Last spring, a local magazine came to take pictures of our house...
I thought they were going to just focus on the garden and landscape, but it turned into being more of a focus on the house...It was so stressful trying to remove any sign of children and clutter! It's an uphill battle to begin with, but to make it "picture ready" was a bit of a nightmare!
But nevertheless, it's here! My neighbor called me this afternoon to tell me that she had just gotten the new issue with us featured in the mail. The kids were so excited to see our family's picture! We were all jumping up and down and squealing!
Anyway, here it is...I tried scanning the pictures, but I wasn't able to enlarge them--so I took actual photos of the pages themselves and loaded them onto smugmug. The images are a bit blurry because I didn't use my flash, but you can still get the jist...
This is the ultimate souvenir for me from a place that I simply adore!
P.S.--If only our rooms were actually as huge as these pictures are depicting! I can't get over how distorted they are--(for those of you who have actually been in my house, you'll totally know what I'm talking about)
Holy crap! Your house is AMAZING!!!!! What beautiful style you have. I am so jealous!
ReplyDeleteWow! Great spread!
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of you and excited to claim my friendship. The photos are lovely and the house is divine. I feel like settling down right now for a cottage retreat.
Congratulations! I'll pick up a copy.
Wow! Will you come decorate my home? My house definitely screams "KIDS LIVE HERE" I don't think I could hide the evidence as well as you did.
ReplyDeleteyour bedroom looks HUGE!!!! I remember painting those dang ceiling beams. I hated your house by the time we were done with all of that trim. (not really, i just hated the woman who decided to stencil huge borders in EVERY ROOM!) Those pictures look really great!
ReplyDeleteI still can't believe I am related to someone with awesome style like you. Then there is the exact opposite end of the style spectrum... ME. We would totally make the cover of Butler Style and white trash weekly magazine. :) congrats again!
this is mom.... WOW!!! i'm so impressed and excited for you- all your hard work paid off. everything looks wonderful.. now you can let it go and just post the magazine pictures up on the frige to prove how it can look!!!! the pressure is off--- job well done...:o)
ReplyDeleteKatie, I remember painting those beams, too! Little did I know that I was pregnant with Reilly at the time!--(I had to keep peeing--and you thought it was a bladder infection)
ReplyDeleteYou were so selfless to come and help me like that...I appreciated it so much!--We had primer in our hair for months after that, I swear!
Regarding your style--Are you kidding me?!--You've got wonderful style! You're so unbelievably creative! Everything you touch turns to gold! Look out, Butler, Katie's in the house!
said in a very high pitched very loud voice..."AWESOOOOOOOOME!!!!"
ReplyDeleteeven dave is impressed! :)
he said, "does she do ALL that herself?" & i told him well she & brian work in the yard together, but yea they don't have a gardner! He said "oh, no wonder they get along" he agrees, you have a nice life! congratulations!
holy ma-noly! it all looks incredible! i'm proud to call you my sister!! i will definetly be requesting yours, mom's, and katie's presence when i someday get my own house!! great job!
ReplyDeleteone more thing, how about those floors! seriously?! who has such incredible floors!! kitchen floor looks ahhmazing & the wide plank wood floors has me too jealous to be your friend anymore, ok there i said it.
ReplyDeleteoh, and if you all will focus on the beautiful kitchen floor,,,, another Katie eismann johnson special. the paint, anyways. I have a picture of me somewhere sitting on the floor measuring out all the lines and squaring everything up. It really was fun though. I havae fond memories of that time!
ReplyDeletemaybe it was all those paint fumes that have shaped Reilly into who she is today. :)
Oh my gosh, no wonder I've been wigging out when seeing pictures of your home and garden, they're magazine worthy!! Wow, wow, wow!
ReplyDeleteHow do I get a copy of that magazine? Perhaps you could autograph one for me.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that your house looks like this.. you have to give me some tips your house is like my dream house. Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteSo Awesome! The pictures turned out great (how could they not considering what they had to work with)! You think this is a one time thing, but wait until other magazines come knocking on your door:)
ReplyDeleteI remeber talking with you when the photographer was over. It turned out amazing. I am very excited for you and your family. I also love how you helped Suzanne. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI hAVE to have a copy of this magazine!!!
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS SO FANTASTIC!!!!!!
love, LOVE love- THIS
congratulations !!!
It's hard to take pictures of bedrooms and get the whole room in the picture. They did a great job. That's a HUGE spread. How cool is that to have your house featured in a magazine? It's beautiful. Lovely comforting colors. I do admire your landscaping too! Good for you! The whole thing is just awesome!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I am in awe that you even correspond with me.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm a part of an elite club for having been inside! I usually just drool and covet houses like yours in magazines, now I can say "I've been there!"
ReplyDeleteYour house and yard look amazing in this magazine, and even better in real life. Can't wait to get a copy!!
ReplyDeleteCan you also send some of your creativity my way? I have none.:-)
WOW! It looks great! Your house looks like my dream too! I might have to ask some gardening tips one day! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so exciting to have your house featured in a magazine. I will just be living vicariously through you:)
ReplyDeleteHey, you're famous!
ReplyDeletewow wow wow!!! i love your house! you have some great skills. how fantastic that it made it to a magazine!!
ReplyDeleteShannon! It all looks so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to just say right out that my house will never, ever be in a magazine. You rock!
Hi Shannon, I'm Susan's sister Denise and I linked to this post from Jill's blog. Your house is beautiful and so inviting! How fun to have it captured like this to remember and to share. It looks like somewhere I would love to be!
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