I blush. And I'm so happy. And so nervous. Will you take a peek here..? And let me know what you think..? Thanks so much, Grace and Amy A.!I blush. And I'm so happy. And so nervous. Will you take a peek here..? And let me know what you think..? Thanks so much, Grace and Amy A.!
I am so, so, so in love with your house. I hadn't seen your kitchen "before" photos until today. You and your husband are amazing! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteYou know what I think....it's beautiful. Perfectly serene and perfectly you. I imagine an idyllic existence happens here. I love how you are so in tune with your own style and vision and it flows seamlessly throughout your home. So happy to see your talent recognized and your lovely home featured for all to enjoy!
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it looks even better than i'd imagined! just completely tranquil. have fun today!!
ReplyDeleteMaria, your house is so amazing. Every additional photo I see makes me gasp and sigh and smile and dream. It is just so beautiful! Congrats on the feature, so well deserved!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!! I'm so happy for you. Your home is amazing!
ReplyDeleteMaría :tu casa es digna de estar en cualquier revista de decoración! asique que salga publicada en design sponge.. es genial también!!
ReplyDeleteEn ésta semana también,estará en mi blog!!!!!!
besotes
Congratulations!! It was so lovely to see your beautiful home over on Design*Sponge!
ReplyDeleteOh. Oh. Oh! How absolutely gorgeous. Your kitchen is officially the picture I have been looking for for our kitchen reno inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered you via Design Sponge. I am loving your kitchen; mine is very similar minus the butcher block countertops ... right now they are white laminate! YUCK! Especially with three monsters (I mean lovely children) running around. I use clorox cleaner with bleach a lot. :) and have been considering Ikea butcher block ...
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you could tell me where the slip covered furniture is from in your living room? It looks similar to a set from Crate and Barrel I have had my eyes on ...
I love your style.
Calm and very vintage!
Glad I found your blog!
Colleen
Congratulations!!!! You definately deserve it - I loved having all those photos in one post. And I saved them all! I love every inch of your home and use it daily for inspiration. You have the perfect eye for putting together an elegant but simple vintage home.
ReplyDeleteSarah
Congrats! It is so lovely! Your style is so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you! You deserve it, I love the way you have decorated your home. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour home in incredible! I can't get enough of it! I'm hooked.
ReplyDeleteHa! I just LOVE recognizing talent when I see it! And, that you are SO nice, well, that makes it all the better. Congratulations Maria. So deserved. I am so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteL.O.V.E. !!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love love love it! Yours is the first house I have seen where I love every single thing in it. It's perfect and so beautiful, and it looks like it must be the coziest place in the world.
ReplyDeleteyou are so talented, maria! i never tire of seeing photos of your home. you've created such a calm place that reflects you and your family. congrats on getting some well-deserved recognition!
ReplyDeleteMaria you don't have anything to worry about, your home speaks for itself, it is so pretty and like I have said before your kitchen is one of my fav's! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteHugs~Kelly
So so divine. Serene, and simple and authentic. Its hard to know where to start. Great photos. xoxo
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and well deserved!
ReplyDeleteoh my, how fantastic! everything looks absolutely perfect... but i would expect nothing less. :)
ReplyDeletecongratulations maria, that's about as cool as it gets!
xoxxx
So excellent! Really beautiful, simple spaces. Love it.
ReplyDeleteLovely, charming, peaceful... my list could go on and on. So happy for you that your home was showcased today. Thanks for sharing such a beauty! Sending you sunshine!! :)
ReplyDeleteHurrah for you, Maria! It's the first time I've seen so many photos of your house all together and it is such a cohesive and individual look, and yet the rooms themselves are different (not a uniform rental look), unified by one person's touch. The sense of light in the whole place is wonderful. I wish you lived near here and could work your serene influence on my house.
ReplyDeleteoh. my. YES!!!! Maria ~ it looks so wonderful. So so wonderful! Congratulations to you :) And a hundred (AT LEAST!) thank you's for the mention of my pillow :) :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beautiful beautiful house. Now I am going to go back and read everything ;)
Thanks to all for your kind, encouraging comments. I have told some of you that I was really (really) nervous...and I'm still a little bit jittery from all the excitement.
