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Hello Dear Readers!
Happy Monday Morning Blooms Day!
I will be sharing another grand day
of flower love along with my
wonderful flower loving friends,
Lidy, Mary, and Pam.
As always, the links to their beautiful
flower inspiration will be
found at the end of this post.
Today our common theme is
ANYTHING GOES!!
So today, I am bringing you
Flowers and Silver Linings
(There should always be flowers in a room
that you often begin and end the day in)
We met with our builder today.
Spent much time tweaking the plans and trying to figure out
how to make the other bathrooms larger.
I am so used to very spacious bathrooms. All of my bathrooms have enough space
for a chair and a piece of furniture! But alas, I have to remember I am downsizing!!!
I wanted each bedroom to have it’s own bathroom, but that means smaller bathrooms,
with the exception of the master bathroom.
I can have separate bathrooms with each having one sink, not two as they are here.
OR, I can combine the bathrooms to make one large one, and the two bedrooms
would have to share!
So….what would you do? …. and please read down to the bottom of the post for a Reminder
of a great giveaway!.
Below is the Master Bathroom….
Lately these days, I often think about how great it does feel
to de-clutter and asking myself, “do I really need this?”
These past few days, I have been working on closets and linen closets.
Each bathroom, with the exception of the powder rooms, have linen closets.
It seemed as though if I was unsure of where to store something,
it pretty much ended up in one of those closets.
Linen closets, drawers, cabinets, and counters de-cluttered . . . done. . .
and I am happy with the Master Bathroom changes.
I had a busy week this past week.
So what did I accomplish?
A Simple Hydrangea Tablescape and More Gilding.
My busy week included getting prepared for cooking and baking
for my turn at our Dinner Group this past weekend
and gilding the lily again.
First, here is what I thought needed a little more glam to its appearance.
When I researched my Top Ten Posts of 2016, I was not surprised, yet surprised.
I am sure you know what I mean. Posts that I thought would definitely make
it in the Top Ten, did not and some that did, was a pleasant surprise.
I want to thank you, my fabulous readers for your support in 2016,
and I will strive to bring even greater ones for you in 2017.
So we shall do a countdown, starting with the Number 10 post.
Number 10
The bHome Fall Tour – The Sunroom
I love estate sales. Some are better than others
as far as finding a treasure or two, or more!
I found this little treasure a long time ago. I do not think I have shared this with you.
I placed it in the Guest Room Bathroom and the location of it was hard to photograph
so maybe that is why you may not have seen it.
The Master Bathroom as you enter the room.
In the evening after a long day of activities,
it is always nice to know that I can have that Calgon bath to take me away!
12 years ago, when we were working on the plans for our house,
there was one thing that was on my “must have” list. A free standing tub.
When I visited the 2015 Southern Living Idea House, I was trying to envision
if we could actually live on the first floor, as we yearn to downsize.
With a few tweaks here and there, it is definitely doable!
Especially the master bedroom suite. While it is smaller than ours now,
the layout and access to the outdoor spaces is really nice.
Just love the soft blues and browns in this room.
Notice the occasional table next to the chair. It is fabulous! It is by Bunny Willams Home.
To the left of the mantel is the french door that leads out to an intimate porch.
I love the fireplace in the room
I would definitely opt out for the space of a traditional dresser for this fireplace, would you?
The closet in the master is very large and would accommodate lots of clothes!
The chairs are also from the Bunny Williams Home Collection. (bunnywilliamshome.com)
Every room in the house had a beautiful view.
This hallway or loggia is off the end of the foyer which leads to the master bedroom suite.
To the left of the chair is a door that leads to the patio that is between two screened porches.
Great reflection of a painting in the mirror that is hanging in the loggia/hallway.
Off the loggia of the master bedroom suite are the closet and the master bath.
A fabulous closet and I love that the mirror reflects the beautiful painting in the bathroom.
Every mirror should have a beautiful reflection . . . even if it is just you! 🙂
The free standing tub is situated between the two vanities.
A beautiful table holds all many bath necessities. Table by bunnywilliamshome.com
The bath accessories are from the Southern Living collection sold at Dillards.
And since we are on a bit of a bathroom tour, here is the powder room
that is right by the door leading to the breezeway that connects the garage to the house.
A simple, yet elegant powder room.
Across from the powder room is the mud room area.
Now to complete the first floor tour, I shall take you for a tour of the living room.
It’s a beauty!
The furnishings and accessories are from many different vendors,
so if you have a question on any item in this room, leave me a comment.
This room is accessorized beautifully as Bunny Williams would naturally do.
As I have stated previously, there are magnificent views of the property from every room.
I shall leave you today with this spectacular view that I could look at all day.
Have a great day, enjoying your view!
Finally, after all of the sneak peek posts, I can present my Summer Home Tour to you.
I am partying with a great group of bloggers from the bHome Mobile App Community.
Where 31 bHome bloggers are presenting their Summer Home Tours and inspiration this week
along with a great giveaway of a $200 gift card
from bHome and Painted Fox Treasures. See below for details.
So WELCOME to my SUMMER HOUSE!
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Liberty Antiques Festival in Liberty, NC.
The same festival of which Kim and Mary Alice (along with their hubbies) attended too . . .
~ ~ and happy that they were my house guests.
While making the final rounds of the antique festival . . .
~ ~ Mary Alice asked what I was searching for.
I remarked that I would love a small chippy stool.
She then remembered one that was a few rows back . . .
~ ~ I did see that one, but it did not have a tag on it.
Mary Alice asked what my bottom price was for the stool . . . then she quickly marched off.
She came back with the stool !! . . .
