Welcome to My Home ... Won't you Stop In?

I enjoy having guests after dark, as I love lamp light and a cozy feeling! I hope you will enjoy your visit.

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The light's always "on" for PT Friends!

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Hi! Please come in ... Grace and Boots are here to greet you!;)

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This is the soul of our home, the Living Room ... when you've seen it, you've pretty much seen our house! LOL! This is the straight view when you walk in the house.

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Looking to the left is our sofa wall:

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To the right is the TV and DVD viewing wall, please excuse the unpainted kitchen doors ... I've had the paint FOREVER! :rolleyes:

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The short wall to the right of the front door / by the stairs:

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Grace will lead you up to the "bonus room" which we made a hangout for my 15 year old, and my step-daughter sleeps here on the weekends too.

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Amanda's (Bonus) Room:

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Now for mine and hubby's room:

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My desk and PT LIVING area!!!

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Now for the baby's nursery / my daughter's room:

I didn't show my daughter's side of the room, as it was currently a mess! :rolleyes:

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Had to show these adorable photo frames I found yesterday!

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There is one more bedroom, that is for my hubby's computer and my stepson's bedroom ... but it was not presentable at this time either!
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Thanks so much for stopping in, I hardly ever has company ... and there is NO ONE I would rather have than a fellow PT Friend!

LOVE YOU ALL!!!
:)

EDIT: OOPS... I Do have a kitchen ...LOL!!!

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Behind this door is the utlity room:

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OOOO... its so very pretty and elegant! I am afraid to touch anything! Especially with those kitty tourguides sitting with me. :)

Was the sky really that wonderful tourquise color? I love that you used strong color everywhere with the light furnishings - don't you have a cleanliness problem with a 15 year old? LOL. We have so much dirt its pathetic.... even though we have a "no shoes in the house" rule!

I'm thinking of a red like that in my bedroom - I LOVE red!!! I love everything you did! The baby's room is charming - especially those little frames. I loved visiting your house! It was a pleasure to see everything (except the unpresentable rooms. I understand that part.)

This is fun!

OOPS... I had to edit and put my Kitchen in!!! :rolleyes:

Thank you, Catnapper! I love color ... DUH .... and I love to decorate. I always wanted to be an interior decorator, but I didn't have the confidence to get started. Soooooooo, I just have fun with my own home, and make myself happy. I never have company, so it was fun to be able to have my PT friends "over" tonight! :D

Kim, your house is so beautiful! I love the colors you used in each of your rooms.

Thank you for inviting us into your home. I think your house looks so clean and neat.

Willie:)

Beautiful home. I see you like dark reds, me too!

this is going to be embarrassing! When ever I get around to getting my home on a digital camera-- the pics will HAVE to be "scratch and sniff" so ya'all can get the full effect! I'll do a scratch and sniff BEFORE the litter box is cleaned out and then a scratch and sniff afterwards! My small apt. would never look so clean and spacious!! EVER!! (I try to think of it as catty and cozy!)

Leslie, why do you think I like NIGHT tours? I burn alot of incense and the carpet stains are harder to see in lamplight! Also when you stand up with cat hair all over your butt, it's not as obvious! Trust me, my house is dirty and it's not hard to find it either!!! :eek:

In fact just this morning, I nearly sat in kitty barf on my couch ... and that weird shaped chair has a new "fringed" look to the sides! Who Cares!!!? I decorate like I want, and LIVE like I want ... that's why it's MY home!!!!
:eek: ;)

I am LOVING these tours! It is such fun to be able to come inside and visit:) I do love the stronger colors. I have lived my whole life with standard issue white walls and thought I was pretty bold using colonial blues and dusty rose:D Your home is so, so elegant!!! Oh and the hosts were very charming - how can you beat being greeted by two kitties? No home should be without a kitty or two or a dozen;) Thanks Kim!!! This is FUN!

