Well…I did it.
I took some more pics at Dale and Rita’s house! 😀
Rita was at work on Saturday morning, so I didn’t get a chance to chat with her about all of her beautiful decorating choices, but Dale was home with his granddaughter, and man was she a fun “assistant” that day!
#adorable
A few folks asked if they could see the other side of Dale & Rita’s kitchen the other day, and they were so sweet to let me roam around with my camera again:
I love how their fridge and dishwasher drawers are embellished to look like part of the kitchen cabinetry:
Here’s a look back at the kitchen from the other direction:
And if you’ve ever wondered about how marble counters hold up after years of entertaining folks of all ages…
…Dale says as long as they’re honed and you don’t let acidic spills (mustard, citrus fruits, wine, etc) sit for hours, they’re a breeze, and they’ve really enjoyed them!
Here’s a close up of Rita’s fun Majolica collection in the breakfast room:
She has a vintage hand mirror collection in one of their guest bedrooms upstairs and I just love the way she displayed them:
That bedroom has a great view of the chapel across the street:
(That reminds me- are you coming to The Chapel Market this Fall?) 🙂
There’s another guest bedroom (and a pretty plate collection) on the other side of the hall…
That room shares a bathroom with the (toile) guest bedroom I featured last Friday:
Back downstairs, there’s a pretty little hallway with one of the coolest air conditioning return vents I’ve ever seen:
Dale said they got the wooden vent at an antique place in Georgia and hired a cabinet-maker to trim it out and build the “pitched” cabinet above it.
Here’s a closer look at that pretty study down the hall:
Dale couldn’t remember what the name of the paint color in the bookcases is, but he did mention that the light fixture came from Rejuvenation.
Around the corner from the study is the master bedroom…
(Note: The bed is actually much larger than it looks. I think my lens created an optical illusion.)
…and here’s a photo of the other side of the master bath:
There’s another small bathroom in the hallway on the way back to the breakfast room:
…and off the breakfast room, there’s a small screened-in back porch:
The porch leads to the Chapel Hill Loft out back, and that is definitely one of my favorite parts of their home, too! (If you missed my post about it, just click on that link to be re-directed over to it.)
But their house is so much more than just a “pretty place”.
It’s home for Dale & Rita, and their (adult) children & granddaughter when they visit. And even though we just met last Fall, it is more than apparent that these folks are a very kind and inspiring bunch. We’re excited to have them as down-the-street neighbors and we look forward to spending more time with them soon! (I may have to “borrow” my “assistant” again sometime, too.) 😉
PS- I also wanted to thank Dale & Rita’s (middle) daughter, Paige, here. Dale shared with me that she spent Friday morning/early afternoon cleaning & staging the house so that it would be ready for it’s close-up when I got there at 1:00, and I really appreciate her taking time out of her day to go over there and do that. I told you they were a very kind and inspiring bunch. 🙂
I can’t believe you got my child to smile and look somewhat “tame”! She is definitely hard to convince to sit still but it looks like you had the magic touch! I’m sure she would be happy to be your assistant again! She told me that she met “Ms. Layla” and she took “pic-shures”!
Hayley! 😀
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED that she was there on Saturday! We had so much fun together, and I can’t wait to meet you soon, too! 😀
What a beautiful home Dale and Rita have, and what an adorable ‘assistant’ you had!
Do they happen to remember what colour paint they used in the bathroom and guest room – the very light brown shade above the wainscotting? Love the colour (I know…Canada, eh? We add u’s to some of our words) and would like to add it to my wish-list.
And the bookcases – the blue is so complimentary to the rest of their decor – well done!
Such a beautiful home! You are lucky to live in a cottage style neighborhood. That’s a dream to me!
What is the finish on the green cabinets?
Sorry if I missed the explanation of this!
You can tell that wonderful people live in that lovely home!! The beauty just spills out everywhere!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Stunning. From every angle, in every room – it’s just stunning.
Wow, Layla! They are an inspiring bunch. Thanks for sharing them and their inviting living spaces with us.
