Parade of Homes 2011

Welcome to the Parade of Homes 2011 hosted by Poppies at Play. 

Note: A few of the images are recycled, but I'm presenting a complete tour so you can see my entire house.

Let's get started ...Here's the outside of my house. 

Let's go inside.  My entry ...

Decorated for Spring ...

My living room has in a  new pale grey paint.  I just finished painting it from the yellow it was previously.  I love yellow, but I was ready for a change.

I also moved the botanical prints I had on either side of the armoir and rotated the desk 90 degrees.  I'm pretty happy with my new blogging space.

The console got a little spring sprucing as well.

On to the dining room ...

As I previously mentioned, I added some green including green curtains.

The botanical prints on the buffet in the photo above are now on the wall in the living room so here's how it looks now.  I picked up the Festival of Flowers wine last year on our trip to The Biltmore.  It seemed appropriate and I may actually drink it when I change over to summer.

Grace, the mannequin also got an costume change.

Next, the Kitchen ...I love my new dish on the fan hood from Pier 1.

Oh, and I painted (again).  The color is now a greyish green which is the color I wanted all along.  The table is in dire need of refinishing thanks to the abuse it's taken from my kids so that's a job planned for the coming months. 

Last stop on the first floor is the half bath off the kitchen.  I have tiny bathrooms that are hard to photograph so I apologize.

Taking a peek outside just off the Kitchen is our Patio ...

Look a little further down and you'll see the shed I painted last summer.

Ahhh, I can't wait until it warms up and looks like that again.  In the meantime, back inside and upstairs ...

The first room is our office ...

The closet in the office is a crafting space.

Down the hallway ...

The main bath.

The Master Bedroom ...

Master Bath

My youngest daughter's room ...

My oldest daughter's room ...

Lastly, way downstairs ...

Basement Family Room

Mantel (sorry for the glare) ...

Next to the fireplace is my mom's old sewing machine ... that still works great!

And, the play area ...

So, that's it for the tour.  And, yes, my house is ALWAYS this perfect.  I swear.

P.S. A huge thank you to Andy from Poppies at Play for including me.  I'm humbled by your invitation and honored to be among the other participants.

Now, on to participant #3 on the list - Dear Lillie.