Friday, October 23, 2009

Fall Decor Finished And A Home Tour

I finally changed out the Living Room to all the fall colors and decorations. It's been so warm, it's taken a while to get into the mood. Our weather is gorgeous now in the mid 80's. So many of you have asked to see a tour of my home, so I thought I would do a small preview. It's a small home, very builder basic with no architectural distinction such as crown moldings or trims. All of the walls are painted in Valspar Fioli Antique Lace, soft cocoa beige carpet and beige Travertine tiles.

This is a view standing with the front door opened. You can see all the way through the house to the outside. All of the rooms are very open to each other.


To the right of the front door is the Living Room. All of my furniture is very tonal, so it's really easy to change the look by just using different accessories.


The Dining Room and Living Room are all one room. It's a nice size area allowing me to have a table and 6 chairs and still use the buffet against the window.


I mix and match a lot of fabrics for texture, color and interest.


A few more views of the Living Room. We have a lot of windows, and the rooms are always bright and sunny.






As you enter through the doorway from the Living/Dining areas, the Breakfast room is on the right and the Kitchen is on the left, with the Family room straight ahead. All of these areas are completely open to each other.


The Family Room is only seperated from the Breakfast area by the use of carpet instead of the travertine tile. I love having all of these areas so open to each other.


This view shows how the Family/Breakfast Rooms connect to the Kitchen area.


A view of the Kitchen from the entry door.


That's a small tour of part of our home. It is very typical of a lot of homes in Arizona with the use of open spaces and a lot of windows. Nothing fancy or grand, but I enjoy my little builder basic, hope you enjoyed the tour.

Thanks so much for dropping by, I always appreciate your visits.

Hugs, Marty

102 comments:

  1. Marty you have done a fantastic job of creating a home full of welcoming love and heartfelt warmth. It's elegant yet casual and airy. Does this make any sense. He! Love it all my friend!

    I don't remember the lettered beige chair! It's stunning! Where did you find that unique piece?

    Have a good weekend. ~Melissa :)

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  2. I think your home is lovely. I like the colors. I have mine in a medium taupe and can also change my colors easily with a few pillows and things. I enjoyed my visit. Thanks!

    Sue

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  3. I do always LOVE Thomasville pieces! It's gorgeous!

    I'm feeling good and I'm very grateful. Thanks for your sweet visit and encourgement. I still have more weight to lose and it's soooo hard. I'm not giving up though.

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  4. Oh Marty, everything looks so pretty! I love your curtains and those pillows! Looks so warm and inviting!!

    Pretty ~

    Lou Cinda :)

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  5. Beautiful! Warm and inviting :)

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  6. OH Marty! What a gorgeous home - you have exquisite taste! I just love the large painting on the wall in the Dining area. Your fabric choices are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing your lovely home with us!!! Btw, your post inspired me the other day - so much so that I did a similar post - I mentioned your blog too, hope ya don't mind ;)

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  7. Friday greetings Marty, I love seeing your home~makes me feel like I know you a bit more. There is such a sense of warmth and welcome. I love the window treatments and all the little areas. Thank you for sharing.
    Noreen

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  8. Hi Marty! Your home is so beautiful and you've decorated it so wonderfully! I love all your special touches! Your furniture is so nice. Thank ou for letting us tour your home.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  9. Marty, What a beautiful home you have! I love the soothing colors and the plates above the windows is so clever! Thanks for the tour! Sue

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  10. Ok missy! I see you have nothing more to do there..so head on over to my place now and help me!...lol

    I love it all! Very warm and inviting and I really like the openness of it all too. Everything looks so pretty =O)

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  11. Dear Marty,
    Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us. I like the way you have your furniture arranged, the colors, the large mirror and picture.
    This is a great floor plan...like it alot!

    The Arizona sunshine coming through your windows is wonderful this time of year.
    God bless,
    d

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  12. Marty, your home is just beautiful! It's elegant, with a warm and inviting feeling. You've really done a terrific job decorating it.

    Jane

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  13. Thank you for showing us your beautiful home. I love your furniture, in particular those brown leather chairs. I also love the way you positioned the plates around the mirror. I see the soup tureen still has pride of place on your sideboard!
    Have a lovely weekend, NM.

