Sunny and Bright Summer Home Tour

Welcome to the 2016 Sunny and Bright Summer Homes Tour hosted by Terri of Our Good Life.

Terri is such a gracious and very talented blogger.

We are so glad you are here.

Our tour schedule this week is

Monday:  Laura at White Spray Paint

Tuesday : Stacey at Poofing the Pillows

Wednesday:  Joyce at At Home with Jemma

Thursday:  Terri at Our Good Life

Friday: Laura at Decor to Adore

Let’s get started!

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Today’s tour is of two areas in our home that are places of comfort

to get out of the fierce South Texas summer heat:

the living room and our kitchen sitting area.

It is no surprise that I love blue and white and flea market finds.

In our living room,

I didn’t need another dining table , but when I saw the one above at a church rummage sale

several years ago, I couldn’t resist.

It has often served as an extra dining table when needed, but recently, I have used

it as a library table.

I added some of my favorite design and garden books and of course more blue and white,

and I now have a ‘library’ in our living room.

The living room has always been a challenge to arrange because it is

long and narrow. My philosophy about design challenges in our home is

fairly simple: 

After talking the problem to death with our three daughters,

I just ignore the problem and do what I like.

This spring and summer

that has been the addition of hot pink to match my favorite bougainvillea

color.

Earlier this summer, I also added apple green in our

kitchen sitting area, and I love how the green looks with blue and white.

This is the perfect place to read books from my ‘library’,

and it also the perfect place to call Daughters #1,2,and 3 on the phone and go a bridge too far with

my decorating questions.

I always know when that has happened because they begin by saying,

“Mother, we talked about that…”

And then I get off the phone and do what I want.

Thank you for stopping by my blog and home and thank you to Terri for including me in the

Sunny and Bright Summer Homes Tour.

Don’t forget to visit everyone!

Laura:  White Spray Paint, Instagram, Facebook,  Pinterest , Twitter

Stacey:  Poofing the Pillows, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest

Joyce : At Home With Jemma, Google + , Twitter,  Facebook , Instagram, Pinterest

Terri:  Our Good Life , Instagram,  Twitter , Pinterest

Laura :  Decor to Adore, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Google +

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