Oh please. As if the fabulous and funny Mrs. Blandings needs any introduction. Her beautiful home is truly a dream house - warm, inviting, and beautifully tended to. Her blog is written in a hilarious, personable style that details funny tidbits from her personal life mixed in with a keen eye for traditional design. Y'all are going to eat up her affinity for great details - grosgrain trimmed walls, red piping in the office, fabulous ginger jars in the dining room... I'll let her take over from here.
"This is the entry. The wallpaper is a Greff chinoiserie print trimmed with black grosgrain ribbon. All the original light fixtures from the house had been removed, so one of the missions has been to slowly replace them. While I have kept the age and the feel of the home in mind, sometimes, I’ve stepped outside of that and picked something with a bigger impact. This lantern is from Christopher Filley’s, a local antique shop. My ceiling are not that high, @ 8”, so if you are over 6 feet you have to dodge the lantern a bit. My husband thinks it’s crazy, but I love it."
"The living room is glazed yellow with Brunschwig & Fils Le Lac curtains trimmed in black grosgrain ribbon. The sofa was my husband’s great grandmother's." Picture by The Kansas City Star 2008
"The dining room is papered in a Nina Campbell tortoise shell paper. The ceiling is a robin’s egg blue. Pottery Barn sisal. The corner cabinets were originally in the breakfast room, but moved here during a kitchen remodel by the previous owner." Picture by The Kansas City Star 2008
"This is the entry. The wallpaper is a Greff chinoiserie print trimmed with black grosgrain ribbon. All the original light fixtures from the house had been removed, so one of the missions has been to slowly replace them. While I have kept the age and the feel of the home in mind, sometimes, I’ve stepped outside of that and picked something with a bigger impact. This lantern is from Christopher Filley’s, a local antique shop. My ceiling are not that high, @ 8”, so if you are over 6 feet you have to dodge the lantern a bit. My husband thinks it’s crazy, but I love it.""The living room is glazed yellow with Brunschwig & Fils Le Lac curtains trimmed in black grosgrain ribbon. The sofa was my husband’s great grandmother's." Picture by The Kansas City Star 2008 "The dining room is papered in a Nina Campbell tortoise shell paper. The ceiling is a robin’s egg blue. Pottery Barn sisal. The corner cabinets were originally in the breakfast room, but moved here during a kitchen remodel by the previous owner." Picture by The Kansas City Star 2008 
"The office is Ben Moore Heritage Red, an outdoor color. Brunschwig & Fils toile on the vintage, estate sale wing chair. The portrait is of my husband’s grandfather and namesake. Rosie, our boxer pup, likes to sleep on the sofa while I work in the office."
Thanks again to Mrs. Blandings! For more photos, check out the Blogger's Home Tour Flickr set here, and keep checking back all week as more submissions are posted. Check out the Blogger's Home Tour tag all week long for new homes, and hey, if you'd like to participate - you aren't too late! If you have a blog and would like to be a part of the tour, please see the info kit (available on the left sidebar) for more information. Or, you can email jessica@thelovelist.net
Thanks again to Mrs. Blandings! For more photos, check out the Blogger's Home Tour Flickr set here, and keep checking back all week as more submissions are posted. Check out the Blogger's Home Tour tag all week long for new homes, and hey, if you'd like to participate - you aren't too late! If you have a blog and would like to be a part of the tour, please see the info kit (available on the left sidebar) for more information. Or, you can email jessica@thelovelist.net
13 comments:
Jessica - what fun, can't wait to see the other entries! Thanks for your kind words. Patricia
Patricia,
so happy to have you! thanks for sharing your beautiful home
cute photos! love the desk!
pld - I love the desk too - the room is so warm and cozy! Be sure to check out the flickr set for more photos of the office :)
Mrs. Blandings has such great taste. Always love seeing her home!
Courtney - agreed! Her taste is pretty impeccable. There are so many great places to come as well!
Isn't it nice to not have to wake up from such a wonderful dream Mrs. B.? A fine beginning.
i found your blog searching for a headboard! couldnt afford the headboard but love your findings! just created my own blog :)
in love with her living room! it's so warm and welcoming, not to mention stylish and beautiful! can't wait to see more :)
Wow! I'm just now realizing how fun this is going to be to read! Thank you SO MUCH for putting this together Jessica! What a great way to get to know our favorite bloggers on a more personal level :) Mrs. blandings- your home is spectacular, and your office is GORGEOUS!!! Love the rug and the office chair especially :)
The exterior of her home is SO pretty and I really love the entryway and living room, especially.
e&el- oh please, your ears will be burning soon because everyone is going to be wowed by your place chris!
michelle - you are too good to me! i cant wait to share you and your ja-ordained pad
c+k- I love the details in her place, hoepfully one day you and i can have grown up places like hers, haha
lil bee and assistant buyer - welcome to the blog! glad to have new readers and even happier to have ones who comment!! :)
Thanks for sharing these gorgeous images of bloggers homes. Mrs Blandings has such a beautiful home!
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