I just loved seeing more if this home. So charming! Beautiful view of the chapel. I really love the bathroom. And that porch swing/daybed is to die for!
yes!! i need to know more about that porch swing/daybed – LOVE it!!
Love the friendly personality that comes through in this gracious home. I have an old hand mirror collection which includes some bakelite and other fragile frames that are lovely. I wonder how she hung hers so not to injure them? Thanks for another lovely post.
The mirrors are hung with plate hangers
Beautiful shots of such a beautiful home! It’s nice having such warm and welcoming neighbors. What a blessing!
What a beautiful home! So happy to see the rest of it. I loved everything about it, especially those gorgeous door knobs!! I also would love to know that paint color in the guest room and bathroom – beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
I think my favorite thing you photographed at that house, from either post, was that little covered dish in the master bath with the ferns, mushrooms, and shoe. I love everything in that dish and the way it was composed. it was beautiful and whimsical, and I so want to copy that!
Lovely home. Love all the bright, beautiful colors! The collection of hand mirrors was really originals. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Dale and Rita have impeccable taste! You can feel all of the love that went into each detail!
It must be a true blessing to be apart of your community! I’d be a little intimidated to be a neighbor!
Oh my word! What a wonderfully decorated home! It is the perfect mix of antiques with such a modern twist. I loved all the angled doorways and what a wonderful repeat of angles in the quilt and headboard!
Those folks are just too clever for words.
Your assistant is a gorgeous little girl!
What a beautiful and inspirational home! I have come away with many ideas that I’d like to try in our new house. Thanks SO much 🙂
I would love to know where they found the gorgeous wooden valences in the master bedroom! And, do they have any recommendations on where to purchase those beautiful crystal glass door knobs? I mistakenly purchased some with mortises, hoping to put them into our existing house. I learned that the mortise will not fit in my existing doors.
Liza, we found the valences on EBay. Just keep searching until you find the right ones. The glass doorknobs are new and are from Fusion
A lovely home. I’ve always like the idea of hiding the dishwasher front. Love the bathroom. Sadly, I can only ‘dream’ about a bathroom that large. lol
Does anyone know where I might find a farm sink that’s 38″?
When we installed our current sink I went for the largest I could find. Ten years ago 38″ was fairly easy to come by. The last time I did some online research I found a few, including stainless steel, but now they seem to be few and far between. 🙁
That house is absolutely stunning! Every room is just perfect with not one thing out of place – what a tidy group they must be! I love getting a look around your neighborhood. The Chapel out the bedroom window is almost unreal looking! If ever there were a storybook town…I think you found it, Layla. You are one lucky girl 🙂
I cannot get over how stunning their home is!!!! It really takes my breath away.
Absolutely loved this tour. What a charming house.
That house is SO cute!! Would love to see more of that plate wall ad I am about half way through collecting very similarly colored plates for the same purpose. So much inspiration here! 🙂 Any chance you know the kitchen wall color? It’s perfect! Not too loud and not too soft or washed out looking. Your assistant was just adorable! Lovely post!
omg their house is just absolutely stunning. I love the vintage mirrors, and her plate collections are just fantastic. I really also like the shades of green in the kitchen. Green is my favorite color, but all the time on HGTV they say to stay away from it, it can look squeamish and hospital-like etc- but wow they really pull it off.
Such a pretty home….she needs a blog!
Beautiful home, love the master bedroom window pediments and the green head vase. Going to Tybee Island in Oct., first visit, and will take the Sundial Unplugged water cruise that you did. The video looked awesome. So excited! The owner said you two were a dynamic duo!
Gosh Layla. Thank you and thank you to that lovely family. It”s been a rough, tearful, day here. I’m currently setting up a Caringbridge site for a very ill friend. The beauty and grace exhibited in that home just lifted me up a bit. Sure it’s just a beautifully decorated home, a Thing if you will, but your photos breathe such a life into it.
And that “boo boo” on your assistant”s knee really made me smile!
Layla,
What kind of lens do you shoot with (and what camera)? Also, do you use a lot of external flashes? If not, how do you light the photos so well? If so, what do you use? Thanks in advance!!
