Please come visit the Jazzcat House

[jazzcat]

Welcome to my home!!!

This is the view from the street.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p29e7d9ac25ca0d7763bfb31fca2e05c0/f828f104.jpg

This is my newly painted entryway. I just finished it yesterday.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pf0cef2a1c1266ae9ea9ea70b995e3d70/f828f35f.jpg
I'm waiting on hubby to install my new front door (with a window -yeah)

From there step into the living room.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pb9d4407f55e006cdf94afad9f5d68e9e/f828f1da.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p759897f6b174b7e89a9079c3fd974a49/f828fcd2.jpg
I don't usually have a tv in there but we've put one in for my Dad when he visits.

This is the curio cabinet my Dad made for Christmas in 1995.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pa0b6f496f4dd2624f0d93c8ffbaf0aa7/f828f27e.jpg

Now the dining room.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p82036dae93827dd812d5a8c327d719f7/f828fb75.jpg

More coming...

[jazzcat]

This is my kitchen - my most unfavorite room in the house.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p5463a2b64da4bad568599320f8e1cc88/f828ef5a.jpg

The breakfast area.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p8715d3a78fbb2a6ea6313d64b7f7972e/f828f03b.jpg

The den or family room.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/paf9bc87d04465017398a77b2f866af61/f828efba.jpg
From another view.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p033f652c3d5d876c396829a844fb1999/f828f08b.jpg

More to come...

[jazzcat]

The sunroom looking through the french doors.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p8065aacc1bdc64020149b7cb9602d92d/f828f6c0.jpg
A view from the sunroom.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p26a2f3cf4104028ad059752b55747d68/f828f75a.jpg

This was taken at night so you can see the color of the sunroom.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p31d78929e8e32703a03b922908e7dbd0/f828f907.jpg

Now onto outside.
This is my pool and deck area.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pf90688c3626c2cd8baa27d42d11daf5d/f828f661.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pc335adf431082417563e2aca998d4de9/f828f5d5.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p47ac7cc5d09f5e3b68da6d830d8be5ad/f828f547.jpg

The rest of the backyard - which needs to be mowed.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pdda617647aea4e44162f0088b917d19f/f828f4e2.jpg

A few more coming.

[jazzcat]

Back into the house and I'll show you the bedrooms.

This is the masterbedroom. I need furniture badly.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pdb9ac2147a99fe475dab00fced875c1a/f828fd60.jpg

The master bath.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p7a5c4a1544a2b795febf70514ce595f0/f828eda7.jpg

Guest room.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p63fd5fddbba5562e725743a3b6314007/f828ecd2.jpg

My very messy office.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p2a82322fbed6e56b3618ba7876731971/f828ed53.jpg

The hall bathroom.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p1533ca5fd7750e90483c3d1997b8e6c8/f828ec76.jpg

And finally I wanted to show the cat's bathroom.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p5679e4cf3bb00f1e411a1e83f3b2a387/f828ec05.jpg
It's a room in the garage with access by a catdoor that comes from the laundry room in the house. They all use with no problems and it keeps the smell out of the house. I love the set up!

Hope you enjoyed the tour. Please come back!!

[lizzielou742]

Your house looks amazing! I love the back deck and the pool!!:cool:

All you guys have such great houses, there's NO WAY I am posting a tour of my new apartment - especially since I'm not even unpacked yet!!

Anyway, Jazzcat, I love your house, and your private kitty bathroom! :D

[catnapper]

Wow! What gorgeous home! I love the red dining room, I love that awesome pool, I love the special cat bathroom!!! :D Your house is so spacious and comfortable looking. When can I come over for a swim?

Your dad made that wonderful curio cabinet? He has such talent!

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by catnapper
Your dad made that wonderful curio cabinet? He has such talent!

My Dad made a lot of the things in my house:

The curio in the living room
A rolling oak cabinet with butcher block top, potato and onion bin and a mug tree in the kitchen
The speaker stands, tv stand, coffee table and cd cases in the den
Cat tree and plant stand in the sunroom
The adirondak chairs with stools and potting table on the deck
Headboard, nightstand and table in the guestroom
Nightstands in master.

He was going to make me a headboard and dresser for my room but his health got too bad so now he only makes small things.

Thanks for the nice comments. Come swim anytime you want!!

