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 2
Last week, I shared some of the pictures I took when we recently visited the Southern Living Idea House in Nashville, on the grounds of Fontanel Mansion. The compound is going to be used as a bed and breakfast.Read that post here.Can you say gorgeous?Today, we will look at my favorites from the great room of the main house, which was warm and inviting and full of inspiration for me, and I bet you as well.Here is the beautiful front door again.The front door opens into this huge living room. … [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...]