Friday night on a whim hubby and I decided to head out Saturday morning to see the Southern Living Idea House located in the quaint town of Senoia, Georgia. After seeing some of Rhoda’s photos, I couldn’t wait to go. I called her just as we got off the interstate to see if we were on the right road but we had to cut our conversation short as hubby took a wrong turn twice and he needed me to help him find where we needed to turn. We also decided that since we were only about an hour away from Atlanta, we’d run over to Ikea to check out the Ektorp sofa before we pull the trigger and buy it….after hubby measured it for length and comfort, we have definitely decided to buy it….I will be advertising and selling my old sofa next week.
Seeing the Southern Living home was quite an experience. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it….walking in the front door and seeing the family room/kitchen took my breath away! Let me share in pictures….
Here’s the back of the house…wonderful landscaping
Side entrance off the garage, I would love to do something like this behind my sunroom (hint hint hubby!)
Big old timey swing on the front porch, just add a glass of sweet ice tea and you’re all set for a lazy summer afternoon
Big oversized planters
Here’s the first room you see to the right as you walk in….I’m in love!
Yeah, I’ll take one of everything …David loved that turtle shell, I would love to find one for him
Looking back toward front entrance hall
Hubby probably thinking “how much is this trip going to end up costing me” (LOL)! But ain’t he cute
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Years ago I had a burlap covered table….does that make me cool before burlap was popular?
Looking back into the family room from the kitchen
The front part of the house is the original cottage but everything behind the kitchen was added during the renovation
Gorgeous eating area….if I ever build/buy another house we won’t have a designated dining room but an eat in kitchen like this with banks of floor to ceiling windows
This chair looked so comfortable to sit in and enjoy a meal
Here’s a little peek at one of the porch area outside of the kitchen….it is so pretty out there
This room is directly behind the kitchen and while it’s hard to pick a favorite out of this gorgeous home, this room would be my 2nd choice, the family room is the 1st
So pretty!
Sweet wall treatment
Here’s the screened in back porch that you can see from the room above…I’ll show more of this area my next post
Going down the back hall to the garage area
Laundry room with its chalkboard painted walls…what a good idea
Stairs leading up to a bedroom and bath
Loved the barn doors
Looking down to the courtyard from the guest room
Standing at the back door looking to the front entrance….notice the burlap drapes flanking the doors
Now looking back to the back door….my grandparents home in Lowndes County had a long hallway area just like this…in fact it was so long and wide that in the hot summer months it was used as the “summer porch” and we practically lived there because it was a lot cooler
This area was staged in the hallway which is directly underneath the stairs leading to the 2nd floor
Loved all these silver cups/trophies
Hall bathroom….I was so excited to see a bathroom done in dark gray as that it what I’m going to use in hubby’s bathroom
Master bedroom….it was very pretty but not something I would have chose
Sitting area
Master bath
How about this bathtub?
Beautiful pair of vanities
That concludes the downstairs tour…next time I’ll share the upstairs rooms and the outside….you don’t want to miss it!
After leaving the Southern Living home we headed to Ikea….one thing I learned is I’ll never go to Ikea in Atlanta on a Saturday again! Can you say traffic?!?!? I’m hyperventilating on the floor and hubby is asking me what’s wrong? Seriously? Anyway, once we got there it was well worth it….wait ‘til you see what I got!
Don’t forget to look for part 2 of the Southern Living Idea Home I’ll be sharing next week!
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