Country Design Style- Summer Home Tour Series

When I saw the amazing things Jeanette has created, it about made my eyes pop out of my head! I am in awe of her ability and creativity. These are things magazines are made of. I feel so honored to have her on my blog and share with you her sweet cabin. It’s so full of rustic goodness, it makes me swoon shamelessly. 

                                                                  Welcome Jeanette!

I was simply thrilled when Michele asked if I would be interested in joining the summer home tour and jumped at the opportunity. Welcome to our cabin in the mountains of Arizona. Did you know a large portion of Arizona is pine trees? And we get to live in the middle of them. In fact, we live in the largest continuous strand of Ponderosa Pines in the United States. Rarely does a day go by that we don’t see a couple of elk. Unfortunately, they’re usually eating our plants and flowers. But that’s fine, they have to eat too. Be aware, I’ve made most of the things in our home. Made, remade, repurposed or upcycled. Given the occasion to buy something or make it, I choose to make it. I live with Mike, the love of my life. We have a 10 year old German Shepherd, Homer and a 5 year old multi-poo, Bella {or Betsy when I can’t think right!} So on with the tour.
     

 
                                It was the front porch that sold us on this cabin.
The living room has a large wall of a fireplace and the TV has to sit on the mantel. I think I’m the only one that’s not in love with the fireplace! I would rather a simpler fireplace in a regular wall. But I do love the logs in the ceiling. Just hope they stay up there!
The dining room is where I blog. I remade the buffet to hold my laptop and files of magazine clippings that go as far back as the late 70’s. I’ve been obsessed with homes and decorating all my life.
The kitchen is the first one that I actually believe I can cook in when I’m putzing around there!
I made my bed! I actually did “make” the bed. Inspired by old doors, the bed was made from the scraps from a house being built across the street. The black chair has a family inspired monogram cut-out in the back.
Our master bedroom has one item that I did not make and that’s the dresser under the TV. My grandson helped make the TV shelf last summer. The shelf front opens to reveal the cable boxes and DVD player.
                    
Years before blogging was “invented,” I made furniture and home decor items to sell to local shops. My favorite thing to make was mantels. I made this mantel using wood scraps, broken frames and old spindles. The “firebox” area is painted with chalkboard paint.
The sink in the powder room was made from one end of a living room log.
This is our backyard sitting area on the lower patio. The coffee table needed a new top so I made a simple one with 2 inch thick boards.    
            
The back porch with a full kitchen area is perfect place to cook a huge breakfast. We completely redid the back. It was a wood deck when we bought the cabin.
This is my favorite “room!” My little workshop. This little wood shed holds two large worktables {one fits over the other} and all my tools and paint.
Let’s step back inside, to Mike’s office with his favorite saying, “It’s all good!”

  Upstairs are two guest rooms. This is the adult room.

This is the kids guest room, or the Lucy and Desi room! These bedrooms each have a bathroom.

The area between the guests room I made into a craft area. It’s a work in progress, always!

The balcony upstairs is a great sunny area, and we rarely come out here. But it’s great for our guests. Our cabin, different but we love it. Thank you for visiting and come back soon! A special thank you to Michele for hosting this summer home tour. I enjoy playing “peeking Tom” and visiting all the homes. Don’t you? Let me walk you out because….