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The Bancroft House Plan by Yankee Barn Homes!

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This is the The Bancroft House Plan by Yankee Barn Homes. This plan is 3,055 square feet with 3 bedroom and 3.5 bathrooms. The garage has 1,931 square feet! Whoa!

Makes quite a statement, doesn’t it? While in Maine, I always adore these barn homes. I could see us in one of them, with wide old pine floors, soft antique rugs, a sleek Rais fireplace, pine chests, white slipcovered furniture and a ton of paintings! Oh yeah!

The outside design is gorgeous. All those windows! Love it! Be sure to check out the REAL images on Yankee Barn Home’s website!

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The main floor has the master bedroom, with bathroom, closet, craft closet and it’s own screened porch. I LOVE THIS!

There is an open great room/dining room, and in most plan an open floor plan means loss of walls which also means there is nowhere left to hang paintings! That is important to us. THIS PLAN gives you many windows, an open floor plan and plenty of walls for paintings! There is great storage in the kitchen, a nice laundry, mudroom, etc. that connects you to the garage that also has storage.

I love storage!

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The Bancroft House Plan by Yankee Barn Homes

The upstairs of this plan has a bedroom, bathroom, closet and deck on the far end, as well as a guest room with private bath and closet. Then there is that dream space… An office (or studio!!) over the garage, complete with storage! Can you imagine?

All images via YankeeBarnHomes.com, used with permission…

Images are not for construction or reproduction, they are property of the design firm.

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Winter Light…

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Winter Light

Isn’t Winter light absolutely stunning? Especially when that warm, golden glow is on a cool tree against a beautiful sky. Wow. It catches my attention every single time!

Happy Sunday!

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Bowens Island Dock at Sunset

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Bowens Island Dock

Another Bowens Island photo (Charleston, SC). This is out on their dock, near the time of sunset (as if I needed to explain that beautiful golden light)…

Each time we go I spend as much time taking photos (if the light is right) as I do eating, ha ha… It’s just such a beautiful location! Check it out if you haven’t been!

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Three Hot Floor Lamps!

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Visual Comfort 91025HAB Studio 34 Floor Lamp    Image: Visual Comfort

It’s not always easy to find a fabulous floor lamp that not only looks great but also works well. I have found three. The 91025HAB Studio 34 Floor Lamp  is fabulous, it can be traditional, but also fit well in a modern setting. It comes in a variety of finishes and it has a dimmer. So when you really need to read you can turn the light up, and when you just want ambient light that is beautiful, dim it as low as you like. It adjusts up and down and the arm swings back and forth.

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Holtkoetter 9424 Lighting for the Aging Eye Floor Lamp   Image: Holtkoetter

Lighting for the Aging Eye, you read that right. Brilliant, because for those of you over 40, you know how important good light is, and this provides just that. The Holtkoetter 9424 Floor Lamp is adjustable in height and the light swings how you want it. There is also a dimmer, which makes the gorgeous work of art even that much more beautiful!

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Aerin Clemente Floor Lamp    Image via Circa Lighting

The Arein Clemente Floor Lamp is another gorgeous lamp that we considered in a tight spot near a large abstract painting. This lamp is still on my radar it’s so sharp. I see many places that carry it are sold out in the white (shade) – there are different shade color options available.

There is nothing like good lighting!

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Ashley Harbor – Charleston, SC

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Ashley Harbor – Charleston, SC

I snapped this photo with my phone while (Fred was) driving over the Ashley River Bridge – it was an interesting sky with a lot of yellow. Looks serene… almost every time we drive over the bridge I am scrambling for my phone… always scenic!

Happy Sunday!

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Wolf Moon…

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Wolf Moon – Photo taken January 12, 2017

The Wolf Moon is the name given to the full moon in January, when the wolves would howl at the full moon. Read some cool facts and see some beautiful photos of a Wolf Moon from Almanac.com!

Did you realize the full moons have names each month? Pretty cool, eh?

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TNH B 02A House Plan by Moser Design Group!

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TNH B 02A by MKDesign Group

Classy homes that fit well in established neighborhoods, blending seamlessly with homes of a bygone era, not an easy feat. It’s so important when building in an older neighborhood that the flow, the very vibe that keeps the neighborhood looking cohesive is kept. Not that all homes have to be the same, far from it.

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Aiken Horse House (C0517)by Allison Ramsey!

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Aiken Horse House (C0517) By Allison Ramsey

This is the Aiken Horse House (C0517) – this plan is 1,150 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms of elegant living space. You read that right, elegant living in a horse house – Wow! This house is beyond spectacular! I love how Allison Ramsey shows real life photos of a plan built, the images are stunning – be sure to CHECK THEM OUT!

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The first floor of this horse house are (obviously) the stalls, storage and tack area. However, if you aren’t into horses, this plan could still be tremendous! The possibilities are endless – what a great artists studio this would make! There would be room for painting (walls could be reconfigured), there could be an office space, a storage area for supplies, ample walls to hang paintings. How nice would this be to walk downstairs and into your studio, whether it’s painting, wood working, etc. Of course, this is also a FABULOUS plan if you have horses.

