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Very inspiring home! I enjoyed the balance the grown ups have created in the common areas (and the backyard!) but really liked seeing the girls' rooms -- there's a sweet honesty there coupled with their parents' style, of course. Loved it! Thanks for sharing!!

Are the pastries real?
How can someone not like this place, there's so much character and it's very cohesive. You guys covered up the less than desirable kitchen marks very well, creating a focal point ( blue spoon/fork combo) and making the white cabinets pop against a dark background. Clever!! I do have to say that I was a bit surprised by the centrality of the TV in your living room -- openly and honestly there, but sort of...too obtrusive, visually speaking. Yet, functionality and comfort, not just eye popping colors/art are important to you. So perhaps the TV thing is just a pet-peeve of mine... Great home, thanks for sharing!

Guys, you have style. You have an eye for a neutral palette where you can just go explore with the trinkets you find, the one-of-a-kind object, the plants (what kind of indoor tree is that, BTW, I have always loved it!) Being on a budget just screams to me how creative, mindful and experimental you are, in other words be proud you are not recreating a catalogue! And the fact that you kept is "spare" makes the unique objects really pop, makes me want to take a house tour and ask you, oh-where-did-you-get-that? Oh-was-that-your-mother's? Your daugther's bed is ephemeral and it goes sooo well with that painting because it clashes, it moves away from the blahness of same-same-matchy-matchy styles. I can't believe what you did with her Ikea shelf -- did you paint it and pasted doilies on it, please tell, it's adorable! Or is it fabric? What else??Too many cute and interesting details to mention, I loved it, even though my personal style involves more bright colors, it was a pleasure to drink my coffee this morning and see your home! Thanks for showing your nest

The absence of rugs and the clever placement of prints on floors, desks, etc (i.e., no excessive paintings/prints on the walls) do make an impact as far as spaciousness. I think this is a very nice place -- the orangish red is amaaazing! So crisp and it makes an otherwise banal wall seem like part of an art gallery. Well done, guys!

Interesting place. Yes, just like everyone, the scythe caught my eye and I had to go back to see it a few times over because it doesn't look fake at all from these pics! Regardless, I thought that this house is filled with humor, irreverence and a bit of darkness(maybe it's the scythe... what can I say!) It is not my personal style but I see "character" written all over the place, it has personality, it makes me wanna meet these people. Who would think of hanging old cabinets over the fireplace? And they pulled it off!
@deon marais - "strange people's homes..." what does that mean? They seem to have a unique taste and object consistency throughout their home. You may not like it, but dismiss it all together suggests your taste is on the rigid side. blah.

I have never ever evah seen such a thing! What a dream! There are no fences, it's just all open, and it is lovely! Tell me, what happens to the hardscape when it snows?

Not my personal style but I enjoyed the tour. One very cool detail - the way you grouped the window frames on the wall (really interesting!) The kitchen remodeling was also great -- thanks for the before/after pics; don't we all love that kind of transformation??
I also have to say that this home screams "woman" to me..I do wonder how much input your husband had, if at all important to you (perhaps he did, perhaps he didn't care, but it is, to me, a very feminine -- pretty -- home.)

Initially I thought that the consistent gray palette would need more colorful moments throughout the house - but that would be...my house. Your house is beautiful and shows thoughtfulness without monotony. I love the way your wall gallery created symmetry with the sofa's modern lines, and the cleverly paired round mirror with a bunch of little squares, and how wonderful is that print with the foreheads on your mantel. Very inspiring!! The outside shot shows your good taste as well -- I'd never thought I'd see black garage doors, but it totally worked!

Oh Mary Lee, your art is beautiful!

A house full of personality, that's for sure!