ReplyDeleteBig breath.
At any rate: thank you. And Colleen, you asked about the couches - we bought them a few years back at a place called "Sofa Express" but I think they're out of business. Crate & Barrel might be the way to go. :)
xo,
-maria
Hi Maria, I found your blog via LPC--funny that one Greenvillian meets another via a Californian in the blogsphere. At any rate, your home is lovely (North Main area, I'm guessing) and thanks for the work you do with Upstate Forever! Congratulations and all the best!
ReplyDeleteHello dear Maria! Well what can one say, except WOW!!! The feature on your home is beautiful and so well deserved!! You know how I feel about your home, it is my favourite, not only because it looks so gorgeous and I adore your style, but also because it radiates warmness and peacefulness and you have created this amazing space yourselves. Simply lovely my dear friend! Congratulations to the whole family:) Enjoy your day. ~ Tina xx
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite posts I have read on Design Sponge yet. Can't wait to look through the rest of your blog.
ReplyDeleteWe had really wanted a bungalow, before our plans fell through and we bought our current house, so I am loving reading through your posts.
Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteSimple, confortable and elegant. Love it!!
Congrats!
gorgeous simply gorgeous. I would move in in a heartbeat!
ReplyDeleteMichelle
Maria - Amazing! :) O
ReplyDeleteOh I am so thrilled for you!!! With so many comments today you may never even get to mine but know I am smiling ear to ear for you! Your home is so lovely...i can literally feel the love and attention that went into every nook and cranny. Bravo!!!!! :)
ReplyDelete-Tania
I found you via LPC.
ReplyDeleteWow.
Congratulations.
Your home is beautiful.
Oh, Maria - I can't think of anyone else who deserves this as much as you do! Your home is so lovely, and all of your hard work and tender care is noticed and admired by so many! Congrats, my friend ~
ReplyDeletebeautiful beautiful beautiful! i love how your home feels lived-in and simple and clean all at once. that's just the feel i'd love to have here. beautiful!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh maria! so beautiful--i am so impressed--i want to come have coffee and sit in your breakfast nook all morning! congratulations my friend--i am so proud of you!
ReplyDeleteWow! Everything is beautiful and so inviting. Let me add my applause.
ReplyDeletecongratulations to you!!!! i am so happy for you....
ReplyDeleteand your house is so fabulous :)
well done you!!!
michelle
WOW. AMAZING house! What a fantastic job. Can't wait to delve more into your blog (when the Olympic figure skating is done!!). Can't wait to read more about your work. I especially love that dresser you found for free at the Habitat store- so jealous. I've been looking for one to refinish in black for our master.
ReplyDeleteWe are so grateful that you are living there. Thank you for everything! I'm so glad all of these photos are in one place. xoxoxoxo em
ReplyDeleteMaria,
ReplyDeleteI just took a peek, and LOVE what they said about you and your home! You deserve it! I love your work. Can't wait to see more of your amazing talents!
Take Care,
Maria
You have a really beautiful home. It's just lovely.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhh! This is incredible! I can't believe it--your home is something out of a dream, you guys do such an incredible job!
ReplyDeleteYour house is gorgeous! We're redoing ours right now, too, and I can only hope it will turn out half as beautifully as yours.
ReplyDeleteMaria, my heart rate is up and I am all crazy giddy! I am sooo happy for you, girlfriend! Happy & soo proud! Raise your head, stretch your back, smile with your whole body - you are in for a fun ride, Maria dear! Cyber hug, Mon
ReplyDeleteP.S Comment about your house on DSponge.
beautiful, maria! your home is so fantastic! i'm so impressed with how you seem to think of everything, and find a loving place for all the meaningful things in your life. nothing is just taking up space in a corner, you know? it looks so real and lived in and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteoooh it's fantastic!
ReplyDeletecongrats friend ;-)
Your home is just perfect, so simple and lovely. Congratulations! I absolutely love your style.
ReplyDeleteMaria,
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful and comprehensive look at all that you've worked so hard to achieve. It must feel good. Such a serene and lovely space!
xx,
Denise
Maria ~
ReplyDeleteHi! I just had to come back here and leave a comment too...your home is so warm and inviting and BEAUTIFUL!!! Your style is just so appealing...I truly loved each and every photo!!! You've worked really hard on your home and it shows...FABULOUS!
