Before the Homearama show concluded this weekend, we slipped through on Friday with Teddy strapped into our baby carrier (Clara was with the grandparents) so we could check out the homes with visitors in them. It was fun to chat with show-goers, see our pantry getting filled up with food donations, and we even spotted a note someone left us on a notepad in the girl’s room of our house. But perhaps the most exciting thing we got to see in person was the People’s Choice Award that our house won! The votes were very close, and all of the other homes were so well done. It’s hard to put into words how much we’ve learned from this year-long experience. It has been such an honor to be involved.
Even though the show is over, we’ve still got more of our virtual tour to complete. Today we’re tackling the most playful spaces in the home: the kids’ bedrooms, their shared bathroom, and the playroom/reading room.
Let’s kick things off in the boys room (i.e. “Bedroom 3” on the floor plan). The walls are Moonshine by Benjamin Moore and the major focal point of the room is the built-in bed area. As a reminder, the show was really all about showing what the builder and his team could do (so specific carpentry updates were encouraged, just to keep the show interesting and showcase the possibilities to customize each home – even though they’re hardly one-size-fits-all modifications). This built-in fits a twin bed, which we covered with Target bedding, plus a couple of pillows from Ikea. If the future homeowner eventually wants a larger bed, a full or a queen could stick out into the room with the addition of a simple platform – and some rolling under-bed drawer storage could be added to offset those two drawers under the twin mattress that would no longer be accessible.
This desk is from Ikea but we scored it second-hand thanks to craigslist. The orange stool and wire basket are from Target (we wish the stool were a little shorter, but since it’s for an imaginary kid and we loved the bright color we let it be). The rope lamp and the star light are both HomeGoods finds – and the Legos throughout the room are from my own childhood collection (thanks for saving them all these years mom!).
The wood crate around the star was actually just its packaging from HomeGoods, but when we held it up we liked it there so we kept it. It filled out the space more and created a little ledge for a Lego meeting.
Our favorite part of the built-in bed was this raised nook area, which we all started calling the “Crow’s Nest” for some reason. We brainstormed these built-ins with John the Builder and John the Carpenter (not to be confused with me, John the Lego Hoarder) and they were instrumental in making it happen. Seriously, John the Carpenter and his crew are amazing. In fact, he found the rolling library ladder online somewhere and even used some old pipe fittings when we learned that top rail was going to put us over budget. The bug pillow and blue fabric up in the nook are both from Ikea. We didn’t have a chance to get something custom upholstered for that space, but a dog bed at HomeGoods miraculously fit the area nearly perfectly (which we wrapped in that Ikea bug fabric). The overhead light is from our Shades of Light collection.
We stocked the bookshelves with random stuff, but my favorite was the “Viking Octopus” plush toy that was loaned to us by our friend Phil Barbato. Because why wouldn’t an octopus also be a bearded viking?
You can see our fun patterned carpet pretty nicely in this shot. It’s from a local place called ProSource, but the style is Stanton’s Revere in Silver. We thought it’d be fun to do something interesting with the carpet in at least one of the rooms since most of the spaces had hardwoods except for a few of the bedrooms (John the Builder said his average buyer seems to prefer that mix).
On the other end of the bed there’s more drawer storage, plus a big wardrobe. We left it empty so the future owners could decide if they wanted more shelving in there or an extra clothing bar. There’s a closet on the other wall, so it’s bonus storage space either way.
The two kids bedrooms are connected by a shared Jack-and-Jill bathroom, which is pretty light/neutral itself (so that it flows between the two distinct bedrooms without feeling too disjointed). The walls are Simply White, the floors are a white lantern tile (found locally at a Mosaic tile) with gray grout so they hold up to kids a little better, and our colorful “moment” in here was the big vanity cabinet which was painted Courtyard Green by Benjamin Moore.
