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End of the Tour...2012 Bachman's Spring Ideas House


Today I'll share the rest of the Bachman's 2012 Spring Ideas House!  You can click on the photos for a closer look!  The girl's room is adorable!  I love the charming metal gate headboards and the fun pennants...


and vintage garden fencing makes a great valance when decorated with ribbons.


This mirror has fun embellishment...



and embroidery hoops make fun frames and memo boards!


An old pie safe door becomes a magnet board...



and vintage spools are used as drawer pulls!


More garden fencing for the light shade...such a cute room!


Next up...the master bedroom...


The headboard is made from a painting and a garden trellis.


Vintage frames and twig wall hooks make a great jewelry organizer...


and look at this fun desk!  The top is salvaged wood with old letters and postcards under glass.


The legs are wonderful old sawhorses...


I love these old windows, mirrored, with vintage photos...


and these charming floral pins used as tie backs!


A fireplace screen holds vintage photos.






This great garden orb makes a wonderful, trendy light fixture!


One of my favorite ideas in the house was this ladder photo display...I want to make one of these!



The boy's bedroom is a whimsical change of pace...a grass mat path leads the way...


to this fun jungle-like hideaway! 






The last room is called the "inspiration den".  These vintage windows make a fun bulletin board...


as does this frame with layered burlap interior!

 
The little coin purses serve as whimsical storage containers...




How about this altered globe...
 

and lampshade light cover?


The "bookshelves" have fun sayings...


 "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."


A barn door is hung on wall slides to cover the TV!




Aren't these fun?


That's it from the house...here's a few spring pretties outdoors...





Hope you enjoyed the tour! Thanks so much for joining me and for all of your great comments!   There is always a link at the top of my main blog page that leads to all of the previous Idea House tours if you'd like to see more!

I'll be joining Debra over at Common Ground's
 Monday Marketplace with more fun etsy goodies!  Lots of great shopping there!  Hope you stop by, too!

Until next time...

61 comments

  1. that first picture caught my eye so fast. How adorable is that little girls room??? Great ideas.
    So glad you share these home tours with us.
    Amy

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  2. Wow, wow, wow...so many GREAT ideas here! I'm going to be pinning away :) Thanks! Laurel

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  3. So many good ideas! Love the headboards in the girls' room and the spool drawer pulls. And the pie safe magnet board. And the yard stick planters!

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  4. Tthanks for sharing...oh my love so many of the ideas. I'm already looking for a wall for the ladder.
    Have a wonderful day.
    xoso
    sandy

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  5. Always love your Idea House posts, I think my favorite is the gates used as headboards. so many cute ideas, for sure!

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  6. Linda, I wasn't going to go to Bachmans this time; I got laid off so have been watching the pennies. But these pictures are SO good, you captured so many ideas others might miss! Thanks for sharing the details.

    Tammy

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  7. What great ideas and fun things!

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  8. I can always count on you to take me to the Bachman House since I can't go myself. Great ideas as always. Why can't I be clever like their designers are! Or find all of that wonderful junk!

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  9. Linda- There are just some amazing ideas here. Don't you LOVE that first bedroom idea? And that little boy's hideaway is just a darling idea. Thanks for sharing this here with those of us that will never see the real deal! xo Diana

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  10. i. love. it. all. And it is in my own backyard! Thanks for showing me what I am missing!!
    Big hugs,
    Suz

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  11. Linda, this has been eight kinds of wonderful. The headboards from gates just slay me. hugs, olive

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  12. Those kids rooms are adorable. And that globe was super cute. So many great ideas. I really loved the headboards in the little girls rooms.

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  13. Those garden gate headboards!!! Adorable. And I, too, love the ladder frame holder with the graduated frame sizes. Very symmetrical and orderly to satisfy my OC personality. Thanks for sharing all the wonderful photos of the Bachman Idea House!

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  14. the best for last! Love the bedrooms.
    Lezlee

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  15. What a fun day that was!
    I could have cozied
    up in that den quite
    easily....Could you just
    see us, sipping our
    coffees and watching
    HGTV! Can't wait 'til
    we do it, again!

    xo Suzanne

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  16. Your pics of the idea house are excellent! I'm so glad you posted these as I couldn't get there this year! Thank you!

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  17. Trying to pick my favorites, and I think I have to go with you - the ladder. Also, I have an almost identical barn door in my front yard at this very moment.

    ~Bliss~

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  18. I know of nothing like this in the UK!

    I hope they have a tea shop too!

    I loved everything but especially the magnet board, the 'dream' frame. The desk with the glass top and postcards.... oh and the ladder display and the altered globe....

    You must have been exhausted when you got home and your head spinning with ideas!

    Thank yo for sharing again

    Karenx

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  19. I love the little boy's room. Very cute!

    Eendy W

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  20. Oh what fun ideas!! Thanks for sharing!!

