Guest Blogger: Amanda from Dixie Delights

Hi House of Turquoise fans – I’m Amanda from <a href="http://dixiedelights.blogspot.com/">Dixie Delights</a> and I’m so excited to be back today sharing my dining room!!<br /><br />This room was 95% complete four years ago, so it goes without saying that the last 5% took quite a long time.  That always seems to be the way about it though – the last few things take the longest to figure out but really seem to make the space. Here’s what the room looked like on move in day…a nicely sized, bright space with my favorite window in the house.<br />  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BzWRjJJ37V_kuDVbv3dbRnMRdzw19mKxaPG_HVKUQRqJEcs7ZAsEyY1eqG__5hfJi9PKVPPyKATHMaPYg0tiuReeJSNDWCp6xcRt4BYI_D9A8CWkxHhyphenhyphenuOqYtqVjiqImt5LqTrW0YohM/s1600-h/diningroom2.jpg"></a><br /><img alt="dining room" border="0" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkf3buRlQNHBl8jcyqeMkm_D9lILwK7ZUGe7DvINofBcID9wtqIZwOVCQl_kh79bPrGLWvRVlhD120Eatia1N6W6SaFaWLCzdxEjZOvrxr-2jyWifhVUBdwtH182a49_sRS6r3Vrb7Zpo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="dining room" width="631" /> <br /><br />And here she is today!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JJyQnZH8ZbmWIWqebhNBbtIYEKsorFlAKKWDHK_oSdYVhL7-p9xz67jC6oG4teKCBaHs4AMlZt7pjtJgDjA7QJHcXjszkia-d_Ym7syVx2x6BCV2r7npLptyZKmapi9GJF_AfKF83ovM/s1600-h/April2013224copy2.jpg"><img alt="April 2013 224 copy" border="0" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzr3OCn7Xxu0kpj0lOsL790nUWJNFoMaDdrizyDJRXx2abeAkxEveAHdDle-ltOYksO0oFZ-hFeRH2JL9G1_1l3tBX9h5c3Tb63VU-2xVu8ZLXd4Vkf_3Vy09YEE_SQ4UMNoNWXtOUWXIb/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="April 2013 224 copy" width="631" /></a> <br /><br />Sources:<br />Paint - Benjamin Moore Beach Glass (walls/ceiling) and Benjamin Moore Alabaster (trim)<br />Curtains – Lewis and Sheron Silk in Aquamarine, trimmed in P Kaufmann Pizzicati in Robin’s Egg, made by me<br />Drapery hardware – Antique Drapery Rod Company<br />Floor - unstained white oak<br />Rug - Indoor/Outdoor French Leopard by Ballard Designs<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Bt6fNchyphenhyphen8ma9jHpcnHcTs0T8G5KO8MX7mJl_CK5K-IWwLq0QEOztrnJ6Y6_lpcTclvap8JVHMfQOJzImP75v7Te-9pAPFiVGvhKT5fkhqfH4uFCIVq62eIRMSSU4nm5kcyr-Ulqg8Nq9/s1600-h/April2013226copy2.jpg"><img alt="April 2013 226 copy" border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZsXtYTJ4SWlNZiGoQQGiEnZT4LgtAVlISUjX9XM2_1o1_kIxxSuvxZtRuvv8D2ieglaWpdGd9OL8Zhtn0GCrO5ABiDmtgub3ivnGVXpBn9uDFbit58fetJC4GvLU-9Hqsx8wJfp9_Nln/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="April 2013 186 copy" width="315" /></a><br /><br />My mother gave us the antique sideboard years ago.  The <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/salerno-urn-table-lamp/lighting/table-lamps/245675?defattrib=&defattribvalue=&listIndex=11">lamps are from Ballard Designs</a>, and they sit on <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Glass-Risers-Large/productinfo/W2300/">glass risers from Wisteria</a>.  The <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Venetian-Glass-Mirror/productinfo/W1892/">Venetian mirror is also from Wisteria</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8CYargD6COjmGjz_2-NK9BHOQMldRUsa_40LG_-lzcitXGKO_pj6Relr7PZ_e6mQtHeAU96kUTfuUrf9CDpjxdV-8x-dqhv8CabSeUj7ZYhgH_XA0KZYnKUEXU7hBnY7sCkizNXZUehC/s1600-h/April2013195copy2.jpg"><img alt="April 2013 195 copy" border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXAzPO9PeXfg-Uk3x6F8_n-2Zv5vcXuqXQ2YUcC-exNEI4rHkfRzl5XUaqAv1IRTSqgrlhPxzQwxED4TAcjOsMefG2SEoEALbcwJUjcNrwdQS5BYI6iS8OlEvmwpSqtSOmQCx9VNfrHC2/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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Visit my shopping blog </span><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Guest Blogger: Amanda from Dixie Delights

Hi House of Turquoise fans – I’m Amanda from Dixie Delights and I’m so excited to be back today sharing my dining room!! This room was 95% ...

