two pretty spaces

I am in Baton Rouge for a week or so on personal business, which makes blog time short and sweet -- just like this living room and the back porch shown here -- 

Truly idea-worthy and admire-able spaces~

I need to find a camera -- the newer home designs here in ( I spent a lot of time here growing up, so I can say this...)overcrowded, traffic-infested Baton Rouge are complete havens of privacy, peace and beauty in design. Gorgeous!  --  

xo

Valerie

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The Charm of Backyard Guest Cottages

  Backyard Cottage:

Small cute structures add charm, interest, and character to your back yard landscape design. They are hobby centers, storage or potting sheds, pool houses, greenhouses, guest houses, children's playhouses, car garages, home offices, workshops, outhouses (?)  garden sheds and more. Since holidays are approaching, I am thinking about ...guest cottages:

 Sometimes chickens live there, charmingly:

This is so cute that I would kick the chickens out, clean it up a bit, 

and camp out during visits from the in-laws .

The chickens could have it back after Christmas.

Seriously, these guest quarters are a very smart way to welcome visitors – offering the privacy of separate quarters and the companionship of being close to the house.They often have little porches and pretty window boxes... and along with that charm comes electricity, plumbing and other conveniences of home.


 A perfect way to enjoy guests~

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This one below is just too cute! I'd probably live in it if I had that property to go with it:

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Maybe a former chapel? :

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This was built from a kit!

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And this was built from a spark of creative genius:

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Maybe they'd also be good for the adult children who return home....

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From another kit -- there are many, many styles and sizes etc out there!

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A nice Victorian touch:

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I could be very very happy as a LONG term guest here:

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                               Or here:

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                                  Or here! :

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What a great  landscaping anchor!
           I wonder what the real estate return would be on something like this...
                         If you have one of these charmers, I will be right over!

Have a GREAT day!

~~Valerie

Warm, Rustic, Unique, Antique: Wallpaper + Partitions

Wallpapers and Partitions : They give Pizzazz, Personality, and even a New Reality for any room that needs help with the use of its space. And the results can be really wonderful:

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Decorative bookcase wallpaper:

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A bit of wallpaper on stair risers is a cheerful and not-too-difficult DIY:

Now THIS is amazing -- Wallpaper by Wallpapercollective:

Also check out that great copper lamp:

Functional and decorative:  room partition screens, developed by 


RazortoothDesign, are a lovely way to decorate, divide or define a room.

Below, modern Paisley and Groove room dividers: light going through

 the openings brings interesting changing shadows to a room. 

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There are so many more wonderful wallpapers of so many scenes -- here are two favorites:

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There is no limit to wall creativity-- Wall-LEGO:

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And, back to "regular" wallpaper, though this is a bit unusual--

Humor added to a Garage Door. (I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS...)

...there are many other types of these garage-door designs in addition to these:

 

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OK, this may be going a bit too far?

Would you agree that  some Wallpaper has become more Realistic?!

 That Reality is "flexible" ?!

Have a great Day!

~Valerie