Hello and welcome to my summer home tour! Go grab a cup of coffee and let me show you around my home today, sweet friend.
Today, I am honored and thrilled to be participating in a Bloggers’ Best Summer Home Tours, hosted by Kelly at The Tattered Pew. You are in for a wonderful treat! Each day this week, some very talented women will be sharing their summer home tours. You will love the inspiration from these thirty creative women that you will not want to miss a single day!
If you are visiting from Jen at Midwest Life & Style, thank you. I just love Jen’s style. Her patriotic summer home tour was absolutely beautiful. I just love her style and wonderful recipes that she shares on her blog too.
Hi sweet friends! If you are new to my blog, welcome and let me introduce myself. I am Tammy and welcome to my modern built (semi-custom) farmhouse called “White Lilac Farmhouse”. We have been here for two years now.
I enjoy creating warm and cozy spaces in my modern farmhouse with a coastal vibe. You will see that I love mixing old with new and blending styles to create lovely and inviting spaces in my home.
We reside in the beautiful Southern Maryland not far from the water and near the historical St. Mary’s City.
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Dining Room
Our home has an open concept. I have the dining room, kitchen, kitchen dining area, and family room and entry all flowing together.
We have neutral walls in our home in a soft gray. I love using pops of colors with rugs, pillows and accessories.
As we move through the rooms you will see tranquil colors of blues and greens.
One thing I enjoy is repurposing items found at thrift stores, yard sales or items of my own. This mirror got a face lift. You can read more about it here. It was washed out against the gray wall. The gold gives the mirror a whole new look.
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family Room
On of my favorite thing about our home is all of the light flowing in through the windows. It sometimes makes it hard to take photos. I do love all the natural light and having plants around the house.
We have a wonderful size family room. It could fit two large sofa. My husband really wants a sectional sofa in this room.
This side table was a bargain fine. Recently, I gave it a makeover with a new color called Deep Sea Silk All-In-One Mineral Paint by Dixie Belle Paints. It’s a beautiful deep navy blue.
I love using real and faux plants. Greenery brings the outside in and makes the space cozy and inviting.
You can bring color into a room with art. I found this artist Debby Neal who has gorgeous abstract art. You can find her artwork here.
Dough bowls are fun to decorate for the seasons. I own several of them in various different sizes. Some of the dough bowls are vintage and a couple are reproduction.
They look beautiful in just about any room in your home. Check out my post on Beautiful Dough Bowls: Where To Find Them & How To Style Them.
Books are great to stack on a coffee table. I found this unique wooden bowl and put cauliflower roots as a filler. Cauliflower roots reminds me of driftwood except for it’s white. Some glass beads brings a little of that coastal vibe.
The gold leaf votive candle holder were made from OUI Yogurt glass containers. I made them for a bridal shower. Now, I am enjoying them in various parts of my house. If you are interested in making some, I have a tutorial here “How To Make Beautiful Gold Leaf Votive Candle Holders“.
Space in between
From the family room, we have this open space leading into the kitchen dining area. It was a perfect space to put a large cabinet to display my vintage white iron stone and other vintage finds.
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Kitchen Dining Area
The table scape is set for the fourth of July. I am using some of my vintage red transferware mixed with my everyday white pottery. Placements in blue ties in the red, white and blue theme to celebrate our country’s birthday.
We spend a lot of time around this table for family meals or to play games.
This rug has pretty hues of blues, creams and gray. It’s great for not showing dirt and very easy to clean.
Our 12-year old Boston Terrier, Chloe loves to lay here in front of the French doors sunning herself.
Right across from the kitchen dining area is a staircase in the middle of our home. What I love about them, it reminds me of my Aunt’s old farmhouse where she had a back staircase down into her kitchen.
An entry table can hold keys, wallet or miscellaneous items. Baskets with lids gives some extra storage for kitchen items. The mirror over the table is perfect to check your hair. The door next to this table leads into our mudroom.
