Room With A View

As we continue of our tour of Leslie's house (look here and here to see the first two posts) you will see that the focus of the second floor is the view-

both from the second floor porch to the back yard and

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from the deck overlooking the ocean.

In my last post, I said I would talk about the floors, which are pretty amazing.

The oak floors have a certificate of authenticity stating that wood is reclaimed from an old hay barn in Floyd, Virginia.

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I had to resort to using some of the real estate listing photos such as this one of the kitchen - my photos just didn't capture the entire space.

Steve is the cook in our family so his favorite part of the kitchen is the Viking appliances.

The hand painted tiles above the stove were inspired by Leslie's Villeroy and Boch dishes.

I love the pantry door with the wheat pattern carved into the glass

and the great lights hanging over the island - Leslie found them in Coastal Living.

The open floor plan on this floor makes the house fabulous for entertaining, but it is relaxed and comfortable at the same time.

I absolutely love the informal table with red, green and blue chairs and the padded bench.

Another slightly more formal table is set into a window filled alcove.

Stripes, shells and nautical prints all in blue and white tie the seating area together.

Leslie has collected a variety of pillow shapes and designs.

I love our little cottage, but I sometimes wish we had as much space as Leslie does in her living room area for entertaining.

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The entertainment space is increased with the beautiful brick patio overlooking the ocean - once again I used photos from the real estate listing because the tables and chairs were not out on the day I took photographs.

All that is left to see is the second floor bedroom decorated in one of my favorite color schemes - blue and yellow.

The hand painted starfish plates are beautiful, but I am in love with the over sized wooden eggs - primary colors, stripes, stars, polka dots, all my favorites.

The fabric of the yellow pillows was the inspiration for the painted tiles and embroidered hand towels in the bathroom.

We'll take a quick peek into the guest bathroom with the WWI urinal used as a vase on the wall.

I'll leave you with a gorgeous view from the window seat, but you have to come back later in the week to see where the window seat is.