House hunters - in-law edition

I'm lucky and cursed that my mother-in-law has superb taste. 

Lucky because I get great ideas, have a good person to ask questions and receive fabulous hand-me-downs.

Cursed because she's just good at it... naturally. I wish I had the same innate ability to put a room together. And, I wished I liked to paint like she does. I think the square footage of their home as declined through the years because of all the layers of paint. ;) I kid (kinda).

So, I thought you may like to see her house, too. I am all about spreading the wealth after all. I took a few photos of the common areas of the home to share with you. Try not to be too jealous.

The dining room, right off the kitchen.

Window seat - check.

Beadboard - check.

Fabulous accessories (pillows, rug, sconces, velvet curtains, light fixture) - check.

Antique furniture with funky leather Parson's chairs - check

The living room

The shelves around the room are awesome, right? I also like her curtains and bamboo blinds. And, the mixture of pillows. How does it work? I can never find pillows that work.

(This room was just painted blue. It's quite airy and light. I really love it.)

Front hallway:
Do you adore the rug? I do. And the black door with a window - *swoon*. Everything just works together. It looks simple, but it's totally not. Trust me... I know. =)

And, the outside is quite lovely, too.

Here's the front yard.

And some flowers (from last month)
And, here's the change of the fall colors.

I wish I would have thought to take more photos. There's a full wall that has unfinished boards horizontally (awesome). There's a fab, warm kitchen with a white subway tile black splash. There's just tons more. I'll try to take more pictures next time I'm out there. Everything in the home is lovely. I hope you love it as much as I do.

Thanks to my in-laws for allowing me to share these photos. They are the best.