I’m looking at starting a career in real estate photography & would like to gather as much info as I can!
Well, this house just gets better and better! Absolutely stunning…every single space, all the vignettes, the collections. I. love. it. LOVE!!
Beautiful home and photos!
Layla, I want to move in to their home. Do you think they’d notice?
Gorgeous home!!!! And the little girl is so darling! I love all these pictures. This blog post made me feel like I was reading a magazine – the house, the photography & that last pic of the grandpa & granddaughter – absolutely perfect!
In between swooning over this gorgeous home’s decor, I managed to pin a whole bunch! Outstanding and inspirational photography! Wow!
Absolute perfection…every square inch!! I know you must have taken a ton of photos! Thanks for sharing, now I need to wipe the drool from my mouth!
Okay, I am drooling over these pictures! I love the wall color in the first bathroom photo–could you find out what color that is? Thank you Layla!
I too would love to know what color paint is used in the guest room and bath (light brown). Every time I look at the pictures I find something else I hadn’t noticed before. Just beautiful.
WELL thank you…this is a beautiful BEAUTIFUL home. And Layla thank you for your major expertice with the camera. Just a awesome home…and that little grand~daughter, just want to snuggle her right up. Adorable…thank you again, this totally made my day!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE find out where the porch bed swing came from. I’m looking to purchase one and that looks perfect.
I made the bed from these plans: http://houseplans.southernliving.com/projects/SL456?&&&search%5Bpage%5D=2
but I did change the fan shaped headboard from the end, like a twin bed, to the side, more like a sofa. It took a little more work, but it was a fun project.
What a beautiful home and beautiful people! Do you live in a magical neighborhood of interior designers and decorators?! Makes me want to get to know my neighbors better 🙂
I love the decorations on the walls! Very beautiful AND inspiring!
What a beautifully, tastefully, and originally decorated home! I love it! No cookie-cutter there.
I’m dyin’ over the brown and cream toile plates & the brown and cream/white quilt folded at the end of the bed! I’m going to search to the ends of the earth to find a quilt similar to it.
What a beautiful HOME. It’s cute that husband Dale is so into the decorating of it. Darling family.
TYPOS! ugh! I REALLY DO know how to spell Northern! eek!
What a lovely home! Every room is decorated to perfection! I would love to know the paint color in the master bedroom. Maybe Dale and Rita would let you do a paint color post.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing! What a gorgeous home! I would love to know the kitchen wall color and the upstairs hallway wall color.
Love, love, LOVED this home! We will be building in the near future and I will definitely be using this home as inspiration. Great post.
How beautiful! I love the a/c vent idea.
Would they be willing to share where they bought their bar stools (wood without backs) in the kitchen? They are exactly what we have been looking for. thanks!!
their home is spectacular! thanks to all for sharing it!
p.s. i am in love with that porch swing! #want
What a beautiful house! It looks so welcoming and comfortable. I could model many aspects of my own house after their lovely style.
Will you please share what brand your kitchen faucet is and if you are happy with it. I am looking at that exact style but there are so many to choose from and a big price range.
I went and checked ,but it doesn’t have a name on it. It has been six years. If I had to guess, I would say it is a Delta
Layla, just love your blog and have used several of your DIY’s. I was wondering what camera are you using for your site? I’m just playing around with my own blog which has been just for my family and friends at this point. I have been toying around with going out in the world for real. I know I would need a new camera, suggestions.
Thank you,
Phillis
Wow… the full tour.. It’s the kind of thing that you have to keep going back and looking at to really appreciate all the detail..Your neighbors and awesome and such style.. Lovely home enjoyed it immensely.
Wow. Just beautiful. What a gift they have.
I laughed out loud going through these images- I literally thought- “Layla practically moved to heaven. All the houses are stunning.” Then the next pic was one of the chapel literally outside their window!!!! Lol!! Yep- heaven! So lovely.
Great design conjures up emotion- those pictures certainly make me feel a warmth in my heart! Thanks for sharing!