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Guest Blogger: Celia from After Orange County

<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 19px;"><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Hi there!</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Allow me to introduce myself, your guest blogger today.  My name is Celia Becker and I am the voice behind the lifestyle blog <b><a data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/" target="_blank" title="After Orange County">After Orange County</a> |  <i>The OC Housewife Who Ran for the Hills.</i></b>  After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped <i>The OC</i> for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead, California. My readers join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br />Having just returned from a <a data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/2014/07/28/checking-off-my-bucket-list/" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/2014/07/28/checking-off-my-bucket-list/" target="_blank" title="CHECKING OFF MY BUCKET LIST">Southern road trip</a>, blogger extraordinaire, Erin, invited me over to share with you my visit to a very southern and <i>very turquoise</i>, dream home, <b>The Southern Living Magazine 2014 Idea House.</b></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0008.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0008.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10374 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0008-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0008-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The Idea House recently opened in the magnificent resort of <a data-mce-href="http://www.palmettobluff.com/the-inn.aspx" href="http://www.palmettobluff.com/the-inn.aspx" target="_blank" title="Palmetto Bluff">Palmetto Bluff</a>, located in Bluffton, South Carolina. Palmetto Bluff is located in the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_08301.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_08301.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10421" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_08301-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_08301-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">It's an idyllic, planned community where ancient, moss-draped oaks decorate the charming village...</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSC_0540.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSC_0540.jpg"><img alt="Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina |House of Turquoise & www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10018 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSC_0540-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSC_0540-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">and a lazy, winding river, salty marshes and a bevy of small lakes...</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0505.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0505.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10377 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0505-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0505-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">provide the backdrop for refined cottages and homes that have the style and grace of a bygone era.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0679.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0679.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10379" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0679-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0679-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">This is where <a data-mce-href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/idea-houses/2014-idea-house" href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/idea-houses/2014-idea-house" target="_blank" title="Southern Living Magazine">Southern Living Magazine</a>, in tandem with a long list of sponsors...</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0682.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0682.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10380 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0682-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0682-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">architect <i>Ken Pursley,</i> and Interior Designer <i>Suzanne Kasler,</i> placed this year's Idea House.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-House.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-House.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10382" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-House-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-House-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Approaching the house from the street and driveway the home looks surprisingly modest.  I read in Southern Living Magazine that the architect planned it that way.  He felt this home and its lake-front location, was the perfect candidate for multiple personalities.  In fact he was quoted as saying that every Southern home needs <i style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">"A humble face, a gracious heart, and a bottle of bourbon."</i><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">  This house certainly meets all of that criteria, starting with the </span><i style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">"humble face"</i><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> here.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-Idea-House.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-Idea-House.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10387" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-Idea-House-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Southern-Living-Idea-House-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">What appears below to be a garage is actually intended for a golf cart <i>(although it fits 1 car)</i>, a very popular mode of transportation around Palmetto Bluff.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0684.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0684.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10388" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0684-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0684-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Looking at the home from the side, one gains a more impressive perspective.  The covered portico between the garage and the home is intended to be used as a carport, but doubles as entertaining space as well.  Before even stepping inside the house, the use of what we all came here to see, <b><i>"Turquoise"</i> </b>is already evident. The blue shutters provide the perfect accent to the all-white home, and connects the outside of the home to what you are about to see in the interior.  The white paint is called <i>"Shoji White"</i> by <a data-mce-href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank" title="Sherwin Williams">Sherwin-Williams.</a>  The blue accent paint used on the doors is "<i>Leisure Blue"</i> by Sherwin Williams. The custom windows, made by <a data-mce-href="http://www.jeld-wen.com/" href="http://www.jeld-wen.com/" target="_blank" title="Jeld-Wen Windows">Jeld-Wen</a>, are in a color called <i>"Cascade"</i>.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07921.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07921.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10390 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07921-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07921-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">No Southern home would be complete without a covered porch and comfortable chair, and in this case, a ceiling fan.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0686.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0686.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10389" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0686-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0686-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Stepping inside the modest front door, one walks directly into the dining room. What I loved most about Suzanne Kasler's dining room decor was the fabulous Hermes blanket laid strategically on the large ottoman/bench.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0777.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0777.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10395 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0777-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0777-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The dining room plays 2nd fiddle to what awaits just beyond: the grand 30 x 16 1/2 foot living room.  This is the <i>"gracious heart"</i> of the home that the architect referred to. The floor-to-ceiling windows, draped in lightweight sheers, provide stunning views to the lake just beyond and flood the room with light.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07581.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07581.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10402" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07581-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07581-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">As you can see, the white and blue color scheme we saw outside has now been brought indoors.  The walls are bathed in Sherwin-Williams "Pure White" throughout, and the upholstery includes shades of white and natural with blue accents. In Southern Living Magazine Designer Suzanne Kasler described the blue as a <i>"Sophisticated French Blue with gray and green undertones."  </i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i><br /></i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><i><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0695.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0695.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10411" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0695-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0695-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a> </i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">And when designer Suzanne Kasler was asked by Southern Living Magazine, "What are your go-to colors?" <i> </i>Her response:<i> <i>White and Blue.</i></i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i><i><br /></i></i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0697.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0697.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10410" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0697-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0697-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">I love the vintage Danish Safari Chairs used in the room, and I'm definitely going to steal the idea of using oars as sculptural accent pieces.  