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October 26, 2013

At the Picket Fence Parade of Homes ~ Savvy Southern Style

Welcome to this week’s Parade of Homes tour! We’re so thrilled to have the lovely and talented Kim from Savvy Southern Style with us today and we know you will thoroughly enjoy taking the tour of her beautiful home. At the Haven conference a few months ago we had the great joy of finally meeting Kim in person and let us tell you that this woman is every bit as lovely and charming as her home. She is so talented and her home truly reflects her warmth and grace.

Let’s get to the tour shall we?

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Hi I’m Kim and I’m so thrilled to be here today At the Picket Fence! I love looking at homes whether it is through blogs, magazines or even a home tour in person. My home doesn’t stay the same for very long since I am always changing things up a bit.

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 Come on in! 

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To the left is the sitting room.

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 Across from the sitting room is the dining room with a mix of French Country furniture and the hutch I painted.

//DINING ROOM//

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 We had our kitchen updated a few years ago. When we built our house I had a totally white kitchen except the walls were wallpapered. We had white cabinets, white counters and white linoleum flooring. 

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 Yes, it was bright and white because our first house had a dark galley style kitchen so I went complete opposite on this one. This island was black and I painted it recently in this green gray and love the change.

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The breakfast room is to the right of the great room. Mr. Savvy added the beadboard wallpaper and trim and I painted it. 

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The great room/family room is on the back of the house and is the largest room with a 20 foot ceiling and a wall of windows. We only have woods behind us so it is very private.

//GREAT ROOM//

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Let’s venture over to the other side of the first floor to the master bedroom that was just updated with fresh paint, new carpet and drapes.

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This is the other guest room on the front of the house. I am always changing out the bedding. I just can’t help myself when I spy some pretty new bedding like this from the PB outlet.

//GARDEN GUEST ROOM//

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 This room was another project I did this year. It had a nautical vibe for a few years, but I was ready for brighter fresher room and added touches of farm house decor that I love.

//FARMHOUSE STYLE GUEST ROOM//

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 You walk through the breakfast room to the sun room that we added on ourselves several years ago. The deck did run across this far, but we couldn’t see our pond without going out on the deck and I wanted to enjoy from inside. The walls and ceiling are real tongue and groove bead board that Mr. Savvy installed.

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Thanks again to Heather and Vanessa for having me here today and I hope you enjoyed taking the tour of my home!

Want to see more of Kim’s beautiful home and all of her incredible projects? Pay her a visit at Savvy Southern Style and thanks so much for joining us for another gorgeous At the Picket Fence Parade of Homes Tour!

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  1. Penny @ The Comforts of Home says

    October 26, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    I never get tired of seeing Kim’s beautiful home. Thank you for sharing it here today.

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  2. Carol Reddin says

    October 26, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    What a beautiful home! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. LYNDA says

    October 27, 2013 at 5:37 AM

    Any old homes out there to show? The new development houses all look the same!

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  4. Shirley@Housepitality Designs says

    October 27, 2013 at 5:38 AM

    Kristen (Sophia’s Decor) and I are actually staying the weekend with Kim in her gorgeous home while we shopped till we dropped at the Country Living Fair….Kim’s home is magnificent!!!…and she always keeps her decor fresh and interesting by always wowing us her her beautiful changes!…Great home to feature today ladies!!!….Nice to have seen you at the fair Heather!

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  5. Kim says

    October 27, 2013 at 6:27 AM

    Thanks so much girls for inviting me over and Heather it was wonderful seeing you at the Country Living Fair. You are looking fabulous, girl. Wish we had more time to visit.

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  6. Martina says

    October 27, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Awesome tour girls…love Kim’s beautiful home!!

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  7. Printed Pencils says

    October 30, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    This is a nice tour girls……..I really enjoyed it. The cleanliness of the kim’s home is very beautiful and amazing. so its a good try of you.

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  8. Patty@thatssopretty says

    January 13, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    Had to come by and take a look at that lovely yellow table and chairs.

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  9. Melissa says

    March 30, 2017 at 8:03 PM

    Lovely home! Can you please share what color yellow the table is painted?

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