There’s also a wall-to-wall mirror with the light fixture and faucets coming through it. The faucets sit above a double trough sink that’s recessed into the white corian counter top (which makes it look shallow in this photo, but it’s plenty deep). It was awesome to hear from a bunch of show-goers that the big sink and those mirror-mounted faucets were their favorite things since they were definitely one of the more specific choices we made. Oh and the towels and bath accessories are from Target.
As you can see reflected in the picture above, behind the sink area is the bath/shower/toilet part of the bathroom, and we added some bonus storage via this shelf above the toilet. Once again, it was built by John the Carpenter (way back when the house was being roughed in last fall we had to plan for this shelving and have them set the toilet plumbing further from the wall to make room for it). The framed poster is from Help Ink.
John also added this slatted wainscoting for us, which we thought contrasted nicely with the more ornate tile floor.
You saw a sneak peek of the shower back when it was half done, but we use two colors of glass tile (Snow Glass and Glass Winter from The Tile Shop) to create chunky stripes. The showerhead is one of these bluetooth connected speakers from Kohler since we figured kids would get a kick out of that. Heck, now we want one.
Here’s the other added sliver of storage that we worked into the room: a little towel nook behind the shower that we filled out with some rolled Target towels.
Let’s move on to our girls room. Fun fact: one of the most interested buyers for this house has two sons, so they’d adjust this room to work for a son instead of a pretend daughter (and you know Sherry will beg them to let us house crash them down the line). Anyway, we got our big window cornice installed, which was built by U-Fab in this fabric. We also mixed up the beside table situation (going for a blue Target side table and a yellow garden stool from HomeGoods), scooted the bed further into the middle of the room, added more pillows and a blue throw to the bed, hung some casual art, and even added some surprise string lights (more on those in a second).
We can’t forget “Princess Truthful” (the chicken painting loaned by our friend Lesli Devito) who is perched above the thrift store headboard (painted Hydrangea Flowers by Benjamin Moore), which is all against the Royal Design Studio stenciled wall (it’s Hibiscus over Simply White walls). Here’s a closer shot of the wall pattern, plus a glass based lamp from Target.
Now let’s shift over to our double desk. Not only does it add some nice concealed cabinet storage to the room (along with a big double closet that’s on the wall across from the bed) but it’s a nice big work surface. A lot of you weighed in on which two stations we should style it with (people tossed out things like a makeup area, a spot for art, a sewing zone, a homework area, etc) and we settled on an art station on one side (complete with a terrible tree painting by yours truly) and a homework side with notebooks and room for a laptop or desktop monitor but it’s really flexible so we’re interested to hear how the future owners use it down the line. You might remember that the chairs were rescued from a thrift store (we painted and upholstered them) and the pillows were from HomeGoods.
Now let’s get into the string lights. We wanted to do something with the small vaulted area of the ceiling above the desk, so we ordered a 50-foot strand of white cafe lights and strung them up on white cup hooks.
We had the electrician add an outlet up there for them to plug into, which connects to a switch by the door. They’re barely noticeable when they’re off, but are a fun surprise when they’re turned on. It was awesome to hear people’s reactions when they stepped into the room and noticed them during the show.
Speaking of the door, here’s a quick shot of that side of the room. It has some casual art taped up with washi tape, a framed poster from Ikea over the dresser, and one of our rail hooks from Target that we customized by the door.
When you head out that door, you end up back in the hallway near the playroom / reading room which sits behind two sliding french pocket doors. That way it can be an open family space when needed, or it can be closed off for quiet reading.
The prints in the hallway next to the door are from Ikea (they came in a pair).
The playroom walls are painted Dragonfly (by Ben Moore) and we originally planned to have the built-ins that were made by John the Carpenter painted that color too, but the painters missed that memo and they ended up white. When we walked though we decided the room felt good that way, so in the end it was a happy accident. The art on the wall to the right is from World Market and the wood plaque on the left is a thrift store find.
We also contemplated staging this space with a media console to look like a video game room, but decided to keep the layout a little simpler – just a low table (this one donated by West Elm) and two poufs that we bought from Target for playing games of the non-video variety. The rug in here is from Dash & Albert.