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  14. Your home is beautiful Marty! I love open spaces in homes & your colors are so pretty & peaceful. Love the drapes too! ♥ Diane

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  15. Marty, your home looks so warm and inviting!! It's so pretty; just like you my friend. BTW, I saw a photo of Donetta at the blogger retreat in FL on Facebook. It looks like they're having a great time.

    Blessings,
    Debbie

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  16. Your home is very pretty! You have done a great job of furnishing/decorating it, and I like the colors you have used.
    Have a great weekend.

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  17. Oh Marty this is just beautiful ...I love all the way you change out the colors in here...great idea my friend...Did you make all those wonderful pillows as I know you sew so much...I would give anything to have a small house girl every woman wants a big home...I have one and it's way to much on me to keep clean...Oh maybe in my next life...Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful space with us today...Oh also thank you for coming by and your prayers for Kyra..And Girl I feel like I'm walking on a cloud today I'm so happy...Every time she even gains an ounce I get excited...The doctors didn't give her many odds of living when she was born so to see her at 10 months and looking so healthy...God has really blessed my little family...May you have a super weekend my friend...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria

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  18. Marty,
    Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. You’ve done a wonderful job pulling everything together. It has a very nice flow and a rich feel, but not stiff or overly formal. I especially like the tone on tone lettered upholstery fabric on your armchair. Wishing you a fun and sunny weekend, it is rainy and chilly in my neck of the woods.
    Hugs, Cathy

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  19. I think I have told you before how much I love your dining room furniture. Enjoyed seeing it again. I love simple builder basic homes - they really are easy to live in and keep up. Thanks for the tour. Sally

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  20. Very beautiful Marty...I love the chair with the alphabet and your coffee table in the Family Room. I would love to get something like that someday! Enjoyed the tour!!

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  21. Your home is gorgeous Marty and I have to agree with Melissa - I love that accent chair with the tone on tone alphabet - I don't ever remember seeing it before! It is perfect for your space.

    Have a great weekend - I'm going to be busy getting ready for my craft show on the 7th - keeping my fingers crossed for that -

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  22. Add me to the list of girls who LOVE THAT chair!! And your couch is beautiful too.....do you like the couch with the two cushions? I keep thinking I won't like the seam in the middle but I"ve seen several I like with it. Your home is gorgeous, and so inviting!

    Suzanne

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  23. Marty what a beautiful tour. Thank you for allowing me into your home this afternoon. This was a charming tour, your kitchen is so lovely, the cabinets, the rooosters what a great treat. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Blessings
    Heidi

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  24. Thank you for the tour -- you have a very warm and welcoming home! Love all you've shown and how open all the spaces are.

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  25. HI Marty, I just love your living room so much. It is so welcoming and warm and inviting. It just is a perfect room for visiting and laughing and having a wonderful time with people. You decorate so well, it is gorgeous as well as comfortable. I love the little pillow with the tassels on it. Every area looks like it has had your special touch decorating it!
    Blessings,
    Debbie

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  26. Hi Marty...your home is beautiful..I love all the eather chairs...the chair with the alphabet letters...and I like how you hung plates around that big mirror....very very nice...it looks like a decorator showhouse...

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  27. Oh Marty your home looks so warm and cozy! I know it is a lot of work to change seasons out but it is so worth it and we always enjoy the tour ;)

    Have a wonderful weekend!
    Sharon

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  28. Hello Marty; OH I just loved the tour of your beautiful home... I love open rooms to each other like you have.. I just love every thing, your decorating style is so very pretty... thank you for showing us... I really enjoyed it.. have a great weekend.

    Hugs;
    Alaura

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  29. Oh, I just LOVE your home! Seriously, seriously love it. Your style is so pretty and inviting. I am studying your pics for ideas I can use in my own house. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  30. It's beautiful, Marty! I love it all!!

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  31. You home is very lovely, warm and inviting! Good job. Thank you for sharing.

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  32. Marty,
    Your home is beautiful. I love all the windows and all the light you get from them. Everything is just perfect, warm and inviting.
    Sandy

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  33. Marty, I just love this tour. I've seen the various rooms individually, but this really gives a better sense of the flow. You have done a beautiful job. The colors are wonderful and it looks so warm and inviting. And funny, as many times as I've seen the picture of the chair in the living room, this is the first close up and the first time I've noticed the cutwork letters. It's GORGEOUS! Thanks for the tour. Hugs, Kat

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  34. Marty- Beautiful, inspiring, CLEAN!!
    Just a lovely home! I so love the corbels used for your island- such a neat touch.

