As many of y’all probably know by now, one of my family’s rather untraditional New Year’s traditions is to tune in for the premiere tour of the new
2014 HGTV Dream Home in Truckee, California. Afterwards, Mother, Sister and I debrief room by room, talking about every little detail that we loved. (Speaking of which, we have not yet done this for 2014!) This year, Honey was rapt, what with Lake Tahoe being a dream destination for him. (I mean, he used to take off every winter quarter in college and move out West to ski and work on the slopes.) Personally, I thought the house had nothing on
last year’s Kiawah house.
The house is impressive architecturally and is truly like living in a glass tree house. However, overall the house was too modern for me and the colors are pretty much opposite from the ones I’m generally drawn to. That being said, I can still appreciate how lovely and well done every square inch of the home truly is, even though the style and architecture is different from my own. Now, on to the tour…
Coming into the house, the foyer serves as the center point connecting the bedroom wing to the living wing and you can see straight through to the outdoor kitchen and patio.
Linda Woodrum has been the dream home designer of choice for quite a few years and we were giddy to see her back again. And, as usual, all of the furnishings come from Ethan Allen. Yes, please! I loved the slice of pine used as found art in the space, as well as the variety of cozy seating. I wasn’t crazy about the pops of yellow, but that’s just me. (This coming from the girl with the yellow basement.)
The kitchen is right off of the living room in the crazy open floor plan. Of course, the decor is just seamless and transitions perfectly from one space to the next. Again, not digging the yellow, but would take the lot of appliances in a heart beat.
The dining room is at the very end of the wing. I liked the rug and mixture of chairs in this space.
The master bedroom seems so dreamy and relaxing, but once again the yellow just wasn’t my thing. Now, y’all know I would relish every square inch of that master bath. I mean, given the lovely blue space I currently have this
would be a dream.
The guest bedroom was tiny, but nice with it’s high ceilings, and I loved the mercury glass in the bathroom. I noticed that Linda hung pendant type lights on either side of the vanity in pretty much every bathroom.
I haven’t met a bunk room I didn’t love, and this one was no exception. It was actually inspired by the new Muppets movie. How crazy is that (must be a sponsor of some sort?!?). That red stripe rug is nothing short of perfection. And each bunk had its own flat screen mounted on the wall. My littles would be livin high on the hog in this space.
The family room was located in the bedroom wing of the house and had a fabulous little balcony and gigantic tv. And while the style was again a little off for me, I could definitely get some good relaxing done in that room!
So, that pretty much wraps up my little annual review. Let’s just say, I’m not frantically entering to win with every possible email address like I was last year. You can see many many many more pictures at
HGTV, and the next airing of the show is on January 10 in case you missed it! John Gidding is the host and, well, let’s just say he’s easy on the eyes :-)
I hope y'all are staying warm out there.
xoxo
PS. Check out Day 3 of Operation: Organization at
11 Magnolia Lane today!