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kitchen
It’s one of my favorite rooms in our house. My family and friends enjoy gathering around the kitchen island to talk and nibble on goodies. It is my happy space!
You can see my mudroom from the kitchen. Recently, I painted the built-in bench that fun color.
My island is dark almost black. The color is called dusk. I wanted a contrasting color for the island.
Piper, my 2-year old French Bulldog loves to photo bomb. She is never far from my side.
I love mixing vintage items with new. The inspiration for the colors of my home were from this canvas bag of wash cloths. No lie! I love the blues, greens and grays.
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Mudroom
For 28-years, I waited to build this home and knew it would have three things: 1) a big front porch with rockers; 2) a mudroom with a built-in bench; and 3) a pot filler (LOL).
From the time we moved it, I knew this bench would not remain white. For the past year, I had two color swatches up on it. My color choice was called “Restful”.
I have no regrets and love this Valspar Cabinet and Furniture Paint in the color restful. I love it!
This wallpaper was designed by my daughter-in-law, Jennifer Sweeney. She designs for York Wallcoverings. It’s called Honey Bee. My wallpaper is the pre-pasted. They do have this pattern available in peel and stick wallpaper.
Jennifer is a talented designer. Her designs have been featured in magazines. I love seeing her designs on Arhaus, Antropologie, etc. websites.
These baskets are perfect to hide shoes, dog leashes, tools, etc. My grandchildren love to hang their jackets and backpacks in here.
This room is fun to decorate for the different holidays. The grandchildren love it. They always get excited to see what I do for Easter, Halloween or Christmas.
This saying is what I always told my children as they left the house. It serves as a little reminder no matter how old they are now.
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Next up on today’s tour is Cecilia at My Thrift Store Addiction. You will love her ideas and tips for decorating your home.
Bloggers’ Best Summer Home Tours
This week I am joining some of my blogging friends for the Bloggers’ Best Summer Home Tours. Thirty talented and creative women will be opening their homes up for you to tour all week long. You can visit each summer home tour by clicking the links below.
Monday’s Tours
The Tattered Pew / Cottage On Bunker Hill / She Gave It A Go
Cottage In The Mitten / Stonegable / My Wee Abode
Tuesday’s Tours
Thistle Key Lane / Midwest Life & Style / White Lilac Farmhouse
My Thrift Store Addiction / Willow Bloom Home Blog / Dabbling and Decorating
Wednesday’s Tours
Bricks ‘n Blooms /Amy Sadler Designs / Peacock Ridge Farm
White Arrows Home / Pasha Is Home / The Ponds Farmhouse
Thursday’s Tours
Simply2Moms / Country Peony / Southern Home and Hospitality
Shiplap and Shells / Eleanor Rose Home / Cloches and Lavender
Friday’s Tours
Le Cultivateur / Lora Bloomquist Create & Ponder / Noting Grace
My Family Thyme / Vintage and Grace Living / County Road 407
Let’s be friends!
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Blessings to you, sweet friend!
stacy says
Tammy I love that green it is so strikingly beautiful! What a gorgeous home you have! It was so fun touring with you and I hope you have a wonderful summer! xoxo
Tammy says
Thank you, Stacy for your kind words. I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of this tour. You enjoy your summer too. I am loving watching you with those new gardens. So gorgeous!
Do Dodson says
Thank you so much for inviting us into your lovely home. I can tell you put a lot of thought into every detail. Well done my friend. ❤️
Tammy says
Do, thank you visiting my home virtually. Hope someday, you will come for a visit, my dear friend.
Cecilia says
Hi Tammy! I thoroughly enjoyed touring your lovely home. I am crushing on the gorgeous bench color in your beautiful mudroom! I also love the sweet message on the door. Pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Tammy says
Thank you so much, Cecilia. I am glad you like the mudroom bench color. Thank you so much for pinning it for me.
Renae says
Tammy, your home is so beautiful. I have seen small areas of it, but it was fun to see more of it. Your mud room is amazing! That bench stole my heart and I love the color. Hugs to you, my friend.
