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painting…

There’s nothing like a little diversity – keeps the mind sharp. I’m a huge believer in that. SO…we’re repainting our parlor right now. Since about day 2 after painting this room, I absolutely hated the color it has been (click the link for immediate gratification) and I have HAD it. Reached my limit completely and…

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  • While this room looks perfectly lovely to me, Im dying to see how fabulous it looks when you’re done. So what did you decide for the new color?

    PS: Do you know how lucky you are to be married to someone who would care that the color wasn’t right? I think my husband would kill me in my sleep if I suggested we repaint something after it had just been painted. hahaReplyCancel

  • Tao Taupe – Benjamin Moore! I LOVE it. Will post shots once finished –

    Yes, I’m very lucky, because every room in this house has been painted over *save* the kitchen. Yes. I’m serious! We actually didn’t paint it over right away – we lived with it for a little over a year. ReplyCancel

our farm: the mudroom

Before: After just a flooring change, window treatments, some accessories. Not a huge change, but enough to brighten up the place 😉 The key rests because I still have no idea where I’m hanging it.

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  • Are those bulbs in your pretty hanging jars?
    I love the set of antique keys!ReplyCancel

  • Hi Dawn, actually those jars hold tealights, but I don’t have any int here. Me too, I love the keys, got them at a store in North Carolina. I need to add more North Carolina photos at some point as well.ReplyCancel

  • Jenny

    OMG – I’m in love with this place…where is it? And can I come? lol
    We should get the kids together at some point – and I would love to have you shoot the boys, I just need to check out your website for pricing.
    It was great to see you the other night…
    JennyReplyCancel

our farm: the parlor

All access users, refer to the floorplan 🙂 I’ve recently dubbed the “living room” “The Parlor” in honor of the tradition of this home. BEFORE: AFTER: The fireplace (at left, below) will eventually have a federal style mantle, yep, we’re going Americana people 🙂 ! New fireplace (this one is gas and is not vented…

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our farm: the kitchen

At some point, the kitchen is going to need a remodel and a serious update. The foundation is sloped (see, visibly, from left to right, it’s apparent from the half of the cabinet facing further right) but rest assured we are going to attempt to preserve what we can. The ceilings are tin, the walls,…

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  • We have the same garbage can……..the rectangle one. I agree, they kinda suck! Our foot pedal STICKs all the time!ReplyCancel

  • I hope you recycle Dawn 😉 Yes, totally not worth the money.ReplyCancel

  • I like the simplicity and un-kitchen-ness of your kitchen. It’s very unfitted yet very fitting for your house. How do you find it for storage? Does it meet all your needs?ReplyCancel

  • Thanks for the comment Kat!

    It’s almost laughable. In no way does it fit our storage needs ;-( Actually there is a HUGE original cabinet towards the back (I will have to take a special photo of it and amend this post) that stores quite a bit! And we have a pantry that we actively use (will show you before/after pics of that as well – it’s coming). The pantry I added 5 cabinets to, so that helps a LOT.ReplyCancel

  • […] my savior…the pot belly stove. You can see a much better photo of it in my kitchen blog post. But I was so overjoyed and elated when I fired up this bad boy this […]ReplyCancel

our farm: the foyer

Welcome to Our Foyer. Remember, those that have full access can see the floorplan. The porch right now needs to be cleaned up, we have wood and stuff out there so I will spare you the porch (just for now) 😉 We enter through, what most would call a foyer! Not sure what many others…

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  • Wow. I LOVE the chess table. And the stuff you took with no flash makes the room look like something out of BARRY LYNDON. I love it. Killer!ReplyCancel

  • The red looks really great.

    Im in the process of picking paint colors now and I have no freaking clue. Of course I have to give our contractor the paint selections in a few weeks and Im no where near to having decided a single room. How did your selection process go?ReplyCancel

  • Thanks Scott & Mrs.Limestone.

    For those that don’t know what the heck Scott is talking about, go ahead Watch the Barry Lyndon Trailer – I had to, LOL. Now, for some odd reason I will need to watch the movie. Thankssoverymuch.

    Mrs. Limestone –

    I’m still having issues with it. I can’t commit to anything really, hanging things on walls, etc.

    I can only really decide on a color for a room by LIVING it, quite honestly. That’s how I roll. So, that being said my process is:

    a.) Stare into space
    b.) Check the lighting
    c.) Pick an inspiring color (or as learned, uninspiring color)
    d.) Go from there and wing it.

    For example, the foyer was one of the first rooms we painted. I wasn’t particularly ready to be risky right away having no idea how I was going to decorate. I then checked the Pottery Barn colors (I had purchased the swatch book) and just blindly picked out a color that I <em>cannot even remember</em>. Hated it. Immediately decided to go with something bold and went for it.

    You will see in future posts, I wasn’t so bold in other rooms and again, was forced to go bold. It’s a pattern, really, and an extreme waste of paint but I have no other way of knowing how it’s going to look unless I live with it. I think that has to be one of the single most difficult decisions on decorating.

    Ever since I went RED though, I have loved every square inch of that room. It’s so boudoir looking. All I need is a few funkier pieces (maybe a leather wingback? maybe a crystal sconce as opposed to the artwork on either side of the room) and I’ll have a theme room to shoot out of. Of course, I’ll have some shots around as well ;-).

    I just have a hard time committing to hanging anything unless I get that “it’s right” feeling, ya know?

    All of this being said, I don’t envy your decision. If it were my decision – I would tell them to either paint all white or just prime and let me move in, live there, and pick one by one (knowing my speed of color selection, white would be the smarter move, methinks, at least for me).

    I definitely won’t lie about LOVING Pottery Barn colors though. – ETA: I love them, absolutely love them.
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  • Diana Acosta

    You have a great sense of style, that’s why I fell in love with your previous house and had to have it. You have done wonders with your new house keep up the good work, To Jimmy and Laura you both deserve a hand of applause.ReplyCancel

  • I wish I could live there first before deciding paint colors but wont work for us for many reasons but the most important being Mr. Limestone won’t let me :and I dont do ladders. So Im kind of stuck. To make matters worse, the old owners painted the place almost entirely in this minty green color so no matter what samples patches I put up, every color looks different with the mint green everywhere.

    So you dont like the PB colors huh? I was kind of relying on them for my inspiration. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Love the PB colors – LOVE them. Just not the first light one I chose. Sorry, I suppose it could read wrong.

    I LOVE PB colors. Love them.ReplyCancel

  • Dina

    Hi Laura,

    Absolutely love ALL of your photos!!
    Really enjoyed browsing your site…
    I have a dream to have a professional photo session:)

    Perhaps one of these days…before I am too old:))

    All the best!! You rock!!

    DinaReplyCancel