Lovely!

How adorable is this house? And Obama as Luke Skywalker? This place makes me smile.

A truly original house and sense of style. Your decoration is creative, you do not just cut and paste things that are trendy.

Absolutely beautiful.

i want to move in. one of the best homes ever toured here. the home is unique and has the collected over time feel. well done

I have the exact same chair that's in pic #5; I bought it 25 years ago for $25. Having been through a number of moves it's a little worse for wear, unfortunately.

Lovely house, btw.

I love the house and also Shorty. Is he a JRT? Can he climb the ladder?

Wow! Gorgeous home & collections, lovely landscaping. But was it just me or were many of the photos a bit hazy/out-of-focus? (And the writing/spelling/grammar...not so good.)

Wow. Your house is lovely inside, but I was really struck by the exterior. The yard is great, and the paint colours for the house are PERFECT.

Total homespun charm. Also, I want that couch.

A beautiful home. Love all the collections.

This place is magical. Both inside and out!

Love love love! This place looks so cozy and inviting. Also, where did the clogs come from? I've been looking for a good pair.

Beautiful.

Such a light touch. I love it!

What s sweet adorable house, exactly what I would imagine if living in Petaluma.

And you have one of those sun porches!

What a great loving home.

imshelly- I have a similar pair of clogs from Swedish Hasbeens, I love them.
http://Swedishhasbeens.com/
I also have a pair of Sanita which are more affordable. I ordered mine from here but they they have a actual website too.
http://www.clogwild.com/
http://www.clogwild.com/

Ahhh, I grew up in Petaluma and this tour brought back so many memories (especially the Butter and Egg Day Parade fliers!).

Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Can we call them the Browns instead of the Brown's. :^)

Love your home, Erio and Jess! Thank you for sharing it with us.

Stella's bedroom treehouse is great. The hanging basket that is raised and lowered from the ceiling beside her treehouse is another fun idea.

very peaceful and serene, and so open for being 1300sf.

confused about the gorgeous chair in the bedroom though....i just checked and it's listed as a family heirloom so that makes sense. was confused since it didn't match any other decor in the home.

what a warm and peaceful home. I am usually not a fan lots of family photos but I love the way you have displayed yours.

wow wow. looking at these pictures is making feel warm

lovely home

i loved their things and they obviously have a very unique and personal style. i'm sure i would love it "in context" but it was very hard to get a feel for how rooms were pulled together/ layout. once again disappointed in all of the "close shots" of items instead of showing me the house we're touring.

Cottage chic without being cloying or fussy. Charming.

Lurking from the loneliness of my minimalism,
I hope to be invited in,
the joy of choosing where to sit,
where to cozy up with a pot of tea,
to receive attention from the dog,
have a conversation with the host,
and,
wondering,
if she will invite me in,
again. . .

(I will call the above a 'poem' dedicated to this lovely place.)

You have a most beautiful home! It shows warmth and comfort and so much care and personalizing. I love it! Good for you!

Very Cute! I am a fellow Petaluman and would love to get the butter and eggs posters. Where did you buy them?

Amazing style. So warm and unfussy. People not only live here, they obviously enjoy their space. Absolutely charming.

I love this SO much. You've really inspired me to just put things out that we love, even when they don't "go." The effect is so personal and warm.

Love your outdoor spaces, too. Thanks!

This is a beautiful house - so clean and eclectic - thanks for sharing! I love the mailboxes.

What a beautiful home. LoveSmall, love your poem! Perfect!

Paper lanterns, Japanese dolls, kimonos, tall ships, tigers, butter and eggs, and walls of photos. So many of my obsessions in one place! But beyond my self-obsession, I know I could never have used them so quietly and beautifully. Great tranquility and intimacy here. Thanks so much for this tour of home and garden--I feel the better for it. True home therapy.

Love this house! Would absolutely die for that antique loveseat/daybed!

Nice vibe I can really feel Sonoma County with that interior.

Love the home, love the picture wall, love the poem LoveSmall!

magical!

loved the tree! So cool!

Love the house..the exterior and overall interior and gardens. It's worn and soft feel is very inviting. However, I wish there were more photos of the rooms instead of the collections (which are great). The kitchen and garden are beautiful. I like the wall of photographs and antique farm table in the first photo. Very lovely.

Beautiful! Lovely home.

Thank gawd you pointed out that it's the west side. Wouldn't want folks thinking you lived anywhere else. Charming home, none the less.

Love it!

Simple, creative and honest. Yours is a very welcoming home! You've inspired me to revive my desire for a family photo wall, yours is a great example.
I really love the tree up to the loft, must feel like a tree house up there! Love it all!!

I agree, one of the best homes ever toured. I want that to be my future. I have a practical question in general - in the kitchen, the chair is placed in front of the refrigerator. Maybe it's just the photo's perspective, but does it really work to have a chair situated that way? I ask because I have never figured out how to put a kitchen table INSIDE the kitchen, and it's one of my dreams. But no matter where I've put a table and chairs, something is always in the way of the oven or refrigerator door.

