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Visit our home… it’s the Bloggy Tour of Homes (and Everyday Things too)!

July 28th, 2006

The time has come - come visit our home! BooMama is kind enough to be hosting the first-ever Tour of Homes, so be sure to visit her to get all the other links so you can spy on take a peek into everyone’s homes! Also go on over to Everyday Mommy to celebrate everyday things…..
Ok! We’ll begin with our computer…..

computer desk

If you have a toddler, you know why everything, including the CPU and the speakers, is up on the desk…. altho it doesn’t stop him from climbing up and getting them anyway….

On to the living room.

living room

I have to confess that this photo was taken a few months ago, right after we painted the walls. We have more photos up on the walls now, but otherwise it’s about the same, just a lot messier. I just didn’t have time to clean the whole house for photos today, so you get an old photo and the knowledge that no, it is not EVER that clean ;). The dining room is open to this room as well, bookcases, orange walls, Lil’ Duck’s play area….. you get the idea.

Kitchen!
kitchen

This was actually clean, as the husband was in the mood to deep clean today. You can’t see it, but he polished the toaster and the teapot and everything! I tried to take a photo from the other side so you could see it, but it was too dark and Lil’ Duck is asleep in the middle of the living room, so I didn’t want to turn on a light….. ah well. If you look closely you can see everything living on top of my fridge, as it is the one place where Lil’ Duck has not ventured yet…. so all the knives, pens, scissors, plastic wrap, etc. get to live up there, just lovely, eh?

Finally, Lil’ Duck’s bathroom:

ducky bathroom

ducky bathroom 2

In case you can’t tell, there are flying ducks on the shower curtain…. I just had to pick that room for the tour because it was clean it fits the theme of this site….. plus it’s my everyday thing, you see, it’s so fun and cheerful that you can’t help but smile while you are in there ;).

That concludes our tour, my house IS bigger than that, but it’s also messy, and I’m tired, so we’ll leave it at that. That’s all you get if you come visit too, ha ha ha. Have a wonderful weekend, and post your link in comments if you are doing the tour OR the everyday things meme - I’ll try to get around to visit everyone but if not, the link is a nice reminder ;).


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  1. Comment by lindsay on July 28, 2006 12:20 am

    I Love the green wall!
    I am having my game room painted green tomorrow, by a family friend!
    WOOHOOO, I am sooo excited!
    also, the duckies are adorable!!!

  2. Comment by Autumn on July 28, 2006 12:26 am

    Aww what a nice tour. I love the bright walls. I live in an apartment and hate everything being white. Come by and take my tour if you have time

  3. Comment by suki on July 28, 2006 12:34 am

    love the colours in your house. :) my place would be so boring!

  4. Comment by Shannon @ Rocks in my Dryer on July 28, 2006 1:48 am

    Your wall colors are fantastic!

  5. Comment by Julie on July 28, 2006 1:50 am

    I love the colour of the living room, I hate the way everyone has everything painted ‘neutral’ these days.

  6. Comment by Trisha on July 28, 2006 1:56 am

    Such wonderful color! Looks like such a happy place to live!

  7. Comment by Jennifer on July 28, 2006 2:02 am

    Oooooh, I love the colors, and is that another lava lamp I see? That’s the 2nd I’ve seen on someone’s desk. I’m thinking I’d be positively inspired if I had one of my own. :)

  8. Comment by Stephanie on July 28, 2006 2:05 am

    I love that green. I have always wanted to do something bold like that, but I am too chicken. You have pulled it off beautifully!

    Your home is gorgeous!!!

  9. Comment by Jennifer R. on July 28, 2006 2:07 am

    The colors are simply gorgeous… beautiful home!

  10. Comment by melissa on July 28, 2006 2:36 am

    your home is so bright. beautiful colors.

  11. Comment by Meagan on July 28, 2006 3:29 am

    LOVE IT!

    Thanks for the glimpse!

    Meg

  12. Comment by OldOldLady Of The Hi on July 28, 2006 4:28 am

    This is so fun to see your home! It is amazing all the various interiors and furniture, etc. Mine is up now, too!

