen to allow maximum light and views out the windows.
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Updated: Our little piece of Heaven on earth. We really enjoy sitting on the front porch with an ice tea & love the calmness of living in a rural area. Peaceful!! Some may think that we have too many plants but it's what we enjoy doing & Summertime ends when Winter season hits & the porch is cleared off to accomodate the weather.
The above title is taken from an old song called; Don't Fence Me In by Roy Rogers & The Sons of the Pioneers. When we moved to IL from CA in '95 this is the song that inspired us. Our place may not be outstanding, compared to other places, but we love it! Too many times a few people might not appreciate just what they have or can't always see the potential. Our property IS lots of work to keep it nice but well worth it. Please ENJOY your visit to our place & Happy Trails~
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I created this nursery for our baby girl, who is due next month (in May, and customized virtually every aspect of the room. All of the crib bedding, drapes, pillows, and throws are custom made and sewed by my mom and I. Also, the bassinet was handmade as well (using an inexpensive frame. I painted the room myself, and customized each item (wall art, picture frames, crib mobile, etc using paint, trim, and imagination!! I hope you enjoy the nursery!! I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!! The only thing that is missing is a matching rug for the open floor space!
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Spa green/blue venetian plaster behind the bed. Carried chair moulding around room and painted vaulted ceiling and walls above a light sand color. Relating with master bath we used a lighter tone of blue/green and a darker tone of beige/brown. Do I need something over the TV and/or couple of brown pillows on the bed?
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The thing I love most about the exterior of our home is the clap board siding and wrap around porches. It is a wonderful place to relax on a summer night.
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We just finished giving our family room a much needed makeover! The style - Board and Batten. It was a lot of work, we did all of it ourselves, but completely worth it! This room went from a space that I did not like to be in that felt disjointed from the rest of the house, to a space that I could easily spend all day in! I added cardinal points onto our ceiling for a new look! The room now has a slightly nautical feel that we love!
This past May my DH and I did a sort of "staycation" to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. We stayed down here in Florida and drove down to Mile Marker 97 in Key Largo. Along with several photos (not yet framed and memories a souvenier we brought back was coral. The white coral inspired the painting of all existing black pieces to white. The white pops in the now black tv unit.
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My home has paneling through out the whole house. I could not afford to tear it down so I had to come up with another solution.. I got the idea of taking dry wall compound you use for sheet rock.. It was very time consuming and messy but so well worth it.. Don't be afraid to tackle the job if you have the time and you are willing to deal with the dust.. As for the painted paneling, just always prime before you paint...
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My husband put up the wood paneling & made the surfboards. We love Hawaii so we went with a surfer theme. I added some before, mid-way, & after pictures.
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