Fun fact #2: we actually crazy glued the Monopoly pieces down after worrying that small kids might end up swallowing them (a prospective buyer with four kids came through before the show and her youngest daughter “taught” us that lesson – thank goodness she didn’t actually succeed in her mission to digest a few houses).
This room also has a big shelved closet off to the left-hand side for game storage and what-not. Clearly we went light on the styling, but we clutter up enough closets in our own house that I didn’t feel the need to demonstrate that “skill” here.
And with that dramatic game closet conclusion (I kid) we’ll end this 30-picture post. We hoped to include the other six remaining spaces, but we’re 2,000 words in and it’s clear that we need one more post to wrap this thing up – so that’s coming up for you next week, along with a video walk-thru that we shot.
Thanks to everyone who came to check out the showhouse in person, donated money to Habitat, left canned goods in our pantry, and cheered us on during this decorating marathon of sorts. Couldn’t have done it without you. Oh and as for what Teddy thought of the showhouse when we took him to check it out for the first time outside of the womb… the kid slept the whole time.
Psst – Wanna see more showhouse info & photos? Click here for Our Full Showhouse Tour, which includes final pictures of every room, the floor plan, budget info, a video walk-through, and shoppable showhouse furniture & accessories.
Nicole @ Liberty Belles says
just watched the video with Iggy Azalea (Fancy of course) playing in the background. great match :)
Scott E. says
Couple of notes:
The doors to the game room were open, while I was waiting for a crowd to pass, I pulled it closed a little to check out the door and when people saw it was a French door they were amazed.
Second, your house was one of a few who didn’t use stock vent covers. I’m stunned that in houses that are going to sell for 6, 7 or 8 hundred thousand dollars that builders don’t spend an extra couple hundred to update these. So,props to you guys (or the builders) on that.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks so much!
xo
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judi says
would you mind/be able to share the actual listing for the house? also it would be so awesome if you could put these house tours in your ‘house tour’ page (please please)!!
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to add the showhouse to our house tour page. As for the listing, someone found it and linked to it in another post but I don’t know the link offhand. It’s selling for $640,000 or so I think.
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Simple, Easy, Frugal says
I’m drooling! The colors in the little girl’s room are amazing!
Lauren says
As I was reading through these comments I created a new game. Everytime your response was “it’s from World Market”, I took a drink. Since I am at work, the drink was just coffee. Otherwise it could have escalated very, very quickly…
YoungHouseLove says
So funny!
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Leona says
So I’m hoping I didn’t miss the answer to this and if I did I’m so sorry! I think I remember you mentioning that the buyer can chose to purchase some of the furniture with the house and I know some of it was donated and will be going back (unless purchased I’m guessing). What happens to the stuff that you all bought or repurposed? Do you end up with all those odds and ends or will you be able to return any of it?
Leona says
Sorry I hit submit before I meant to. I did want to say that I think the house is beautiful and trust me if I was even near Richmond looking for a house this one would get several look throughs! You all did a wonderful job and thanks again for sharing this with us!
YoungHouseLove says
Anything purchased with the builder’s budget will either be reused by him in another model or donated to the Habitat ReStore :)
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Leona says
Gotcha, thanks much! I just had this picture of you two having to try to return all this stuff and consulting list upon list… I know you could do it but wow who would want to?
Suzi says
Just watched the video to Josh Groban’s Confession. I felt like I was searching for an old lover. …you know, in case you wanted to provide some music recommendations…
YoungHouseLove says
Ha!
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Katy says
Congratulations on the people’s choice award. I think it won because you walk into the house and either think “I could live here” or “that would work in my house”. I love all the color and brightness.
Jenny B. says
I really love the kitchen layout. I’ve noticed that islands like that are popular right now. Two of my friends have recently built new houses, and they both have them. I’m wondering what you would call that design? I keep saying “open bar” but that doesn’t sound quite right. :)
YoungHouseLove says
I’d just call that an oversized island with counter-height seating. Open bar is too funny though!
