BANQUETTE DINING
SUMMER HOUSE 2017
MANCHESTER NEW SPACE
ITS ALWAYS NICE WHEN A FINISHED PROJECT HAPPENS TO BE FOR MY HOUSE! THIS USED TO BE A SCREENED IN PORCH BUT WAS RECENTLY CONVERTED INTO A SECOND TV ROOM. I WANTED THE ROOM TO FEEL WARM YET MAINTAIN THE COASTAL VIBE. I ALSO WANTED A SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO THE OUTDOOR SPACE WHERE WE HAVE A BLUESTONE TERRACE. AND ITS NOT A BIG ROOM, SO TRYING TO PROVIDE AMPLE SEATING WITHOUT LOOKING CROWDED WAS THE CHALLENGE. HERE ARE THE RESULTS:
I SCORED THE MIRROR FROM JD ON "SOUTHERN CHARM" FOR $5! I LOVE IT OVER MY GREAT GRANDFATHER'S STEAM TRUNK.
RATHER THAN A CONSOLE UNDER THE TV, I OPTED FOR A PAIR OF BENCHES FOR EXTRA SEATING. THE TV COMPONENTS ARE HIDDEN IN THE NEIGHBORING BOOKCASE.
SOUTHERN CHARM: SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE
MY GOOD BLOGGER FRIEND KRISTY HARVEY JUST RELEASED HER THIRD BOOK "SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE"....NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELIN HILDERBRAND SAYS KRISTY IS A "MAJOR VOICE IN SOUTHERN FICTION"...AND IN MY OPINION, KRISTY IS THIS GENERATION'S PAT CONROY.
HERE'S HOW I ENVISION WHERE "SLIGHLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE" TAKES PLACE!
WHAT DOES YOUR "SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE" HOUSE LOOK LIKE? GO GET IT YALL!