{This is not my house}
Happy Spring! Welcome to a little photo tour of the Bachman's Spring 14 Ideas House. This was a nice getaway after the long harsh winter we had around here. For Spring 14 the theme is "Aegean Oasis" ~ sophisticated blues, greens, and diverse patterns of an overseas retreat.
Are you interested in 'visiting' some of the previous Ideas Houses? If so, these are just a click away: Holiday 13, Fall 13, Spring 13, Holiday 12, Fall 12, Spring 12, Holiday 11, Summer 11, Spring 11, Holiday 10, Summer 10, and Spring 10.
In the dining room, mirrors added to the back of garden art and hung on wall.
The dining room table is set for entertaining, a casual yet sophisticated scene features white plates enhanced with many blues, layering, and wood accents.
Garden art added underneath glass dining room table, bracelets used as napkin rings, mini plant with test tube vase and paper as place card holder.
Decorative tape wrapped around candles.
In the kitchen, vintage dresser turned into a kitchen island.
Salvaged wood box used as kitchen shelving/organizer.
In the living room, shell pots used as candle holder.
Hearth filled with zen fountain and water bowl, DIY sand and rocks design below glass on side table.
Pile of branches side table.
In the sunroom, brass bells.
In the reading room, wicker 'nest' couch with nest full of blue eggs pillow.
Lamp shade made from book pages.
Dog bed.
In the girl's bedroom, bamboo room divider as headboard, typewriter table used as a nightstand.
Vintage mailing cart used as bench/coat rack/storage, wall drawers for magazine rack and shelving.
In the master bedroom, headboard made from salvaged wood.
Workbench used as table.
Votive cups layered on top of candlesticks.
Bare tree used as scarf holder.
In the tablescapes room, watercolor wedding table, decorative hanging glass orbs, ribbon and metal wall art as chandelier.
Ribbons tied around glassware stems.
In the bathroom, one fish, two fish, red fish, here is a blue fish, decorative terrarium as a fish bowl.
My favorite part of this Ideas House was all the blue, especially the turquoise (and white) in the dining room and kitchen.
What was your favorite part?
PS I hope you get a chance to visit this Spring 2014 Ideas House (there are so many more ideas to see than are in these photos) it is open March 20th - April 13th, 2014. Fall 14 Ideas House is planned for September 9th - October 5th, 2014. And the Holiday 14 Ideas House is set for November 6th - December 14, 2014.