    I just love the fact that each home is so unique and different and we can appreciate all the different ways a person decorates.

    DH and I met with Sally and her DH from salmagundi . She had several friends over also who are involved in prison ministry like my DH is. Oh we had such a nice time and her home is so lovely and CLEAN too!! I so wish you wouldn't be able to find a speck of dirt in my home but alas tis farthest from truth! I am expecting company in a week so it will be turbo cleaning time again soon!

    blessings
    mary

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  35. You have a very beautiful and well kept home, Marty! Love it and you decorated it so well....Christine

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  36. oh marty, i can tell you have put so much work and love into your home, its so cozy and inviting but i gotta tell you the living room is my favorite, the mirror and colors look wonderful together.. you truly have a very lovely home and i just love it..thanks for sharing.

    xx Silvia..

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  37. Hi Marty!!
    Your AZ home is lovelY!!!!
    I think a house becomes a home when filled with things we love and people in it who love and respect each other!!!!It shows!!!!
    hugs,
    jamie

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  38. Lovely lovely home Marty! I love all the neutrals and how they flow easily into each other. I crave the openness and light you have. My rooms are dark and all closed off to each other with very few windows. Yours looks to be a great house for entertaining as well!
    Thanks for stopping by and leaving such kind comments at my place :o)
    peace.

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  39. Marty, this is my first visit to your blog. Your home is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

    Have a great weekend

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  40. Hi Marty, I love this tour! You have great taste and really know how to pull every everything together. I have a smaller builder house too with no molding either...it's not that, that bothers me...it's the popcorn ceiling!!! Great tour!
    Michelle

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  41. Thanks for sharing! It's always fun to have a peek into someone's home...great for getting ideas of how to decorate or to simply admire them!

    -Grace

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  42. As always, you have a lovely home. It is decorated to perfection. I love the new pillows on the sofa and the alphabet upholstery on the chair. Hugs.

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  43. Marty, I think you did a wonderful job of mixing and matching and layering your home to perfection. I know how much you must enjoy these pretty rooms! I'm with Karen, I think my favorite upholstery is the alphabet on the chair, but there's just so much to see and admire. Thanks so much for sharing this with us...

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  44. Nothing fancy or grand????? Are you kidding me?!! Your home is beautiful! You have such awesome taste in your decor. You have done a great job!! Very Very pretty.... I need to go look again! :)

    ~Liz

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  45. You have a very welcoming and GRAND home!!!
    See you Friday at Gooseberries!

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  46. Marty,
    So warm and cozy at your place. And I am in LOVE with that chair with the letter upholstery, wow!!
    Linda Q

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  47. Hi Marty-

    Your home is lovely. You are so talented-
    Laura

    I am having a giveaway if you are interested.

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  48. Oh Marty! you have such a warm and welcoming home! I wish I could come and have tea in person! your decor looks wonderful!

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  49. I'm glad someone has a lot of windows. I have a paltry few in this garden home, though I do love my house for other reasons. Looks like you've settled into the "fall is truly going to come to our region" kind of mood!
    Brenda

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  50. Thank you for the tour of your beautiful Arizona home!

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  51. To DIE for, Marty. You have done a beautiful job. It is warm, welcoming & elegantly greeting all who visit.

    Have a beautiful tomorrow. TTFN ~Marydon

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  52. Your home is so gorgeous! And I know I've said this before...but I simply love all of your window coverings! They make such a beautiful statement.

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  53. Your home is lovely! So warm and welcoming. I love the island in your kitchen with the granite countertop....

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  54. Hi Marty, you already have 56 comments, WOW! If you can get to this, I would like to thank you for stopping by and commenting! Also, your home is beautiful and so organized! But where did you get that cloch with the bird on top? It's so cute and I have a doll to put under a pretty cloch! I love all your roosters too!
    xoxo
    Marilyn

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  55. Your home is very warm and inviting, Marty. I love all of the neutrals- you can change things up with your accessories that way. And I know you do... I like the lettered fabric on the arm chair. Wanted to know if that is wallpaper in your kitchen. I liked the texture in an earlier picture I had seen posted.
    Everything looks just lovely and comfortable. hugs, Sue

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  56. Hi Marty,
    I love your home, its gorgeous and very comfortable. The white chain in your formal living room with the letters on it...did you do that yourself? I love it!

