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Christianne of Little Page Turners, Kim, and me |
Although there were 9 homes available to tour, we spent most of our time in Stephen’s Blue River Cottage. One of the things I love about a Stephen Alexander home is the smart usage of every square foot. Take a look at the floor plan to see how well thought out this Little Big House really is. Although it is only 2,472 square feet (which is actually smaller than my current home) it feels every bit as lush and spacious as a McMansion.
We begin our tour with a prom-worthy staircase. Notice the board and batten and gorgeous window moldings. All of Stephen’s homes are dripping with molding and architectural delights. The wall color is Sherwin Williams Urban Putty.
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I couldn’t resist taking a pic of these beauties below. Holla A2Z!!! The beadboard backed built-in entertainment unit was perfection.
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From the living room, we walk into the kitchen. The paint in here is Rainwashed by Sherwin Williams.
Sigh. If I could hug this kitchen, I would. So let’s examine the built-in library a bit closer before this gets weird.
Note the decorative glass canisters filled with beans on the shelf? I agree, they would look even cuter with chalkboard paint labels but I knew you’d appreciate them. I also knew you’d appreciate these jute trimmed curtains and lantern chandy.
In the back, there is a small grass yard to my left, and this cute pergola designed and built by Christopher’s Woodworks. We actually met Christopherand he was adorable and witty. We wanted to adopt him into our family! He seriously had chemistry with us at “hello” and rolled with our teasing with grace (which not all men are able to do. Let’s just say that the women in my fam are outspoken and a bit sassy.) To boot, he’s a talented designer and made an excellent case as to why all of us needed pergolas in our lives! If you live in the Hampton Roads area, check him out.
Back inside we can walk through the porch into the master suite.
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And here is a tip for you: Cover soup cans in scrapbook paper, drill a hole in the back, and hang with pegboard hooks.
Voila! Instant cute craft storage on-the-cheap!
The horizontal use of boards is a new look for me. A similar look could be created by just painting stripes on the wall.
The first is the idea of taking rope and running it down the walls and holding it in place with upholstery tacks.
On the other side of the bathroom is the little girls’ room which was made by the adorable mermaid mural!
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Another easy window treatment for you to analyze…. And another cute little window focal point like we saw in the master suite!
And here I am standing beside one of the geniuses responsible for all of this gloriousness! This is Stephen Quick the “Stephen” in Stephen Alexander Homes. It was fun to finally meet him after being such a fan of his work. And now, I have a feeling he might just have a few more fans to add to his list! You can see more of his homes here and can become a facebook fan of his homes here.
And I know you all are just as nosey as I am and are dying to know the price of this home. Well, we all know that real estate is relative to location, location, location. This home rests a block from the beach in a coastal neighborhood which boasts multi-million dollar homes. This model is a steal at $550,000 with an additional lot purchase price of $100,000…and it is of course already sold! There is nothing little about this Little Big House except for the price-tag. I’m thrilled to see a builder building smaller homes which boast mansion-worthy charm!
And here are some of the Blue River Cottage Credits:
- Watermarked photos are used with permission and are the copyrighted work of Jonathan Edwards Media. Credited photos are property of Goodwin Interiors. Non-watermarked pics are mine (or my sisters’ taken with iPhone4).
- Interior design gorgeousness by Susan Cox of Goodwin Interiors. (Susan, I adore your work!)
- Beautiful backyard pergola by Christopher’s Woodworks.
- Architecture by Stephen Alexander Homes and Retnauer Design Associates.
Thank you Stephen for inviting me down and allowing me to show off your work to my readers! I know they will love it as much as I do!
Love the tiles, what company made them?
Sorry, I don’t have the sources for this home.
I absolutely LOVE this house! I can't believe all the details and how huge it seems! I am going to use some of the ideas for my house. I love mixing the wicker chairs in the dining room with the more formal ones. So many great details…
I love it! It's nice to see that level of detail in a modern home. Great story-thanks for sharing!
Love it! I love white woodwork and moulding AND we are having a library built into our old home…thanks for sharing. This was wonderful!
be still my heart!
OMG Beth! Thanks for sharing! I used to love going into model homes for design inspiration, that house was absolutely breathtaking!
My heart skipped a beat! Beautiful home…full of inspiration.
Two words – Gor.Geous! Thanks for sharing!
IN LOVE!!! I agree with everyone else…This is pretty close to my dream home with a few changes I'd be in HOME HEAVEN!! Thanks for sharing
Oh my goodness, I just found ur blog through Urban Farmgirl and it's wonderful!!! I have been doing some tours of my favorite blog homes on my own blog and was wondering if I could feature your home and the twin house, with a link back to you of course. You did a fantastic job remodeling them! You can let me know at backyardcandle.blogspot.com
Thanks!