Tammy says
Renae, I am so glad you like my tour. You know that mudroom is one of my favorite rooms. I have so much fun decorating it. xoxo my friend!
Brendt Blanks says
Tammy,
What’s not to LOVE?! Everything looks absolutely beautiful. And, that mudroom color is so happy.
It’s a joy to be on this tour with you.
xoxo,
Brendt
Tammy says
Oh Brendt, thank you for your sweet words. It’s an honor to be on this tour with you. I just love your style.
Theresa Shaw says
Just beautiful 😍
Tammy says
Thank you, my dear friend. It means so much for you posting on my blog today. Love ya!
Ann says
Tammy, your coffee table styling is wonderful. I adored the dough bowl and your hallway piece is wowza😃 we have two sectionals and they are so worth it. I hope you find one you like🤗
Tammy says
Ann, thank you so much. Oh I have my eye on a sectional and the fabric choice picked out. I just need to save up my pennies. LOL.
Kelly says
Tammy! Wow, your home is just beautiful. I loved seeing all the spaces and can see why the kitchen is your favorite! The saying on your mudroom door is so sweet, I can see why your grandkids love that space too. It’s full of life…that color is the best! Pinned and so thankful you could join us!
Tammy says
Kelly, thank you so much for this opportunity and for your kind words. I have enjoyed being a part of this amazing summer home tours. It is so fun to visit each of the ladies homes. There is so much talent and creativity in this group. Love it!
Shawna says
Tammy, I love your summer style. The artwork above the mantle is beautiful and really captures the sense of fun summer visits to the beach. I love your cozy dining area and I’m obsessed with your mudroom. The colour you’ve used is perfection.
Tammy says
Thank you so much, Shawna. The color in the mudroom, I finally went for it. No regrets and it’s so fun.
Kim Waldorf says
Your summer home tour is so beautiful, Tammy! I especially love your new artwork over your mantel and that gorgeous color you used in your mudroom! Lovely home! Someday, I will surprise you and ring the doorbell! 😘 So glad you could join us this week!
Tammy says
Kim, I would love for you to ring my door bell any time and we can have Jennifer come up too! So honor to be on this tour this week with all of you lovely ladies.
Rachel Harper says
Tammy,
Everything is just stunning. Love all your summer ideas.
Tammy says
Rachel, thank you so much. And, thank you for popping over to the blog.
Jen says
Tammy, I’m so glad I got to see more of your beautiful home. I don’t know where to start. I loved it all. The natural light gives every room such a light and airy feel, and I am smitten’ with your cabinet and ironstone collection. And can we talk about that wallpaper? How fun! So glad I could join everyone on the tour this week. Pinned!
Tammy says
Jen, thank you friend. It’s sometimes difficult to get photos with all of the light coming in. However, I love it for the plants. So glad you like my cabinet and ironstone. Some of those ironstone pieces were bought from Marion aka Miss Mustard Seed back when she had a booth each year at Lucketts Spring Market. The cabinet holds my treasures from markets, thrifting and yard sales.
Lora Bloomquist says
I love your beautiful home, Tammy! And I could move right in with those colors; they’re my faves. Your mud room is stunning; the green built in bench with the graphic wallpaper background. You’ve got me wanting to build now, too! Great design!
Tammy says
Lora, I appreciate you taking the tour. Thank you also for your wonderful comments. 🙂
Cindy says
Tammy beautiful tour and I love what you did in the mudroom. Adding the wallpaper and the new color over the bench is perfect!
Isn’t fun when the pups photo bomb?
Great touring with you!
Pinned!
Tammy says
Hi friend, thank you for your sweet words. Piper does love to photo bomb and she poses for a picture. Half the time, I don’t realize she is there until looking at the photo. Got to love it!
Heidi says
Tammy I am obsessed with your mudroom! The color is amazing and I love that wallpaper. I’m so glad to have toured your home, it’s so beautiful!!!
