Fri 23 Jul 2010
Farmhouse in Texas countryside
Posted by Marcie under Posts
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Before we left for vacation, our friend Laura from Dela Designs, wanted me to come by and see the house she’s been working on for several months. This was originally an older farm house and they gutted it and redid it all. The day I was there the contractors were still there working on the house. It was getting very close to occupancy, though. It is located on a beautiful piece of acreage. I’m not really sure how much land it was sitting on, but it was quite lovely.
This is the breakfast room. The seating will be part of a banquette.
A window above the sink in the laundry room that looks out into the back yard. Notice the countertops are galvanized metal.
The sink in the guest bath is an urn. It looks great!
The teenager daughter is getting this precious vinyl covered headboard with mirror surrounding it. Note the cool pendant light in the dormer. This will be a really fun room when finished.
This is the covered back patio overlooking the pool. Way back in those trees is a creek.
Same patio looking out to tennis court. In the lower left corner is Laura’s great Dane, Rocky.
A view of the front of the house. It looks smaller than it is when you get inside.
If you look straight out from the patio, past the tennis courts, you see this absolutely wonderful barn! You can’t see it in this picture, but there is gorgeous rock waterfall (large) in the very back of the barn. These are some lucky horses!!
Thanks, Laura, for letting me come by for a tour and take a few pictures.
Smiles!


July 23rd, 2010 at 7:06 am
Wow, now that’s one gorgeous house! Love the idea of the urn as a sink, too cleaver. Thanks for showing it to us.
Visit Theresa-Garden Antqs Vintage's siteJuly 23rd, 2010 at 7:52 pm
This was a tease – I really do want to see more. That guest bathroom urn sink is such a surprise. (delightful surprise)
Visit DogsMom's siteJuly 23rd, 2010 at 11:21 pm
A beautiful home on a beautiful property
Love the breakfast room, and the daughter’s bedroom is going to be fabulous once it’s all done!! Love that headboard — very unique and chic
Who would have thought to use an urn as a sink. … Brilliant idea!!
Thanks for the YES vote on the turquoise door
Kelly
Visit DesignTies's siteJuly 25th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
What a wonderful trip and house tour. Saw the Tetons about 15 yrs. ago and was amazed. Friends home is so nicely done. Love all the extra neat things, like urn sink….and waterfalls behind barn!? Wow. That would be nice! Thanks for comment, and yes, fashions date me too. It’s scary because it doesn’t seem that long ago! Have a great day in the Lord!
Visit Carrell Mullins's siteJuly 25th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
WOW! is there anything else to say?! i will never get over that urn sink…OMG!
Visit Janet's siteJuly 29th, 2010 at 9:08 am
AUGH! I’m in LOVE with the urn sink!!! I want a bathroom worthy of one of those SO bad!!!!!
I’d have a hard time deciding (me being a redneck and all) whether to put the horses in the house and live in the barn or live in the house and leave the horses in the barn… BOTH are gorgeous!!!
;-D robelyn
Visit robelyn's siteAugust 3rd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Wow is right! A fantastic home with great views! I love all the rock walls too…all so beautiful!
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