I’m lucky and cursed that my mother-in-law has superb taste.
Lucky because I get great ideas, have a good person to ask questions and receive fabulous hand-me-downs.
Cursed because she’s just good at it… naturally. I wish I had the same innate ability to put a room together. And, I wished I liked to paint like she does. I think the square footage of their home as declined through the years because of all the layers of paint. 😉 I kid (kinda).
So, I thought you may like to see her house, too. I am all about spreading the wealth after all. I took a few photos of the common areas of the home to share with you. Try not to be too jealous.
The dining room, right off the kitchen.
Window seat – check.
Beadboard – check.
Fabulous accessories (pillows, rug, sconces, velvet curtains, light fixture) – check.
Antique furniture with funky leather Parson’s chairs – check
The living room
The shelves around the room are awesome, right? I also like her curtains and bamboo blinds. And, the mixture of pillows. How does it work? I can never find pillows that work.
(This room was just painted blue. It’s quite airy and light. I really love it.)
Front hallway:
Do you adore the rug? I do. And the black door with a window – *swoon*. Everything just works together. It looks simple, but it’s totally not. Trust me… I know. =)And, the outside is quite lovely, too.
Here’s the front yard.
And some flowers (from last month)
And, here’s the change of the fall colors.
And, here’s the change of the fall colors.
I wish I would have thought to take more photos. There’s a full wall that has unfinished boards horizontally (awesome). There’s a fab, warm kitchen with a white subway tile black splash. There’s just tons more. I’ll try to take more pictures next time I’m out there. Everything in the home is lovely. I hope you love it as much as I do.
Thanks to my in-laws for allowing me to share these photos. They are the best.
Not many people have acquired the knack of mixing old and new together to make a home look perfectly pulled together, but your MIL certainly has. I find most people can put all the same era, or all the same style, minimalist, shabby chic etc together but honestly when most people mix old and new they manage to make their homes look like they have hand me downs mixed with their new pieces and it just never looks finished. I love how your MIL has made her home look finished and eclectic and perfect!
Thank you so much for the comment – she really does have a great eye.
Gorgeoous property! Just step over that pile of drool I’ve created on those beautiful wood floors.
The rug in the entryway is just right and so pretty. You are lucky to have such great in-laws or at least in laws with a cool house 🙂
Ooh I love the dining room rug. And the window seat.
Ooh I love the dining room rug. And the window seat.
i want their dining room…….the window seat is awesome!!!!
BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for sharing! Post more pictures when you take them! 🙂
Super cute home. And gorgeous pics by you!
What a beautiful home! I love the light blue color on the walls. We have the same rug in the entry. Love it! Perfect fall colors, too!
omg, love! First of all, the landscape is ridiculously pretty, it looks like it belongs in a painting. But my favorite part has got to be the front hallway, the black door, the rug, the flowers, it’s just perfect. Jealous.
Oh and I’ll swing by my in-law’s place to get a shot of their 1968 scratchy mustard yellow couch to make you green with envy.
I’ll take one of everything please 🙂
Love it! I wish I could do that . . .
Love your MIL’s house. The rug under her dining room table is great! And I love the sectional in the family room. PS – Hooks around the entire room is on my list of ideas for a future baby’s room – fun to see it in action.