Tricia
Good heavens…I'm in love 😉
Wow. I really need this house. It's absolutely perfect! Great photos and love your story telling ways. 🙂
I adored every moment of the tour. Thank you so much for the pictures and commentary. I felt like I was right there with you. 🙂
Seriously seriously beautiful and incredibly creative!!!! LUV IT!
xoxo laurie
OK. . . Please promise me that next time you're in Hampton Roads, you'll stop by for coffee. I'm actually surprised we didn't run into each other at Homerama! Hope you had a fun time with your family.
so pretty! i can see myself there;)
what a great house. i love all those bookshelves in the kitchen! susan
I am so glad you posted this because we have antique window trim that is very similar, and sometimes I'm at a loss for treating the windows because I don't want to cover it. There were some great ideas here!!!
WOW! Beautiful and now I sit here and wonder why my house never looks like that! lol
gorgeous!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing what you can get outside of Cali! Just gorgeous!
I just have one word, Beth…stunning!
XO,
Jane
Wow, wow…home lust. 🙂 Those built in bookcases are PERFECT. Every photo was amazing.
Where can I get one of these? Yikes, Beautiful!
Gorgeous! I love everything! Thanks for sharing. Lucky you seeing it in person.
Hello gorgeous! I saved almost all these photos to show my boyfriend! I loveeee this house so beautiful! We're doing the exact same backsplash on our kitchen.
What a gorgeous home! I love it!
When I was a teenager, there used to be a Homerama event nearby. I loved it! They only did it for 2 years and it never came back.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to post such a thorough tour. So fun! Beautiful home. I agree that price is fantastic for the quality and great location a block from the beach. Just dreamy!
Oh, Beth, that is such a gorgeous house! I was drooling all the way. You got some great pics, wow, loved it all. Gorgeous!!
loved it so much and strained my eyes to see every detail i have a headache!!! my lord this is just beautiful work……i hope when my kids move east i could talk them into a home like this…………thxs for sharing just beautiful
Ohhh-La-LAAAAAAHHHHHH How absolutely fabulous!! swwooonnnnnn TFS! ;O)
Okay. You were so right. What a beautiful home! However, I beg to differ with the idea of the house being "little". Our home is 1,540 sq. ft., so this is actually quite large to me. 😉 It's all relative though, right?! Ah, to dream of how 5 of us could spread out in an extra 900 sq. ft. tee hee!
Now, off to bookmark some of these great ideas! Thanks for sharing, Beth. What fun you all must have had!
xo*tricia
Okay, I'm in love with our own home. But, if we ever have to move, I want to move to that house!!! Love all the cute design ideas.
Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com
Love it all! The details are amazing! Thanks for sharing!!!
Details! Amazing details. Thanks for showing and inspiring. Now I know I DO want board and batten somewhere!
Love this! My BIL is a contractor, but his specialty is finish carpentry and a lot of the details and trim reminded me of homes he's done — that's my very favorite part of a home. Thanks for sharing!!
Lord. Have. Mercy! That was some incredible eye candy!! That is a post full of quality inspiration:) Thank you for sharing!!
Wait… what??? I just passed out at the gloriousness of this house. I am trying to pick myself up off the floor! Oh, how lovely!!!!!! Can you say, copy, copy, copy?!? Thanks for sharing!!!
Okay. I am writing this comment BEFORE I have read the post. All that I read was the disclaimer, and I had to comment before proceeding. Hilarious! Now, I have to grab my cup of hot coffee and make myself comfy. Then I will be back with another comment. 😉
xo*t
Love it! You were right ~ serious eye candy here! This house is about the size I'm looking to downsize too, except for the stairs and it having a second story. I'd like to downsize to a one floor home. This is just gorgeous though and I thought I could pick out a favorite element, but I can't.
I used to live in VA Beach and I loved Homearama! This is such a pretty house. I am bookmarking it. I am planning on adding woodwork like that on my new house. I hope it turns out somewhat like that! Thanks for posting!!
WOW!!!
sigh…
Thanks for sharing!
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All I can say is BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm heading back to your post (awesome pictures btw) and dream a little more….thanks for sharing!
I think I'm going to have to learn how to use my hub's table saw! I MUST HAVE MOLDING…EVERYWHERE!!!! Ahhhh….going to my happy place now….dreaming of living in a Stephen Alexander home! Thanks for taking me with you on the Homearama tour sissy-poo. Meeting Stephen was icing on the cake!
Love it! Had to share on my FB page! Great tour!!!
Without a doubt, my favorite house tour of all time. I could barely make it through the entire post because I couldn't stop looking at all the details in the pictures. I'm with Janell–perhaps my dream home. It doesn't have to be large, but it does have to have some majorly beautiful woodwork. I just can't get over it. Off to print these out.
P.S. Aside from the Rainwashed, did they have a listing of other paint colors used throughout the home?
I used rainwashed …does anyone know what white is used…THANKS
I can hardly stand it. This comes very close to my dream house, which would be on the smaller side but packed with high end detailing and craftsmanship. Plus, location! I'll be thinking about this house all day! Thanks for sharing…Janell
Stunning home. Thanks so much for taking me along for the tour. La