  13. Comment by Mrs Blythe on July 28, 2006 4:51 am

    What a lovely house. I just love the colours, we love strong colours at Blythe Towers, you should see our bathroom! However, we’ve detoned alot of our house because we are trying to sell and apparently everyone wants Magnolia these days when they buy a house. But not me!

  14. Comment by Pastormac's Ann on July 28, 2006 5:09 am

    Realllly like all the color. It’s makes me feel cheerful just looking at the pictures. Thanks for the tour.

  15. Comment by Janice on July 28, 2006 6:15 am

    what a great house!! i love the colours and lil ducks bathroom is soooooo great!!! :)

  16. Comment by Jane on July 28, 2006 7:24 am

    Love, love, love all the colours! Thank you for sharing.

  17. Comment by Horizon on July 28, 2006 7:32 am

    Thank you for the tour, you have a lovely home- especially love the bright, bold colours!
    Bests

  18. Comment by Jennifer, Snapshot on July 28, 2006 8:26 am

    Ooooh–it really looks “you,” all bright and warm, too.

  19. Comment by Kelley on July 28, 2006 8:42 am

    Your home is absolutely lovely! I love your color selections. I would have more vivid colors in all the rooms in our home if hubby would agree to it. I just remembered that I have a gift card to Target…I may stop there today to see if they have lava lamps! I’m linked over at BooMama’s at #62, if you want to stop by.

  20. Comment by Rebecca on July 28, 2006 8:43 am

    I LOVE the colours you’ve used. We’re bright colour people, too - what a fun house! It manages to feel really relaxing at the same time, while still being unique and modern looking - good job!

  21. Comment by Stacy on July 28, 2006 9:41 am

    Your home is just gorgeous, love all those vibrant colors. Thanks for sharing it with us (I meant to do this one but forgot all about it!) - I love to “peek” into other people’s houses!

  22. Comment by GiBee on July 28, 2006 9:43 am

    love all the wonderful colors!!!

  23. Comment by 1girl2boys on July 28, 2006 9:47 am

    Wow, very bold colors, I love it! I wish I was bold enough to use more colors in my house. The ducky bathroom is cute too.

  24. Comment by pickalish on July 28, 2006 10:15 am

    we’ve got alot of the same colors going on! love it.

  25. Comment by Overwhelmed! on July 28, 2006 10:15 am

    Love the bold colors! We did that in our house too. I was tired of seeing white walls!

  26. Comment by Addie on July 28, 2006 10:27 am

    Beautiful home, that bathroom is very happy. And I love the wall treatment in there. Thanks for the tour!

  27. Comment by Pass the Torch on July 28, 2006 10:49 am

    Your home is lovely! I’ve decided it would take me a month to make my home blogger-presentable;)

    Maybe next tour!

  28. Comment by Stephanie on July 28, 2006 10:57 am

    I love the bold colors in your home! What fun!

  29. Comment by the "other" Sarah on July 28, 2006 11:03 am

    Thanks for sharing your home! The walls are fabulous.

  30. Comment by grafted branch on July 28, 2006 11:28 am

    WOW! Color! I love a couple that isn’t afraid of color. Fantastic. I’m convinced children are happier, smarter and more creative when they live in vibrant surroundings.

  31. Comment by Joelle on July 28, 2006 11:29 am

    Colorific!! I love it! Thanks for sharing!

  32. Comment by Nikkie on July 28, 2006 11:40 am

    You have a beautiful home! I just love lil ducks bathroom!

  33. Comment by PEA on July 28, 2006 11:45 am

    Thanks so much for letting us have a glimpse of your home…I love it when people aren’t afraid of using bright colours for their walls…beautiful!!!

  34. Comment by Nancy on July 28, 2006 11:49 am

    I love all the colors in your home. I love red and lime green too, although we are renting and i would rather read blogs than paint and then repaint. :)

  35. Comment by TC on July 28, 2006 12:14 pm

    Cool post. I am going over to do mine right now.

