tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post4883320065345880768..comments2024-03-22T17:08:13.623-07:00Comments on Across the Way: If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would RideDewenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-56277845800492105232013-11-11T22:08:58.870-08:002013-11-11T22:08:58.870-08:00I do love the dining room of your dreams, but your...I do love the dining room of your dreams, but your home is so quaint and cozy. Give me quaint and cozy any time over regal. Our home is quite large, but I'd move to a farmhouse in a heartbeat if I had a chance. Just like being close to my kids. I love your cupboards and dishes! Also, that table, what a treasure. I hopped over from My Little Bungalow. Happy to be a new follower.<br />hugs,<br />JannHave a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446091501170762899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-38252127753016634922013-09-09T04:40:14.969-07:002013-09-09T04:40:14.969-07:00Oh, I'm with ya on the first dining room. It ...Oh, I'm with ya on the first dining room. It is wonderful!!! Hmmmm.....I guess that my wish would definitely be either a greenhouse or a conservatory. Ricki Treleavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363865916909018452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-79672187093067608452013-09-07T11:43:18.497-07:002013-09-07T11:43:18.497-07:00So happy to visit with you this afternoon. What a...So happy to visit with you this afternoon. What a charming home you live in filled with such delights. Your Christmas dishes are wonderful and I like that you keep them where you can enjoy them. God bless your afternoon.<br /><br />MildredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-33311516586942063172013-09-05T12:47:37.446-07:002013-09-05T12:47:37.446-07:00My sweet friend,
As always, you spoiled us with b...My sweet friend,<br /><br />As always, you spoiled us with beautiful images, both of your home, as well as that elegant blue dining room of your dreams, in addition to your detailed thinking process, which is perfected in your prose! After having studied the dream dining room and the real dining room, I have to say that I prefer your own, for its red and white charm and cozy farmhouse feel. The warm yellow on the walls, high ceiling, pretty painted furniture and classic black and white tiles, not to mention pleasant views, are pure ambiance! You ARE living the dream, my dear Dewena, so take a seat at your adorable vintage table and savour the luxury of a cozy, bright and colourful space!<br /><br />xo<br />PoppyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-57077858102963715192013-08-31T20:15:58.676-07:002013-08-31T20:15:58.676-07:00Dewena, I loved this post! Your home is charming ...Dewena, I loved this post! Your home is charming and I love your small dining area with the checkered floors and the vintage enamel table. It's fun to have dreams and to fantasize because sometimes dreams do become reality. My horse would take me to a nice out building in the back of my home where I could create a furniture painting studio Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234421029665169718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-43211156808944172272013-08-30T15:20:18.599-07:002013-08-30T15:20:18.599-07:00This was such a lovely post. My dream would to hav...This was such a lovely post. My dream would to have a constant stream of guests to sit at that lovely table of your dreams! I'm happy to have found your blog, since you left a comment on mine earlier. I'll be following you now!Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474198992341706776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-32442693799421971642013-08-30T07:02:52.354-07:002013-08-30T07:02:52.354-07:00Oh, yes! so many pretty things, I don't know w...Oh, yes! so many pretty things, I don't know where to start - how about the Christmas cabinet? I also have my Christmas dishes out where I can sneak a peek year round. The teal-ish worn colors are dreamy!Leslie Anne Tarabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196752637270349443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-46227461042425164242013-08-29T17:10:35.017-07:002013-08-29T17:10:35.017-07:00Dewena, I love this room! All of that wonderful s...Dewena, I love this room! All of that wonderful storage, and I love that you have the Christmas cabinet arranged so beautifully and can leave the doors open all of the time. Your enamel dinette set is wonderful, and in such great shape. is that the original upholstery on the chairs? I bet you could add on a d.r. if you sold that set! No telling what it's worth. Just looking at that stack of wonderful baskets makes me smile, and I love the colors in the room. You're not going to believe this, but my horse would probably be something like your smoke house. I'd love to have some kind of charming building outside, where I could store stuff and have a little bit of a get-away room. I don't have a dining