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Marissa says
I definitely loved your house best from what you posted of the others! Much deserved win! We drove through the night to my cousin’s wedding in NC over the weekend and as we drove through Richmond I was wishing we had time to stop and actually see the house! It’s AMAZING!!
Maria says
Homearama’s video goes great with Coldplay’s new song “Magic”!
Call it magic… Call it true… Call it magic…
Michael says
Even though this isn’t technically your home, it is creatively speaking :) Would you consider adding it to your house tour page so all the rooms are shown in one post?
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, we’d love to do that – hopefully in a week or two!
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Jessica says
Could you do a post on what you’d do differently now that it’s done?
I like many of the individual details, but I am not sure the house is as cohesive as a whole as I would want to live in. (Just my taste.)
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, we’d love to do that – hopefully in a week or two!
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Pixie Ronn says
Can I move in? It’s perfect, the built in bed is a fabulous idea!
http://pixieronn.blogspot.co.uk/
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Pixie Ronn!
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Cassie Dearborn says
I haven’t even finished reading the post, but… I LOVE LOVE LOVE the boys room. Love it.
And the pants-less soldier is a nice touch, haha :)
Katie says
In the video shot by the Homearama people did anyone else feel like Rose from Titanic when she floated up to meet Jack on the stairs at the end of the movie? No? Just me I guess :) Awesome house! You guys rocked it out :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha!
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Nicole S. says
OMG IT’S JARVIS!!! On the girl’s dresser!
YoungHouseLove says
Jarvis represent!
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Kelly says
So many cute details, I love the towel cubbies!
Elisabeth Bova says
I am getting ready to make window and door trim decisions for our new build. What you did in the show house is exactly what I want! Can you give me the specs? It looks like 1x4s down and 1X6s top but what are the little pieces in-between? I think the technical terms are “fillet” and “cap”?? Thanks so much in advance! Absolutely beautifully done!
YoungHouseLove says
Hope John the Builder drops in with that info for ya!
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Elisabeth Bova says
Awesome….would love to hear from John the Builder. My builder, Bruce the Builder, wants my decision ASAP! :-)
Kari says
What is the name of the paint color in the reading room? Looks like a great teal/turquoise!
Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
That’s Dragonfly by Ben Moore.
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Heidi P. says
Ohmigosh!! Congratulations on winning the whole show!!!!!!!!!!! You already won three other awards for it, so does that mean you won every aspect of it? Just from the pictures of the others, I thought, “Huh, I really like theirs the best.” Probably why I read your blog! Love you guys. Congratulations. And I can’t believe you did that without taking a slice. You’re amazing people.
Pam Fisher says
John and Sherry
I bought tickets to the Homearama, hoping my husband would be wild and crazy and think this a great idea. We are from Indiana but a get a way to Virginia isn’t that far….
But being the more practical one and knowing that his wife (me) would probably be put away in a funny farm if we came, said we best pass on this one.
He thought that planing two daughter’s wedding four weeks apart, the first being May 31 and the next June 28 is a bit too hectic to take a mini vacation right in the middle.
I have fallen in love with the home you decorated/designed. It has been so much fun watching your progress.
Congratulations on the birth of Teddy-such a cutie. And congratulations on winning the People’s Choice Award.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much Pam!
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Louise says
Oh man, the house is just phenomenal. If it didn’t involve an international relocation I would snap that house up. Definitely lots of inspiration for our new home. Congratulations to you and the builders for doing such a good job.
Melissa says
Congrats on the house and the show! Yours was my favorite too.
One of my favorite parts of the show was an in-person look at some paint colors I’m considering, including Moonshine. Gives me more confidence to start painting. I had been considering Hawthorne Yellow for my kitchen, but found it too bright in a kid’s room (house #5 maybe?). I did see a nice yellow in the walk-in closet of house #7 so I put my name on the list the designer had where she’ll email out the paint colors. You guys had the best source documentation and were one of only a couple houses that hadn’t run out by the end!
YoungHouseLove says
So glad we didn’t run out! I know the team was really trying to stay on top of that.
