Southern charm and comfort home tour

Well Reese, your home tour is falling to the wayside now as my scheduled home tour

is up and running and quite frankly, her home is a bit more in keeping with what my friends and readers look forward to each week.

Hi everyone! I’m Tricia and I share DIY home improvement projects, crafts and organization ideas over at Simplicity in the South. I was delighted when Debbie asked if I would share my home with all of you! My husband and I have lived in our home in the upstate of South Carolina since 1998 and we are raising our three boys here.

Our 1980’s ranch home is 1644 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths. Although our house is small, we love the location and feel lucky that we have wonderful neighbors. Our property sits a football field’s length off the road and backs up to a 7,000 acre state park. We get to enjoy having tons of privacy in our back yard and it’s great place for the boy’s to play. My husband added our family room when we found out that boy #2 would be part of our family and it is my favorite room of the house!

My decorating style has evolved over the years, but I would describe it as mix of casual, coastal and vintage-classic. I love mixing textures and neutrals but adding just a touch of color. This is our living room. This was the first room I tackled after I conquered my fear of the miter saw. I put up the wainscoting throughout this room.

Since we don’t have room for a mudroom, I added coat hooks by the front door. My current project is extending the board and batten down the hallway that you see to the left.

living-room-bookcase Simplicity in the South

I really wish I could show you the entire kitchen, but it looks like a construction zone! It seems like our home is always a work in progress. We are in the middle of repainting the cabinets, replacing the backsplash and installing new countertops. Here is the other side of the kitchen where we have our drop station and breakfast table.

Kitchen drop station and homework organizer

On the other side of the kitchen is our laundry room. A bulletin board covers the fuse box. That’s where I keep all of my crazy ideas for future home improvement projects. 🙂

Since we live in a small home, I have to find ways to maximize storage and keep things organized. This is our small 3 ½′ x 9′ laundry room that utilizes storage space all the way to the ceiling.

The first bedroom that you come to when you go down the hall is our teenage son’s bedroom.

Since his bedroom is 10 feet by 11 feet, I saved room by converting his closet into an office. His folded clothes are hidden in drawers underneath the box pleat skirt.

I had so much fun decorating our younger two boys’ shared bedroom!

The boys get a lot of use out of their chalkboard wall and artwork hanger.

Our master bedroom has gone through many changes, but I have settled on this serene combination of blues and greens. The walls have been off-white, yellow, green, dark brown, and now they are Benjamin Moore’s Cashmere Gray. I’m pretty sure I’ll put the paint brush down for a little while, at least for our bedroom.

I hope you enjoyed the tour of our cozy, little home. I hope you’ll stop by Simplicity in the South sometime and say hello! Again, thank you, Debbie for inviting me to share it with everyone!

Tricia Blogger , Simplicity In The South

Thank you so much Tricia..your home and style are just wonderful and I am so glad you got to share today.