Southern Living Idea House

At the beginning of October Jeff and I were able to get a night and day away.  It was much needed and we so enjoyed it!  My sweet, sweet husband is happy to do anything I like to do.  So, our weekend consisted of eating out, the Southern Living Idea House, IKEA, and a craft fair.  Like I said-sweet.

I absolutely loved the Idea House.  Historic farm houses are my favorite.  Maybe one day we will even live in one!  I can't wait to go back again and visit the house decorated for Christmas. 

The house was so my style and I snapped these pictures, not worrying about white balance or getting the perfect shot at all, but to help me remember and incorporate the ideas into my own home.  I'm sharing with you because maybe they will inspire you as well!

I would love to have something similar to this table on our back porch.  I like that the benches are not attached making it easier for adults to get in and out!

I've never met anyone who doesn't love a porch swing.  We used to put the babies to sleep on our swing and with one like this, we would have been asleep, too!

Chippy furniture and plaid.  Swoon.  And what a creative use of space under a stairway.

This half bath on the first floor was a deep gray.  I love how they painted the walls and ceilings.  We've done the same with our half bath except in navy.  It really does a small room right to have the walls and ceiling the same.  I also loved the cafe curtains.  I plan to add cafe curtains to Lizzy's bathroom to hide the window air conditioner.

The faucet speaks for itself, no?

They had these panels on either side of the front door and duplicated it at the end of the hallway at the back door.  These are from Ballard Designs, but you could easily make your own.  And paneled walls?  Already planning..

I was really looking forward to seeing the IKEA kitchen.  It didn't disappoint!  Love the chevron runner, too.

Does this not scream farmhouse.  I would love to have something similar.  Open shelving is so in right now and I am a fan!

I've been racking my brain trying to think where I could do this paint treatment in my house.

A great use of vintage locker crates.  I love my counter in my laundry room.  Mine doesn't have the cabinet and sink on the other wall like this laundry room did though.  They also used chalk board paint on the walls.  I'm not a huge fan of whole rooms being painted in chalk board paint, but I love it in smaller doses.

A brick floor adds such character and I would die to have a mudroom.  The farm animal paintings throughout the house definitley inspired my purchases at the Country Living Fair last weekend!

 Jeff and I both loved this teen suite above the garage with its own stair entrance off the mudroom.

 

I have my eyes open for a vintage chippy table.  I have plans, people.  :)

Painted furniture always draws me in and I love the gingham on the chair.

Barn doors are also very in right now. 

 

Another great use of a primative table.  Lots of the bathrooms in the house placed the sinks in front of the window hanging a mirror on the window.  Love the soap on a dish.

A total IKEA bedroom.  Love the buffalo check!

I plan on adding a tile floor like this to our 3rd floor bath.  I'm slowly, but surely working on that space.

Vintage stool?  Check!  Thanks to the CL Fair!

These are also from Ballard but could be duplicated easily.

 

You can see more of the house here.  And a couple of my favorite bloggers (here and here) have also blogged about their trips (and taken better photos!).  I do have the resource book, so if you see anything you like and want to know where it is from, just ask!