room (what used to be a d.r. is a study, and their are so many books piled on the table, it would take days for me to clean it off for dining), but I really am ok with that. We have a dining table in the family room and one in the sunroom, and it feels less formal than going into a dining room. I'm afraid formal isn't a language we speak in our home. Good post, and I really do love your room. laurieBargain Decorating with Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582640485560903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-85638329357370947202013-08-29T11:29:26.740-07:002013-08-29T11:29:26.740-07:00I would absolutely love a beautiful dining room, o...I would absolutely love a beautiful dining room, of course farm style with a huge harvest table in the middle. I love feeding people even though I don't get too all that often out here. I have such little space in this house for a table at all and I would just love one... a place to entertain over long meals with wine and good friends. Love that first picture, it's gorgeous! I enjoyed these picture and now you've got me thinking! Maybe some day :)luckybunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663313808544386765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-53080958294758148082013-08-28T15:17:08.478-07:002013-08-28T15:17:08.478-07:00Love that old table. I left one behind similar to ...Love that old table. I left one behind similar to that that was blue.<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-10466083934786403642013-08-27T13:18:00.622-07:002013-08-27T13:18:00.622-07:00Don't forget the servants to dust and clean an...Don't forget the servants to dust and clean and they clear the dishes between courses.<br /><br />Dewena I was chuckling in delight as I read this and here is why!!! I just splurged on a magazine in Rite Aid called "Vintage Style" because I could not resist the beautiful variety and colorful rooms and decor and to boot, the magazine actually still felt like one...as in it had more than 10 pages. ANYWAY your first three photos ( of YOUR room ) could have been in that magazine...not kidding you! <br /><br />I rarely spend money on magazines anymore but I have a few and over and over I buy them because there are rooms with color on the walls or pops of color on furniture or collectibles and so on and your room in those pictures is the exact sort that would make me buy a magazine. I love it! Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-17457672747468959412013-08-27T03:32:59.791-07:002013-08-27T03:32:59.791-07:00Dewena, thanks for sharing your dining room dream;...Dewena, thanks for sharing your dining room dream; I have a tiny dining area and tiny kitchen too....I sometimes wish my little cape-cod home can grow into a center-hall house...it would a tiny one but beautiful all the same. For now I live with what I have ...it's all good! :)Marisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09818816716586417433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-34633216289867745352013-08-26T18:34:25.731-07:002013-08-26T18:34:25.731-07:00My dining room is now my sewing room; makes it eas...My dining room is now my sewing room; makes it easier to keep it in the house when winters' snows arrive.Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-75430909078416824062013-08-26T17:12:12.901-07:002013-08-26T17:12:12.901-07:00Dewena, When it comes to entertaining..my house is...Dewena, When it comes to entertaining..my house isn't big enough for all I want to do...when it comes to cleaning, my house is way too big for me. LOL.. I always wanted one big long farm table...big enough to seat 12 or more.. Hope you have a wonderful week. xoxo,SusieSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-41194336155608430212013-08-26T15:43:36.617-07:002013-08-26T15:43:36.617-07:00I LOVE That dining room and have showed it on my b...I LOVE That dining room and have showed it on my blog before...this time I remembered to pin it. It is far more rustic than I usually go for but Wow...it's just so gorgeous. I know its the colors I like. But I think your dining space is very charming. I love that wall of cupboards! And the ceiling in the room is great.Nita Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833196166679983378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-4285081325244704772013-08-26T15:42:49.504-07:002013-08-26T15:42:49.504-07:00You've got some great pieces in that room! I&#...You've got some great pieces in that room! I'm now following :)<br />Susanmust love junkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809616307382178089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-7909921936925215892013-08-26T15:08:41.563-07:002013-08-26T15:08:41.563-07:00We have a living room / dining area in our house. ...We have a living room / dining area in our house. I sometimes wish to knock out a wall and build a separate dining room. Ah, well :) BTW, your house is very cool.