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Siobhan says
I’ve been reading for years but never commented but I had to after seeing that video of Clara. I have a 4 year old daughter too and I swear she and Clara would be besties. Clara’s excitement is just like my daughter. I just love the energy and awesome imagination they have at this age!
Also – I think you did a great job on the house!
Julie S says
I have really enjoyed seeing your show home! Some of the color choices for styling are a bit bright for my taste but the room layout and built ins and other architectural details are wonderful. Totally random, have you guys considered getting a Tula baby carrier? I mention it because for most people they’re super comfy and more to the point they have some very cool (and ever changing) prints in their line of in-stock canvas carriers. Prepster in particular might suit your taste? http://www.tulababycarriers.com/collections/ergonomic-baby-carriers I am not affiliated, just an overly obsessed babywearing mama :)
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds really nice! We have this Ergo from when Clara was little and I also have a Babyhawk I like but that sounds awesome too!
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Susan says
We had a lot of fun there. With four kids in tow, we definitely had to go on the free Kona Ice weekend.
We loved your house. The kids and I sat on your front porch for about 15 minutes waiting for dad and grandpa in another house. The boys fought over the swivel chair and the girls and I swung on the swing.
My boys climbed up in that nook in the boys room. Loved those rooms! My son is into all sea creatures, so I actually picked up those awesome whale plates to see if I could figure out where they were from. My oldest daughter loved that desk area in the girls room. And the baby laid on the bed for a few seconds with a big smile on her face.
Thanks for sharing all those details…somehow I completely missed the bathroom stuff…probably completely enamored with the other rooms.
Great call on the Monopoly…my kids sat down to play and were like, “Hey, these pieces are all glued down!” I said they would have been all over the floor if they hadn’t glued them.
Oh, and we loved the string of lights in the girl’s room, too.
My oldest boy ran up the slanted ramp of the fireplace outside to my embarrassment. I got him down, but he said, if this were my house, I’d climb this and sit up at the top all the time. “You know there’s supposed to be a fire in there, right?”
Anyway, great job! I can’t believe how much work you put into this just before having a new baby. You all are amazing.
YoungHouseLove says
You’re so sweet! So glad you all had fun!
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Jackie says
Hi Susan – the whale plates are Thomas Paul melamine.
Olga says
Hi, there! What a beautiful house! You have done an outstanding job with it! Congratulations on the awards!
I have a quick question about the paint. What’s the paint color in boy’s bedroom (bedroom 3) and what is the name of white color you have used on doors and built-ins?
Thank you!
YoungHouseLove says
The boy’s bedroom is Moonshine and all the built ins are Simply White (both by Ben Moore).
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Silke says
We have a sort of ‘open house’ this Sunday in our house (architect is presenting her work, by means of our house) and I am a bit worried about people stealing my stuff when they go through the house… I was wondering if anything got taken away in your showhouse? Did you do anything special to prevent that? Any tips or tricks?
YoungHouseLove says
We had little things like earrings by the bedside and small Lego men on the desk and nothing was taken! Just having a few people in the house (builder, realtor, etc) seemed to be enough to deter it. Good luck with everything!
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Jen says
Okay-I may be WAAYYYY behind the times here but, we live in Baltimore,and yesterday I saw a commercial for Virginia tourism. I had to look twice and rewind but I am QUITE CERTAIN I saw your sweet family in the commercial?!?!? Clara was smaller–you were on a beach?? Am I right???
YoungHouseLove says
What?! No way! Was it on TV or on a YouTube clip? We did a little print ad in their “real person campaign” to rep our home state (VA represent!) but didn’t know they might do video beyond little YouTube ads or something. So crazy if it was on TV!
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Jen says
It was definitely TV!! Shoot! I should have saved it on the DVR. I’m pretty sure it was WBAL Channel 11 (NBC, Baltimore) during the “Ellen” show, which plays here from 4-5 p.m. I KNOW it was you guys! I just looked on youtube and couldn’t find the commercial but you should find out!!