[kimlovescats]

Your home is beautiful, Lori! I love your living room and dining room, and the colors. Oh, I love the color of the entryway too! Your sunporch is gorgeous too ... love that color too! LOL! THe pool and yard / deck are like a tropical oasis! Very nice!!!

Thanks for a lovely tour!:)

[Christiansmommy]

I love the color of the foyer. You have some great decorating abilities. Your living room is beautiful, as well as, the dining room. We plan on doing our dining room in burgendy and cream,...nice, rich colors. Thanks for the tour!! Now I REALLY want a swimming pool :)

[sirrahbed]

Ok, that does it! I figure we can take a 3-4 day trip and go down through Kentucky to see Lisa, down to Tennessee where we can see both Kim and Lori:D Brief stop in Gatlinburg and head back north to home.
Lori - your home is just beautiful! I enjoyed peeking all through the house. Where were the kitties?? The pool and backyard look so inviting. I think you must be the first to show us catboxes!:eek: I don't know why I skipped my laundry room where the catboxes are because it really is a cute room - pretty wallpaper and steciling - though there is a peek in my swinging catdoor thread.
Thanks for opening up your lovely home. I really do want to visit!!! Can we come??;)

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by sirrahbed
Ok, that does it! I figure we can take a 3-4 day trip and go down through Kentucky to see Lisa, down to Tennessee where we can see both Kim and Lori:D Brief stop in Gatlinburg and head back north to home.
Thanks for opening up your lovely home. I really do want to visit!!! Can we come??;)

I think that trip sounds great!! Plan it! I live about 1-1 //2 hours from Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg depending on the traffic. Just think, Dollywood is calling your name.:D

I'm on your way to Kim's so I'll go with you. I'd love to visit all her kitties too!!!

As for the cats not being the pictures, they were all busy apparently. Ripley and Scout are in that one of the den but it's kind of too dark to see them - Scout's eyes are glowing in the chair. In the breakfast area picture Ripley is in the window eating. Disney was hanging out with me though.

[kimlovescats]

The trip sounds wonderful! :D

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for the tour of your beautiful home. I love your pool and backyard. I also love your cat bathroom area. That's a great idea. I wish I had a room like that.:)

[rg_girlca]

Wow Jazzcat, what a beautiful home you have. I love everything about it. The colors, furniture, the gorgeous cabinet your dad built, the sunroom, the pool, your absolute gorgeous backyard and even the cat's bathroom.:D

[trayi52]

OMG, Lori, what a beautiful elegant home you have. What color is that in your entrance hall? My husband just fell in love with that color.

Touring everybodys homes has really shown me some beautiful colors that I could use in my house, which sadly needs a paint job so badly! The catroom is just the greatest idea! The only place I have for my litterboxes is right next to a door in my entrance hall. Now my husband is thinking about fixing something like that for our two kitties!

Thank you for inviting me to your beautiful home!!

Willie:D

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by trayi52
OMG, Lori, what a beautiful elegant home you have. What color is that in your entrance hall? My husband just fell in love with that color.

Willie, thanks! That color is called Homestead Resort Pale Olive and I got the color sample at Lowes. I love it too but my husband isn't sold. He has an aversion to green because his mother went green crazy in the 70s. Everytime he walks in the entryway he starts singing the theme song to the Brady Bunch.

I just painted the hallway a color called Toasted Tan but it has a peachy look too it. Actually it is the third color I've painted it since last Thursday. I don't think the walls can take any more paint so Toasted Tan it is!:D

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by jazzcat
That color is called Homestead Resort Pale Olive and I got the color sample at Lowes.

What ever happened to good old 'Sea Foam Green'???

:confused:

[Pam]

WOW! What a beautiful home, yard, pool, everything! I love your color schemes! What a clever man your dad is!! I know those hand-made things mean the world to you and he did a lovely job! The curio is just awesome. I wish we could see some of the pretty things inside. I am sure there are lots of kitty things in there. ;)

It was nice having a glimpse of Disney. I don't think I saw any other furries. I will have to go back and re-look! Oh and count me in as someone who would love to visit Dollywood so put the kettle on! :D

[luckies4me]

Your house is beautiful! :eek: I so wish I had a place like that. Hopefully by the end of next year, because house shopping here is hard and I am very picky about buying my first house. I looked and looked but so far nothing seems to suit my taste, so I figure we'll rent a few more months and save some more money and then perhaps just build something of our own. That way I can have it exactly how I want it. ;)

Great idea for the cat boxes too!!!