:) T
So great Maria!!! I just checked it out, everything about your house is so pretty and the fact that you and Bill did it all yourselves is outstanding. Yay!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Maria! So glad you stopped by my blog this morning. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree that little cottage is only 800 sq. ft. I currently live in a 600 sq.ft. cottage so it would be an extra room for me. hahaha
Hope you are having a fabulous week. I'm so glad I found your blog. Your home is truly inspirational. :)
How fabulous to be featured on design sponge, congratulations!
ReplyDeletehi Maria! That is so wonderful that your home was featured on design sponge- I am head over heals in love with your home-especially your kitchen ;)
ReplyDeleteWow Maria! Well done! The house looks amazing. You must be so proud, all that hard work. There's so many beautiful things to note, I love the calm colour palette and the overall welcoming family feel. The ceiling in the bathroom is gorgeous too! x
ReplyDeleteYour house looks so calm and relaxed with a really good atmosphere. Lovely and beautiful colors. - And I'm excited - waiting for the post to arrive so that I can go and get my pillow from Liane. I ordered it a few days ago, a quilted one in various colors. - Enjoy yours :)
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Yay!!! It was so beautiful to see all the pictures of your home at once. It's all so peaceful and well planned.
ReplyDeleteThat bathroom redo is incredible!!!
looks wonderful,well done
ReplyDeleteooh, I commented over there and think I forgot to comment over here! You KNOW I think your home is absolutely gorgeous hun...serene, calm, beautiful and with a genius show of restraint. I love it, wish I could visit there( I have a feeling I would sleep like a baby) and have tea with you in that adorable little breakfast nook. You are an inspiration hun. Thank you for sharing your home with us.
ReplyDeletexo
Melis
I logged onto Design Sponge yesterday and I thought to myself "I know that house! That's Vintage Simple!"
ReplyDeleteI wanted to come over and say congrats. You must be thrilled.
im headed over there now, sweetie.
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Congrats! That is so fantastic. Your house is just lovely.
ReplyDeletelove!
ReplyDeletehola maría:acabo de conocer tu blog a traves del blog de marcela deco&design...y ví tu casa tttaaann divina!!!la verdad un placer todo!!!voy a visitarte muy seguido ...y que bueno lo de design sponge!!no es para menos!!!!!!besos!!!
ReplyDeleteHola María... conocí tu blog a traves del blog de Marcela "Deco&Design"
ReplyDeleteTu casa es muy linda... un sueño divino!
Tu blog tambien me gusta mucho... soy tu seguidora a partir de hoy :)
Una abrazo desde Argentina!
Ahhhh! That's amazing! It all looks so very very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations clever girly!
C x
Well Done! Much deserved!
ReplyDeleteMaría qué maravilla tu casa, un placer para los sentidos. Recién te vi en el blog de marcela. Te felicito !!
ReplyDeleteYou're moving into the big time! Who needs magazines when there are wonderful blogs. I love your home.
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ReplyDeleteI was so happy to see your beautiful home in a d*s sneak peek! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteYour home is so lovely. Congratulations on the design*sponge feature!
ReplyDeleteI'm catching up big time......and this is wonderful!
ReplyDeletecongrats!
xo
I arrive late! but your warmth and the simply and elegant beauty of your home always fill me with admiration. congratulations Maria. you are lovely.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the feature! Your home is one of the best I've seen & deserves the recognition! :)
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I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but you truly have my dream home. The fact that you've renovated everything yourselves makes it that much more awesome. You are INSANELY talented, Maria! Gorgeous and huge congrats!!
ReplyDeleteoh wow! and now I got to have a peak at your home! stunning! love it. you have great taste. :) thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAn Oregonian down the road (Pelzer, SC) is admiring your beautiful blog and home. Very inspiring. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteChristine
what a lovely lovely home you have! it's incredible you did it all by yourselves!
ReplyDeleteI just checked out your feature on Design Sponge. My mouth was gaping open the whole time! LOVE your house!! Every bit of it is absolutely gorgeous! My dream home, for sure. :)
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