Well 3's a charm right? and how perfect to be ending my little field trip with the most charming home around!
We spent Friday with Jenn and Henry walking all over town and ended up heading back to her adorable home for the evening.
My husband Ian teased me about taking all of these pictures, but I couldn't help myself, there was just too much to look at!
I wanted to make sure to capture as much of it as I could so I could go back later and look at every little bit of it and be inspired.....SO inspired!
SO sit back, grab a cup of tea...... (or a vodka-tonic) ;)
and come have a virtual visit with me won't you?
Follow me........
click on the images to see them in their entirety...
as soon as you walk into Jenn and Chris' home you are met with some sweet smells...candles burning...warmth all around....
love at first sight I tell you, such a warm and cozy home....
the kids, my husband, myself, we all settled right in...
henry running around like a little blur....
the kids playing the Wii......
can I tell you how much I love this living room!?
so cute and cozy!
her Art work all around...
collections.....
cabinets filled with treasures....
I love that Chris and Jenn collect together, here is Chris' collection of Vintage radios.....
their Vintage Camera collection.....
in fact the whole family gets into it......
Jake is into History and military stuff....
he is also an AMAZING artist! and he's only 9 years old!
love it!
these were done when he was younger..but I mean C'mon!
I A.D.O.R.E. these!
a phenomenal collage piece he did for his mom for her Birthday a few years back....
check Lincolns hat! such detail ;)
in fact Both Boys are artistic.... They love to draw and have adorable rooms with space to be creative ...
Little Henry's room made me want to move right in....
now I love it when people decorate with Kid art, it is one of my most favorite things, children are so expressive, and not held back by anything....their art is so free, and un-inhibited.
In fact it's kind of sad when we get older because the majority of people loose that innocence and freedom in our expression... but thankfully some of us still hang on to our child-like, fun traits... decorating, and living with color and imagination...you can see this in the playful home that Jenn and chris have made for themselves and their boys.....
great Music fills their home too...gotta love that!
She Mixes the traditional with the playful so easily, and it totally works.
Even Their bathroom has a little collection displayed!
now across the hall is where all the magic happens.....
Jenn has taken a Bedroom and carved out a nice creative space upstairs for herself....
the place is chock full of vintage goods, art supplies,
fabric, paints.....you name it.
At first, when I went into the room it was a little too dark for me to really photograph it well..
the lighting was just too bad......when we realized that all we needed to do was replace a bulb in the ceiling fixture...well.....
we enlisted the help of the men....
crack me up! (couldn't help myself)
now I just love seeing artist's spaces...
see what they surround themselves with to inspire creativity...
So that wraps up my little tour of my buddies house, and my fantastic vacation spent with them.
we had such a good time, we laughed and laughed..because really, that is what life is all about right?, having FUN!
;)
hope you had fun here too!
XOXOXO
Oh I just love it all!!! She sure knows how to decorate:)
Posted by: elma | April 17, 2010 at 12:58 AM
speechless.
Posted by: kristen | April 17, 2010 at 08:56 AM
thanks for makin' me look so good! man! you are the best ever. ever. ever:) love you to bits my sweet buddy!!!!!!!!!! and thank you for those very well placed hearts:):):) xoxoxoxox
Posted by: noodle and lou | April 17, 2010 at 10:34 AM
so cute isn't it! :)
and Jenn, you're so welcome.... no matter how cute, skinny and svelte a person is, NO one likes to have their picture taken from 'behind' ;)
So I take that into consideration
hee hee
XOXOXOXO
Posted by: catherine | April 17, 2010 at 11:05 AM
Loved all the pictures you shared of Noodle and Lou's home. How much fun just to look around and see all the talent that the two of you share. Thank You for the eye full of fun.
Posted by: jackie | April 17, 2010 at 11:53 AM
SERIOUSLY!
ummm... ummmm...
i think i might be speechless too.
at every turn... there is another
dreamy surprise!
talk about warm.
inviting.
creative.
personality.
fun.
wow.
i will have to come back again to look again.
take it all in again.
gosh...
in just awe... but yet... not surprised their home is SO great!
catherine...
thanks for taking all the pics & sharing with us!
what a fun trip! for sure!
Posted by: carissa... brown eyed fox | April 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM
So very whimsically FUN!.... I thoroughly enjoyed the tour :)
~ Johanna Parker
Posted by: Johanna Parker | April 17, 2010 at 06:33 PM
Such a happy house! Love all the cabinets packed with all the eye candy goodies. Thanks for the tour!
Posted by: laurie magpie ehtel | April 17, 2010 at 07:27 PM
What a happy place! And she's got an awesome collection of cabinets! Thanks for the tour :)
Posted by: Janet Caldwell | April 17, 2010 at 08:57 PM
This post reminds me of Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion, I just loved it!!!
Posted by: Steph | April 20, 2010 at 06:29 AM
Another great post!
Whenever you post pics of your house or a buddies' I just get all smiley because they are always filled with color and art! I love how your buddy displayed all her little bits in a shadow box!! This inspires me to gather all my random stuff and "make it look good" hahaha :D
Posted by: JunkerJane | April 20, 2010 at 11:17 AM
Thank you for this great tour! It's so inspiring to see how an artist lives and works and I só like her art! It's what you said: keeping the childlike qualities in your life is great! I see that in her art: it's playful and colorful, but definitely art.
Nice to see you had such a nice time together. And those men with the lightbulb LOL
groetjes Evelien
Posted by: evelien | April 21, 2010 at 07:12 AM