Tchochkes

I don’t get garden-envy very often. We have a nice size backyard and while it’s not the poshest place in the world, we did it ourselves and we love it. However, this garden has some elements that I would definitely like to encorporate into my backyard.

The step in the back with the flowers is nice. I would lose the flamingo - but that’s just me. Pink flamingos remind me of a rather disgusting John Waters movie…

This is where the ‘elements I would like to encorporate’ come in. We still have Keter plastic tables and chairs in our backyard. Not the sexiest stylings I can assure you. This would be much nicer to come back and see.

I love this. The built in chairs with the multi-colored cushions beg you to lounge outside. 

In fact, when I went out there originally there was a guy just sitting there. His family eventually came out and forced him to leave (I originally thought he lived in the house - nope). 

See the colorful lampshade - funny how you see them everywhere. 

Now imagine you went through the living room over to the master bath… 

It’s a little funky, but a lot of fun. 

The nude above the necklaces reflects another nude above the bath (not pictured). Not my taste, mind you, but it’s an idea for the bathroom. I do like  the jewelry holder. What a wonderful way to accessorize both yourself and a room.

The bedroom had a lot of storage, but it was all very well sorted. The wall opposite this antique armoir had a built in closet and drawers in an off-white shade which blended with the walls. (You can see my husbands reflection in the glass.)

Another armoir anchors the master bedroom. Notice the built-in headboard and ’side tables’ (the shelves on the side with tchochkes on them).

More storage is set into the wall, hidden away. 

Heating and shelving combine.

A reading corner next to the window.

The bedroom leads out onto the back patio.

Someone had asked me once about how to transition a tile floor to a wood one. Well, this is about as good as it gets. I’m not nuts about it - but I could live with it in order to have wood flooring.

The Gerbers actually renovate houses for a living, and I would have loved to have given their information. However, the person from Houses from Within hasn’t written back to me regarding this information and I lost their card. Sorry folks.

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