YoungHouseLove says
That’s so crazy! Thanks for the heads up Jen!
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Jen says
Okay-that is definitely NOT the right video but I couldn’t figure out how to edit/delete my comment. The youtube video the clips were from is titled “young house love visits Virginia’s Eastern Shore”.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much Jen!
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Kate says
I went to Homearama just to see your show house and let me tell you it was totally worth it! I really felt the house had a great layout and the design was flawless and fun. My boyfriend makes fun of me because I fell in love with the pantry, I made him take a picture of me in it… Anyway, I think one of my favorite features were all of the cool prints you used, like the one in the kids bathroom. I absolutely love them and am very seriously contemplating getting some for my apartment. You all did a wonderful job!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much Kate!
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Jen says
Two more questions: I love love love the show house. It’s gorgeous! But…….as a mom of boys, the wainscoting behind the toilet kinda gives me the heebie jeebies. Can you say overspray in the grooves of the wainscoting?? :-)
Also, I’d be interested to know how much the mirrors in the shared bathroom will need to be cleaned?? I think the splash/drops/etc from the faucets might be more than I could bear. They LOOK lovely but I wonder if they’re really practical in a kids’ bathroom??
YoungHouseLove says
Our team all used that sink and bathroom during the building and decorating process (we’re talking dirty paint & grout covered hands, lots of people using the restroom, etc) and they wiped down nicely. They definitely aren’t choices for everyone but we were able to keep them looking clean with 2,500+ people a week going through the house for the show for three straight weeks, so that’s something!
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Andrea says
I love to skim the comments and read all of your replies because they are typically very informative and give out lots of interesting details. So my question is do you ever just want to scream “That’s in the post! Read the post!”
:)
Love the blog! Keep up the good work! :)
YoungHouseLove says
Nah, we’re wordy, so we know sometimes one little thing can be buried so folks miss it.
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Christine says
Will you be listing all the paint color choices for this home in the future? I mean, all in one place like you did with your previous homes? (Or did I miss it somewhere?)
YoungHouseLove says
Yes, we hope to do that when we make a page in our House Tour section for the showhouse :)
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Laura says
Congrats on the People’s Choice Award! The house is beautiful!!!!
We are getting ready to install 3 1/4″ unfinished white oak on our first floor ourselves~exciting! I am researching the finish for the floor. I would like something no VOC but still durable-we have four children and a labradoodle. Monocoat makes a no VOC version but I don’t know anyone who has used it.
Since this home saw 2,000+ visitors I was wondering what the finish was and if it held up.
Thanks so much! PS-Just wondering…Are shoes removed when going through these homes or too many people to do that?
YoungHouseLove says
Shoes stay on for the show, so everything gets a beating – but the floors are still looking great. I believe the builder’s floor guy used clear poly (traditional stuff that has VOCs – we stayed clear to let them dry a while). Monocoat sounds awesome though!
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Robin says
Love your posts and the narratives. You guys deserve this success. Your talent is undeniable and appreciated. Thanks and have a great day!
SherryB says
Congratulations on the People’s Choice award, guys! Totally deserved it!
Shelley B. says
I swear I could move to Richmond just to live in that house. All I would change is adding a crib for my babies and keep everything else exactly as is.
gail says
The house is just beautiful! I love how cheerful the colors are, especially the green cabinets in the bathroom. An unusual shade, but beautiful! I wish I had your decorating talent!
Robin says
Was this considered a 4 or 5 bedroom house? Also is this on city/county water? Also sewer or septic do you know? I wonder since the playroom has a closet most places consider that a bedroom and thus have to have a larger septic to accommodate (typically based on bedroom count; not bathrooms or people etc). No closet such as a bonus room wouldn’t be a bedroom in the eyes of the septic people. Sorry #dorkalert.
YoungHouseLove says
It’s on county water/sewer, so there’s no septic. I believe it’s being marketed as a four bedroom, but people have remarked that the playroom could be a little bonus bedroom- like a nursery.