  36. Comment by Kim on July 28, 2006 12:50 pm

    Love, Love, LOVE! The colors throughout the part of the house you’ve shown us. I love your bold use~!
    Thanks for the tour.

  37. Comment by OldOldLady Of The Hi on July 28, 2006 1:10 pm

    I forgot to say that I LOVE those little flying ducky’s and would love to see a close-up picture of them! Thanks for the visit…

  38. Comment by Lauren on July 28, 2006 1:23 pm

    What a nice home you have. Thank you so much for the tour.

  39. Comment by TOSPUBLISHER on July 28, 2006 1:32 pm

    Wow! Now that’s color! Your husband polishing the toaster and such makes me laugh. Men like shiny objects. Thanks for the tour.

    -gena

  40. Comment by Susan on July 28, 2006 1:43 pm

    Thank you for dropping in on my site. I love the colour of your kitchen, we had a red hall and stairway in our previous house and I loved it. But it’s a colour that just won’t go where we are now.

    But now I have a garden I’ll have to plant red flowers instead.

  41. Comment by Fizzy on July 28, 2006 2:02 pm

    Hello I have been sent by oldold lady to have a look at your bathroom on account of the lovely shower curtain you have in there…. I sort of love ducks to

    I love you blog and the tour of your home is a wonderful idea

  42. Comment by Tammy~Kentucky Gal on July 28, 2006 2:09 pm

    What a bright, cheerful home you have there…thanks for visiting me and come see me any ol’ time!!
    :-D

  43. Comment by Elleoz on July 28, 2006 2:12 pm

    I too love the colors! I am totally in love with anything lime green these days. All our walls are boring white. Maybe someday I will get the guts to paint them :)

    I am going to participate in the tour of homes, but I won’t be able to post until sometime next week. Busy here at work. Check me out towards the end of the week.

    Have a great weekend!

  44. Comment by Tammy on July 28, 2006 2:30 pm

    Your home is very nice. The walls are very vibrant and well done!

  45. Comment by Barb on July 28, 2006 2:41 pm

    Your home is so colorful. I love it that you express yourself with the bright and happy colors. Thank you for letting all of us drop in!

  46. Comment by Eagles Wings on July 28, 2006 2:54 pm

    You visited my website earlier and I loved the comment “Awwww, I like the little birdies waiting for food ;).”
    By the way I love the colors of your home, ours is I call it “hospital White for the last 8 years” I think my husband is afraid to venture out in color. Only the nursery in our home has color and it took him 8 hours to put on 4 layers of yellows.

  47. Comment by Annette on July 28, 2006 2:55 pm

    The red kitchen is BEAUTIFUL! I love red and you did a great job!

  48. Comment by Tsh on July 28, 2006 2:57 pm

    LOVE all the colors in your house! Especially the green. I’m a huge green person, so I think it’s great you have such a bold color up in your house.

  49. Comment by ashley on July 28, 2006 3:05 pm

    i absolutely love love love the colors!! i’m definitely a color person but my husband isn’t so much. maybe one day i’ll convince him!

  50. Comment by Kathleen Marie on July 28, 2006 3:05 pm

    What wonderful colors you have to brighten up your life. A very nice home! Thanks for sharing!

  51. Comment by Karla on July 28, 2006 3:14 pm

    Thanks for stopping by my house for a tour. :)
    Love the colors in your house! And your husband did a good job shining the toaster & stuff. :)

  52. Comment by dawn on July 28, 2006 3:16 pm

    What a great colorful place! Thanks for visiting my humble abode as well.

  53. Comment by Randi on July 28, 2006 4:11 pm

    I love your home, thanks for the tour! We have the same apple green walls in our family room!

  54. Comment by Faerylandmom on July 28, 2006 4:16 pm

    You are really creative when it comes to decor! I love the flying duck motif…tres adorable!

    The red you painted your kitchen looks like the red I want to use in my master bedroom (oo la la!)

    You have great taste, and congrats on having more than one room clean at the same time! I know what an accomplishment that can be when you live in toddlerland!