[Felicia's Mom]

It is very beautiful!

[catmandu]

That is one Amazing House , and I have to get busy ,and build theFound Cats a Outdoor Sun Room , or you might have 15 uninvited Visitors! I love the Skylight , in The Kitchen , the Found Cats WANT ONE!

[AmberLee]

I LOVE it! Your living room and the curio cabinet your dad made and the bedspread in the guest room ... yow. It's so lovely! Thanks for inviting us in!

[Vermontcat]

Thanks for the tour!:)
The whole house is beautiful, love the colors and furnishings.
I really love the sunroom, deck and pool!
I think it's great that the cats have their own private bathroom!;)

[nibblets]

You have a very nice home. Your Dad's curio cabinet he made is gorgeous! I would love to have one like that.
I wish I could make a list of all the great pieces of furniture I've seen on these tours and send a truck around the world to pick them all up. :D

[kimlovescats]

Hey, Willie lives in TN too .... we really SHOULD plan a PT meeting soon!!! Or maybe this fall when it's so pretty in the mountains!!!??:eek: :D

[Kirsten]

Oh wow, another beautiful place!!! It's awesome! The pool is great!

And I was LMAO@the cat's bathroom! :D

Kirsten

[jazzcat]

Thanks everybody. I'm actually wanting a new house and I may have to get a bigger one so we can move my Dad in if he needs to come live with us. If that happens I hope to get an acre or two of land so I can have more pets.

Kim - yes we do need to have a PT meeting and I think the mountains in the fall would be great (I wouldn't have to go far either :D).

[Barbara]

Wow- what a house! Tigris wants to come and share the sunroom with Jazz:)

Someone should organize a Pet Talk Homeviewing tour so that we can see all these wonderful homes. It would also make a special for one of the fancy house magazines:D

Your dad must be the most skilled man I've ever seen. That curio cabinet is far beyond ordinary handyness!

Give him our admiration.

[catlover4ever]

Lori your house is amazing. I can not get over how many things your dad made....he has an amazing talent. I love the colors you have chosen for the different rooms....especially the sun room. Your pool and yard area is beautiful. I wish hubby would let me put a pool in.

Thanks again for sharing you wonderful home with us.

[catcrazylady]

WOW!!! I LOVE your house! It's beautiful. I loved every room and all the colors are gorgeous! How cool that you live so close to the mountains. You are in a beautiful area with a beautiful home.
Your dad is extremely talented. How wonderful to have those great pieces hand made by your father. I'm sure those are very cherished.
I would love to come visit! Wouldn't that be fun! I'm starting to sense a plan coming on! Maybe one day we can all make it come true.:D :D http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/our_smilies/biggrin.gif

[jazzcat]

Barbara and Meg - thanks and I've told my Dad what everyone thinks of his woodworking and he's very pleased. He's having bad memory problems and may be in the early stages of Alheimers's (the neurologist hasnt' diagnosed him yet but says he's showing the signs) but he still enjoys woodworking and is extremely proud of his work. He was excited when I told him that people all over the world were seeing what he made.

Tigris can come share the sunroom with Jazz anytime!!!!!!

CCL- thanks, I too sense a plan for a meeting. I think we need to have a TN, KY and OH meeting (and anyone else will to come). We better do it before Debbie's grandbaby arrives, lol!!

[thelmalu99]

What a great house! It looks HUUUUUGE!

Girl, if you don't like your kitchen, I would be happy to trade you mine. Mine is one of those long and narrow ones, so you can't stick a table in there, plus it has zero built-in counter space, so I have to put furniture in there to create the counter space. :rolleyes: I have often wondered who designs a kitchen with no counter space? Am I supposed to chop stuff on the floor?

Anyway, your house is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

[shais_mom]

What a beautiful home!!
Thanks for letting us tour!

[NoahsMommy]

Wierd! I could have sworn I posted in this thread....

Thanks for such a great tour! I love the sunroom...I want a sunroom!! How come I've never seen one in CA before? Why can't we have sunrooms??? ;)

Your house is beautiful, thanks so much for opening it to us. :D

[Vio&Juni]

Wonderful house!

I loved the breakfast area, the sunroom, the deck, the pool so much. The curio cabinet is really a masterpiece.

Good idea with the cats' toilet :)

[anna_66]

I just love your back yard! The pool, the awesome deck....you are so lucky!

I enjoyed my tour of your house. Thank you so much for inviting me in:)