Parade of Homes

 Andy at Poppies at Play is hosting a Parade of Homes.  That is always one of my favorite weekend activities ~ visiting model homes in our area.  My sister and family were just here for a visit and we managed to visit a few.  So much fun, although it sometimes makes me want to sell everything I own and start all over!! lol


How fun to be able to visit a Parade of Homes in my pj's with coffee in hand.  This is a great idea ~ thanks Andy!


*I also decided to link to Sherry @ No Minimalist Here for her Open House party.  That's always a fun party too!


So, grab your cup of coffee and come on in!


We live in Texas, land of the brick and stone homes.  

We don't have a formal entry hall, this is your front door greeting.

The dining room is to your right as you enter and the living room is to your left.

Down the hall, sharing the see through fireplace with the living room is our library.  It is very small and cozy.

Our guest room is at the end of the front hall.  It has an attached bath, that also serves as the guest bath for our main level.

The only non Christmas picture of our bedroom I could find!  Probably because there tends to be an ironing board front and center more often than I would like to admit.

Upstairs, the previous owners turned a 5th bedroom into a theater room.  We changed out the carpet and painted.  The color is not quite right in this picture, it is not as orange as it appears.

 This is the grandchildren's favorite spot ~ candy counter!

 This room has an attached bath.

Under the back stairs in our house is a wonderful deep closet.  I am sure you could store all manner of wonderful things in it, but its convenient location right next to our family room made it perfect for storing games and toys for the grands.

At the back of the closet, we hung a cafe rod and curtains to make a wonderful hiding place.  I wanted our home to have several areas where the grandchildren would love to play.

Here is another grandchildren spot.  Our sweet little play house in the woods.  { our woods are technically 4 trees clumped together ~lol}

And our newest addition and very favorite spot to sit and relax.

So, there you have it.  You have probably realized that the one room that we actually live in ~ the kitchen/family room is absent from these pics.  I don't have any old pictures to share, and the room currently has several shades of green "auditioning" on the walls, and I am in the midst of cabinet and pantry cleaning so no current pictures can be taken!  I will confess that this is the space that gives me the most trouble too ~ with furniture placement, paint, etc.  It will take a blog post all of its own!

I want to thank Andy for hosting and encourage you to pop over and check out the other homes in the parade.

Thank you for stopping by.