The huge sisal area rug adds warmth while keeping it casual.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0727.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0727.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10400" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0727-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0727-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">One of the features I liked most about the Idea House floor plan was how the kitchen is open to the living room and flanks the dining area.  The large island seats four and is crowned by a contemporary metal chandelier that was perfect for the space. I also love that the cooktop is in the island.  This way, when entertaining, the hostess/host can cook and be a part of the action at the same time.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0726.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0726.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10398" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0726-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0726-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The left wall of the kitchen, <i>the only windowless wall</i>, houses the rest of the appliances in floor to ceiling Shaker style cabinets.  They are a gray-blue shade called Willow, from <a data-mce-href="http://www.wellborn.com/index.php?nav_id=804" href="http://www.wellborn.com/index.php?nav_id=804" target="_blank" title="Wellborn Cabinets">www.wellborn.com. </a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0700.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0700.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10406" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0700-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0700-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Another wall of windows at the sink will make dishwashing less painful.  And, notice how the ceiling is painted?   The <i>Winchester Gray</i> color, again by Sherwin-Williams, contrasts nicely with the white walls and Calacatta marble countertops.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0698.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0698.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10405" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0698-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0698-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The right wall of the kitchen is again a bank of windows with a door that leads out to the porch.  The countertop does double-duty as a bar, which undoubtedly features architect Ken Pursley's obligatory <i>bottle of bourbon.</i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i><br /></i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0699.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0699.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10407" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0699-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0699-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Just on the other side of these kitchen windows lies the 49 foot long, 12 foot deep, wraparound back porch.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0780.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0780.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10686 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0780-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0780-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Exiting through the kitchen door there is a 2 foot step down that places you in a dining pavillion.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07251.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07251.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10691" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07251-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07251-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The architect intentionally lowered the back porch so that the outdoor furniture would not impede the view of the lake from inside the home.  <i>Brilliant! </i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i><br /></i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07191.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07191.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10694" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07191-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07191-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Convenient to the kitchen, the outdoor dining area consists of two tables that were combined to make one large square table.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0781.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0781.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10685" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0781-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0781-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Unlike most porches in Southern homes, this overhanging porch is not screened in.  Instead the designer used rollup window shades that can be lowered as needed. </div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0715.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0715.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10700" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0715-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0715-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Steps from the dining area is a grill and firepit.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0721.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0721.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10690" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0721-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0721-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">A viewing platform with Adirondack chairs overhangs the water and makes a great place from which to throw in a fishing line.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0718.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0718.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10692" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0718-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0718-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">On the other side of the wrap-around porch is a comfortable outdoor seating area and outdoor living room.  It carries out the same white and blue color pallette as the interior.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0720.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0720.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10693 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0720-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0720-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Here two sectionals were placed side-by-side to create a U-shaped seating area, accented by a large blue and white striped rug. Notice again how the porch sets down off the living room and does not block the view.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0723.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0723.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10688" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0723-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0723-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Proving that point, this photo was actually taken from the living room window looking out to the porch and lake beyond.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0696.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0696.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10706" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0696-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0696-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Now, lets return to the interior of the home where there is lots more to see. Entering through the kitchen, a door on the opposite wall opens into what is called <i>"The Clutter Room".</i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i><br /></i></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07011.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07011.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10701" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07011-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07011-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">It is designed to function as a multi-purpose room that combines a butler's pantry with a craft room.  The antique gateleg table is perfect for crafts, informal meals or can be used as a desk.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0710.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0710.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-column wp-image-10702" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0710-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0710-243x496.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">There is a wine chiller on one wall...</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0706.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0706.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-column wp-image-10704" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0706-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0706-243x496.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">a full wall of shelving for kitchen overflow on another wall...</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0702.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0702.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-column wp-image-10707" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0702-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0702-243x496.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">and a third wall that houses a sink and additional dishwasher.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0704.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0704.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10708" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0704-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0704-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">And, as if that weren't enough, both the dining room and the clutter room open into the mudroom by way of stairs made from antique timbers.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0782.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0782.