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Aiken Horse House (C0517) By Allison Ramsey

The second floor features a master bedroom/bathroom with walk in closet. A second bedroom and bathroom, a kitchen with a PANTRY, breakfast area and living room. Then the pièce de résistance… the SCREENED PORCH that is the width of the house. I am in love! If you haven’t checked out the real life photos of this elegant horse house, click on that link above. Wow…

Absolute perfection.

All images via AllisonRamseyArchitect.com, used with permission…

Images are not for construction or reproduction, they are property of the design firm.

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Paint color for walls – Something dramatic!

On By Barbara StroudIn Daily Blog, HOME, Renovation, THOUGHTS5 Comments

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Old Navy by Benjamin Moore – Paintings, see below…

We love to change paint colors. It’s a problem. We probably need therapy, but it makes such a difference for a pretty insignificant amount of money. We love the all white look. LOVE IT! The creams and whites. We tried it. Painted the living room, bedroom, bathroom, and it was horrible. Capital H Horrible. The bathroom is fine, but the bedroom and living room, ugh. At first I thought I LOVED it, my eye went straight to the window and grabbed the green from the trees. Beautiful. Then we hung our art, put back our rugs and oh. Hmmm. Not so much. It didn’t flow.

We have had a medium brown(Kuba by Ralph Lauren – no longer made) in a few rooms and a dark grey in the dining room. We bought a sample can of Benjamin Moore paint (I love how they do that). I painted the room I thought we would start with, the dining room. A nice, dark navy. This is the brightest time of day, it usually looks more like the left hand side versus the right hand side.

I thought the brown worked so nicely with all of our paintings, but whoa, I didn’t realize how there is blue in all the paintings. Sweet! We have since decided not to start with the dining room, so the above has since been painted back to Benjamin Moore’s Kendall Charcoal. The color above is Old Navy – we may keep it or try it a bit darker (custom color, they’re so good at) – although, living with this blue, I think we want it to read blue and not black, so we may go with Old Navy… It’s good to live with it for a while – I will keep you updated!

Paintings…
Top: Julia Nichols, Bottom two: Ken DeWaard Subject: Monhegan!

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Coming soon…

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New color... coming soon!

A fresh post for Saturday!

This chair looks rather angelic in the sunshine, ha ha… Here is a look at what’s to come… Benjamin Moore in a Navy color (we think we know which one, but haven’t decided absolutely). It’s currently a Benjamin Moore match to an old Ralph Lauren color KUBA (in the Safari collection). We’ve loved this color, but now… need it to be gone! I’m dying for some navy walls… How sharp will that be?? Bits of navy in the rug, all the paintings have blue (nine paintings in this small room) – I can’t wait! I love the white against the navy. Is it ever sharp! Right now the hot color is SHADOW by Benjamin Moore, but it’s a little too purple for my taste, although I’ve seen it used on doors, etc. and it’s so striking!

Will send an image of the final result once we get to that point!

For those of you who subscribe to this blog, you may think that today’s post looked familiar. It did to me too… well, that’s because I posted it six short days ago. Six. Sigh… I think I was rearranging posts and this image was used twice. Nice… ugh! Please forgive.

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The Muskoka House Plan by Karoleena!

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Muskoka Plan by Karoleena

This is the Muskoka house plan by Karoleena – this plan is 1,590 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This plan has so many great features! If you like a modern plan (and I do!), there is so much to like about this plan. There are a lot of wonderful windows which is perfect if you’re situated in a private location, lake, ocean, woods, etc. I think it’s a sharp plan!

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Module 1 has two bedrooms with a bathroom in between, as well as the foyer, laundry and storage and a mechanical room. I like how you step into the bedroom/bathroom. there is a small corridor that leads you to the bathroom or either bedroom, which also makes room for some nice closets!

Module 2 is the main living area, the living room, kitchen, master bedroom/bathroom – can you imagine living in this house? The views? The sleek style, not to mention that this house can be built in six months!

Karoleena does something wonderful (besides building very cool homes)! They provide you with so much information, every detail you can think of! So when you click to view this plan, scroll down to where it says “DOWNLOAD THE MUSKOKA MODEL GUIDE” – you will not believe the wonderful details. It helps make your dream one step closer to becoming a reality

All images via Karoleena.com, used with permission…

Images are not for construction or reproduction, they are property of the design firm.

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Near Bowens Island…

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You may have to click to see this image larger. This photo was taken from the road that leads you to Bowens Island Restaurant in Charleston, SC (near Folly Beach). Views?! Oh, yeah! Sunset at Bowens Island is always a treat. They are known for their seafood, but the view, whoa! Don’t miss it if you are in the Charleston area!

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PS… if this looks familiar it mistakenly posted in November along with another post about the need to catch up and focus, ha ha… ugh! You aren’t imaging things, if this seems familiar, you’re right, it is!

Chandelier in Karen Hagen Fine Art Gallery!

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Solved! That’s right! This photo was taken at Karen Hagen Fine Art – click the link to see more of the gallery and see the artists represented!

To take a quick break from “Guess the artist” – A cool photo. I couldn’t pass it by, it caught my attention and I stood in this gallery and snapped photos, ha ha… are you familiar with Charleston, SC and the many galleries that we have here? Do YOU know which gallery this chandelier is in?

I love a challenge… Ha ha…

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