  55. Comment by dcrmom on July 28, 2006 4:27 pm

    Great colors!!!

  56. Comment by Ann on July 28, 2006 4:46 pm

    I love love love your green wall!!! I might have to copy you. Great pics!!

  57. Comment by Sam on July 28, 2006 5:24 pm

    I love all of your color and especially the bathroom ( I might have to copy your cuteness)!

  58. Comment by Amy on July 28, 2006 5:40 pm

    LOVE your kitchen! All the color is wonderful! :)

  59. Comment by Sandra on July 28, 2006 6:01 pm

    Love it, I just love all the colors in your house…. :)

  60. Comment by Beckie on July 28, 2006 6:20 pm

    Oooo! What a gorgeous house! I love the RED!!
    Blessings! ~Beckie

  61. Comment by Tammy on July 28, 2006 6:26 pm

    Fun tour! Love the colors and yay for hubby polishing the toaster! :)

    Ok…think everyone must have checked on mine before I had it up or something… I haven’t had many visitors to my humble home…so please come on by, the coffee’s still warm!

  62. Comment by Catherine on July 28, 2006 6:55 pm

    LOVE THE COLORS!!! I CAN’T WAIT TO OWN MY OWN PLACE so I can paint paint paint paint paint!!!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Catherine

  63. Comment by Mrs. Shannon H. on July 28, 2006 7:13 pm

    I agree with the other ladies . . . love those bold colors! Thanks for sharing.

  64. Comment by Kris in TN on July 28, 2006 8:04 pm

    Thanks for visiting my blog today during the Home Tour … your color choices are great … I’m hoping to convince my husband to let me repaint some walls during the next year. I’m sick of the neutral beige!

    Kris

  65. Comment by Melanie on July 28, 2006 8:26 pm

    Love the bathroom! Especially the picture!! Quack.

  66. Comment by Dawn on July 28, 2006 8:46 pm

    I love Lil’ Duck’s bathroom! You have a lovely home!

  67. Comment by Mysterious Lady on July 28, 2006 8:55 pm

    Oh I love your colors! Your home is just awesome!

    Come visit me, btw, I voted for you yesterday!

  68. Comment by momrn2 on July 28, 2006 8:58 pm

    What a fun place with all of the color!! Love it!

  69. Comment by Katrina on July 28, 2006 8:59 pm

    Love it! Very bright and inviting! Thanks for the tour.

  70. Comment by chilihead on July 28, 2006 9:28 pm

    How fun! No kidding: you DO have every color but purple! I happen to love a lot of color.

  71. Comment by Laura on July 28, 2006 9:33 pm

    I love that duck curtain! Thanks for sharing your home :)

  72. Comment by Sheri on July 28, 2006 10:04 pm

    Hey you’re right, the woodwork and the walls of our kitchens are very similar! Only your walls look like they have a great sponging or faux suede look on ‘em rather than the plain old paint I have!

  73. Comment by Denise on July 28, 2006 10:05 pm

    LOVE the colors! Your house looks great, I’m sorry you were too tired for the rest, would have loved to see it! I’ll link you on my site.

  74. Comment by Gail on July 28, 2006 10:13 pm

    I LOVE that you have such bright, bold colors! I am partial to green so I absolutely adore those 1st two shots; kitchen is great too & I’m impressed your husband cleaned it for you. Thanks for sharing your home, and for visiting mine too. :)

  75. Comment by Tricia on July 28, 2006 10:24 pm

    What beautiful use of color in your home. Thanks for visiting from outside of Xangaland.
    Tricia

  76. Comment by Carol on July 28, 2006 11:06 pm

    Such brave use of colors! How fun your home must be. I guess this li’l chicken will just duck on outta here with my boring neutral walls.

    Thanks for the hospitality!

  77. Comment by Michelle on July 28, 2006 11:17 pm

    Loved the “tour” of your house! Your colors are so warm and vibrant!