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10709" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0782-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0782-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The mudroom is furnished with an aged farm table that is backed by two bulletin and chalkboards, perfect for messages and organization.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0788.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0788.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10710" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0788-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0788-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">A row of iron hooks is convenient for holding purses and keys.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0791.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0791.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10712" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0791-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0791-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">There's a chair for taking on and off shoes and a basket of walking sticks.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07901.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07901.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10711" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07901-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07901-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The flooring in both the mudroom and the clutter room is outdoor pavers, a durable material that will hold up in a busy space.  They are <a data-mce-href="http://www.belgard.com/products/pavers/lafitt_grana_slab?view=professional" href="http://www.belgard.com/products/pavers/lafitt_grana_slab?view=professional" target="_blank" title="Belgard Pavers">Lafitt Grana Slab Pavers</a> made by Belgard in an antique limestone finish.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0787.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0787.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10713" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0787-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0787-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Just off the mudroom is a small powder room, papered in a whimsical flower pattern called Floria.  It's from <a data-mce-href="http://abnormalsanonymous.com/wallpaper/floria/" href="http://abnormalsanonymous.com/wallpaper/floria/" target="_blank" title="Abnormals Anonymous">AbnormalsAnonymous.com.</a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07831.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07831.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10715 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07831-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07831-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Also located on the first floor of the Idea Home is the master suite. Positioned at the back of the home, it too has a water view and a door that connects it to the back porch.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0688.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0688.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10862 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0688-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0688-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The wall adjacent to the bed displays some modern, turquoise artwork and pottery.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0689.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0689.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-column wp-image-10863 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0689-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0689-243x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="243" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">A long hallway flanked by his and hers walk-in closets leads to the spa-like master bath with its freestanding tub.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0687.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0687.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-column wp-image-10864 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0687-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0687-243x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="243" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The walls are painted a soft blue called Rainwashed by Sherwin Williams.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0690.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0690.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10865 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0690-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0690-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The tub is flanked by separate his and hers vanities.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0691.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0691.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-column wp-image-10866 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0691-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0691-243x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="243" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Opposite the tub are two frosted-glass compartments.  One is a generously sized shower stall, tiled in blue glass subway tile.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0693.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0693.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-column wp-image-10868 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0693-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0693-243x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="243" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The adjacent stall is a water closet.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img column" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0692.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0692.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-column wp-image-10867 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0692-243x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0692-243x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="243" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Now let's head upstairs where we arrive at what the architect calls "The Bridge". That's because it is an open, loft-like room that connects the two upstairs wings of the house.  Staying true to the blue and white palette, this room has a blue abstract painting on the wall and an indigo striped dhurrie rug covers the floor.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0756.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0756.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="size-featured wp-image-10861 aligncenter" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0756-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0756-496x496.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="496" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">A neutral palette was used in the comfortable upstairs guestroom where a pair of upholstered chairs are tucked into the dormer window that overlooks the lagoon below.</div><div style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07381.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07381.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10872" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07381-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_07381-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The luxurious guest bath mimics the master bath with the use of the blue glass subway wall tiles by Daltile.  The walls are papered in <a data-mce-href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/products/5258--bermuda_hemp_-_harbor_blue.html" href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/products/5258--bermuda_hemp_-_harbor_blue.html" target="_blank" title="Phillip Jeffries">Phillip Jeffries Bermuda Hemp in Harbor Blue.</a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0740.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0740.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10873" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0740-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0740-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Also mimicking the master bath is another glassed-in water closet.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0741.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0741.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10874" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0741-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0741-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Taking a departure from the blue and white palette used in the rest of the home, citrus orange, pink and rhubarb were used in the girls' bedroom.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0766.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0766.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10880" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0766-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0766-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Next door in the boys' room the designer used navy blue and white, paying homage to the water orientation of the home.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><a class="img featured" data-mce-href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0762.jpg" href="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0762.jpg"><img alt="A TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE | House of Turquoise | by Guest Blogger www.AfterOrangeCounty.com" class="alignnone size-featured wp-image-10879" data-mce-src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0762-496x496.jpg" height="496" src="http://afterorangecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSC_0762-496x496.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">That concludes my tour of the 2014 Southern Living Idea House.  I hope it gave you lots of great ideas.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">I am very grateful to Erin for inviting me into her <b>House of Turquoise</b> and I hope you'll come join me at my home on Lake Arrowhead soon. You can visit me at <a data-mce-href="lhttp://afterorangecounty.com/" href="lhttp://afterorangecounty.com/" target="_blank" title="After Orange County">www.AfterOrangeCounty.com</a></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><i>Thanks for dropping in!</i></div></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></div>

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