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End of the Tour...Bachman's 2011 Summer Ideas House...


Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  We spent a long weekend at our family lakehome, finally getting good enough weather to put in the dock and boat lift!  It was a great family fun and work time! Today I'll share the last post from the Bachman's 2011 Summer Ideas House~ the colorful exterior buildings and gardens!  The garage was set up for a birthday party!
 


Look at these cute candy trees...


All the great colors give a cheery ambience!



There are lovely flowers and plantings...




and a fun garden party set up in the yard...





Look at this cute gnome/fairy garden created in an old wheelbarrow!  I really would love to have one of these!




There is fun yard art for sale ...



My favorite part of the tour is a building called "The Nook"~ an outdoor writing and reading room!  In other Ideas Houses, it was used as a potting shed.


It is decorated with lots of flowers and plants~ I love the succulent wreaths...



Inside, this is my favorite idea~ vintage plates with words, done with stickers...but they could be painted, stenciled, or transferred, as well.  They say "Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing".  The wall behind the plates was covered with old book pages...


Such a fun way to use vintage plates...now I need to think of a favorite saying...


How about this vintage stepladder hung horizontally on the wall and used as a bookcase?


Or this charming hat window treatment...


The desk is decorated with flowers,


a vintage typewriter,


and I love this vintage cage with candles...


There are lots of decorative storage containers, too...


Well, that's it~ another great Ideas House!  Hope you enjoyed the tour!  The Fall Ideas House is scheduled for September 15th-October 9th.  If you are coming into town for Junk Bonanza or the Creative Connection, the Ideas House would make a wonderful stop!  You can get tickets and details online!

Until next time...
Linda
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24 comments

  1. Grandma Barb's This and ThatJune 6, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Thanks for the tour Linda! I can't wait to see it in person on Wednesday.
    Barb

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  2. PriorJune 6, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    This was def. my favorite part of the tour this time, too. I have a quote I always put in the reading nook at school.

    The love of learning
    the sequestered nooks
    and all the sweet
    serenity of books
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    thanks for sharing the tour with us, sure wish I could go there and the Bonanza!

    Lezlee

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  3. romance-of-rosesJune 7, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    Wow! I really like all of this. The colors are amazing. Lots of good ideas here.
    Lovingly...Lu

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  4. DortheJune 7, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    Oh I love the cage, and old hats ,too Linda, thankyou for this annual tour, dear.
    xo,Dorthe

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  5. traciJune 7, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    i love the nook!!! i want one of those.

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  6. LaJune 7, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    I love all the bright colors.

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  7. KrisJune 7, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    WHAT...no pics from your weekend at the lake house??? Love the pics from Bachman house! So fun and colorful! Hope you are doing well.

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  8. DebJune 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I love this place! Those word plates are calling to me.

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  9. JillJune 7, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Thanks for the tour since I can't get there...lots of great spaces!

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  10. CindyJune 7, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Oh I have enjoyed these Idea Houses so much! Thank you again for showing them to us, I could never get down to Minnesota to see them so this has been wonderful. I loved all of the ideas today as well, my brain is reeling, I want to try so many of those great ideas.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  11. Honey at 2805June 7, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    There have been so many great ideas in this house! It's definately some to refer back to more than once. I really like the laddar with the books!

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  12. UnknownJune 7, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    I used our garage for a birthday party one time. It sure didn't look like this one!!!! Do you adore the reading nook or WHAT??!
    xo
    lynn

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  13. Privet and HollyJune 7, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Loved touring with
    you again, Linda!
    And of course, my
    heart went
    pit
    pat
    pit
    pat
    over that NOOK, which
    I'm still drooling
    over!!
    Hope you are staying
    cool.....!
    xx Suzanne

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  14. Brenda PruittJune 7, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    You know I adore that wheelbarrow!
    Brenda

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  15. GARAGE SALE GALJune 7, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Sure enjoyed the tour and seeing lots of great ideas..
    Stay COOL!!! Way too HOT for ME!
    Warmly,
    deb :)

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  16. Mimi SueJune 8, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Soooo adorable! Loved those wreaths. And the gnome garden. And the table out on the lawn. I'm going to have to go see it in person one of these days. Mimi

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  17. My Cottage CharmJune 8, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    I loved the tour...someone has a serious imagination that works on all those vignettes! I LOVED the reading nook! Oh my!
    I was reading your birthday wishes to me very early in the morning and had to shush myself from laughing when I read the part where you put your ring on the wrong finger! (I almost woke up the whole house by laughing out loud!...you poor thing and your precious little ring! oh dear!) I laughed cause it sound like something I would have done! :)
    Love ya girlie
    Missy

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  18. JaneJune 8, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Hi Linda,
    Just getting caught up here. Loved seeing the rest of the tour. The outdoor space was beautiful but I'm really loving the bedrooms and media room in the previous post. LOVE the oar headboard. I think that would look great in your lake house. The media room had so many fun ideas too.
    Thanks again for sharing this with us.
    Jane

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  19. SuzJune 8, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Linda,
    I love it but can you imagine the hours it would take t set up for tat birthday party? I also think the vintage plates are the best and love the idea of stickers. There is a woman on Etsy that does the seven deadly sins (refired in the kiln) and I have always been attracted to them but have wondered what kind of a nit people would think I was!). I need to think of some quote I love and put it down in my craft room. I love script on old china. Now to look at what I have missed. Thank you for doing this!!!
    Hugs,
    Suz

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  20. julie millerJune 8, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Don't you wonder if the people that design these houses ever sleep at night? They really do a wonderful job coming up with some clever ideas!! Thanks for the tour!!

    XO Julie

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  21. Manuela@A Cultivated NestJune 8, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    So many great idea! I love the fairy garden in the wheelbarrow and the plates!

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  22. Alena: Oh, Its Just Perfect!June 8, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    What a fabulous tour and great pictures!! I love the plate idea. Oh, I can't wait to have a house and be able to try all these fun things ;)

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  23. K J DJune 10, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    Who would think flowers in a drink can would look so pretty :)

    I especially loved the 'candy' trees - they would work well for Christmas too!!!

    Thanks for sharing (again)

    Karenx

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  24. Suzanne@Meridian RoadJune 14, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    I love that ladder idea! There are so many fun ideas~thanks for sharing.

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