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Looks great! What paint color was used in the living room/dining room? I love it.

Lovely and peaceful. Thanks for sharing your home.

Love the dining table and chairs. Especially the glass inlay. Anyone know where that is from?

The outside doesn't match the beauty of the inside and needs some attention. I know it's the winter, but it looks bare, a couple of urns with greenery, and the front porch should be tiled/painted. it just looks like a plain old house otherwise.

oops! sorry, I see they've only been there 3 months!
I'm sure come the spring they'll finish the outside.
my apologies.

Its very fresh and nice paint palette makes it s soothing space and warm. I love the coconut bed, good choice.

It seems the art is hung too high in the living room and dining room.

Otherwise Congrats you you new home.

I love this house! All of the paint colors are great and everything seems so fresh and organized.

I have a couple of source questions. Where did you get the black circle throw pillow on the bed (the one with the framed pictures around it)? Also, I was wondering if the octopus print is handmade or did you buy it somewhere?

Congratulations on having your home so complete in three months! I am still unpacking six months later.

ARRRRGH!!!! another "Keep Calm and carry On" poster... :-(

I love how they kept the personal photos in the guest room from looking hodge-podge and messy. I knew grayscaling or sepia-toning would give it that consistent, elevated look, but taking it one step further to line them up so consistently almost turns it into fine art!

You have some nice peices, but overall it feels very empty and unlived in. That being sad- it looks good for only being there 3 months. I'm sure you'll warm the place up as time goes on.

Crisp, calm, lovely! I love how the series of photos is hung in the bedroom. Tile in the kitchen is gorgeous.

i'm impressed! i only hope to be able to settle in as quickly after my move next week. the house looks wonderful, and mod, and immaculate, and LIVED IN. great job. paint choices where right on.

It is lovely and to think you did it all in 3 months!!

Absolutely lovely! The whole house has such a calm, relaxing vibe. Someone in this house definitely has an eye for design and organization. VERY nice work, especially within only 3 months - wow!

More praise for the serene look you've accomplished in three months -- great job! We've been in our house nearly seven years and there are still rooms we haven't "done".

I love that gray paint - what is it?

i'd like to see bigger lamps next to the bed. thom felicia did a similar space and i loved the way larger lamps accented the ceiling rather than shrank away from it.

Where is that wicker paper organizer on your desk from?

Agree with mariah - the bedroom lamps should be bigger, although the shade colour is fabulous. The office paint colour is gorgeous, as is the guest room. The whole thing just calming and clean and beautifully spare. I'm jealous!

love all the paint colors..what are they? thanks for sharing. the deep shade in the office and the kitchen color especially...

n2denim...maybe just accept that having a "keep calm,carry on" poster means something diffferent to everyone and move on? there are tons of people out there that still have never seen it. I relate to it because of the horrible economy, like most..but gave it to a friend going through chemo after her second bout with breast cancer, losing her hair, sick, tired...each person interprets it differently and if looking at it in your home is a positive statement that YOU need - then go with it! in fact, i think i'll plaster a whole wall with them this weekend :)

looks like my original comment didnt get posted...please tell me what paint you used in your office and kitchen, they are beautiful. thanks for sharing! love the clean simple look of your home!

I'm curious if you knew you were getting this particular house before you started buying pieces for it? But OTOH, if you only buy things you love, isn't that going to be somewhat consistent regardless of your dwelling?

I thought the AT rule of thumb was to wait till you were in your new space before buying so you'd have a better feel for what would 'work', and that's what I keep telling myself to resist the temptation to "pre-nest" for our next home.

This house tour might just ruin what little resolve I had to wait till we had a house locked in before I start to acquire things to fill it...

I like it a lot. I would like to live in this house. But I'm suddenly depressed that we as a culture have made such a fetish of "organization" and it's accouterments that we're now ogling pictures of wicker mail sorters (or ceramic pencil holders, or pasteboard magazine caddies, etc...).

I'm pretty sure my mom had a wicker mail sorter on the counter of the harvest gold kitchen in her starter home, but it would never have occurred to her, as tour guide, to seek approbation for so prosaic a convenience.

Which isn't to say that I have a problem with wicker mail sorters specifically, or with organization in general, or with this particular slideshow tour of this lovely home.

But I would like to state for the record that I think we can appreciate the overall effects of these de-cluttering devices without focusing on them so explicitly. Our homes are not Container Store salesfloors.

Thanks for the comments and feedback!

Answers:
living room paint = Benjamin Moore Pismo Dunes
kitchen and bathroom paint = Hirshfields Charcoal Slate
office paint = Hirshfields Navy Blue
master bedroom paint = Hirshfields London Fog

Dining Room Table = Scratch 'n Dent furniture in MN... you probably won't be able to find another one, it was a discontinued piece :(

Black Circle pillow = Urban Outfitters (but a couple yrs old)

Octopus Art = Saw something similar on a website or magazine and made our own version...

Wicker Paper Organizer = Ikea!

SeattleMama - We actually did know that this was the house we were moving into... so being able to visualize the space allowed us to buy some pieces in advance...

And yes, yes, yes - we can't wait to work on the outside come spring! :)

Thanks for clarifying! From the wording in the post, I wasn't sure if you'd seen the space before you started acquiring things for your new home. But if you knew where you were going, that explains why things look so put together.