  78. Comment by becca on July 28, 2006 11:28 pm

    what a lovely, bright, artsy place. We are in the midst of painting and updating and I just love your look. Great and thanks for being brave enough to share

  79. Comment by Melanie on July 28, 2006 11:29 pm

    I love all of your bright colors, especially the green in the family room. I also love the way you trimmed the bathroom door with the yellow. Very cute!

  80. Comment by Marti on July 28, 2006 11:45 pm

    Your home looks very cozy! Thanks for visiting me.

  81. Comment by Zephra on July 28, 2006 11:49 pm

    My first thought on looking at your home is Holy crap!!! The colors. I love color but it seems as if people are afraid to use it. Simply stunning. It is beautiful.

  82. Comment by Chappyswife on July 29, 2006 1:10 am

    Great house! Very nice colors! Thanks for the tour & thanks for visiting me!

  83. Comment by Diane J. on July 29, 2006 1:22 am

    Thanks for commenting on my blog. :-) Your home is lovely, and so welcoming! Thanks for having me over for a visit. :-)

  84. Comment by laura on July 29, 2006 5:47 am

    Love your tour, especially the green! green is my favorite….i am thinking of re-painting the kids’ bath for the THIRD time that color.
    my tour is posted now
    http://adventuresinjuggling.blogspot.com/2006/07/big-top-home-tour.html

  85. Comment by Alice on July 29, 2006 6:05 am

    Your have such a bright colourful home. Thanks for the chance to meet you.

  86. Comment by Susanne on July 29, 2006 6:15 am

    I LOVE the duck bathroom! You’re right…you just have to be happy when you look at that room. Your home looks great. Thanks for letting us look around!

  87. Comment by Sue on July 29, 2006 7:00 am

    I love your vivid colours! We can never get deep colours to work - not being very artistic - so we stick with more basic/pastel shades, but I love seeing homes where deeper colours work so well.

  88. Comment by Heather on July 29, 2006 8:59 am

    I LOVE that you’re not afraid of color! I’m not either - I just HATE to paint. We’ll get there. Lil duck’s bathroom is GREAT - you’re right you can’t help but smile.

  89. Comment by stephanie on July 29, 2006 10:17 am

    Those green walls are fabulous! :) Thanks for sharing. :)

  90. Comment by TaunaLen on July 29, 2006 11:04 am

    I LOVE the colors in your living room! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing some of your home with everyone!

    ~TaunaLen

  91. Comment by Leslie on July 29, 2006 11:30 am

    I love that kitchen!

  92. Comment by Jodi on July 29, 2006 11:36 am

    I can’t remember if I commented or not… so I am doing it again *wink*

    Thanks for letting me “visit” your home! Love the duck bathroom!

  93. Comment by Sonia on July 29, 2006 11:39 am

    Hi Lil, thank you so much for your visiting and nice comment about my home.
    I love also your house, it’s so beautiful!
    Love the colour and the creative decoration as well.
    I am glad I “meet” you. The blogsphere is really amazing!
    Have a good weekend!

  94. Comment by Pieces on July 29, 2006 11:42 am

    I love all the color! And the flying ducks are perfect.

  95. Comment by terriblespeller on July 29, 2006 12:02 pm

    Love all the color.

  96. Comment by Kjerste on July 29, 2006 1:16 pm

    Wow! SO fun!

  97. Comment by Rena on July 29, 2006 4:44 pm

    You must be an outgoing fun sort! ‘Cause that’s how your home describes you. Love those colours!!! Fun fun fun…and that kitchen. WOW.
    Thanks for the tour.

  98. Comment by Caryn on July 29, 2006 5:45 pm

    I wish I’d heard about this tour in time to participate! Maybe next time. Anyway, it was great seeing all your pictures. I LOVE the colors. Our walls are still off-white, just like they were when we moved in 1.5 years ago. We’d like to paint them, but we don’t have the confidence or the time to choose the colors and actually do it.

  99. Comment by Geekwif on July 29, 2006 6:30 pm

    Sorry I’m a little late, but I really enjoyed the tour. I love your bright colorful rooms! It’s funny, realtors always tell you to paint your walls white when selling, but most of the homes I’ve seen on the tour today have brightly or boldly colored walls. I love it!

