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But first, let s spend a few minutes out on the porch. Even on an overcast day, it s one of my favorite places to be! Because we re in the mountains, alamo car rentals we get a really nice breeze on all but the hottest of days (okay, alamo car rentals it doesn t feel so nice on cold winter days ), and we have views of our land plus the neighboring farm that make it a really peaceful place to sit.
Isn t our front door pretty? We have mini trees that go next to the door during the Christmas season , and we keep bales of hay, cornstalks and scarecrows there in the fall, but we haven t found something we love for the spring and summer yet!
Here s the front door from inside the foyer. That door on the right is a sliding barn door, the only type of interior door we have. There are some drawbacks to track-style barn doors they don t form as tight of a seal, and they re noisier to open and close than traditional doors but overall, we love them!
Here is a look down at the foyer from up on the steps. alamo car rentals Our bedroom is on the main level there in the front corner. The door on the left leads into the only bathroom on the first floor, and the room with the curtain is actually the master closet, but we ve turned it into a nursery for now (soon to be my sewing/craft room!).
The rug in the entryway (on the right) is actually a set of Flor floor tiles that we found at Target. They are so easy to vacuum or spray off, and they ve held up really well for 2+ years, especially considering the amount of dirt the girls track in with them every day!
This is our master bedroom, and I love it. We lived in four different homes before this one, and this is the first time we ve taken the time, money and effort to decorate our master bedroom. It was worth every penny and every second, because it really does feel like a little haven from the stress and busyness of life!
You can also see our custom flooring really well in this picture, which my husband made himself (well, my dad helped with the upstairs because we were on a tight deadline to get it done before our final appraisal). I love how much character it gives the house!
And this picture is from inside our bedroom, alamo car rentals looking alamo car rentals back out into the foyer area. The bathroom is on the right and the nursery on the left (yes, that is galvanized metal roofing panels behind the mirror in our bedroom foyer ). The door straight ahead leads down to the basement, and we have a little sitting area in the corner there, across from the fireplace.
This is the master shower. It also has metal paneling for the walls and a pebble floor that feels so good on your feet after a long day. It may seem terribly impractical alamo car rentals to have such a large shower, but it s large enough for all four girls to take a shower at once and I can even stand in there to help them soap up without getting wet myself so it s definitely one of my favorite features of our home!
The ceilings in the family room are 22 high, which probably doesn t make our house the most energy efficient in the winter (oops ), but it sure does open it up and make it feel a lot bigger than it is.
Here s a closer look at the family room. Sean also designed and built the entertainment center. That lamp in the right corner was probably one of the dumbest purchases we ve ever made because it gets knocked over all. the. time. by the girls, but it s lasted more than four years so far despite being beat up regularly!
In our dining area, as I may have mentioned a time or two, we have a standard outdoor picnic alamo car rentals table, alamo car rentals which works really well for our family. The windows in the kitchen look out over the neighboring farm. Eventually, alamo car rentals though, we hope to replace the windows with french doors and add a screened-in porch on that side of the house.
Just to give you some more perspective, this is taken from the far corner of the kitchen, looking back toward the family alamo car rentals room and steps. The stair railings are made from aluminum speed rail and custom wood panels.
This little wooden tree makes me smile every day. Sean made it, and it holds these wooden balls most of the year or silver glass balls at Christmas. I d really like to find some funky lime green or purple balls for spring and summer, but no luck yet!
On the other side of the kitchen, we have this shelf, which holds books and art supplies. alamo car rentals We really need to get a fourth frame and add updated pictures of all four girls, huh? Usually by this time of year we ve swapped out the pine cones for sea shells, but I guess it just hasn t been on our radar yet (as I head downstairs to find the sea shells ).
Well, that s it! I told you it wasn t as big as the pictures from the outside make it look, but it fits our family perfectly. We ll head upstairs soon so you can see the girls room, office/school/play room and the guest room!
I love that little tree! You could change out the ornaments for each holiday, like hearts for Valentines Day/February and Eggs for Easter or your girls could make snowflakes for the rest of the Winter season after Christmas
Ok, you are now officially the next in line for Martha Stewart s crown! This house is stunning from top to bottom. I especially love the serene alamo car rentals bedroom and the oversized, galvanized metal shower. Thanks for sharing:)
oh my gosh! I am sooooo in LOVE with your home! It s so simple and so detailed at the same time! I LOVE the floors, the open airy feeling, and especially the sliding doors! I have sliding shoji screens in my house and love them. Yay for sliding doors! I would totally alamo car rentals do more of them in the future! Also, the view of your house is unbelievable!!! thanks for sharing!
your house is lovely, the doors are straight from Africa, most rural houses in Kenya are like that because the country side folks don t believe so much in paint, and yeah the bathrooms are always situated out side the house so the most obvious material to use is iron sheet that looks so much like the one you have used in your shower. i just love the way you have managed to make these features so stylish and yet not over done. i  had to show my mum your house, and she thinks its so unique.
Hi Mandi what part of the country was this home built in and did you do it according to your own design or was it already built?  I have lots of questions about building costs etc.  It s such a beautiful and unique home and makes great use of space.  I love it!
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