I am so jealous of all you guys! You all have such pretty colorful homes! Terry insists that everything be "neutral" which basically means white walls, white carpet, white floors, white furniture, white tile in the bathroom....you get the idea.....ok, ok, so they're different shades of white, but they're all still white. :rolleyes: He is like Catnapper's father in that he thinks if you keep it "stock" it will be easier to sell because the prospective buyers will have less to do to remodel to their tastes. So now, twelve years later, he's still living in "neutral." :rolleyes: Anytime I want to add some color he says it's because I'm Polish. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Although, the one thing I have to admit is that "neutral" doesn't fade like colors do, and our main windows face south and we prefer to let the light in and not cover the windows, so the little color we do have fades quickly.

Kim, you have a lovely, lovely home and I would really like to come and be a "real" visitor someday. Even if I do have to dodge cat puke and shave my clothes when I leave, nothing I haven't done at home myself! ;) :D

Debbie .... as much as I love color, I do love the clean, crisp and airy feel of white on white!!! But I know better than to have 15 or is it 16 :rolleyes: cats and have anything WHITE!!! Hence, all the dark colors!!! ;)

Very beautiful home Kim. I love the maroon/red color in your living room, red's my favorite color too and purple I love. Amanda's (Bonus) room is very nice, I love the colors. Every room is done so nice.:)

Love the buffet lamps, I have many of them too and just love the low lighting.


Lisa & Sash

Kim, I love your bold colors. Your house is beautiful!! I think the nursery is adorable. I love the bright cheerful colors.

Where were all the kitties hiding during the photo shoot? I was expecting to see more cats.

Around here if you don't see a cat you'll at least see some cat fur.:D

Some of the kitties like to go out in our back fenced yard in the evening and some were enjoying my unmade bed (the bedroom picture was an "old" one ... lol! Also, some of them spend more time in my garage/ cat room because they don't play nice with the others in the house!:rolleyes: :D

I love your bold colour-schemes!!! Especially the red and gold in your bedroom!

The nursery is looking great too - I love the lime green!

I was also expecting more cats!!:D :D

Oh Grace and Boot thank you so much for the lovely tour of your home :D Isn't your Meowmie lucky to be able to share it with you?:D :D

Kim, I can't believe your so organised already with the nursery - talk about impressed! Your home is beautiful and I think kitty puke and cat hairs everywhere are just about par for the course aren't they? Well they are here!

Thank you for letting us inside your home.

Lynne

Oh Kim, thank you so much! I really enjoyed my visit and you made me feel right at home. What a beautiful home you have and I think you could have done very well as an interior decorator!

I love all the colors you have chosen and they all work so well together.

I really enjoyed my visit and I would love to come again. A beautiful home and it's full of kitties! What more could you ask for? Thanks for the fantastic visit!

What a WONDERFUL house! :) But aren't we missing pictures of the "cat room"? On a cat house tour, I'd think that was mandatory :D

I too love the red walls, and whenever we get around to redoing OUR bedroom that is the way I want to go. But I also am extrememly partial to the yellow in your kitchen. It is a particularly LOVELY shade of yellow (not all shades are as nice)

Kim, thank you so much for letting me stop by. I have to say your house is so beautiful and elegant. I love all the colors you have throughout your house. Your daughters room just jumps off the monitor.

I love, love, love your kitchen....the bright yellow!!! The nursery looks beautiful!!!

These tours are sooooo much fun. Kim you had a great idea!!!

Thanks again. --- Meg

Oh it really is beautiful! I too love the bold colors. I also love the living room design and the set up of the room. Just wonderful! How comforting it must feel to come home too.

Denyce

The Found Catsand I are IMPRESSED , with your house! We think that it is, right out of Better Homes and Gardens! It s a Lucky cat, inddedv, that is in a Home , where the Guardiand are such Good Homekeepers! Fantastic House!

