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Showing posts with label house tour. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 08, 2014

HOUSE TOUR TUESDAY, The Back Gardens

This month's book club selection is Inferno by Dan Brown
I'm reading it from here
(when the mosquitoes aren't biting any exposed skin)


These are the plants that keep me company
and provide my eyes a "pretty break"
(something my older eyes need a little more often)

These are my trusty little sidekicks




When I need a reading break,
I go here and pull a few weeds
(it is really beautiful in the snow)


And, if I venture off the deck,
here are my views...








Thanks for stopping by.  If you've missed any of the house tours, you can hit the tab at the top of the blog, labeled "House Tour" or begin here.  Till next time.....


Robin


Monday, June 23, 2014

HOUSE TOUR TUESDAY: The Front Garden



Once  upon a time,
in a far, far distant time,
a young girl 
got to marry
a Prince.


 
Now,  this wasn't just any Prince.
This was a flower-growing
Prince.

His Mother, the Queen,
had a very green thumb
and when the Prince was
born, his thumb was green too!


The  new Princess and Prince were
very, very happy when their children
were also born with
 green thumbs
because the tradition
could continue.


 
Now  the Queen Mother was
generous with her gift
of the green thumb
and whatever she shared
with others grew
and knew no bounds

And  so, even when the
Queen was in eternal rest,
her green thumb continued
to bless those with whom
she shared and they too
were able to share
the gift so long ago given.


And it is with great joy
that the gift keeps giving.
each year on the Princess birthday--
she knows the Prince will give
her flowers and she'll see
the beauty of the Queen Mother
once again.

And so, this story never ends...
 
Robin

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

HOUSE TOUR TUESDAY, The Guest Bath

This little guest bathroom off of the kitchen has been relatively unchanged for years. ( I should have taken before pictures!  Arghhhh!)  Hard to believe that I would leave anything in my house unchanged that long, but....I did.  Then, after a girls trip to Florida and some inspiration from my favorite decor store there, I came home and started editing my whole house.  Now, I have problems in this arena sometimes, because I like to "see" my collections.  Can you relate?  Then it hit me, I could use some of my overflow in this little bathroom!

The result is that this room went from mostly black accents to sparkly white ones and the change is a big "duh" moment--why didn't I think of this before?  Here is the result...  I just have to admit that I wish I were a better photographer.  Maybe soon....in the meantime, here it is...









This painting is from a "Starving Artists" sale that used to run in Wichita a couple times a year.  It is about 30 years old.  It sat in the basement for many years and I'm surprised I didn't sell it at a garage sale BUT I'm sooo glad I didn't.  Little did I know then that I would fall madly in love with the beach later in my life!





This is a cross-stitch I did about that same time 30 years ago.  It took me a year (I'm not very fast and I had small children) and the whole thing is solid cross-stitching.  I had it custom framed and then dropped it while walking to the car!  The framer knew what happened and redid it no-charge!  A few years ago, I took it apart and spray painted the frame.




Thanks for reading.  Till next time...

Robin



Tuesday, July 30, 2013

HOUSE TOUR TUESDAY

This blog post was featured here!

 
And here too!


You probably thought I'd forgotten all about this feature of my blog, but it's back......with lots of pictures!  Now when I'm reading a blog and it says lots of pictures, I get excited to see something that will spark my own creativity.  So....I hope this does that for you.  

This room is a bowling alley--very long.  So....I thought I give you that view first. Then we will settle into the area where my family watches movies and takes naps!


And this isn't even at the bottom of the stairs leading to the basement!  A pool table was a necessity in this room.  The burgundy felt is not a wonderful color choice--it was another time and another decorating scheme.  And, yes, that is a treadmill over to the left--watching TV helps pass the time!



This is the pretty end of the looooooong room--at least in my opinion.  Believe me, it was a looooooong time coming.  I never thought I would like this room.  Then, a friend came over and accessorized it for me from my own storage room!  Funny, I can help others in their homes, but this room had me stumped for 18 years!  Now I love this space because it finally feels like part of my home.


Left side of the room



The bookcases have so many treasures...

