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It’s my favorite time of year – fall. There is nothing better than the leaves changing color. There’s nothing worse than raking … but let’s try and stay positive. Join me for a walk with my dog Sushi to see some fall curb appeal in my hood. I’m lucky to live in a town with…
Don’t call the cops if you see a strange lady walking her dog and snapping pics of your house … it’s just me. My neighborhood is filled with so much curb appeal – here are some of my faves from my summer walks. It’s amazing what personality you can get with a brightly colored front…
There is a small window of opportunity during the year when I can take Sushi on long walks. She can’t handle cold – she’s short haired and doesn’t have a thick fur coat to keep her snug. I bundle her up in knit sweaters (she’s partial to her hooded sock monkey sweater) and off we…
It’s just me and my dog Sushi as we stroll around my neighborhood. She loves sniffing everything in her path, licking passers by and finding enormous fallen branches that she tries (unsuccessfully) to drag home. I love the cool fall weather and looking at the gorgeous homes in my neighborhood. Join Sushi and me on our walk…
Like the old saying goes, sometimes when you least expect it, good things happen. Good things definitely happened when a 200 year old home (complete with an old red barn) came on the market. Kaley wasn’t looking to move but could not pass up her dream home. Don’t miss today’s Eclectic Home Tour of The Little…
They bought a run-down cottage built in the mid 1700’s on the tip of Cape Cod but soon discovered that it had practically no foundation and was hanging on for dear life to tree stumps in the sand! They didn’t let that deter them and went about restoring this old sea cottage while making sure…
Would you buy a 114 year old house in foreclosure that had been abandoned for five years? (“We are talking vines-growing-through-cracks-in-the-walls-smashed-windows-and-doors-collapsing-deck-raccoons-living-inside kinda abandoned.”). Today’s Eclectic Home Tour of Drinking with Chickens takes us on an inside and outside tour of this charming story book cottage that took over 10 years to transform into a personality-filled,…
If you love old houses, you are going to love today’s Eclectic Home Tour of Our 1842 Home. The homeowner, Colleen, says “This old house is so wonky, chippy paint, floors that slope, windows that don’t open … but we love her more for that!” She’s filled her home with unique, one-of-a-kind antique and vintage…
There’s nothing like walking or driving by a house with amazing curb appeal. I’ve gathered my top 10 beautiful fall porches that stopped me in my tracks. There are lots of fall decorating ideas you can recreate on your porch, patio, deck, or balcony! Every fall, I look forward to walking past this pumpkin topped…
I’m a big believer in slow decorating but this is ridiculous! After almost 12 years of living in my house, I’ve finally found something to hang on the sad and lonely blank wall in my foyer! It definitely pays to have a friend who is an antiques dealer and when she found this old sign…
Today’s Eclectic Home Tour of Nicola’s Home is a coastal dream house with interiors that give the stunning view a run for its money. Nicola of Nicola’s Home owns an interior design firm in Maine and believes in “creating welcoming, honest, timeless environments that work in concert to evoke a singularly unique sense of place.” Love Home…
It’s time to think outside of the pot and get creative on your front porch! See how to create a trash can planter that will be the talk of the neighborhood! What do wine, plants, vintage and thrifted finds have in common? They’re all things you’ll find on my spruced up my front porch! I…
Why should our homes interiors get all the love? I love adding little decorating touches around my garden and on my porch and patio. I found this huge barn wood flower that adds such a whimsical touch to my garage. I’m also sharing a creative art installation made out of wood scraps and driftwood that…
“We bought a crack house,” my hubby cried! The house had been seriously neglected and we definitely had our work cut out for us when we renovated. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since we moved into our former “crack house” and I thought it would be fun take a walk down memory lane…
Her family moved to a tiny little town when she was in first grade and she walked past a 1930’s cottage on her way to school every day. 15 years later, she and her husband bought that house and have been fixing it up ever since. From adding rustic wood beams and stone walls to…
One of the perks that comes with being my friend is that I’ll butt in and decorate your house (but only if you want me to)! I’m sharing a slow decorating home makeover that I did for my friend that includes the exterior, front porch, living and dining rooms. If you love a good before…
This week in Kelly’s Stamp of Approval 8, we will check out some snow covered old homes with major curb appeal including an 1850 farmhouse and two old Victorians (one pink and one blue) built across the street from each other. I’ll share my go to party appetizer that everyone loves, my favorite binge watch…
If you love old houses with tons of curb appeal, you’re in the right place. Today’s Eclectic Home Tour of Finding Lovely has been updated while maintaining all the charming details that we all love about old homes. Jackie of Finding Lovely bought a run down old house and put her lovely touch on it….
Let’s end summer with a bang with today’s Eclectic Home Tour of Sugar Palm House. This stunning beach house has tons of beautiful decorating ideas. Part of my Eclectic Home Tour series – you can see all the homes HERE Kate of Kate Marker Interiors added her coastal touch to her Seagrove Beach, Florida…
I’m going bold! I have plans to transform the look of my house with paint and I’m sharing my favorite blue house exteriors in my neighborhood for inspiration. I’m feeling blue – all the blue houses! After nine years, I’ve decided to totally transform the look of my house with a paint makeover. It’s going…
Last week was a balmy 70 degrees. Today, it snowed! As I drove home from the gym, I stopped to snap a few pics of a couple of gorgeous Victorian homes covered in a dusting of snow. What’s a girl to do when it’s cold and snowy outside? If you said shovel, you’re wrong! The answer…
When the temp reaches 95 and the humidity curls my hair into an unmanageable frizz, it’s always good to have friends who invite you to their lake house! Historic Racoon Island on Lake Hopatcong is less than an hour from my house but feels like it’s worlds away. My friends bought a 1903 cottage on…
One of my favorite things to do is peek into other people’s home for design inspiration. Today’s Eclectic Home Tour takes us to the Massachusetts home of Nina Hendrick. It’s hard to believe this farmhouse beauty is an 80’s house in the burbs. Tour this home then make sure to stop back to look through…
She transformed a neglected 750 square foot house into the most charming story book cottage with gardens to match (complete with the world’s cutest chicken coop)! Today’s Eclectic Home Tour of Farm and Foundry is a colorful and happy home both inside and out. More Eclectic Home Tours Here Climbing vines on a pergola covered…
Can you believe I’ve been featuring the most amazing home tours for four years and there are now more than 130 Eclectic Home Tours! I love pouring over every detail and hope you do too. Today’s tour brings us to a 90 year old Idaho cottage that belongs to Emily of The Wicker House. She believes that how a…
Tori of New Arrivals, a retailer of kids and nursery decor, is showing off her beautifully renovated Florida beach home today. Enjoy the tour then come back to get major inspiration from the more than 130 Eclectic Home Tours here. Spanish influence creates major curb appeal from the carved front doors to the tile around the archway. White dominates the…
It’s Saturday and time for another Eclectic Home Tour. Did you know I’ve chosen 150+ of the most amazing homes to feature over the years … with more to come so make sure to pop back and check out the gallery of Eclectic Home Tours when you’re done with this one. I have a girl…
New Colonial & Old Tudor
Creatively Colorful
Collected Look
Garage Sale Lover
California Dreaming
Cottage on the Pond
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
As you can see by my before kitchen, I was handed some mega sized lemons!
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Showstopping Vintage Reno
If you’ve ever wished you could follow your passion and start life over in a small town while renovating the farmhouse of your dreams, you’re going to love today’s Eclectic Home Tour of The Farmhouse Project! “They traded in taxis for pickup trucks and store-bought for handmade, and filled their lives with what brought them…