Thank you for the nice words .... my home may "appear" elegant, but trust me, it is very lived in and done on a budget!!! I just like the victorian era and they were notorious for boldness and gold ornate items .... all which trick the eye!!! ;) If you look around closely you will see that I have very little "stuff" lying around .... I just choose what I buy very carefully and make sure it is something I really want first. Our furniture ... Living Room and Master Bedroom was bought with an insurance settlement we received for a work-related injury and surgery that my hubby had a few years ago. In fact, it also paid the down payment on our home! :eek: Before that time, we were renting for 8 years (our entire marriage) and moving on the average of every 1 1/2 years! :rolleyes: We are very thankful for our home, and try very hard not to take it for granted .... as it was truly a gift from God .... for we would not have been able to get it without Him!;)

Wow your house is very beautiful! I agree, its so elegant! Its also very nicely decorated.:)

Thanks for the tour!:D

You have such a beautiful house! You and my gf would get along great, i think.. You have the same decorating taste. ;) I love your kitchen... bright and cheery! The 'extra room' is awesome.

Thanks for having us! :)

Great thread! A tour by flashlight (if that) would be the way to go here lol! I also love Victorian era decorations, but alas most of my clutter goes onto the walls. I have collected many turn of the century prints, and trade cards which are all arranged up my hallway walls along with ancient dresses and rose garlands. Now if only I could get up there and dust all the fur off!:D I have a bad habit of keeping surfaces cluttered enough to keep cats off. But that often doesn't stop some of them. (sighs deeply) Your home is gorgeous, and spacious looking! But where's that little Tabitha hiding? :confused:

Thank you, QS ... oh, Tabitha was in the blue and white cage that you could see right beside my desk!!! Of course, these days she prefers to spend MOST of her time running around on mommy's big bed!!!:D

What a gorgeous home you have there Kim! Thanks for the tour!

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Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
I am so jealous of all you guys! You all have such pretty colorful homes! Terry insists that everything be "neutral" which basically means white walls, white carpet, white floors, white furniture, white tile in the bathroom....you get the idea.....ok, ok, so they're different shades of white, but they're all still white. :rolleyes: He is like Catnapper's father in that he thinks if you keep it "stock" it will be easier to sell because the prospective buyers will have less to do to remodel to their tastes. So now, twelve years later, he's still living in "neutral." :rolleyes: Anytime I want to add some color he says it's because I'm Polish. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Although, the one thing I have to admit is that "neutral" doesn't fade like colors do, and our main windows face south and we prefer to let the light in and not cover the windows, so the little color we do have fades quickly.

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He he........its the same in our home. Walls have to be white. While my dad loves murals and painted walls, the rest of us insist that white makes the house look more spacious, and more lighted. I do love colored walls too.......it adds personality to the house. Its so much fun seeing everyone's homes. :D

I almost missed this thread.
Kim, your house is beautiful. Thanks for the tour.:)

Thank you, Tracey! Can't wait to visit you tonight!!! :D

sitting here w/a cup of coffee enjoying sooo much visiting pt homes!!! your home is especially lovely!!

Kim, you're living in such a beautiful place!! I would stop in anytime! ;) Your taste in interior decoration is awesome - wow!!! :)

Kirsten

Thank you Lillycat and Kirsten... just now saw your posts!;)

What fun it would be to be a 15 year old and have that bonus room in which to hang! Such dramatic use of color!

:eek: Your home is absolutely gorgeous. I love your girl's hangout room and your sofa wall.


GORGEOUS!!:D

OOOH, color, color, color!
I can't say enough! I LOVE it!
Your home is beautiful! I have been trying to think of a good color to paint my room, and I may just refer to your pics for inspiration, if you don't mind. The bold colors you used really look amazing!

Thanks for inviting us in!

I loved the house tour Kim!
I think that you had a great idea to start these threads and I have really enjoyed looking around.:)
I love your colorful house and the bonus room looks like so much fun!
Just one small request, can I please see some new photos of Tucker?
I think I saw him briefly in your living room, but that wasn't enough to keep me happy.
;)

What wonderful warm colours! I just cannot believe how elegant your home looks. I am decided to make a tour of my own, but you all must understand that it's narrow old Europe;)

oooooh, Kim!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your home. I love how you decorate with those beautiful colors...so creative and elegant.

I also LOVE your baby room and the striped room.

Thanks so much for inviting us! It was beautiful! :)

Kim, your house is so cozy. I'd love to have a coffee in that kitchen.

I think the nursery is very nice.