Model Homes Tour....

A few weekends ago, there was an open house at Daybreak, for a new phase of houses being built.

It was so much fun!

 There were seven different houses that we were able to walk through.

This new phase of homes surrounds a small lake & there are walking trails all the way around it. 

 Some of the houses are just a few steps away from the walking path and lake. 

I absolutely LOVE the style of homes they are building.  

They are beautiful & have so much charm!

I love that most of them have porches & extra decorative woodwork on the outside.

Each one is unique & different in it's own way.

This was one of my favorites...

 It was huge & had a great view of the lake.
The builder is Rainey Homes.

I think this is such a great idea...storage under the porch.

This was my absolute favorite home...

It was also built by Rainey Homes. 

The porch is perfect...it wraps all the way around!

The woodwork, pillars & shake on the front of  this home made my heart skip a beat...I LOVE it!

The inside is so bright & beautiful!

My kids' decided it was the perfect house for us...I agree!

It has such an open floor plan.
When you enter, it has the kitchen to your left...

I love how some of the cupboards are a light blue color.  Do you also see the beamed ceiling?
It is gorgeous!
The living room is to the right...

It is so bright...I loved all of the windows!

This staircase is centered to the back of the house, it's between the kitchen & living room...

Do you notice the hint of light blue on the top of the rails? It matched the kitchen cabinets.

I love the touch of color!

I also like how it had windows on the wall going up.  

This house definitely isn't dark & dreary!

I also love all of the storage...

This is on a wall in the master bedroom...the middle opens up to hide a flat screen!

I also loved the doors...

Don't you love the woodwork & window at the top?

This house & most of the others we toured were full of  little details that make a house feel so charming.

I will be doing one more post to show you the inside of a few of the other homes, they really are beautiful!
I'm sharing with these blogs:
French Country Cottage
Tatertots & Jello 

Adding Hardware To Your Garage Doors

Last year, I did a post on how to inexpensively update your garage doors.
You can see it HERE.

If you remember, we did our first door & it was perfect!
Then we got to the larger garage door & the spacing on the door was different. :(
We couldn't drill the handles close together like the other door, so we had to space them apart.

It drove me crazy...it just didn't look right. We figured out how to fix it!!
I bought one more package of hardware like this...

  It was $12.50 at Home Depot.

We moved the handles in & made two sets to match the other door. 

We removed the handles & filled the holes with screws that we had painted white.
 I think it definitely looks better!
I still think this is a wonderful way to get the "look" for less!
I'm sharing with these blogs:
The 36th Avenue
Tatertots & Jello
My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia 

Fall & Halloween Decor 2013

Welcome...

To our home!

  I kept the front porch pretty simple this year.

I kept my green topiaries in the pots & added wreaths to top of the planters.
Here is our entry...

It's the same as last year.

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I just added a burlap bow to my vase.

I also added a little foliage with some pumpkins to the wreath on this wall. 

 I just added this collage to my living room.

You can see the before and after pictures HERE.

Our piano area...

I just added a few pumpkins to the piano.

I added a touch of "fall" to the wreath...

The piano is kind of like having a mantel to decorate ...

I decided to add another little pumpkin to my lamp table.

I love the stem on this one!

I'm also loving my yellow accents with all of the fall colors.

Next, is my dining area...

I added some fall leaves to the chandelier & table.

My family room is the "Halloween" room...

 

I kept my mantle the same as last year too...

The only thing different is an added  "Happy Halloween" sign & few pumpkins to the mantle. 

Last year, I added polk-a-dot wrapping paper to the back of my shelves.

This year, I kept it the same, but instead of potion bottles on the one shelf,

I added this cute owl...

Isn't he cute?  

He was only $3.00 at Walmart!

 Then I put him on a pumpkin from the dollar store.  

He even has a little hole in the bottom, so he fit right on the stem of the pumpkin.

He's a new favorite!

Wow..that was a long post!  

Are you ready for fall & Halloween?  

It is definitely a favorite time of year for me.

I hope you all have a "Spook-tacular" Halloween!!

I'm sharing with these blogs:

Chic On A Shoestring 

Love Of Family & Home 

Suburbs Mama 

The 36th Avenue

Tatertots & Jello

Savvy Southern Style

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