I want to share some photos from our old home. This was our first serious home together that we designed with an architect. We moved in when our oldest was sixteen and our youngest was six. The yard was a hayfield and we put every tree and plant and blade of grass in it. We spent seventeen years there and really thought we would never move. When we had the opportunity to build a new house on the family farm we knew it was what we wanted to do, but I will always love this house, it holds the memories of a lifetime.
I love this color of yellow. I went with a neutral in my new house and I really miss the cheerfulness and warmth of this beautiful shade. I am going to sit with the new shade a while longer to see if I want to keep it or try something new.
One thing I don't miss is the yard. I was young and full of energy, and I put in a 1/2 acre of gardens. They were incredible, but they took so much time to maintain. My new yard is much easier to keep up with, especially since the majority of it is a pool! More on that later......
It takes so much time to get the feel of a home, to learn patterns and where things should go, to place pictures and furniture. We have lived in our new house 11 months and I am still working on the basics. I hope you will enjoy watching it evolve. In the meantime, I'd love to hear your thoughts on paint colors.....
Oh, you are right! The memories of a lifetime! What a special place, even to someone that just hung out there as much as possible. Also, funny to hear you say that about the yellow. Ever since moving to my new place with neutral colors, I have desperately missed my yellow that I stole from you. I'm still trying to figure out where I can work it in here.
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