They have a great eye for design...and great collections. Plus they live in a nice town- Petaluma.

Cany anyone tell me where to get a bed like the wooden ground-level bed? (the one in the picture with the guitar next to it.)

One of my favorite home tours here. Very personal, unique, warm, and inviting. Thank you for sharing!

I agree with creative*type. Nice details though.

I love the cozy and lived-in feel of your house. So warm and inviting. I fell in love with your veranda aka the sewing room at the first glance. Love the pooch.
The exterior and the gardens are equally lovely. The Buddha head seems enormous?
Thank you for letting us take a stroll through your beautiful house.

Lovely! Very envious of the tree in the bedroom, would have loved that as a child. Little concerned about the antique kimono hanging unprotected from steam etc in the bathroom though....

I love, love, love this house! And what amazing kids' rooms! So much clarity and beauty--what wonderful places to grow up in! Your kids have such sophisticated and artistic tastes--I hope my kids will one day be just as awesome! Also, love those dolls!

What a beautiful, inviting home! I'd love to sit in your kitchen with a cup of tea. And you've inspired me to go put the fabric for my middle daughter's birthday quilt in to prewash, so I can get started on it, instead of just looking at it... now I want to see it on her bed!

"...if you love it than everything somehow works together."

The Browns have managed to do this perfectly. As other comments have mentioned, this home just feels genuine and warm and inviting and tranquil all at the same time. Just amazing.

And a sidenote for Tiger: Up here in Alexandria Bay in the North Country of upstate NY, we have an annual "Pirate Days" every August. Maybe you can convince Mom & Dad to bring you! ;)

Great job - VERY cottage but not overdone.

I wonder if you made your own loft ladder? I've been looking for one and can't find anything nice.

I love it! Everything is warm and beautiful. I am wondering the name of the paint colors in the kitchen, specifically the one on the beadboard, thank you!

Super awesome!
Did a great job with the amount of space given! I have just recently fallen in love with the old vintage suitcases! What a great method for storage!
interior design christchurch..what a great site!

What a beautiful home! I wish my children had such taste. Mine would love a Barbie theme room with toys to match unfortunately, no matter how much I expose them to good design. I too, would love to know the paint colors in the kitchen.

Beautiful, from top to bottom!

Ouch.

"Their charming cottage is filled with family antiques, vintages pieces found through many years of flea marketing, with a few modern pieces thrown into the plot."

There are at least four grammatical errors in this one sentence. See if you can find them all!

Seriously, this home is an inspirational find, but the writing makes me hurt.

Love it! Thanks for sharing..

Can I ask you about the bamboo shade blinds? I see that they give privacy, though they let the light come through, exactly what I'm looking for.

Such a serene and lovely place! I grew up in Petaluma and the Butter and Egg's day parade posters bring back great memories!! Thanks for sharing!

So warm and welcoming. I loved getting a chance to see it.

love the framed collection hanging in the kitchen
pve

Cozy Wozy. Loved it.
(I realize Wozy isn't a word, so I hope I don't get beat up for using it ;))

I wish that the house tours would focus less on tons of closeups of vignettes and little details, and more on wider shots of the rooms. I find all those closeups disorienting when they don't come with enough room-at-large accompaniments. I'm still completely lost as to how their daughter's loft room is really laid out...

Such a lovely, creative and original space. Somehow you've managed to accomplish a soft yet airy ambience. It's refreshing to see a home like this featured on AT.

Beautiful, unique, charming, interesting and soothing!

Absolute FAV!!! Brava/o! Like the tables, especially one running the length of a window, with storage below. I'm inspired to build one like it, only shorter for smaller place.

Thanks for highlighting this. It is spot on for comfy / cozy, yet elegant!!!

So homy and warm!
Love the natural elements.

Congrats. You did an amazing job decorating your house!

I would also love to know where ms. brown got her clogs (and the tour is lovely!).

This house is gorgeous. The style is so unique and wonderful. I too am left wishing I could see more of the overall scheme. I want to see more kitchen! I can see why the details attracted attention, but please include room shots as well.

I am with soozle

Lovely - though I would also love more info on how your daughter's room is laid out to make the double-loft work - is the ceiling much higher than the rest of the rooms?

Hmmm. Don't the homeowners write the blurbs? Grammar aside, the article was unsettling. I mean, that business about collecting antique pirate ships in formation on the 8(!) year old's antique armoire? Is that fo realz? But the house is sweet. P.S., AT: can we have resources of note be ACTUAL resources? Is it helpful to list sooo many items as flea market/garage sale/family heirloom? Seems to say "in yo face suckers," n'est-ce pas?

Just the right amount of perfect with a little effing cool added in. Beautiful, beautiful space.
Well done!

i love this home :)

and Stella has the coolest room EVER ! :D

I second that! Stella's room is amazing!