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  57. Hi Marty,
    Boy am I late! Just trying to get ready for that gorgeous weather your having! I just love your home, you have such a decorating gift, every room is elegant and warm and cozy all at the same time! Great Job, Cindy

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  58. Marty,
    I just came by to say hi, and got a tour of your lovely home as a bonus.

    I love all the neutrals and the versatility for decorating. You have a lovely home, and it reflects you sweet spirit.
    It is a calming place seems to me.

    Thanks for all your visits over my way.
    I so appreciate your notes.

    Blessings
    barbara jean

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  59. Thanks for coming by, Marty! Did you have your luncheon with the AZ bloggers and Cindy yet? How did it go? I can't wait to see pictures. BTW, did you get a chance to see my flatware cloche?...Christine

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  60. Hi Marty, thanks for the tour of your lovely home! It's so cozy and it's definitely fall inspired.I just adore your kitchen!

    Have a fun Halloween,
    Bonnie

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  61. I love your home! Everything is beautiful and looks so warm and inviting. I miss mine but am enjoying fixing up my tiny cabin.

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  62. Hi Marty, thanks for coming by again to view the flatware cloche. I bought it either from Horchow or Neiman Marcus....Christine

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  63. What a beautiful place to call home. I am admiring your leather chairs as hubby is wanting one for his "man cave". :)

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  64. Hi Marty,
    You have a very lovely home. I enjoyed the tour very much. Oh, and my I say...love, love, love the chair in your living room with all the letters on the fabric. It is gorgeous. Thank you again. Have a wonderful week. Until next time.

    Blessings,
    ♥Ana

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  65. What a lovely & welcoming home you have, Marty! I love the open floor plan & both your tile & granite are AWESOME!
    You've done a great job of creating a very timeless look of elegance & your accessories are just delicious.

    My 2 sisters are out there in AZ visiting the home of the 3rd (& youngest) sister. I am sooo jealous that I'm not out there in your warmth right now. Our furnace is running right this minute.

    I finished adding the ribbon bow to your hand towel a few minutes ago & will pop it in the mail either today or tomorrow. Keep an eye out for it!

    fondly,
    Rettabug

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  66. Oh Marty!
    Everything looks so beautiful. It looks like I am flipping through Home Magazine pages. You do such a beautiful job. Just lovely.

    I am so looking forward to Friday. I am working on my Fall gift as we speak. I thought that would be a fun addition to our luncheon, so that each would walk away with a little something special to remember the occasion by. How many do we officially have signed up now?

    Please be thinking of me tomorrow. God Bless You Marty, Love, Sherry

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  67. Any time I see pictures of your home, I just love it, Marty! I, too, like an open floor plan. It all looks very warm and welcoming. Your coffee table is neat, with the stools tucked up under it for extra seating.

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  68. Your home is so COZY I just want to sit right down and read a good book!

    I love the chair with the Letters on the fabric sooo... interesting!
    -Angela

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  69. I love all the light. My house has windows but it tends to be on the dark side. I think it may be because I have one room that sits in the middle of the home that has no windows. This is the dining room with the fire place---it opens to the "sun" room on one side and the kitchen on the other. Also 1/2 the windows in the Sun Room are actually not to the outside!! The are between the laudry room and the sunroom ---plus there is a carport on that side so it reduces the sunlight greatly> ALL this to say I enjoy all the light you have. I like your color choice because you can so easily change it up with accessories (sp?)!

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  70. Hi Marty, such a warm and inviting home you have!!!! So inviting.

    Barb ♥

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  71. Hi Marty
    Your home is so warm and inviting and I like the way the rooms are all open to one another. It looks like your home is all ready for fall.
    Hugs, Rhondi

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  72. You have such a beautiful home, very serene! I enjoyed the tour very much! Your fall decor is very nice, just enough, not overdone!

    Thanks for sharing your home with us!

    Katherine

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  73. Marty you have an amazing home, so elegant and bright. Thanks for the tour.

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  74. Love the tour, love the house! I am especially in love with that chair in your living room, upholstered with the alphabet fabric. Fantastic!

    Thank you for walking us through! Now, let's sit down and have a cup of coffee....
    Cass

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  75. Oh Marty, your home looks amazing all dressed for Fall. What an inviting look. Especially love that chair in the living room...yummy!

