After our wrestling match with the Blizzard of 2014, our hearts were aching for some sunshine and warmer temperatures, so we hooked our vintage airstream, Pearl, to the back of the truck and headed south. We purchased Pearl in July and had only camped for a couple of days at a time, in campgrounds relatively close to home, so we were excited to venture further from home to see if glamping was really for us.We headed to our favorite area in the Florida Panhandle, 30A, the road that travels … [Read more...]
Southern Living Idea House….Part 4
Today is the final day of our little tour of the Southern Living Idea House. You can catch up on all the designer goodness by reading Part One and Part Two and Part Three.We will be looking at the cottages today, and believe me they were beautifully decorated and very cozy in all their smallness.The main house was connected on either side to 2 little freestanding houses. Can you just picture something like this at the edge of a large farm pond that has a big dock for … [Read more...]
Southern Living Idea House….Part 3
Good Morning, Dolls!I apologize if it seems like I am dragging out this home tour, but I took gobs of pics and it is taking me lots of time to sort through, drool a bit, daydream about changes I want to make to our house, and do some editing.Hope you enjoy today's look at the rest of the main house.The KitchenUsually, the kitchen is the heart of the home. Since this house was designed to be a bed and breakfast, the kitchen doesn't take center stage. However it IS beautiful with many great … [Read more...]
2013 Southern Living Idea House…..Nashville: Part One
If you are a reader of Southern Living magazine, you probably know that each year they sponsor an Idea House. They choose the most talented designers and architects they can find and create a drool-worthy house that is featured in their magazine.Visiting one of these houses has been on my bucket list since I started collecting issue after issue of Southern Living during the dreaming years before we built our house. I quit taking it a few years ago, when it seemed to go downhill a bit. … [Read more...]
Our Glamping Adventure Begins
Remember last summer when Brad and I attended a local vintage camper rally? The bug bit us both and my sweet husband started looking.And he found us one!from my pinterest boards via Sarah Belle StudioBrad and I celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary this week with our first foray out of our county with our 1976 vintage Airstream.I have to say it was way more fun than our shared colonoscopy experience a few anniversaries ago!I didn't really know if I was the camping type, … [Read more...]