Darn it, though- I thought I finally had justification for my little horde of things for our next place! Now I need a new excuse to be perusing the listings on Craigslist...

very very nice house!!... could you could give me a general idea of your upstairs floor plan..it looks very simular to our (1940's home)..but I just havent been able to deciede what to do with the upstairs...was yours juat an attic at one time, does it have a bathroom? thanx!

AHH i am so sick of "keep calm and carry on" !!!!

love the photos in the bedroom, though

and the peacock pillow is goooorgeous

It is a lovely home. Clean, fresh, tidy and very cozy. Thanks for sharing!

Delikatissen

This does look nice, but feels bare in certain spots. It has the feeling of a hotel in a few areas (the dining area, around the sofa, and under the television). I love the storage area though, esp. the red pig and storage boxes adding in color.

Some parts seem too perfect and as if they'd be more interesting with a little imperfection.

hmm...I need to go back to Scratch n' Dent. I went and thought the pieces were large, heavy, ornate, and overpriced. Maybe I just scanned and didn't look hard enough.

oh, and I forgot: love the shower curtain. Where is that from?

n2denim and christie--

If you don't like the "keep calm", don't look at it.

Although I have one, I get that you are sick of it. And even though it's a nice message, maybe people should stop featuring it in their house tours like it something highly original--cause it's not.

I don't think they feature it because they're under the impression that it is unique in anyway, but more because it is a part of their home. Perhaps, along with other things they've chosen to show in the tour, means something to them on a personal level.

Or maybe it's simply a tongue and cheek comment on everyone elses house tour that so prominently displays the piece. Who knows?

But you're absolutely right 1stnest, to the people who don't like it, just keep calm and carry on.

Istnest,what is the message?

I love the white table lamp. Anyone know where to find it?

Beach House Dreamer...........i was all ready to jump on the "Keep Calm" outa here band wagon, until I read your post.
It does have meaning to many in these crazy, bad, scary days.
Thanks for reminding me that it is an awesome saying that only the Brits could have come up with and one that I really must try to focus on right now!
Thank you.......and besides, it looks great (color and composition wise) in this house!

Sorry to add to the list of questions, but I'm wondering if the Danish-style chair in your living room is from Urban Outfitters -- and if so, what you think of it. Sturdy? Not? Also, what's under the pillows and in the back? Merci.

Hmmm sorry this one leaves me uninspired...

I like your bed - could you tell me the model name? Thanks!

some more answers...........


Bed Model: Coconut Bed from CB2

Danish chair in living room is from Urban Outfitters. It was delivered unassembled but is actually comfortable and sturdy. It has an all wood frame.

White table lamp: Again, Urban Outfitters... they may still carry it.

White shower curtain: Anthropologie

-c

It's OK. Not impressed.

I like it, lots. I like how you use different styles and mix and match but still keep it clean and simple. I love the grey paint palate you used as well. I am loving the living room color, i may have to check out that color for my den.

The perfect vibe for the moment - peaceful and content with what is. (And cast another vote in favor of KCACO posters - they are elegant and the message is timely).

I like the non-Mc-Mansion size and style - and the paint colors etc. show real design savvy, in fact, much more than 95% of what you seen in interiors magazines. The factor I am most tired of, which I call "Trying Too Hard" is quite blissfully missing from this home - AMEN, and thanks!

PS - I hope y'all are not wasting yourselves in non-artistic jobs…

Hi Neighbor,
I live 1/2 the year in St Louis Park MN - summer by Westwood Hills , the other half in NYC. As a new transplant, I have researched SLP architecture. FYI you have 1 of 4 styles of house that were built in the late 40's to Mid 50's. These were constructed for the returning WWII veterans returning from war. They encouraged the veterans to leave North Minneapolis to move to the burbs! Your house dates to about 1948. My father in-law had the same one. The SLP dept of buildings came out with a book in the 1980's on how to modify nd dd on to these 4 styles of homes. I have a copy in MN, and live in the rambler style.. built in 1955. You could probably see it by asking the building dept.
What people don't know is that SLP has great schools and low taxes, and was rated one of the best places to live in America - MN in general!! My sister who works for the Board of Ed in NJ often sees SLP schools mentioned as a model of good education, eventhough she is in NJ.
so enjoy this little bit of history.

I love the simplicity of the design and the earthy, tranquil colors. I also love the idea that if you wanted to add color, you could easily do so in the art and accessories without losing the overall effect.

I often see homes that have great color and lots of interesting things to look at, but feel it would not be restful to live with so much going on (and to have to dust, clean, arrange). THIS design is one I could live with in a heartbeat.

I had a similar home in the Denver suburbs that had been built in 1953 (for vets from WWII). I kept it simple (as you have), painted the exterior taupe with white trim and black shutters, painted the interior mostly white, including the not so special wood and paneling (I had three small kids so it made it easy to clean/touch up paint) and was as happy as a clam to be in an established neighborhood with mature planting, excellent schools and great neighbors. Best wishes to you in your home!

I love your home... thank you for sharing. May I ask where you bought the lamps/shades in your bedroom? They were the first thing I noticed and I really like them... thank you.

Very nice. But I would request that the picture of your wicker mail sorter be removed. I can read your bank info on the checks.

Help!
Where did you guys find the wonderful bed??? I would love it in another color( I am way too clumsy for white).