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Monday, October 3, 2011

Have You Seen J.Lo's House?

Have you seen these pictures of J.Lo's new California digs featured in Veranda?
That gal has good taste! and a great decorator.

image source: Veranda

image source: Veranda

There's an accompanying article from Veranda you can read here, AND see more photos on Michelle Workman's (the designer) website here.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Charming Brick Cottage

The listing says "You should run to see this one."
Guess they weren't kidding.
This Charming Brick Cottage is under contract after only 6 weeks (that's darn good).

I've walked by this house several times and always paused to admire it.

It has a BIG addition on the back that is not exactly the best I've ever seen, but adding an addition this way is much easier on the budget than "bumping up" or "popping the top."
I do appreciate that they copied some of the original features. Notice how the old overhangs were enclosed with slats. This acted as a venting system for the attic--I don't know if it still does, but the look is totally vintage. They copied that on the new addition.

Another detail that was replicated is the windows. Notice one large pane at the bottom and 4 vertical panes on top. Good work there. Peek at the side door--very craftsman.

Here's the part I could never see from the street no matter how hard I tried to peek in the windows.

Is this cute or what??

They get an A+ on paint color selection.

It looks like they kept the old built in and probably the chandy is old.

Pop, Pop, Pop!

This family room is in the addition. It's a great space.

The kitchen might be one place they could have worked on a bit more, but this house was priced accordingly and it sold, so there you go. I think a counter depth fridge would do wonders for the space. And I could skip the pot rack.

There are two bedrooms and this bath on the main level.
Outstanding paint selection continues.

The master bedroom is upstairs in the addition. Love those hardwood floors--shoot, it's all nice.

Two words for this room: chandelier-- art .

Now more good stuff...

crunchy pea gravel patio--sounds so good.

photo source

Hope you enjoyed the tour. Stop back by and see what else I happen upon.

Later,

Partying with:
French Country Cottage--Feathered Nest Friday
Sassy Sites--Free for All Friday
The House in the Roses--Show off Your Cottage Monday
2805--Potpourri Friday
Stuff and Nonsense--Fridays Unfolded

Thursday, August 11, 2011

A Bungalow Dream House

A few months ago a Really Truly Bungalow Dream House sold down in Virginia Highland (that's a neighborhood in Atlanta's Midtown that was developed around the trolley line starting just after 1900 and is still evolving).

Enjoy.

Palmerhouse Properties, LLC

Later,

Partying with:
No Minimalist Here: Open House Thursday
Delightful Order: Delightfully Inspiring Thursday
My Romantic Home: Show and Tell Friday
Common Ground: Vintage Inspiration Friday
The Charm of Home: Home Sweet Home
At The Picket Fence: Inspiration Friday
It's a Hodgepodge Life: It's a Hodgepodge Friday
French Country Cottage: Feathered Nest Friday

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Joan's Pretty Old House--The Inside

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have your Dream House?

Did you ever pretend when you were little, or imagine--maybe last week, that you had your dream house?

That you found your style and really truly made it happen.

Joan did it.

It took a long time...

and a lot of work...

and some sacrifices...

but she has something we can appreciate.

And she shares it with her friends.

It isn't grand or palatial.

But it's WONDERFUL!

Joan knows what she likes.

She told me years ago that when she was young and getting started she picked "country" because it was cheap and she could do it. I think it was because that's what she loves.