Home Sweet Home
Welcome! It's time again for Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.
How would it be if we talk about some things related to home?
1. What styles of décor do you like? Mid Century? Colonial? Contemporary?
Our home is a combination of family "heirlooms", most of which were handed down from our parents and/or grandparents. Nothing is particularly valuable, except for its sentimental value. I've written about our furnishings before in places too numerous to list here, so I will just share one picture I took this week and explain. Well, you know me better than that. When have I ever been able to share "just one picture"? LOL.
This is our sofa. It is over 30 years old, and actually is still in great condition, except the original fabric underneath is a blue, taupe, and mauve flowered upholstery. After so many years I got tired of it and decided to get a slipcover for it.
During the winter months I had put this buffalo plain flannel comforter over it to make it more wintry and cozy.
There, now you can see it:
And a sleepy cat taking a catnap beside the rocking chair on the porch:
I was happy I could reclaim this for my own when we were cleaning out my parents' home after they both had passed away. When I look at this now I think of them both and how wonderful they were...and how comfortable their home was....and that's how I want my home to be...very comfortable for anyone who comes to visit.
2. What makes your bedroom comfortable?
Our bed and just the general coziness of it...and being with the one I love...
3 What do you think makes a home comfortable and welcoming?
The people who live there. Warm hospitality...love and people who truly care...
It really has nothing to do with furniture or things. It's all about the love that is shared in that home that makes one feel comfortable and welcome.
4. Do you share your home with pets? Would you tell us about them please?
We don't have any pets of our own, but we do love our grandpuppies, Sugar and Spice:
We are always happy when they come to visit. They are such sweet little girls.
Right now we are on Baby Bluebird alert.
Daddy was enticing him with a juicy bug, trying to encourage him to fly up and get it.
So that's it for today's Tuesday 4. Click HERE to go visit with our other friends in their cozy homes.
I believe I would feel very comfortable in your home.
ReplyDeleteYour home is so very inviting, Pamela, but it's the love shared in that house that makes it feel like a welcoming home. Thanks for the bluebird update!
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Your home looks so nice and cozy. Thank you for sharing your pictures with us. Peace and blessings to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteLoved reading your answers Pam. LOVE that bed too! We don't have any pets either but I do have granddogs. There is only one of them though that I will let stay with me if needed. He is an old dog in dog years but so laid back. Feed him and take him to the bathroom once in a while and he's good to go! My kind of animal. Low maintenance. Ha! Loving the bluebird! We don't see them often here but my mercy we sure do see lots of red birds. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteI love your home, Pam, and have enjoyed your hospitality. Your answer to #3 and that sign say it all!! The baby bird is almost ready... keep us posted! xo
ReplyDeleteYour home looks cozy and warm. My home contains a mixture of styles, just the things I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures of your home, which looks so comfortable, cozy and welcoming. I also enjoy the pictures of the birds you post as well. Enjoy the rest of the week. See you again soon!
ReplyDeleteA picture of a happy, warm home! Thanks for joining in.
ReplyDeleteYou do have a lovely home. Such good taste. Our home is Affordable Eclectic with heirlooms thrown in for good measure. I'm good with it as long as it's not cluttered. I can't stand clutter of anything.
ReplyDeleteLove & Prayers xx
You have a cozy and inviting home. I am surprised to see the youngster already peeking out so cheekily. It won't be long before the leaving happens.
ReplyDeleteI sure enjoyed seeing the photos of your cozy home and hearing about the farm throw. The best homes are the ones with memories and love, not perfectly matched decorations. At least that's my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI answered the Tuesday Four on Mary's blog in the comments if you're interested.
Blessings,
Betsy
I enjoyed seeing your sofa through the different seasons. I love a comfortable home and yours is warm an inviting.
ReplyDeleteI love the way in which you use a slipcover and accessories to transform the look of your sofa. Like having a new piece of furniture each season -- for pennies. (Yep, if I sound envious, it's because I wish I'd thought of that. lol) So sweet how you make Sugar and Spice feel welcome. My girlfriend often cares for her sister's pup and I remarked -- it's like a pet timeshare. All of the fun with none of the responsibility! Lifting my prayers for that baby bird's first solo flight!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you change the couch cover for the seasons. It really makes a difference for each season. Won't be long until the baby birds will venture out, looking forward to seeing that!!
ReplyDeleteLove it. Regine
ReplyDeleteI like your decor - my home is also a menagerie (not wild animals) of old things I have collected or have been passed down to me. ON the most part I don't keep them out year round - I rotate them so that it is not too much.
ReplyDeleteYour bird pictures are precious.
You have a beautiful home, and I've been in it at least twice (two different locations). It is very comfortable, warm and welcoming. And some really good food comes out of your kitchen, too! Of course, it's the PEOPLE who really make a place warm and welcoming, and you and John do that very well.
ReplyDeleteI just saw the baby's happy news on FB... yeay and congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry -- I think Blogger must have ate the comment I left earlier today.
I so wish I had at least a few more things from my parents...or from my husband's family. We have very little. But it would be wonderful to include those things throughout my home! They make your home look cozy and lovely!
ReplyDeleteSometimes that older furniture holds up the best. I enjoyed your answers. I just remembered one day an Amazon guy came to our house to deliver a package and asked me if the deer in the front yard were mine? Haha!
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