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  21. Wow- there are just soooo many fun and inspirational ideas in this house! I'm so into the different lighting fixtures that both manufacturers and DIY-ers are using. Thanks so much for showing this idea house. :-) Sue

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  22. This house is beyond enchanting. I love the girl's headboards and the boy's room is adorable (is that okay to say about a boys room). Nothing was untouched by very creative hands. WOW!!! Thanks for sharing. Connie :)

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  23. Hi Linda,
    Thanks so much for showing us the photos of this fabulous idea house, this one has some really great ideas. I love the boys room, I can see any boy just loving that!
    The girls room with the small gate headboards is wonderful, too.
    Thanks again, I just now looked at Part 2, and I really appreciate you doing this.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  24. Sooo many great ideas! Thanks for sharing. Mimi

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  25. Garden gates for headboards...too sweet. Again, thanks for all the pictures.
    Kari

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  26. So many fresh and wonderful ideas! Thank you for sharing!

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  27. i love the bedrooms-- those gates for headboards are so sweet! In fact I saw several little fence piece ideas that were wonderful, the lamp shade and the valance over the windows just to name a few.

    thanks for showing us all the wonderful goodness at the bachman house...
    Pat

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  28. Oh, my!!! So stunning. I'm all caught up. All I can think of is that gorgeous mirror (among the many things that I can think of!)
    xo
    lynn

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  29. Please tell me where you bought the flower pins that were used on the curtains!! I MUST have them Linda!!

    Thank you!
    Melissa (Chicago)

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  30. I love every picture, so many great ideas as well as so many of my favourite things to find.

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  31. What a gorgeous room! I love it!

    Coley @
    whatyoumakeit-coley.blogspot.com

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  32. Very creative ideas for things we ALL have stashed away!!! Thanks for the inspiration...THX!!!

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  33. Wow, such great ideas/inspiration!! Thanks!

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  34. I Love every singly idea you have on here!!! Love love love everything! Thanks

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  35. Wow that's a great idea house alright!And your vintage blog is right up my alley! happy day to ya, and thank's!

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  36. That's an idea house alright! And i love your vintage blog! Just my style!

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  37. The girl's room is so cute. How did you attach the gates to the wall for the headboards? I have wanted to use an old iron gate as one, too, but can't figure out how to make it safe.

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  38. I love the flower curtain tie backs! Where can I find something like this?

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  39. i was wondering either where you got or how you made the "love" themed art in the pic with the barn door that covered your tv??? i totally want them!!!

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  40. LOVE the flower tie backs. Where to buy or directions on how to make are appreciated!!!

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  41. To those of you interested in the tiebacks...Thanks so much for your interest! The photo was taken at the Spring 2012 ideas house tour at Bachmans, a commercial landscape, garden, and home store. It is held in an old house on the flagship property. The floral pins are actually jewelry pins you would wear or hair adorments. I wish I had made them, as I've had so many requests for info! I've seen lots of tutorials on blogs and pinterest for making flowers from different materials, so you might check there, or you can try the Bachmans.com site- they have a "contact us" button and might be able to source them for you. They might also be able to tell you more about the curtains. Thanks again!

    Linda
    http://itsy-bits-and-pieces.blogspot.com

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  42. i really want to know how you created the "hideaway" i just love it

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  43. how did you create the hideaway loft bed.... i just love that

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  44. is there a reason why the price tags are still on almost every item?

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  45. To Jennifer~ I can't respond directly by email, as your email is not enabled on your profile. The price tags are on because all of those items were actually for sale!

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  46. Where do you suggest I go to get items to decorate my home at a low cost. Would the craft stores be good?

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  47. Very nice original blog. I loved it and hope I can get an idea or two even though we live in a small apt. Thanks.
    Lydia Grey

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  48. I love the curtains you have done in the master bedroom and was hoping you could email me with info on how to make or where to buy them. my name is Michelle and my email is michelle00p@yahoo.com (that is 2 zeros after michelle) thanks and i love your blog.

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  49. Just curious what fabric were those curtains with the tiebacks!! or even better where you got them!

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    1. You can go to bachmans.com and use the "Contact Us" link... they may be able to source them for you!

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  50. Love it, such great ideas! Can't wait to start my new home project :)

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  51. I love the floral pin as the curtain tie back...where did you find it?

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    1. Hi Holly- try contacting bachmans.com They have a contact us button and might be able to source them for you!

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  52. Where can I find floral ions like the ones used for tie backs?

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    1. You can try bachmans.com They have a contact us button, and may be able to source them for you!

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  53. I love going to the Bachmans house but this spring I did not like it at all. There was too much turquoise.

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    1. Different every time...you'd definitely have to like turqouise to like the 2014 Spring House lol!

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  54. Where can I find the floral tie backs?

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    1. This idea house was 2 years ago, but you can try the "contact us" button on bachmans.com

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