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  76. Marty-you have a beautiful home...thanks for the tour...I had a great time! Hope you have a fabulous week.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  77. Your home is beautiful and looks so warm and inviting. I think it's the little touches, the mirrors and accessories that make it so inviting, and all of your furniture is just lovely, you have great taste ;)
    Thanks for stopping by Marty, hope you have a lovely day too.
    xxx

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  78. Oh there is such wonderful light in your home. I can just imagine the warmth your family and friends must feel there.
    Happy Twirls

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  79. Marty ...I could sit and have a cup of tea in your house any day,warm and welcoming and just plain lovely!! All the best,Chrissy

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  80. What a gorgeous home you have created!!

    m ^..^

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  81. Marty, your home is so warm and inviting just like YOU! I love all the changes you are making, it keeps it fun and interesting, hugs Kathysue

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  82. Marty, I always enjoy looking at the peeks of your home. It doesn't look builder basic at all! You've made it beautiful and very welcoming.

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  83. Thank you for stopping by, your thoughts and prayers are so greatly appreciated. I am so glad I love & know God, his love for me and my love for him will get me threw this.
    Thank you again
    Annette

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  84. So pretty and so clean. No dust . Don't you have dust in your area. I know I would not have dust either if I dusted. lol!
    You have a wonderful home.

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  85. Hi Marty,
    Sorry so late getting by to comment on your beautiful post....everything is so neatly arranged and decorated....you've done a fabulous job with all the fall touches. I love the fabrics you chose too for accent pillows! It doesn't matter how grand a house is as long as it's a home first! Hugs! Luanne

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  86. Your fall decorating throughout your home is stupendous! Everything looks so warm and harmonious...great job!

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  87. Such a beautiful kitchen and beautiful decorating.

    Best wishes,

    Janie

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  88. Your home is simply gorgeous and something I have never been able to accomplish...but at least I can come and see such lovliness here.
    Everything is perfection! :)

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  89. P.S. "Nothing grand?" To many folks your home would seem like a palace! Indeed it most certainly is grand! :) Perhaps is not so much what one has but rather what one does with what one has...and you have accomplished a most gracious and welcoming home!!
    Hugs,
    Mona

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  90. Morning girl!!! Oh my word what gorgeous eyecandy!!! Oh how I have missed visiting with you and now seeing your beautiful home just gets me inspired to know that if I keep unpacking I will slowly get this house to be a home (would you believe I can't even find a single one of my cloches...yeah...I know..the horror!!!! lol) Hope you are having a great week dear friend and thank you so much for all the prayers and support!

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  91. Everything looks beautiful. I don't think I have ever seen pictures of your house before, I really love all your warm colors and well....everything. Your pictures are really pretty.
    Hugs,
    Sue

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  92. Marty! Your home is SERIOUSLY beautiful! I am so glad to have seen it here! I have a sister down in Sun City West, are you by there? Sonya

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  93. Hi Marty,
    Your home is so inviting for the season! I feel like inviting myself over for some pumpkin pie and coffee! I went down to your last post and had such a smile on my face as I read through. I've been rearranging my kitchen since yesterday and nothing is feeling right. I took a trip to TJ Maxx and even that didn't help. I only left with a couple little things. I definitely get decorating block too, I know what you mean! I love your last arrangement, it's perfect for that beautiful tureen.
    ~Michelle

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  94. You really had a lovely home and the granite worktops are so beautiful...

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  95. Your house is so pretty! I love that huge mirror - it really adds such a great touch. You did a great job- what a pretty, pretty home (and so neat and uncluttered too! - bonus points for that!!!)

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  96. What a warm and inviting home you have! Love the openness and all the natural light!

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  97. Girl, you have put me to official shame here! Lookit all those wonderful window treatments! The warmth just hugs you while glancing at the pics.

    You have a really lovely home and great touch. Love the accessorizing you do with the dishes in the middle of the window. Love that detail!

    Thanks for linking up to SNS #4 - window treatments at

    http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2009/11/sat-nite-special-brings-you-window.html

    Funky Junk Donna

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  98. beautiful home and furnishings- thank you for sharing!

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  99. It feel very luxuriate. you used well with natural lights. interior is nice and special thing is your artificial flower. a ideal interior for a living room furniture

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Thanks so much for taking the time to visit and comment. You make my day. Hugs, Marty