Southern Living Idea House—Part 2

I am so sorry I have taken so long to finish showing the Southern Living house. It’s been a crazy week. One day I will get over this cold and feel better!

If you missed Part 1, scroll down and check out my last post.

Let’s visit the dining room. No one puts out a tablescape like Southern Living. They truly lived up to their reputation!

The designers went all out with a mix of contemporary and traditional fabrics. They used Asian-inspired chairs and paired them with a white, cottage style table. Very unexpected, but it worked.

The table setting was so pretty! I love how they lined up three metal flower baskets for the paper whites, and using individual cloches on each place setting was genius!

What a great way to treat your guests…

All of the light fixtures were decorated for the holidays, and they were all so unique in design.

So pretty….

This arrangement sits on the buffet that looks through to the kitchen. Very functional use of space.

With this view, you can see into the living room. Notice the backs of the shelves, how they used the same wood from the living room ceiling. That same wood is used throughout the home in odd places, but it really ties everything together nicely.

Now we move on to the master bedroom and bathroom. The details make the room so unique and very elegant. The door to the right leads to the porch with fireplace and more seating.

The color choices are just amazing. The pale aqua with bright red is so refreshing and still so elegant and comfortable.

All decorated for Christmas…

Great view for a writing desk. The mountains were covered in fog and rain the day we went, otherwise you would have seen a beautiful view of leaves of every color.

I noticed throughout the house, that the designers chose to use several art groupings instead of single, larger pieces.

…And this is the coffee bar IN THE BEDROOM.

FABULOUS-- JUST FABULOUS!

And here is the bathroom of all luxury bathrooms…

… it had me at hello.

Yes…it was even prettier in person. Textured wallpaper, those dark-stained, distressed floors, and the tub….oh the tub.

The cafe curtains really gave it a cozy feel.

The mirrors were very different; they were like artwork.

The pull out drawers housed stainless steel inserts for hot curling and straightening irons, and the electrical outlets were in the back of the drawers. My husband was very impressed!

The shower was fit for a king, or queen I should say. It was surrounded in brown glass tiles from floor to ceiling, complete with three--YES, THREE—shower heads! The rain head was every girl’s dream.

Even the throne had its own private space. You have to love that!

I also wanted to show you the guest bathroom. I am grateful that the doors were off so that I could show you the fabulous wallpaper. It is a textured pattern of a rusty red and tan print.

JUST FABULOUS!

Blurry, but you get the picture…

I love their use of mounted sconces all over the house. In all of the  baths they are mounted right to the mirrors.

Time to head upstairs to the bonus loft area.

 Another large grouping of artwork leads you up a beautifully decorated stairway. The watercolors were gorgeous.

No details were forgotten. The stair rails were so unique, as was the light fixture. Notice how they used the dark stain on the hand rails and the newel posts?

The upstairs loft used the same wood on the floor that was on the ceiling in the living room. It is a light, weathered blue/grey, and is so pretty!

Simple, yet elegant, furnishings made this a nice gathering room, or reading room.

This room led out to a private, covered deck with the lounge sofa that I HAD to try out. (Don’t pay any attention to how awful I looked. I was already soaked from the rain, and I was dressed for a high school football game after my tour of the SL house.)

I could really see myself here, with the view and a stack of Twilight books. I might never come back inside…

I noticed a Danielle Steel book on the display shelves. She is one of my faves!

I had to show a close up of this fixture. It is amazing! I wanted to yank it down and take it home with me!

Can you see the mountains through the window? This house is in a gorgeous setting.

And that concludes our tour for today…Stay tuned for the rest of the tour through the basement level, which includes:

•  An unbelievable family room.
• Incredible guest room and private bath.
• A child’s bedroom and private bath.

Come back to visit me very soon. Hope you enjoyed the tour!

If you have any questions about materials used in the SL house, email me. I have all of the booklets showing materials used.

~Misti