When new subscribers sign up to be emailed whenever we post something new, we send them a series of four “welcome” emails that cover the basics–who we are, our favorite home tours, how the blog works, and our top posts. Even if you’ve been reading for awhile, you might not know some of these things, just because information tends to get buried in a blog over time. We have almost 1500 posts in our archives, believe it or not!
So today we’re sharing our second email in the new subscriber series–a roundup of all of our home tours–because we’ve lived in a lot of houses over the years! {Email #1–“About Us” is here} And if you’re not subscribed to our emails but would like to be, just click on the image below to get started. Enjoy! ~Christy
Hello, friends! I’m back today with the second installment in our new subscriber email series. I absolutely love looking at other people’s homes, don’t you? That’s all we’re going to do in this email–better grab a drink and get comfortable!
As I mentioned in my first email, our families have lived in ELEVEN houses between us in the almost seven years that we’ve been blogging. I can hardly believe it myself! Amy has managed to limit herself to houses in the state of Virginia, where she was born and raised, but I’ve lived in North Carolina (three different houses), Tennessee, and Georgia during that time. My husband has served in the Army for 24 years and counting, so the rule of thumb is that we usually move just as soon as we start to feel settled, or every 1-3 years.
Before we jump right in, let me give you a quick disclaimer. When you look at pretty pictures of houses on the internet, just remember that we’re real, too. We have busy families, too, so reality for us is usually dirty dishes in the sink, dog hair on the floor (everywhere), and toothpaste blobs in the bathroom. It’s dirty underwear on the kids’ floor and unmade beds, and never-ever-ever-ending laundry! In every pretty, staged picture, there’s probably a pile of clutter out of the view of the camera. But, hey–you’re probably here to see what a cozy home can be on its best day, and we aim to please. Sometimes we look at our own home tours to remember what a clean house looks like!!
Amy’s current home in Virginia is absolutely lovely:
By the way, if you’re in a rental home, we understand some of the decorating challenges you experience because we’ve been there, too. Check out {this} post and {this} post for some of our rental decor ideas.
We call our new house the Mint Chocolate Chip House (or MCC House for short). It’s pretty obvious why:
Before we moved in April, we spent almost two years in this beautiful Southern Pines home:
Speaking of holiday home tours, we host an annual Christmas tour with lots of talented bloggers and you can see all those archived posts {here} if you’re looking for inspiration. In the spring, visit our home tour series {here}. We have very talented friends and we love to share their spaces with you!
Back to our houses…before Amy’s current home, her family lived in Virginia Beach in this gorgeous lakefront home:
Before we moved to North Carolina this time (our third time stationed here), we lived in Savannah, Georgia–such a beautiful city! This was the first and only time we’ve lived in military housing on an Army post; it just made sense at the time given my husband’s job.
Last, but not least, I’d love for you to visit our Nashville, TN, home:
If you’re not tired of home tours now that we’re at the end, then you can visit our magazine features:
| Christy’s kitchen | Christy’s laundry room | Amy’s office | Amy’s front door |
Or our book feature:
Always fun looking back on past home tours. Seeing how homes have evolved and tastes have changed over time. While we’ve been in our current home (2nd of our marriage) for 25 years, it has definitely seen it’s share of changes. I laugh when I see some of the older pictures. Of course, the running joke with my little brother is that we have actually lost square footage over the years due to so many changes in paint colors on the walls. LOL
That’s so funny–I know that I’ve lost square footage from all the paint, too!! 🙂 Some of my older pictures are cringeworthy, to be sure, but at least I’m always willing to try something new, right?
I hope you’re enjoying a lovely almost-fall.
XO,
Christy