My Home Ideas
At night, the overflow of guests, ie. the kids usually slept on the screened porch which was lined with day beds. Sleeping this way was such a treat and I was usually too tired to worry that a bear might come through the screen and get me.
Here are just a few images that look inviting for sleeping or simply taking a break in the middle of the day.
Here are just a few images that look inviting for sleeping or simply taking a break in the middle of the day.
Country Living
Pottery Barn
Searl Lamaster Howe Architects via Houzz
Houzz
Thank you to everyone who responded with words of support and resources for my chair crisis. I am feeling a little more confident that the upholstery can be done, but I might start with painter's canvas in case I mess up. Maybe a bright coat of paint on the legs will detract from any mistakes :)
Also, in honor of Mother's Day, I am having a 15% off sale in my Etsy store now through Mother's Day. Use promo code: MOTHERSDAY2011. This discount does not include shipping. Happy shopping!
Ahhhhh.Lovely
ReplyDeleteAwesome ideas.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Sandy
I just ordered the gold duck, and there was no where to put in the 15%, is there anyway I can fix that? Thanks!
ReplyDeletesoooo dreamy!!! i need to open a pinterest acct. i got an invite but was afraid i would just be sucked in and sit there all day and night and not sleep, but instead look at images of sleeping places... ;)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing!
In my next house. Love all these images and sit and dream about being able to call a space like one of these "home" one day.
ReplyDeleteMy best- Diane
What a great memory and images!! Perfect for the start of spring and summer!! I'm off to check out your store!
ReplyDeleteLove those childhood memories :)
ReplyDeletexoxo
Rene,
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of those days at the lake. We sleep on the screen porch. We worried about snakes, lol.
I adore the beds hung by chains, and the beautiful iron bed.
Have a great week.
Teresa
xoxo
Rene, so funny that you wrote about this after I just spent this past weekend sleeping outdoors with my dauhter's girl scout troop. I would prefer any of the accommodations you posted rather than the tent I slept in!! A porch with a day bed and a warm summer breeze blowing through the screen sounds divine, I must admit. Especially in the morning when you wake up to the birds chirping, the sun shining and a beautiful lake next to you. Dreamy.
ReplyDeleteOh, those spaces are just dreamy. lol. No,seriously I would love to do something that would incorporate a lounging area in my screen porch. I always think how much I would like to take a nap in the warm summer air in the screen porch. Looking at the long benches that have cushions looks like something I could fit in the porch. Hmm? Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous...I wish we had a screened porch. Or maybe, I wish we didn't have mosquitoes...haha.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! i told my husband i wanted a hanging bed for the little patio outside my office and he scoffed-- now i have something to show him. Aren't they wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous images!!! Always.
ReplyDeleteAt our old cottage that we rented growing up there was a bed in the screened porch, it was so wonderful. My grandpa and I would take naps on it while listening to the sounds of the waves lap on the shore. I miss those days.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a bed swing on a porch some day. Thank you for the sweet memories. :)
What lovely images! Is the Badin Lake you are referring to in NC? If so I have been there several times - it is beautiful!
ReplyDelete*** As Bob Hope would say, "THANKS.... for the memories!"... This brought me back to OUR FAMILY CABIN ehrn I was young... I lovvvvved it there SOOOOOO MUCH (Maybe that's why I love the mountains so much, even tho I adore THE BEACH, where I was born n' raised!)...
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Jen, yes it is Badin Lake, NC. I haven't been in years, but it used to be place to visit.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great childhood memory! Such beautiful pics! I'll take one of each please. ;) Happy Monday!!
ReplyDeleteI live 5 minutes from Badin Lake. It is a great place and I have so many memories from there sence I was little.I used to think it was Badin Suit when I was little til I grew up and learned it was Bathing Suit. lol My Grandparents used to own a place there and every Sunday we would cook out, swim, ski,fish and we still do now. I love were I live:) Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful rooms, Rene! I would love to lounge in any of them!
ReplyDeleteHey, the Nicholas House project finished up last week. I posted about my room today. http://lorimayinteriors.com/nicholas-housethe-final-reveal/
These spaces look relaxing and casual...perfect for the lake house mood. Everyone needs a place like this to escape to!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your great photos. Every summer growing up Mom and Dad would rent a cottage in Muskoka or Haliburton. Sometimes for the whole summer, and sometimes just for two weeks. I realize now how fortunate we were to spend our time in the great outdoors. Your photos bring back really good memories.
ReplyDeleteOh, those images are calling my name! So relaxing. I could get used to that. Hope you've had a great day.
ReplyDeleteYour weekends at the lake house sound fun, Rene. Isn't it fun to have those memories from childhood? Beautiful images and so relaxing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images! I loooooove those hanging beds, but I can see that being an absolute disaster ending with an ER visit for one(or both) of my boys. Still, it's nice to dream. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSigh. This and a kitchen nook are my fondest wishes!
ReplyDeleteCamille