~~~A MINI House Tour For You!!!~~~

Good morning! Every time I come down my stairs I think to myself, "I love seeing this view", so I decided YOU might like to see it too! Plus soon I will be redoing alot with FALL decor soon so I better share this now. This is a little picture heavy so grab a cup of something:)

 This is my living room/great room right off the kitchen. The kitchen is to the right. Joe made the wooden valances for me and I asked him to make them deep enough so that I could display some things. We don't have as much space to display things in this house.

 As you enter the room the fireplace is on the left. I love it right now, decorated for Summer but will be happy to decorate it for Fall too!!! Right now my blue and white collection is featured all over the place, in jars, pillows etc.

 The screen was my in-laws and it is gorgeous.

 I love how my bamboo ladder fits on this little wall just perfectly. And, we can still get to the darn thermostat. WHY do they put them in such a conspicuous place???? UGH!

 The tree is faux and was made by my BIL many years ago. It sits in my large blue and white fish bowl/planter. The LARGE jar is from my son. He had 2 in his shop and gave me one!!!!!!!!!!!

This chair was my son's also. It is a beautiful silk upholstery.

It rained last night as you can see on the screens:) And there is construction of a new house behind us.  Our view keeps changing as new homes are built. I LOVE our lot though, I feel like we are in a great place.

 I love, LOVE this handled pot. I found it many years ago so don't remember exactly where. The elephants came from Vietnam, my FIL was a pilot and they transported some of our troops during the war. My FIL was also a shopper and that is why I have so many wonderful things!

 The wooden elephants that are currently on the window sill came from India, via my FIL.

 When I first started collecting blue and white pieces, about 30 years ago, this vase was a gift from my friend, Nancy.

 The curio is filled with blue and white and Hummels.

 In this corner, soon I will have to bring my large hibiscus tree back in. And this is the mama elephant that goes with the others:)

 Here are some shots of the valances and some of the things displayed up there.

 The elephant lamps are from Africa or India, not sure. Oh and I see that you are getting a glimpse of my newest demijohn in the background:) for those of you who love demijohns:)

The orchid in the pot is not blooming right now so the leaves are real and the bloom is faux:):)

 I love this guy carrying the buckets. Another thng I inherited. These pieces are priceless to me. I saw them for so many years in my in-laws homes so now treasure each one. The lamp is one of my favorites and found it in a shop at the beach several years ago. The Buyers Choice Asian Lady is a special order gift from a dear friend, Barbara. I love it!

 The pot in the center with the arrangement in it is a faux shell.

 The green lantern was found at Home Goods several years ago and it has a flameless candle in it for night time.

I thought I would show you the steps from the other angle, looking back towards the front door. I never have shown them from here. That is the dining room that you see beyond the stairs.

 The rattan piece on the wall was found MANY years ago on a bus trip to Peddlers Village, Pa. I carried that and a huge basket around with me all day:):) I was alot younger then and we had just built our old house. I needed stuff:):)

 This is the hallway going back to the laundry room and the master bedroom.

 We brought the doorbell from the old house since I couldn't find another one like it. We just replaced this with a more neautral one for the old house.

 This picture came from Japan and is matted in bamboo!!!!!!!!

 and signed by the artist

 This one came from HG.:) Sorry about the glare:(

 And this was a gift from my friend, Lee.

 Another Home Goods purchase. I am thinking of painting the frame on this one.

 Thanks so much for your visit. I will be sharing at these parties. You can click over to any of them for wonderful inspiration!

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