 A picture my son drew in high school
My daughter's 4 year old hand

My Mom's movie camera
An hourglass from the church Christmas tree

My husband's Grandmother's radio that still works
My parent's wedding picture

 
Front & Center
The monster TV that we all love

This fireplace never drew the smoke out of the house very well so we took down the mantle and hung the TV on the bricks and can NEVER have a real fire here again.  Okay by me, I'll just pop in a video of a burning fireplace!

Right side of the room


A table from my in-laws home that I really didn't want until I put it in this spot.  Now I love knowing that we have a part of their home in ours.

Well, I warned you about lots of photos and I haven't even shown you the bar or the other end of the room.  I'll give you a sneek peak as you leave.  Maybe another day, in another post, we'll look at that end of this bowling alley room.

 Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you enjoyed the tour.
Robin

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Living Room

A long, long time ago, I started a House Tour Tuesday segment on this blog and stalled out.  I'll blame the holidays, kids moving out, major death in the family, business meetings...you know, the usual suspects in life.  The truth is, this room is a bear to photograph and it is a living room without a lot of walls, I'll blame the open-concept house plan on that one.  So, to continue with my inferred promise of House Tour Tuesday, here goes with the living room photos.  (Have I made enough excuses yet, 'cause you know, I've got a few more...illness, poor time management, being just plain scared to put it out there...)


Here's what you'd see when you first catch a glimpse of the room from the entryway (I'll show it sometime).  Yes, sometimes, the light from that humongous window is a bit bright, but it is also one of the reasons we like the house.  We get cranky without lots of light in our house!


This is the view as you stand in front of that huge window and look back.  Furniture-wise, I have a sofa, a loveseat, and two chairs in this room, as well as tables, baskets for coffee tables, etc.  All of my end tables and such are antiques--that kind of caught me by surprise when I wrote that, not sure why, I do love antiques....sorry, I'm rambling.


Here we are moving around the room.  Nothing to say, except, notice the lack of walls.  The living room steps down from the entryway and the dining room.  Do you notice, I like light colors?  The other rendition of this room was very patterned and very colorful and it wore me out--I got tired of the busyness and looked for a calmer interior.  I'm sure my whole family's blood pressure dropped when I redid the space.  Now my entire house is done in this pallette.  I know it's too blahhhhh for lots of folks, but it suits me well these days.

Are you dizzy yet?  We're continuing in a circle around the room.  This shows the mantle, duh, but I also wanted to show that doorway to the kitchen.

I think now was a good time to show pictures of this room too, because it is as neutral holiday-wise as it gets.  I do have my St. Patrick's Day decorations out, but they are subtle and I love the soothing green in the room.  I'll show them in detail (didn't you know I would) later.  Hope you enjoyed the tour and if you'd like more detailed shots of something, leave a kindly comment and I'll try to oblige.  If you read this far, God bless you for your support--it means a lot more than I can say. 

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Ruth's Christmas House 2010

I was browsing through my Christmas pictures of 2010 and discovered that I had photographed my friend Ruth's house.  It was such a wonderful surprise--like opening a present--so I asked if I could share her Christmas 2010 home and she graciously said yes.  Now, I must also tell you, she has the most wonderful blog too, so do stop by White Whimsy and be prepared to stay for a while.  She is a lover of all things white and her house reveals some treasure that I've never noticed (and I do notice quite a bit) each time I visit.  Enjoy the tour.










Sometimes words are just inadequate and one just needs to drink with their eyes to enjoy the moment--that's Ruth's home.  Stop by--she'll welcome you in.  Bet you can't wait to see what she has done for 2011.  I got a sneak peek yesterday....WOW!




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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

House Tour Tuesday, Second Bedroom

If it's Tuesday, it's time for another room tour.  This is the second bedroom upstairs.


The iron bed was purchased many years ago. 
The quilted pillow in front of the large pillows features a
hibiscus and sea turtles--two of my favorite coastal accents.


The nightstand is an antique purchased at a tag sale.
An antique wooden box is the plant's pedestal.
The pictures feature Kansas bridges by a local photographer.
The wooden magazine holder just visible to the right was my
husband's grandmother's.


The mantle is a newer purchase and mounted on the wall.
The chairs are antique and came with a letter written to a wife when the husband gave her these chairs--I bought the chairs because of the letter!


Here's a close-up view of one of the chairs.
They both have needlepointed seats that are original.




Hope you enjoyed another room tour and that your week is wonderful.  Thanks for reading.  Robin

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