Thursday

Welcome to your next stop on the Parade of Homes!


I was so honoured when Andy at Poppies at Play asked me to be involved in her Parade of Homes Tour. There are some very beautiful homes being featured, and I hope my little house can keep up! Be sure to scroll all the way to the end of the post so you can be directed to the next house on the parade.

Let the tour begin!

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Welcome to our home!

We live in a back-split bunglaow/rancher which we built in the summer of 2006. It is the fifth house we built, and much of it was done by us. We don't shy away from DIY projects, which is a good thing since our budget doesn't usually allow us to hire out that which we can do ourselves.

I hope you enjoy the tour. It is always a work in progress as we think up new ways to improve and make the most of our living space, both inside and out.

Our Kitchen:



Dining Area:

Living Room:

Master Bedroom:


Main Bathroom:


Reading Nook:

Laundry Area:


Sophie's Playhouse:
(full tour is here)



Our Pool area:

http://restyledhome.blogspot.com/2007/07/keeping-coolby-pool.html

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Thanks for stopping by and, again, thanks to Andy at Poppies at Play for hosting this fun tour!

Now, allow me to direct you to the next stop on the tour:

47 comments:

  1. Oh how I love everything about this!! Love the kitchen and all the rooms. Looks so inviting and relaxing!!! FABULOUS!!!!!

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  3. Your home is beautiful! Tell me....where did you get that adorable slip cover on your chair? Everything is just so precious!
    Marcia

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  4. Thank you ever so much for opening your home to us!! What a lovely abode you have created!

    bee blessed
    mary

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  5. Beautiful! I love that reading nook!

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  6. Linda, I always love seeing your home you have such a wonderful sense of style!

    Kat :)

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  7. Picture perfect in every way! I love every single inch of your home...it's incredible!

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  8. love that pool house .. your home is adorable..

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  9. My jaw is currently on the floor! Wow! You have such an eye for design, I love it. Your living room looks like my dream living room, everything about it is so warm and welcoming!

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  10. such a gorgeous home...you are soooo talented!!
    ~Tara

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  11. Love the openness of your main rooms, Linda! What a great exterior, too. I like how the colors flow from room to room. I want the chandelier in your bedroom!

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  12. I love your reading nook and that fireplace is awesome!

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  13. Wow! Linda!! I want to move in!!! I am seriously in LOVE!! Your home is AMAZING!! I love your moulding, I love the slip cover on the chair, I love your reading nook....must I go on? Ok, I also love your laundry. Thanks so much for being on the tour!!!

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  14. I so enjoyed this little peek into your home. You have certainly created a beautiful home for your family! I am loving all of your color choices. And I followed the link to tour the playhouse...wow!
    I am anxious to look around your blog some more.
    Thanks for sharing :)

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  15. Oh my goodness - I am just in awe!!! Thank you for inviting me in and giving me the tour!!! Your home is just breathtaking!!!

    ;-) robelyn

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  16. I want a playhouse! Everything looks so inviting. I love the pom poms on cushions, and your wainscotting, too.

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  17. I love the colors in your home - so restful and clean looking. www.satisfiedsole.com

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  18. Thanks for sharing your home with us, I LOVE it! You have picked the prettiest wall colors!

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  20. Wow- I love it! The playhouse too had me dying! I'm checking it out next! My 4 year old would adore it :) I'm #4 on the tour - we built our house too without hiring out - it's amazing what some books & hardwork does :) Stop by and say hi!

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  21. Ok, I'm in love with your living room wall color. I've been on a hunt for the perfect color for my room, and I think that's it! What color did you use? (and, yes, I know everythings diffrent on diffrent computers, but it would be an awesome starting point in my searching to know what you used!

    Please (if you can find the time from your millions of other projects!) email me!

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  22. You are so talented and creative!
    What a beautiful home.

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  23. Wow your house is so beautiful!! So jealous of the pool and playhouse!!

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  24. wow, wow, wow. each room is so lovely. i really like the wall colors and cheery touches. and the playhouse: SWOON!

    beautiful

    xo
    elyse

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  25. I've always been in love with your home. I didn't realize it was a newer house. It has the charm of an older home. Your floors are so shiny. Love them! Everything you've done is just beautiful. :)

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  26. That settles it! I'm moving in so make room! So beautiful! I love it all ! I;m house #5 on this fun parade! Nice to meet you!

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  27. I just love your home...*sigh*...so glad you were on the tour! :)

    Hugs,
    Victoria

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  28. Love love love your house! Especially the reading nook!

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  29. Thanks everyone! You are all so kind and I have enjoyed being a part of and seeing all of the rest of the homes on this tour!
    Cheers,
    Linda

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  31. I love all the blues you have used! Gorgeous!

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  32. What a FANTASTIC house! I adored each and every picture...and honestly I would be happy living in the playhouse!

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  33. I totally love your home. We have an above ground pool also. Please...please share more with me about the little pool house. I would love to see inside pictures and how it was made. I would like to do something like that for our pool. You can email me at: scarter67@comcast.net.

    Please get back with me on this...I LOVE IT.

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  34. Your home is just so welcoming and friendly and cozy. I love it all, every time I see it.

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  35. So Cozy and beautiful. COngratulations on your home! Thanks for sharing these amazing photos!
    Have a lovely weekend,
    Xo,
    Li ~

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  36. I really like your home. However, one question...why did you build a mini laundry room INSIDE the bathroom?I thought that was only done in the old days when home builders had no clue what they were doing?

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  37. Hi anonymous,
    Well, because we don't live in a Mcmansion and didn't want the laundry room in the basement, we tucked it into the bathroom (in what would have been a linen closet, that I kept open/doorless for ease of use). Not sure I understand the question (or the sentiment) but I can assure you my "builder" knew what he was doing. :)

    I don't mind being one of those old school people who don't have the perfect set-up for everything my heart ever desired in a house. We get along just fine without the perfection!

    Cheers,
    Linda :)

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  38. I am beyond ecstatic at finding your blogs through bloglines - especially this post. We're in the house market right now, concentrating on historic homes...I've my heart set on a particular home with a great floor plan from the living room, flowing through the dining room and kitchen...my favorite color is green, DH's is blue and I want a cottage-light feeling. I've had color samples that look very close to those shown for the rooms in this post...and while on these little chips they look wonderful together, it's always a little scary to invest $$ in something that money and timewise aren't necessarily going to be "fixed" soon if it isn't a winner. Seeing them blend so prettily together here has helped confirm that I need to trust more in what my tastes are. Looking forward to visiting and will be subscribing via bloglines.

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  39. And, every little smidgen is totally delish!

    Warm blessings,
    Spencer

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  40. Great house. Congratulations.

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  41. your hime is adorable love the little cabana by the pool area..might have to have my hubby get some wood and hammer and nails out...suzanne

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  42. I'm new here, hope it's not too late to comment! Loved the house tour, it is beautiful! What color are the dining room and living room walls? I just loved them! Thanks!

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  43. Your home sweet home is 1000% my style!! LOVE it all...the laundry room is my favorite I think though. Wow, I'm inspired in an excited sort of way, lol. :D

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  44. I love your house!
    Nice floor.The pool area is very cool!

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  45. I love the color of the master bedroom.It has a very calm feeling.The pool looks great!

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  46. I've really enjoyed the Parade of Homes and all the different houses and styles. Yours "speaks" to me -- maybe it's the colors. LOVE all the white, the soft aqua and blue, the shots of red in the reading nook. Absolutely beautiful!

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  47. master bedroom is simply gorgeous!it looks so relaxing.Nice post.

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