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934973314360291318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-60687983350434603452013-08-26T14:04:39.342-07:002013-08-26T14:04:39.342-07:00how i dearly love catching glimpses of your valley...how i dearly love catching glimpses of your valley view.<br />and the first and last picture would definitely be my choice. I love rustic elegance.<br />but I have to say dear one...<br />on december 26 in a post called 'so fleeting'... i was browsing and re~enjoyed ... is that even a word? it is now i guess! i re~enjoyed looking at all those loving faces... wallace and defee and baby nora and grandsons alex and drake with you ... and caleb and gurn and teena and ... oh! just family. around that beautiful table in that gorgeous yellow kitchen! perfection i'd say! and your table was all about christmas in the best way. better than any old formal dining room. even one as perfect as in this lovely post! <br /> love and xoxoxo<br />and ps... i love his big brown eyes with the soul of a person inside!!!<br />a nose kiss for him.tammy jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568939993585811311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-51824554766390015812013-08-26T13:11:42.500-07:002013-08-26T13:11:42.500-07:00Your home is lovely! Thank you for opening your ca...Your home is lovely! Thank you for opening your cabinets for us! I know what you mean about dreaming of a dining room. We had a small galley type eat in kitchen in our first twenty years little house. No room for big family gatherings! Lottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242170607880601770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-48435676552147406842013-08-26T12:26:50.374-07:002013-08-26T12:26:50.374-07:00Like Claudia, my dream is another home where I can...Like Claudia, my dream is another home where I can give it the total abbey style treatment. It would take renting out our summer condo and selling our Florida house to move in...<br />The dining room would have a long, monastery table that I once saw in an antique store (the memory of it still haunts me...it had a drawer for each place at the table where the monks kept their place settings and writing papers.) Overhead would be a great crystal chandelier and we would dine on hand-thrown pottery dishes. Another part to that dream is a fireplace...I've always wanted one but it was never in the cards.rjerdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453912819445395042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-69927835369022856362013-08-26T10:52:55.215-07:002013-08-26T10:52:55.215-07:00I'd also love a separate dining room, but alas...I'd also love a separate dining room, but alas, it is not to be in this house. Love the photos of your house, Dewena, and I must say I envy all those cupboards. You know I am a unrepentant dish collector and I so wish I had storage for more and more of them!<br /><br />xo<br />ClaudiaClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691249261693845371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-34411710422270440052013-08-26T10:52:51.247-07:002013-08-26T10:52:51.247-07:00I'd also love a separate dining room, but alas...I'd also love a separate dining room, but alas, it is not to be in this house. Love the photos of your house, Dewena, and I must say I envy all those cupboards. You know I am a unrepentant dish collector and I so wish I had storage for more and more of them!<br /><br />xo<br />ClaudiaClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691249261693845371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-1155096202271354012013-08-26T07:39:24.939-07:002013-08-26T07:39:24.939-07:00I like your own house better than all the pictures...I like your own house better than all the pictures... love the old formica topped table the best. What a homey place and one I know your kids love to come home to! Mary Ann https://www.blogger.com/profile/08136211832739830031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-61235070651628469012013-08-26T04:26:15.337-07:002013-08-26T04:26:15.337-07:00It would be the perfect dining room, Dewena. This ...It would be the perfect dining room, Dewena. This reminds me of my daughters' paternal grandparents' porch. It was extra dining space and in later years a small sleeping area was curtained off. The porch was where G'ma B set up the kid table for special gatherings. It was also where she did the laundry. The sewing machine was there, too. I have special memories about that porch in one of those small native stone cottages that just simply say Missouri Ozarks.<br /><br />I love your dream dining room!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334613666852273616.post-19325588715456926672013-08-25T20:22:29.562-07:002013-08-25T20:22:29.562-07:00Dewena, everytime I pick up a house beautiful maga...Dewena, everytime I pick up a house beautiful magazine I dream and tell my husband I want everything... keeps me going.. LOL Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393101640348893129noreply@blogger.com