Tammy says
Heidi, thank you so much. I appreciate your comments. The wallpaper was designed by my daughter-in-law, Jennifer who is a designer at York Wallcovering. So the mudroom is extra special with something she designed. I think she likes when her designs are in my home.
Kim | Shiplap and Shells says
I LOVE the large cabinet that you use to display your vintage and ironstone. What a great piece! And your mudroom is to die for. The wallpaper and bench are perfect for that space. What a beautiful home tour Tammy.
Tammy says
Kim, thank you so much. I have a funny story about that large cabinet. It was in my house before we moved here. When I ordered it, I never looked at the height of it. Somehow it just did not dawn on me to check it. It was delivered and this cabinet is tall. If I had regular ceiling it would have never worked. My husband looked at me like what it the world did you order. It’s so tall! My ceiling here are 10 ft so plenty of clearance but it almost did not work in the other house. Thankfully, the family room was sunken and had higher ceiling than the rest of the house. Lesson learned to measure the wall first! LOL.
Jennifer Howard says
Hello friend!! I was happy to see you on the roster for the tour this week!! I love, love that abstract…the colors are gorgeous!!
Tammy says
Jennifer, it is a dream come true to be a part of this tour this week with all of these amazing women. I cannot wait to see you in Haven, my friend. You, Kim and I need to go shopping if you come in early. xoxo
Julie Briones says
I LOVED touring your home, Tammy! So many lovely things to love. I love that table by the stairs… and that little stool beside it is so cute and unique. I may steal that idea! The color you used on your mudroom bench looks lovely with the wallpaper! So fun touring with you! Pinned!
Tammy says
Thank you sweet friend, I would be honored in you steal an idea. Isn’t that what we do this for? When I saw your coastal items, I was like ooh that would work over here. I need a starfish or two. Hugs!
Cindy@CountyRoad407 says
What a beautiful home. Loved seeing how you mix the new with the old and I especially love that large white cabinet with so many treasures inside. Glad to hop with you this week. Happy Summer!
Tammy says
Happy Summer, Cindy! Thank you so much. One thing with this open concept home, wall space is limited. Thankfully, I had a place to make this white cabinet work or we would have DIY a wall. LOL.
Michelle | Thistle Key Lane says
What a treat it is to tour your lovely home Tammy! I love the dining space next to your kitchen with all that amazing light, and your mud room wall paper is just darling. Pinning lots of ideas!
Tammy says
Michelle, thank you so much for pinning and stopping by today. I appreciate your kind words.
Leslie Watkins says
Oh, Tammy! Everything looks beautiful! Love that new bench color, too. Can’t wait to see how beautifully you decorate it for the seasons with that color.
Tammy says
Thank you so much, Leslie. Isn’t such a fun color?
Kate @ Southern Home and Hospitality says
Tammy, your home is beautiful and so serene. And I’m all about your decorating style of mixing old and new! I love that I spotted my same ironstone tureen in your dining room. And your mudroom is so cute and cheerful! Your daughter in law is indeed talented. Happy to be on the tour with you!
Tammy says
Thank you, Kate. How wonderful that we have the same ironstone tureen. I just love decorating it and moving it around the house. My daughter-in-law has such wonderful designs. It’s fun to add her stuff into my home. That wallpaper has little bees on it. From a distance it looks like a design. You get close up you can see the bees.
Jennifer Fancher says
Tammy – your home is so beautiful! I love the mixture of dark accents with your furnishings and the light colors. And your mudroom bench is gorgeous!
Tammy says
Jennifer, thank you so much for your comment and stopping by the blog.
Emily says
Your summer home tour is so beautiful!!!! Everything looks so fresh and so cozy!!! I am completely smitten with the color you have in your mudroom!! Sooo cute!!!
Tammy says
Thank you so much Emily. I appreciate you popping over to my blog. That mudroom color is so pretty in person. The photo does not do it justice.