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Chelsea in Richmond says
I finally got to see the house on Sunday! I went with several of my Churchill neighbors. Funny story- We started a “trend” in your showhouse that seemed to just keep continuing into the rest of them. We all stepped into the kids bathroom when I was “ooohing” and “ahhhing” the different colored tiles then one of us closed the door to look at the towel cubbies. First- those towel cubbies are freaking genius! and second- we were all 4 like, wow, we are all 4 in this bathroom with the door closed. We kept finding ourselves all fitting comfortably in the bathrooms in each house LOL. Of course, then we got to the master bath in the big house and had to take a selfie. Holy cow was that thing gigantic!
If it hadn’t been for you all, we would have never even known about Homearama. We spent 3 hours looking through all the houses. It was fun but exhausting!
Our selfie in the mega shower- https://www.facebook.com/chrisandchelseaadopt/photos/a.389962581141076.1073741835.377270175743650/457583491045651/?type=1&theater
YoungHouseLove says
So funny! Glad you guys had fun!
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Emily says
Love. the. boys. room!
Samantha Izaks says
Love the rooms guys! Can’t wait to see the final rooms!
Question – what is a twin bed & full bed size wise? I know from other things (mainly food items) that you guys in the States call things different. Down here in Oz the standard bed sizes are single, king (or jumbo) single, double, queen, king. Thanks :-)
YoungHouseLove says
Twin is a single and double is a full I think (queen and king are the same I think?).
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Dona says
That boy’s room has me rethinking a few things for my son’s room which is a work in progress. Love the Crow’s Nest. And I saw a glimpse of the Laundry Room in that video and I think you did post before, so I am going to go look for pictures of it. Love the green in the Jack and Jill bath and the cafe string lights in the girl’s room is exactly what I planned for my back patio. And I have saved pics of the dining room and playroom pocket doors which is exactly what I need to close off my office from the noise of the house when I need to work. I can go on and on and on and on. Tell John the Carpenter that I am a BIG FAN of his work, too.
Dona
Christa Mae says
Goes without saying, but the house is absolutely sensational.
Pandora happened to be playing “Home” by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros while I watched the video & it was utter perfection :)
Hope you guys participate again next year!
Regina says
In the boy’s room, I couldn’t tell if there were any bars on the windows, that concerns me that kids playing on the bed could lean against the window/screen and fall out. The pic was kind of washed out in the window area with the light and so I couldn’t tell. In NYC, there are laws requiring window bars in apartments with children, but this seems dangerous to me? (having raised 2 sons myself, I know what goes on, lol)
YoungHouseLove says
In order for it to be to code there needed to be a ledge/lip above the bed’s height and a middle divider (it’s actually two smaller windows next to each other with a slice of wall between them, and there’s a lip/ledge so the mattress doesn’t line up with the window bases). For fire safety reasons here all windows (even the ones on the second floor) need to be able to be opened so someone can go through them (bars wouldn’t be permitted) but the way the windows are placed means you couldn’t roll out accidentally.
-John
Sara says
Have you posted the room dimensions of this house in any of your posts? I’d love to do something like the boys room built in but it’s so hard to tell if it would work not knowing if the room sizes are similar!
YoungHouseLove says
Here’s a link to the floor plan with some measurements for ya: http://images.younghouselove.com.s3.amazonaws.com/2013/09/FloorPlans-1-Final-LARGE.jpg
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Sara says
P.S. I’m completely in love with everything you’ve done in this house. Just wish I was closer and could have seen it in person!
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
Congrats on the People’s Choice award. I had planned to come down from NOVA to see the show house but, sadly, never made it.
The crow’s nest in the boy’s room looks neat. My son is so wild and into jumping around that I figure he’d end up right out the window though :)
Rachel says
I’m not sure if anyone has said this, but you should add this house to your “House Tour” page. I am absolutely in LOVE with this space and go back to it for inspiration a lot. Would be nice to have it all in one place!
YoungHouseLove says
We’d love to do that in the next week or two!
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