    Thanks for the hospitality!

  100. Comment by Robin on July 29, 2006 6:34 pm

    I love the bright colors of your home. I’m not quite that daring, but it looks great!

  101. Comment by Maggie Ann on July 29, 2006 7:41 pm

    I love how you used color through out your home….really nice. And….I love your sense of humor. Thank you for the tour, its been fun!

  102. Comment by Jenny on July 29, 2006 8:12 pm

    What a beautiful home you have! What wonderful vibrant colours you have in your house!!!
    Thanks for sharing!!

  103. Comment by Sarah on July 30, 2006 12:23 am

    I’m tempted to steal your colors. They are awesome.

    Also, I just thought it was funny that your google ad at the top was for a “duck race”. :)

  104. Comment by FooFoo Bunny on July 30, 2006 12:32 am

    The colors are sooo wonderful and FUN!!! Thank you for sharing!

    Huggers!

  105. Comment by Theresa on July 30, 2006 1:42 am

    Cute home, love the duckie bathroom and all your choices of paint color. Looks great!

  106. Comment by sarahgrace on July 30, 2006 1:45 am

    Wow! I love your colors and your modern decor- very sharp!

  107. Comment by Turtleheart on July 30, 2006 2:18 am

    Love your bright, bold colors! Simply gorgeous!

  108. Comment by Susanne on July 30, 2006 11:50 am

    Lovely home! Love the use of colors, especially that neat green!

  109. Comment by Malissa on July 30, 2006 8:19 pm

    Love the color on your walls!!

    Thanks for stopping by my tour too!

  110. Comment by Brenda on July 30, 2006 9:21 pm

    I love the colors on your walls. Very cool. Thanks for the tour and for visiting mine!

  111. Comment by Sa5ra on July 31, 2006 3:46 am

    I love the artwork, did you make that? It’s fantastic.

  112. Comment by Shalee on July 31, 2006 11:40 am

    Beautiful use of color! That sure shows your personality and liveliness. I really like the lighting above your cabinets.

    Thanks for sharing your home with us.

  113. Comment by Jessica on July 31, 2006 11:57 am

    Your home look so pretty! Did you paint those walls???

  114. Comment by disasterpiece on July 31, 2006 12:07 pm

    SO CUTE! I have a similar obsession with frogs… :)

  115. Comment by udandi on July 31, 2006 12:44 pm

    so much color - I love it! Thanks for stopping by!

  116. Comment by Debi D on July 31, 2006 7:24 pm

    Love bright green walls….my daughter’s choice for her bedroom a few years back and I loved it!

  117. Comment by Kelli on July 31, 2006 11:55 pm

    Love your colors, especially the kitchen! Thanks for stopping by!

  118. Comment by Mrs. C on August 1, 2006 3:19 pm

    Thanks for the tour!

  119. Comment by StephanieG on August 1, 2006 4:03 pm

    I LOVE the colors!!! I too HATE white walls. I just put my pics up today…I have orange walls in my living room :) It just makes me smile. You’re more than welcome to stop by and sit a spell if you like :)

  120. Comment by boomama on August 2, 2006 12:10 pm

    First of all, I’m so tickled that I’m comment 120. That makes me happy.

    I LOVE your colors - I’m a fan of apple-y, lime-y greens - and I love the red wall right next to it. Your kitchen is beautiful, too.

    Thanks so much for doing this - for sharing your home with all of us. I hope it was fun for you!

  121. Comment by Cathy on August 14, 2006 11:50 am

    What a lovely home.

    Before you know it, the top of the refrigerator will not be as unreachable as you think — all four of my children figured out much too quickly that mommy has all kinds of don’t-mess-with-it things up there.

    Thanks for having dropped by my home.

  122. Comment by Jill Murray on August 18, 2006 12:17 pm

    Gorgeous! You’ve got great taste.

    I ended up on this post because it was linked from your list for the Pro Blogger group writing project.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier. Keep up the ducky blogging!

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